Queer Cafe

LGBTQ Coming-of-Age Films Charting the Teen Years

John Lithgow and Alfred Molina: Two Friends Play Lovers

Gay Period Dramas That Will Take You Back in Time

Strange World: Disney to Feature First Animated Gay Teen Romance
Ariana DeBose:First Openly Queer Woman of Color to Win Acting Oscar
The Queerest Moments From an Unforgettable Oscars Ceremony
Spring 2022 Queer Film and TV
LGBTQ Movies We Can’t Wait To See In 2022

2022

Apostles - Queer Philosophical Film

Anais in Love - French Film

Joyland - Pakistani Film

Dear Noah: Pages From a Family Diary - Documentary

People We Hate at the Wedding - Ben Platt, Kristen Bell, Allison Janney
Everything Everywhere All at Once - Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jenny Slate
The Holiday Sitter - Hallmark

Erin's Guide to Kissing Girls - Elliot Stocking as Erin, Jesyca Gu as Liz, and Rosali Annikie as Syndi
The Whale - Brendan Frasier

Spoiler Alert - Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge, Sally Field
Tar - Cate Blanchett

Don’t Worry Darling - Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Florence Pugh
Knives Out - Janelle Monae

In From The Side - Directed by Matt Carter, starring Alexander Lincoln, Alexander King
The Inspection - Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union

Anything’s Possible - Directed by Billy Porter, Written by Ximena Garcia Lecuona
They/Them - Theo Germaine, Austin Crute, Kevin Bacon, Carrie Preston, Anna Chlumsky
Strange World - Disney Animated Feature

Three Months - Troye Sivan, Javier Muñoz, Ellen Burstyn, Louis Gossett Jr.

Jump Darling - Cloris Leachman

Benediction - Biopic of Siegfried Sassoon, directed by Terence Davies, starring Peter Capaldi, Jack Lowden
Bros - Billy Eichner, Bowen Yang, Ts Madison, Guillermo Diaz, Luke Macfarlane, Debra Messing

Bodies Bodies Bodies - Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Myha’la Herrold, Chase Sui Wonders, Rachel Sennott, Lee Pace, Pete Davidson
Do Revenge - Camila Mendes, Maya Hawke, Austin Abrams, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Rish Shah, Talia Ryder, Alisha Boe

The Last Thing Mary Saw - Isabelle Fuhrman, Stefanie Scott, Rory Culkin
Catch the Fair One - Kali Reis
The Fallout - Maddie Ziegler, Niles Fitch
Great Freedom - Franz Rogowski
Nope - Keke Palmer, Barbie Ferrerira
Am I OK? - Directed by wife team Tig Notaro, Stephanie Allynne, starring Dakota Johnson, Sonoya Mizuno
Beauty - Written by Lena Waithe
Fire Island - Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang
The History of Sound - Paul Mescal, Josh O'Connor
Love in Color - Auli’i Cravalho, Rowan Blanchard
My Policeman - Harry Styles, David Dawson, Emma Corrin, Rupert Everett
What If? - Directed by Billy Porter
Dope Queens - Alexandra Grey, Pierson Fodé, Trace Lysette
The History of Sound - Paul Mescal, Josh O'Connor
Whistler Camp - Theo Germaine, Kevin Bacon, Anna Clumsy

First Latina SAG Film Actress Winner: Ariana DeBose

Out Actress Ariana DeBose on Historic SAG Win
Billy Eichner’s Gay Rom-Com Makes History: All-LGBTQ Cast

Luke Evans Pictorial: Very Successful Out Gay Actor

2021

The Novice - Isabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Dilone
Supernova - Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci
Benedetta - Virginie Efira, Lambert Wilson, Daphne Patakia, Olivier Rabourdin
Steelers - Documentary About First Gay Rugby Club
Eternals - Angelina Jolie, Kit Harrington, Harry Styles, Richard Madden, Salma Hayek, Don Lee, Kumail Nanjiani, Brian Tyree

Single All the Way - Branden Urie, Jennifer Coolidge, Kathy Najimi, Barry Bostwick, Philemon Chambers

Mayor Pete - Documentary by Jesse Moss

Dear Evan Hansen - Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams

Everybody's Talking About Jamie - Max Harwood

Zola - Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicholas Braun, Ari’el Stachel

Let's Fucking Go - Documentary About Megan Rapinoe and Women's Soccer

Firebird - Tom Prior, Oleg Zagorodnii, Diana Pozharskaya
Along Came Wanda - Constance Brenneman, Cathy DeBuono

Funny That Way - Documentary about Julia Scotti

Swan Song - Directed by Todd Stephens, starring Udo Kier, Jennifer Coolidge, Linda Evans, Michael Urie

Pieces of Us - Documentary by Cheryl Allison

Ride or Die - Honami Sato, Kiko Mizuhara

Changing the Game - Directed by Michael Barnett
Noor and Layla - Nicole Nwokolo, Sahar B. Agustin-Maleki, Directed by Fawzia Mirza

I Care a Lot - Rosamund Pike, Eiza González, Dianne Wiest, Peter Dinklage

Love the One You're With - Donnie Hue Frazier, Anthony Bawn

The World to Come - Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby

Breaking Fast - Haaz Sleiman, Michael Cassidy

United States vs Billie Holiday - Andra Day

After America - Directed by Jake Yuzna
Ailey - Documemntary Directed by Jamila Wignot
Cinderella - Directed by Kay Cannon
Language Lessons - Natalie Morales, Mark Duplass, Desean Terry
North by Current - Directed by Angelo Madsen Minax

Breaking Fast: Movie About Gay Muslim and Ramadan Romance

Love the One You're With: Black Queer Men Fight for Love

New Gay Movies of 2020

Gay Film Director Joel Schumacher Dies

Unpregnant: Women's Movement Meets LGBTQ Movement

The World to Come: Unspoken Queer Love

Best LGBTQ Films of the Decade

Onion Movie Critic: Mama Mia, Here We Go Again

Focus Features: Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Queer Films

2020

Happiest Season - Kristen Stewart, Mackensie Davis, Daniel Levy, Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie, Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber

T11 Incomplete - Karen Sillas, Kristen Renton

The Garden Left Behind - Directed by Flavio Alves (Brazil)

Unpregnant - Haley Lu Richardson, Barbie Ferreira

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman

Tahara - Directed by Olivia Peace

Boys in the Band - Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells

Falling - Viggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen, Sverrir Gudnason, Laura Linney
Giant Little Ones - Kyle MacLachlan, Maria Bello, Josh Wiggins

Summer of Mesa - Andrea Granera, Alec Bandzes, Molly Miles

Good Joe Bell - Mark Wahlberg

The Prom - Meryl Streep, James Corden, Andrew Rannells, Nicole Kidman

Uncle Frank - Rochelle Aycoth, Paul Bettany, Hannah Black

The Thing About Harry - Britt Baron, Jake Borelli, Peter Paige

Birds of Prey - Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez

Ammonite - Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan

Lazy Susan - Sean Hayes

Mom + Mom - Linda Caridi, Maria Roveran, Andrea Tagliaferri

Disclosure: Trans Lives On Screen - Documentary

The Half Of It - Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire

Straight Up - Directed by James Sweeney

New LGBTQ Movies

IMDB: Best LGBTQ Movies
Queer Period Films

LGBTQ Coming-of-Age Films
Sidney Poitier Paved a Path for LGBTQ Acceptance in Film
The Gay Superhero in ‘Eternals’ is What Audiences Have Been Waiting For
November 2021: Most Entertaining Queer Content in Film

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

James Bond and Gay Bars
Hilarious LGBTQ Comedies You Probably Haven't Seen
Important LGBTQ Directors
Best Gay Films to Look Forward to in 2020

Queer Kisses That Changed Our Lives
Gay Times: Best LGBTQ Films You Can Watch on Netflix

Wikipedia: List of LGBTQ Related Films

Film Forever: Best LGBTQ Movies of All Time

Best LGBTQ Oscar Moments of 2018

IMDB: List of Gay Movies

2019

Season of Love - Dominique Provost-Chalkley, Jessica Clark, Emily Goss

Portrait of a Lady on Fire - Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami

More Beautiful for Having Been Broken - Kay Lenz, French Stewart, Harley Jane Kozak

The Accompanist - Frederick Keeve, Angelle Brooks, Juliet Doherty
St. Frances - Kelly O'Sullivan, Charin Alvarez, Braden Crothers

Rocket Man - Taron Egerton as Elton John

State of Pride - Documentary

Tell it to the Bees - Billy Boyd, Gregor Selkirk, Anna Paquin

Wild Nights With Emily - Molly Shannon as Emily Dickinson

JT Leroy - Kristen Stewart

Booksmart - Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Directed by Olivia Wilde

Elisa and Marcela - Natalia de Molina, Greta Fernández, Sara Casasnovas

Same But Different - New Zealand

Life Like - James D'Arcy, Addison Timlin, Steven Strait

2018

Collette - Kiera Knightley

Love Simon - Nick Robinson, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Garner

Favourite - Olivia Coleman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz

Believers - Dan Reynolds, LoveLoud Festival

Miseducation of Cameron Post - Chloë Grace Moretz, Steven Hauck, Quinn Shephard, Kerry Butler

Rafiki - Samantha Mugatsia, Sheila Munyiva
Vita and Virginia - Gemma Arterton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isabella Rossellini
Mapplethorpe - Matt Smith

Daddy Issues - Madison Lawlor, Montana Manning, Andrew Pifko

Sorry Angel - France, Vincent Lacoste, Pierre Deladonchamps, Denis Podalydès
A Kid Like Jake - Jim Parsons, Claire Danes
Bohemian Rhapsody - Rami Malek as Freddy Mercury
Happy Prince - Rupert Everett as Oscar Wilde
Death and Life of John Donovan - Kit Harrington, Natalie Portman
Every Act of Life - Documentary, Terrence McNally, F Murray Abraham, Christine Baranski, Directed by Jeff Kaufman
Boy Erased - Russell Crow, Nicole Kidman

Dumplin - Jennifer Aniston, Danielle McDonald, Luke Benward

Logo: Greatest Gay Movies of All Time

Gay Period Dramas That Will Take You Back in Time

Music, Movies, Media: Celebrate LGBTQ Pride

Best and Most Anticipated LGBTQ Films of Fall 2021
Best LGBTQ Films of 2020

LGBTQ Coming-of-Age Films
Netflix Launches 'The Gay Agenda' Podcast Celebrating LGBTQ Community
'Mayor Pete' Documentary Director Jesse Moss on Riding the Buttigieg Wave
Every Lesbian and Queer Sex Scenes on The L Word: Generation Q Ranked

Victor Garber: Versatile Actor

Victor Garber is a talented gay Canadian actor and singer. Known for his work in film, television, and theatre, he has been nominated for three Gemini Awards, four Tony Awards, and six Primetime Emmy Awards. He has also been nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards. His film work includes Godspell (1973), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), The First Wives Club (1996), Titanic (1997), Annie (1999), Legally Blonde (2001), Tuck Everlasting (2002), Big Game (2014), Happiest Season (2020). Garber has been in a relationship with Canadian artist and model Rainer Andreesen since 2000. They were married in 2015.

Lives of LGBTQ Directors from Old Hollywood
Memorable Gay Male Characters in Movies

Tahara: Film About Black Queer Jewish Teen

Straight Actors Who Nabbed Oscar Noms for LGBTQ Roles

Entertainment Weekly: LGBTQ Pride Forever Issue

Backstage: LGBTQ Representation in TV, Film, and Theatre

Gender Non-Conforming Actors Are Changing Hollywood

America Chavez, Lesbian Superhero, Debuts in Marvel's Doctor Strange

The dimension-hopping, super strong teenaged Latina with the ability to fly will be played by Xochitl Gomez. The Babysitter’s Club star Xochitl Gomez has been confirmed by Disney and Marvel to be playing lesbian teen superhero America Chavez in the upcoming film Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness.

The film, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, and Chiwetel Ejiofor, will be directed by Sam Raimi, and will have direct ties to the series WandaVision, as well as the next Spider-Man film. It will be released March 2022. America Chavez is a dimension-hopping, super strong teenaged Latina superhero who has the ability to fly and is known in the comics for her amazing style, quick tongue, and way with the ladies. She is also sometimes referred to as Miss America.

Chavez rose to popularity as a part of the Young Avengers team of teen superheroes, before later starring in her own comic series by Gabby Rivera. She’s long been a fan favorite, especially among queer people and Latinx fans.

[Source: Mey Rude, Out Magazine, Dec 2020]

Rebel Wilson Finds Her Princess
Beanie Feldstein Engaged to Bonnie Chance Roberts
Focus Features: Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Queer Films
SNL: Ariana DeBose and Kate McKinnon

Raucous Trailer for Boys in the Band Redux

Boys in the Band: Reframing Gay Shame for 2020

Focus Features: Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Queer Films

Tommy Kirk, Disney Child Actor, Dies At 79

Pete Buttigieg Documentary Opens at LGBTQ Film Festival NewFest
Finding Her Authentic Self: Tommy Dorfman is Happy at Last
Ride or Die: Japanese Lesbian Thriller is not Stereotypical

Funny That Way: Documentary About Trans Comic Julia Scotti

Noor & Layla: Film Celebrating Queer Muslim Love
The Prom's Jo Ellen Pellman: Helping Queer Kids

Kal Penn Reveals He's Engaged to Fiancé Josh

Beanie Feldstein Engaged to Bonnie Chance Roberts

Beanie Feldstein called Bonnie Chance Roberts the "love of my life" in a birthday tribute

The Booksmart actress, who who just turned 29, announced that she is engaged to girlfriend Bonnie Chance Roberts, 31. Feldstein shared photos from the proposal on Instagram, showing Roberts down on one knee presenting the ring then celebrating the milestone with friends and family. Pals like Ben Platt and Kaitlyn Dever were in attendance, as well as her brother Jonah Hill, among others. Beanie Feldstein said yes! In her Instagram Story she wrote, "You make me happier than I knew was possible. I love you."

The actress recently portrayed Monica Lewinsky on Impeachment: American Crime Story, and she currently headlines as Fannie Brice in the Broadway musical Funny Girl.

Feldstein opened up about Roberts while promoting her 2019 film Booksmart, which features a love story between costar Dever's character Amy and a cool-girl classmate Hope (Diana Silvers). Feldstein said the "best" part of the love story is that the movie doesn't make a big deal about Amy being gay. "It's not just about representation, it's about how you are representing, and the form that representation is taking," Feldstein said at the time. "And I think Booksmart really asks the question of what happens after teenagers come out? Let's tell that story."

"The only love scene in the film is a queer love scene, and that's so radical. By doing that, you're asking that to be the norm. By showing queer sexuality and making heterosexual people relate to it is actually really deeply meaningful," she said.

[Source: Benjamin VanHoose, People Magazine, June 2022]

Strange World: Disney to Feature First Gay Teen Romance in New Animated Film
Ariana DeBose Becomes First Openly Queer Woman of Color to Win Acting Oscar
The Queerest Moments From an Unforgettable Oscars Ceremony
Spring 2022 Queer Film and TV
LGBTQ Movies We Can’t Wait To See In 2022

First Latina SAG Film Actress Winner: Ariana DeBose

Out Actress Ariana DeBose on Historic SAG Win
Billy Eichner’s Gay Rom-Com Makes History: All-LGBTQ Cast

Best Lesbian Scenes from Movies

Sidney Poitier Paved a Path for LGBTQ Acceptance in Film
The Gay Superhero in ‘Eternals’ is What Audiences Have Been Waiting For

Bros: Billy Eichner's New Gay Rom-Com

Billy Eichner's Gay Rom-Com To Make History With All-LGBTQ Cast Playing Every Major Role! The cast, which includes “Drag Race” star Symone and "Scandal" alum Guillermo Díaz, will play the principal queer and heterosexual roles in the film.

Call it a rom-com revolution: Billy Eichner will not only be the first out gay man to write and star in a romantic comedy from a major studio when his movie “Bros” hits theaters in 2022, but now he’s bringing a few friends with him. The film is making history yet again, with Universal Pictures announcing that its principal cast will only feature LGBTQ actors, who will play both the principal queer and heterosexual roles in the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Meet the All-LGBTQ Cast of 'Bros,' Billy Eichner's New Gay Rom-Com
Billy Eichner’s Gay Rom-Com Makes History: All-LGBTQ Cast

The Judd Apatow-produced pic, which “centers on two gay men with commitment issues who attempt a relationship,” according to the film’s logline, now also stars “RuPaul’s Drag Race” winner Symone, “Scandal” alum Guillermo Diaz, comedian Guy Branum and TS Madison, who recently appeared in this summer’s “Zola.” “Brothers and Sisters” actor Luke Macfarlane was previously announced as the other half of the film’s central couple.

“I could not be more proud or excited about the historic nature of the all openly LGBTQ cast of ‘Bros,’” Eichner said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “After queer actors have spent decades watching straight actors capitalize both artistically and professionally by playing LGBTQ characters, it is a long overdue dream come true to be able to assemble this remarkable, hilarious cast.”

“And while ‘Bros’ may be the first of its kind in several ways, my real hope is that it is only the first of many opportunities for openly LGBTQ ensembles to shine and show the world all we are capable of as actors, beyond just being the wacky sidekick, token queer or a straight movie star’s ‘gay best friend.’ And beyond all of that, this cast is fucking hysterical and you’re going to love them.”

Meet the All-LGBTQ Cast of 'Bros,' Billy Eichner's New Gay Rom-Com
Billy Eichner’s Gay Rom-Com Makes History: All-LGBTQ Cast

Nicholas Stoller, who previously wrote the script for “The Muppets” and helmed comedies of a similar flair, including “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” is directing the film, which he co-wrote with Eichner.

When the project was first announced, Eichner, who rose to fame for his acerbic pop culture game show “Billy On the Street,” pointedly noted the historic nature of the project.

“In shocking news, "Bros" will be the first rom com about gay men ever produced by a major studio and, apparently, I’m the first openly gay man to ever write and star in their own studio film,” he captioned the post on Instagram back in March 2021. “Only took 100 years! Thanks Hollywood!”

On Twitter, he later added, “I honestly can’t believe it! Move over Julia Roberts, there’s a new rom-com queen in town!”

Eichner can currently be seen portraying Matt Drudge on FX’s “Impeachment: American Crime Story” and is also set to star in an upcoming biopic about the groundbreaking TV icon Paul Lynde. “Bros” is scheduled to arrive in theaters in Aug 2022.

[Source: Cole Delbyck, Huff Post, Oct 2021]

Golden Globes: Jane Fonda's Speech on Diversity and Inclusion

Mean Girls Star Jonathan Bennett Marries Longtime Boyfriend Jaymes Vaughan

T11 Incomplete: Queer Disabled Love Story
Jodie Foster Wins Golden Globe Award and Kisses Her Wife

New Lee Daniels Film: Bisexual Blues Icon Billie Holiday

I Care A Lot: Thriller and Queer Love Story

The World to Come: 19th Century Lesbian Romance

Every Lesbian and Queer Sex Scenes on The L Word: Generation Q Ranked

The Prom Features Queer Girls in Love

Gay Times: Best LGBTQ Films You Can Watch on Netflix
Lives of LGBTQ Directors from Old Hollywood

The Gay Superhero in ‘Eternals’ Is What Audiences Have Been Waiting For

LGBTQ comic book and superhero fans have long been waiting to see themselves reflected in the pages and stories of the heroes they love. While progress has been made in the books themselves, that content has often been minimized or entirely erased when it comes to adapting those stories for the big screen. Now, in 2021, all that is finally beginning to change. Most notably, this week’s release of “Eternals,” which features the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first ever LGBTQ superhero, is a powerful step forward for the genre, one that will hopefully pave a new path for LGBTQ inclusion on the big screen.

Queer heroes in the pages of comics have made plenty of headlines this year alone. Recognizable and iconic heroes including those who take up the mantle of Superman, Green Lantern, Robin, and a new Captain America all had comic stories exploring their characters’ queerness. All of these moments garnered major media attention and fan excitement from readers, highlighting that these stories are not only highly anticipated, but that they are also being embraced and celebrated by audiences everywhere.

The Gay Superhero in ‘Eternals’ Is ‘What Audiences Have Been Waiting For
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Eternals: Diversity in the New Marvel Film

In recent years, television has also begun to introduce meaningful LGBTQ heroes. Most have appeared in the Berlanti universe of series, with highlights including the introduction of Dreamer, television’s first transgender hero, on The CW’s “Supergirl,” as well as a Black lesbian hero leading “Batwoman.” In its second season, HBO Max’s “Harley Quinn” centered its plot on the romantic relationship of Harley and Poison Ivy, while the titular character in Disney Plus’ “Loki,” released this year, came out as bisexual.

Despite all this progress, the LGBTQ inclusion seen on the page and on the small screen is still severely lacking when a character makes the jump to the big screen (and the big budget). DC’s “Birds of Prey” (the only major studio theatrical release in 2020 to include a bisexual character) included the long-awaited film confirmation that Harley Quinn is bisexual, a moment so quick that many audiences could have missed it. The “Wonder Woman” films continue to portray Diana as straight (despite her bisexuality in the comics) and there were scenes cut from “Thor: Ragnarok” and “Black Panther” which would have confirmed the identity of queer characters. “Deadpool 2” and “The New Mutants” are two examples of films in recent years which did introduce queer heroes with some significant story impact, but neither films were part of larger cinematic universes at the time of release.

Luckily for queer comic and hero fans, things are changing. in Nov 2021, the first Marvel Cinematic Universe movie to include a LGBTQ hero hit theaters. “Eternals” introduces audiences to a new team of heroes, including the brilliant Phastos, an unmatched genius and inventor, as well as a loving husband to Ben and father to their son Jack. The couple’s relationship is a key aspect of Phastos’ story and helps viewers to find a relatable aspect of Phastos’ life. And they even get to share a moment that is still so rarely seen between queer couples in mainstream films – a kiss.

GLAAD is a frequent advisor to Disney’s Studio on LGBTQ representation and inclusion in their films, and “Eternals” was no exception. During the premiere screening of “Eternals,” I will never forget hearing the entire theater erupt into clapping and cheering when Phastos and Ben finally kissed. It is clear that this is what audiences have been waiting for.

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We know that the LGBTQ community is quickly growing, with one in six members of Gen Z Americans self-identifying as LGBTQ. Data also shows that LGBTQ audiences are 22 percent more likely to go see a new theatrical release, and that seeing LGBTQ characters is one of the key factors in a person’s support for the community outside of personally knowing someone who is LGBTQ.

Seeing a powerful gay superhero kiss his husband and feeling the reaction in that theater was a real-life example of why it is important for our stories to be told – especially in films that travel to big cities and small towns around the world.

GLAAD’s most recent Studio Responsibility Index study found only 10 theatrically released films from eight major studio distributors included LGBTQ characters in 2020, and only 22 of 118 in 2019 – the most recent study which was not impacted by COVID. Of the 22 LGBTQ-inclusive films GLAAD counted in 2019, more than half of LGBTQ characters (28 of 50, 56 percent) received less than three minutes of total screen time, with 21 of those appearing for less than one minute including “Avengers: Endgame’s” “Grieving Man.”

“Eternals” marks a new path forward for Marvel – expanding the idea of who can be a hero in a way not yet seen in film, especially at the scale or budget of an MCU project. Moreover, the announced plans for the MCU’s future seem to make it clear that introducing heroes who look and love more like those in the world they defend is a sustained focus for the studio moving forward.

America Chavez, a Latina lesbian hero, will be introduced in the 2022 flick “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” and next summer’s “Thor: Love and Thunder” is set to bring a renewed focus on Valkyrie, the new King of Asgard, who “needs to find her queen.” Even beyond these confirmations, there are so many opportunities on the pages of comic books for queer heroes to reign supreme on big screens worldwide.

Entertainment remains our biggest cultural export and it is essential that those stories include LGBTQ people. Most importantly, they must reflect the full diversity of our community and experiences, from heroes to villains to the office employees who just wish they could go to work without aliens and Avengers destroying the city. “Eternals” may have been the first time I got to see a queer super hero live out his best life in the theaters, but I know it won’t be the last.

[Source: Megan Townsend, GLAAD, Director of Entertainment Research & Analysis, and lead author of GLAAD’s annual Studio Responsibility Index and Where We Are on TV studies on inclusion in film and television]

Gay Period Dramas That Will Take You Back in Time

Chloë Grace Moretz: Coming Out, Blurred Lines, Finding Unity
Happiest Season: New LGBTQ Holiday Movie

New Boys in the Band Movie on Netflix

Advocate: Elliot Page, Star of Umbrella Academy and Juno Comes Out as Trans

Tahara: New Film About Black Queer Jewish Teen

Lashana Lynch: New Black Lesbian 007 in James Bond Franchise

Troye Sivan Finds Love in HIV Movie: Three Months

2017

Call Me By Your Name - Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet

Fantastic Woman - Daniela Vega, Fransisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim

My Days of Mercy - Ellen Page, Kate Mara

Battle of the Sexes - Emma Stone, Steve Carell

Rough Night - Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell, Zoe Kravitz, Ilana Glazer

Bayard and Me - Documentary

Gospel According to Andre - André Leon Talley, Bethann Hardison, Marc Jacobs
Happy Birthday Marsha - Eve Lindley, Mya Taylor, Grace Dunham

Princess Cyd - Rebecca Spence, Jessie Pinnick
God's Own Country - Josh O'Connor, Alec Secăreanu, Ian Hart, Gemma Jones
Beats Per Minute - France

Hello Again - Musical, Audra McDonald, Martha Plimpton, TR Knight, Cheyenne Jackson

Laerte-Se - Brazil, Laerte Coutinho, Eliane Brum, Rita Lee, Directed by Lygia Barbosa, Eliane Brum

How to Talk to Girls at Parties - Elle Fanning, Alex Sharp, Nicole Kidman, Ruth Wilson
The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson - Documentary

Anything - John Carroll Lynch, Matt Bomer, Maura Tierney, Margot Bingham, Michael Boatman

Freak Show - Alex Lawther, Abigail Breslin, Bette Midler, Larry Pine, Lorraine Toussaint, Laverne Cox

Lovesong - Riley Keough, Jena Malone, Jessie Ok Gray

2016

Moonlight - Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Naomie Harris, Janelle Monáe, Mahershala Ali
Kiki - Documentary, Sweden

Almost Adults - Elise Bauman, Natasha Negovanlis

Daddy's Boy - Alessandro Miro, James Koroni, Joe Lopez

Women Who Kill - Annette O'Toole, Sheila Vand, Deborah Rush

As You Are - Owen Campbell, Charlie Heaton, Scott Cohen, Mary Stuart Masterson
The Assignment - Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney Weaver, Tony Shalhoub

The Pass - Russell Tovey, Arinze Kene

Summertime - French, Belgian, Cécile de France, Izïa Higelin, Noémie Lvovsky

First Girl I Loved - Brianna Hildebrand, Pamela Adlon, Mateo Arias, Tim Heidecker, Cameron Esposito

Closet Monster - Canadian, Connor Jessup

Other People - Molly Shannon, Bradley Whitford, Maude Apatow, John Early, Zach Woods

The Intervention - Melanie Lynskey, Jason Ritter, Skylar Bernon

New Boys in the Band Movie on Netflix

Brokeback Mountain: Reunited

Jean and Lydia: Tell It to the Bees

Straight Actors Who Nabbed Oscar Noms for LGBTQ Roles

Highlights of NYC LGBTQ Film Festival

The Prom's Jo Ellen Pellman: Helping Queer Kids

2015

Carol - Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Carrie Brownstein
The Danish Girl - Eddie Redmayne

Grandma - Lily Tomlin

Clouds of Sils Maria - Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz, Johnny Flynn

Jenny's Wedding - Kathrine Heigl, Alexis Bledel, Tom Wilkinson, Linda Emond, Grace Gummer

Freeheld - Ellen Page, Julianne Moore, Michael Shannon, Steve Carell
I Am Michael - James Franco, Zachary Quinto, Emma Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Lesley Ann Warren

For Which We Stand - Michael Musto, Dolly Parton, Melissa Etheridge, Frenchie Davis, Diana King, Chely Wright

Out to Win - Documentary, John Amaechi, Billy Bean, Jason Collins, Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova

Summer of Sangalie - France

Coming Out - Directed by Alden Peters

2014

The Imitation Game - Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley
Love is Strange - John Lithgow, Alfred Molina
To Be Takei - George Takei, Brad Altman
The Normal Heart - Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Julia Roberts, Jim Parsons

Pride - Bill Nighy, Dominic West, Andrew Scott, George MacKay, Imelda Staunton

Skeleton Twins - Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson

The Way He Looks - Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi

Do I Sound Gay? - Documentary, David Thorpe, Dan Savage, George Takei, David Sedaris, Tim Gunn, Margaret Cho

Time Magazine: Elliot Page Is Ready for This Moment

Jodie Foster Milestone: Kisses Wife After Winning Golden Globe Award

Scene From The Birdcage

Time Out: The Best in Gay Film Making

Booksmart: Amy and Molly Missed Out on Fun

Love Simon: Simon Comes Out to Everyone

MUBI: Best LGBTQ Films of All Time

Best Lesbian Scenes from Movies

Gay Times: Best LGBTQ Films You Can Watch on Netflix

Rafiki: Film Review

List Challenge: Top Greatest Gay Movies

New Boys in the Band Movie on Netflix

Mala Forever: Film Studio Focuses on Queer Female Stories

Kristen Stewart Opens Up to Ellen DeGeneres

Queer Period Films

2013

Blue is the Warmest Color - France
Philomena - Judy Dench, Steve Coogan
Behind the Candelabra - Michael Douglas, Matt Damon

Dallas Buyer's Club - Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Denis O'Hare, Steve Zahn, Griffin Dunne
GBF - Sasha Pieterse, Natasha Lyonne, Evanna Lynch, Megan Mullally, Andrea Bowen, Horatio Sanz

Stranger by the Lake - French, Directed by Alain Guiraudie

Side Effects - Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Catherine Zeta-Jones

Killing Your Darlings - Daniel Radcliffe, Elizabeth Olsen, Michael C. Hall, Ben Foster, Jack Huston, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kyra Sedgwick

Adult World - Emma Roberts, John Cusack, Evan Peters, Shannon Woodward, Chris Riggi, Scott Coffey

Ashamed - Korea

Two Mothers - Germany

LGBTQ Sex Scenes That Made Film History

John Tucker Must Die: Kissing Lessons

Backstage: LGBTQ Representation in TV, Film, and Theatre

LGBTQ Coming-of-Age Films Charting the Teen Years

Celebrities You Didn't Know Were Gay

Iconic Kiss: Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair

2012

Cloud Atlas - Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Keith David, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant

Any Day Now - Alan Cumming

North Sea Texas - Flemish, Directed and Directed by Bavo Defurne, Produced by Yves Verbraeken
United in Anger: History of ACT UP - Documentary

Unfit: Ward vs. Ward - Documentary

Struck by Lightning - Chris Colfer, Allison Janney, Sarah Hyland, Rebel Wilson, Angela Kinsey, Polly Bergen, Dermot Mulroney

Live Free or Die - Documentary About Bishop Gene Robinson

How to Survive a Plague - Documentary About AIDS Epidemic

You and Me Forever - Denmark

A Perfect Ending - Barbara Niven, Bryan Mordechai Jackson, Jessica Clark

Focus Features: Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Queer Films

Interview: Jodie Foster

Lives of LGBTQ Directors from Old Hollywood
Every Lesbian and Queer Sex Scenes on The L Word: Generation Q Ranked

Listal: List of Gay Films

25th Anniversary of Philadelphia

2011

Weekend - Tom Cullen, Chris New

Perfect Family - Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel, Jason Ritter, Sharon Lawrence, Angelique Cabral, Richard Chamberlain

Wish Me Away: The Chely Wright Story

Becoming Chaz - Documentary About Chaz Bono

The Night Watch - Russia

Kiss Me - Brazil

2010

Beginners - Christopher Plummer, Ewan McGregor

Kids Are Alright - Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo

Runaways - Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning

Howl - James Franco, Aaron Tveit, Jon Hamm, David Strathairn, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeff Daniels, Jon Prescott, Treat Williams

Black Swan - Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Winona Ryder

Burlesque - Cher, Christina Aguilera, Julianne Hough, Alan Cumming, Peter Gallagher, Kristen Bell, Stanley Tucci

Stonewall Uprising - Documentary

Four-Faced Liar - Daniel Carlisle, Todd Kubrak, Emily Peck, Marja-Lewis Ryan, Liz Osborn

Top 100 LGBTQ Male Celebrities in Hollywood
Wikipedia: History of Homosexuality in Film
GayFlix: Top Gay Drama Movies

Billy Elliot: Ballet is Not For Lads

Gay Times: Best LGBTQ Films You Can Watch on Netflix

25th Anniversary of Philadelphia

Backstage: LGBTQ Representation in TV, Film, and Theatre

Best LGBTQ Movies Ever Made

Freeheld: Not My Roomate

Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert: I Will Survive

LGBTQ Movie Actors

Ian McKellen - Lord of the Rings

Angelina Jolie - Maleficent
Zachary Quinto - Star Trek
Kristen Stewart - Twilight
Kelly McGillis - Witness, Top Gun
Shailene Woodley - Divergent

Lee Pace - Hobbit, Pushing Daisies

Miriam Margolyes - Harry Potter, Age of Innocence

Ezra Miller - Fantastic Beasts, Justice League

Auli’i Cravalho - Moana

Ellen (Elliot) Page - Juno, Smart People, Freeheld, My Days of Mercy
Thandie Newton - Crash
Michelle Rodriguez - Avatar

Tommy Kirk - Old Yeller, Shaggy Dog, Swiss Family Robinson

Kal Penn - Harold and Kumar

Ariana DeBose - West Side Story

Rebel Wilson - Pitch Perfect, Bridesmaids

Alexander Lincoln - In From the Side

Janelle Monae - Hidden Figures, Moonlight, Glass Onion

Jim Parsons - Normal Heart, Hidden Figures, Spoiler Alert
Zoe Saldana - Guardians of the Galaxy

Cara Delevingne - Suicide Squad
Lily Tomlin - Nine to Five, All of Me
Jodie Foster - Silence of the Lambs
Colton Haynes - San Andreas
Luke Evans - Hobbit, Beauty & the Beast, Fast & Furious

Matt Bomer - Normal Heart

Beanie Feldstein - Booksmart, Lady Bird

Tracy Turnbald - Hairspray

Heather Matarazzo - Princess Diaries, Saved

Tilda Swinton - Dr. Strange, Orlando

Jo Ellen Pellman - The Prom

Joel Kim Booster - Psychosexual, Fire Island

Luca Guadagnino - Director of Call Me by Your Name

Trace Lysette - Monica

Nikki Blonsky - Hairspray

Laurence Olivier - Marathon Man, Wuthering Heights, King Lear
Rock Hudson - Magnificent Obsession, Giant
Derek Jacobi - Murder on the Orient Express, King's Speech, Gosford Park, Gladiator)

Jane Lynch - Best in Show, Wreck It Ralph
BD Wong - Jurassic World
Alec Guinness - Star Wars
Simon Woods - Pride and Prejudice
Cynthia Nixon - Little Darlings

Kristie McNichol - Little Darlings
John Gielgud - Arthur
Lindsay Lohan - Mean Girls
Alan Cumming - Spy Kids, Golden Eye, Eyes Wide Shut
Anna Paquin - The Piano
Holland Taylor - Legally Blonde
Rosie O'Donnell - League of Their Own

Glen Shaddix - Beetlejuice

Keke Palmer - Hustlers
Craig Parker - Lord of the Rings
Nathan Lane - Producers, Bird Cage, Lion King
Patricia Valesquez - Mummy Returns
Tab Hunter - Pleasure of His Company
Victor Garber - Titanic, Argo, Godspell
Neil Patrick Harris - Gone Girl
Rupert Everett - My Best Friend's Wedding
Montgomery Cliff - From Here to Eternity
Richard Chamberlain - Julius Caesar, Three Musketeers, The Swarm
Anthony Perkins - Psycho
Graham Chapman - Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Iconic Scenes and Montages From LGBTQ Movies

Brokeback Mountain: I Wish I Knew How to Quit You

Love Simon: Ferris Wheel Scene

Four Weddings and a Funeral: Funeral Blues

Freeheld: You Have the Power

Call Me By Your Name: First Kiss

The Favourite: Women Ballad Montage

More Beautiful for Having Been Broken: Max and Sam

Milk: Gay Pride Rally Speech

Prayers For Bobby

Tell It To The Bees: Lydia and Jean Montage

Philadelphia: Case About Homosexuality

Freeheld: Dance Scene

Bohemian Rhapsody

Love is Strange: Piano Duet

Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love

Moonlight: Diner Scene

Sunday Bloody Sunday: Kiss Scene

To Wong Fu Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar

Philadelphia: The Essence of Discrimination

Tell It to the Bees: Lydia and Jean

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Love is Strange: George Breaks Down

Milk: Harvey Tries to Work With Dan

Freeheld: It Offends Traditional Values

Carol: Piano Scene

Imitation Game: Born Normal

Frida: Frida and Tina Tango

Call Me By Your Name: This is My Spot

Battle of the Sexes: Hair Salon Scene

Miseducation of Cameron Post: Kiss Scene

Desert Hearts: Vivian and Cay
Carol: Carol and Therese Kissing Scene
Freeheld: Motion is Passed

Season of Love

Bohemian Rhapsody: Recording Studio Scene

Carol: Carol and Therese Montage

Tell It To The Bees: Alone Time

Portrait of a Lady on Fire: Long Story Short

My Days of Mercy

Call Me By Your Name: Summer

Milk: Harvey Debates Senator Briggs

Runaways: Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning

World Unseen: Long Story Short

Jennifer's Body: Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried
Philadelphia: Opera Scene

Normal Heart

Life Like: Kiss Scene

LGBTQ Films | 2000 to 2009

2009

A Single Man - Colin Firth, Julianne Moore

Chloe - Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson

Hannah Free - Sharon Gless, Maureen Gallagher, Kelli Strickland, Ann Hagemann, Taylor Miller

The Joneses - Demi Moore, David Duchovny, Amber Heard, Ben Hollingsworth, Gary Cole, Glenne Headly, Lauren Hutton

Dorian Gray - Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Rebecca Hall, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, Rachel Hurd-Wood

Prayers for Bobby - Sigourney Weaver

Dare - Emmy Rossum, Zach Gilford, Ashley Springer, Ana Gasteyer, Rooney Mara, Sandra Bernhard, Alan Cumming

Englishman in New York - John Hurt, Denis O'Hare, Jonathan Tucker, Swoosie Kurtz, Cynthia Nixon

Big Gay Musical - Lena Hall, Daniel Robinson, Joey Dudding, Jeff Metzler, Michael Schiffman

Dance Flick - Shoshana Bush, Damon Wayans Jr, Shawn Wayans, Amy Sedaris, David Alan Grier, Chelsea Makela, Chris Elliott

Make the Yuletide Gay - Keith Jordan, Adamo Ruggiero, Hallee Hirsh, Kelly Keaton, Derek Long, Ian Buchanan, Gates McFadden

Drool - Laura Harring, Jill Marie Jones, Oded Fehr

Jennifer's Body - Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried

2008

Milk - Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, James Franco

Dream Boy - Stephan Bender, Max Roeg, Randy Wayne, Owen Beckman, Rooney Mara, Rickie Lee Jones

Kiss the Bride - Tori Spelling, Philipp Karner

I Can't Think Straight - Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth, Antonia Frering

The Baby Formula - Canada

Affinity - Zoë Tapper, Anna Madeley, Domini Blythe

2007

American Crime - Ellen Page, Catherine Keener, Hayley McFarland, James Franco, Bradley Whitford, Michael O'Keefe

For the Bible Tells Me So - Documentary

Savage Grace - Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Eddie Redmayne, Elena Anaya

Puccini for Beginners - France

Daphne - Emily Beecham, Geraldine James, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Shelter - Trevor Wright, Brad Rowe, Tina Holmes, Katie Walder, Ross Thomas

Queer Period Films

Queer Kisses That Changed Our Lives

Outstanding LGBTQ Films

Focus Features: Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Queer Films

LGBTQ Sex Scenes That Made Film History

John Lithgow and Alfred Molina: Two Friends Play Lovers

Unforgettable Moments from Brokeback Mountain

Lives of LGBTQ Directors from Old Hollywood
Milk: Harvey Debates Senator Briggs

IBDM: List of Gay Movies Best to Worst

Scene From The Birdcage

2006

Short Bus - Sook-Yin Lee, Paul Dawson, Lindsay Beamish, PJ DeBoy

A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story - Lifetime Movie, Mercedes Ruehl, JD Pardo

Gray Matters - Heather Graham, Bridget Moynahan, Tom Cavanagh, Molly Shannon, Warren Christie, Alan Cumming, Sissy Spacek

Running With Scissors - Joseph Cross, Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin, Jill Clayburgh, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gabrielle Union, Patrick Wilson, Kristin Chenoweth

Small Town Gay Bar - Documentary, Directed by Malcolm Ingram

Surrender Dorothy - Diane Keaton, Natalie Swerdlow, Tom Everett Scott, Alexa Davalos, Lauren German, Josh Hopkins, Chris Pine

Night Listener - Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Rory Culkin, Bobby Cannavale, Sandra Oh, Joe Morton
Cruel and Unusual - Documentary About Incarcerated Trans Women

Loving Annabelle - Diane Gaidry, Erin Kelly, Kevin McCarthy

Scenes of a Sexual Nature - Adrian Lester, Ewan McGregor, Tom Hardy, Andrew Lincoln, Catherine Tate, Hugh Bonneville

2005

Kinky Boots - Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sarah-Jane Potts, Jemima Rooper, Nick Frost, Linda Bassett

Imagine Me And You - Piper Perabo, Matthew Goode, Lena Headey

Trans America - Felicity Huffman

Family Stone - Claire Danes, Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson

Adam and Steve - Craig Chester, Malcolm Gets, Parker Posey, Chris Kattan, Kristen Schaal, Julie Hagerty, Paul Sand, Sally Kirkland

Rent - Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L Martin, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal

Brokeback Mountain - Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Randy Quaid, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway

Bam Bam and Celeste - Margaret Cho, Wayne Federman, Kathy Najimy, Alan Cumming, Jane Lynch, Wilson Cruz, Jackie Beat

Capote - Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr, Bruce Greenwood, Mark Pellegrino, Amy Ryan, Chris Cooper

Happy Endings - Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Tom Arnold, Jason Ritter, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Bobby Cannavale, Laura Dern

Saving Face - Joan Chen, Michelle Krusiec, Lynn Chen

Pixar Releases Animated Short with Positive Gay Theme

Top 100 Best LGBTQ Movies of All Time

Advocate: Looking Back at Earlier Lesbian and Gay Films

Every Lesbian and Queer Sex Scenes on The L Word: Generation Q Ranked

Ten Best Lesbian Movies of All Time

Milk: Gay Pride Rally Speech

IMDB: Chronological List of LGBTQ Films 1919-1980s

2004

Alexander - Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Anthony Hopkins, Jared Leto, Rosario Dawson, Christopher Plummer, Directed by Oliver Stone

Connie and Carla - Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny

DeLovely - Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce, Kevin McNally, Sandra Nelson, John Barrowman

Eulogy - Zooey Deschanel, Hank Azaria, Kelly Preston, Ray Romano, Debra Winger, Jesse Bradford, Glenne Headly, Piper Laurie, Rip Torn

Kinsey - Liam Neeson, Benjamin Walker, Laura Linney, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris O'Donnell, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Tim Curry, Oliver Platt, John Krasinski, Lynn Redgrave, Veronica Cartwright, David Harbour

Home at the End of the World - Colin Farrell, Dallas Roberts, Robin Wright Penn, Sissy Spacek

D.E.B.S. - Sara Foster, Jordana Brewster, Meagan Good, Devon Aoki, Jill Ritchie, Geoff Stults, Jimmi Simpson, Holland Taylor

Brother to Brother - Anthony Mackie, Roger Robinson, Alex Burns, Kevin Jackson, Billoah Greene, Brad Bailey

Imaginary Heroes - Sigourney Weaver, Jeff Daniels, Emile Hirsch, Michelle Williams

Andrew and Jeremy Get Married - Documentary, Andrew Thomas, Jeremy Trafford, Hanif Kureishi

Jack - Anton Yelchin, Stockard Channing, Ron Silver

My Summer of Love - Natalie Press, Emily Blunt

When I'm 64 - Paul Freeman, Alun Armstrong, Peter McNamara, Anton Saunders

Tying the Knot - Documentary About Marriage Equality

Stage Beauty - Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Tom Wilkinson, Rupert Everett, Hugh Bonneville, Tom Hollander

Mysterious Skin - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chase Ellison, Brady Corbet, Michelle Trachtenberg, Elisabeth Shue

2003

Angels in America - Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Mary-Louise Parker

Monster - Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen

April's Shower - Trish Doolan, Maria Cina, Joe Tabbanella, Denise Miller, Zack Ward

Camp - Daniel Letterle, Joanna Chilcoat, Robin de Jesús, Anna Kendrick, Alana Allen, Vince Rimoldi, Don Dixon

Normal - Jessica Lange, Tom Wilkinson, Clancy Brown, Hayden Panettiere, Joe Sikora, Richard Bull

Dangerous Living: Coming out in the Developing World - Documentary

Latter Days - Steve Sandvoss, Wes Ramsey, Rebekah Johnson, Jacqueline Bisset, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mary Kay Place

Party Monster - Macaulay Culkin, Brendan O'Malley, Seth Green, Dylan McDermott, Wilson Cruz, Wilmer Valderrama, Chloë Sevigny, Marilyn Manson, Natasha Lyonne, John Stamos

The Kids Are Alright: We Support You

Backstage: LGBTQ Representation in TV, Film, and Theatre

Mindlessly Fun Queer Films to Help You Switch Off Your Brain

GLAAD: Classic Romantic LGBTQ Films

Philadelphia: I Have a Case

IMDB: Chronological List of LGBTQ-Themed Films 1916-1989

My Days of Mercy: Lucy and Mercy

Queer Period Films

2002

The Hours - Nicole Kidman, Stephen Dillane, Miranda Richardson, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Toni Collette, Meryl Streep, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels

Family Fundamentals - Documentary

Far From Heaven - Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Viola Davis, James Rebhorn, Michael Gaston

Family Affair - Helen Lesnick, Erica Shaffer, Michele Greene
Unconditional Love - Kathy Bates, Rupert Everett, Meredith Eaton, Lynn Redgrave, Dan Aykroyd, Jonathan Pryce, Peter Sarsgaard, Barry Manilow, Julie Andrews
Rules of Attraction - James van der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Jessica Biel, Kate Bosworth, Kip Pardue, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Faye Dunaway, Eric Stoltz, Fred Savage, Swoosie Kurtz

My Mother Likes Women - Spain

Kissing Jessica Stein - Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen, Tovah Feldshuh

2001

Hedwig and the Angry Inch - John Cameron Mitchell, Ben Mayer-Goodman, Miriam Shor, Stephen Trask, Andrea Martin

All Over the Guy - Sasha Alexander, Dan Bucatinsky, Adam Goldberg, Joanna Kerns, Lisa Kudrow, Andrea Martin, Christina Ricci, Doris Roberts

Blow Dry - Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachel Griffiths, Rachael Leigh Cook, Josh Hartnett, Bill Nighy, Heidi Klum

Lost and Delerious - Piper Perabo, Jessica Paré, Mischa Barton

Mulholland Drive - Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates

Crying Game: First Kiss

Old Hollywood Film Stars Who Never Came Out of the Closet

Best LGBTQ Movies Ever Made

Love Simon: Ferris Wheel Kiss

Gods and Monsters: Vice and Indulgence

2000

Sordid Lives - Bonnie Bedelia, Delta Burke, Leslie Jordan, Beau Bridges, Beth Grant, Olivia Newton-John

Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy - Zach Braff, Dean Cain, Andrew Keegan, Nia Long, Mary McCormack, Matt McGrath, Timothy Olyphant, Billy Porter, Justin Theroux, Ben Weber, John Mahoney

Billy Elliott - Julie Walters, Gary Lewis, Jamie Bell, Jamie Draven, Stuart Wells, Adam Cooper

Between Two Women - Barbara Marten, Andrina Carroll, Andrew Dunn, Directed by Steven Woodcock
Truth About Jane - Stockard Channing, Ellen Muth, Kelly Rowan, Jenny O'Hara

Big Eden - Arye Gross, Eric Schweig, Tim DeKay, Louise Fletcher, Corinne Bohrer

I'm The One That I Want - Margaret Cho

Wonder Boys - Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Katie Holmes, Rip Torn, Robert Downey Jr

Things You Can Tell By Looking at Her - Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz, Calista Flockhart, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman, Valeria Golino, Holly Hunter, Matt Craven, Gregory Hines, Miguel Sandoval

Boy Named Sue - Documentary

Common Ground - Brittany Murphy, Jason Priestley, Steven Weber, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Edward Asner

If These Walls Could Talk 2 - Vanessa Redgrave, Chloë Sevigny, Michelle Williams, Sharon Stone, Ellen DeGeneres

Next Best Thing - Rupert Everett, Madonna, Benjamin Bratt, Michael Vartan, Josef Sommer, Lynn Redgrave

Straight Actors Who Nabbed Oscar Noms for LGBTQ Roles

Queer Kisses That Changed Our Lives

Interview: Jodie Foster

Scene From The Birdcage

LGBTQ People Recreate Iconic Movie Posters

LGBTQ Films | 1967 to 1999

1999

But I'm a Cheerleader - Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Melanie Lynskey, RuPaul, Eddie Cibrian, Wesley Mann, Richard Moll
Hit And Runway - Michael Parducci

Getting to Know You - Elizabeth Keener, Dana Delaney

Friends and Lovers - Stephen Baldwin, Danny Nucci, George Newbern, Alison Eastwood, Claudia Schiffer, Robert Downey Jr
Boys Don't Cry - Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard

Cruel Intentions - Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair

Talented Mr. Ripley - Jude Law, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Davenport

Flawless - Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller, Chris Bauer

Trick - Christian Campbell, John Paul Pitoc, Tori Spelling, Lorri Bagley, Brad Beyer, Steve Hayes

Top 100 LGBTQ Male Celebrities in Hollywood
Wikipedia: History of Homosexuality in Film
LGBTQ Film History: Early Years (1910s to 1920s)

Billy Elliot: Ballet is Not For Lads

25th Anniversary of Philadelphia

Backstage: LGBTQ Representation in TV, Film, and Theatre

Focus Features: Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Queer Films

Lives of LGBTQ Directors from Old Hollywood
Freeheld: Not My Roomate

Best LGBTQ Movies Ever Made

1998

High Art - Ally Sheedy, Radha Mitchell, Gabriel Mann, Charis Michelsen, David Thornton, Patricia Clarkson

Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss - Sean Hayes

Gia - Angelina Jolie, Faye Dunaway, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mercedes Ruehl, Scott Cohen
Finding North - John Benjamin Hickey, Wendy Mekkena

Object of My Affection - Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Allison Janney, Alan Alda, Tim Daly, Joan Copeland, Steve Zahn
Velvet Goldmine - Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Toni Collette, Christian Bale

Show Me Love - Sweden, Denmark

Gods and Monsters - Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, Lynn Redgrave, Lolita Davidovich

Get Real - Ben Silverstone, Brad Gorton, Charlotte Brittain, Stacy Hart

Edge of Seventeen - Chris Stafford, Tina Holmes, Andersen Gabrych, Stephanie McVay, Lea DeLaria

Opposite of Sex - Christina Ricci, Ivan Sergei, Martin Donovan, Lisa Kudrow, Lyle Lovett, Johnny Galecki, Colin Ferguson

1997

My Best Friend's Wedding - Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz

Wilde - Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Tom Wilkinson, Gemma Jones, Vanessa Redgrave, Orlando Bloom

Boogie Nights - Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Don Cheadle, John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Heather Graham, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzmán, Alfred Molina
As Good As It Gets - Jack Nicholson, Greg Kinear, Helen Hunt, Cuba Gooding Jr

In the Gloaming - Glenn Close, Bridget Fonda, Annie Starke, Whoopi Goldberg, David Strathairn

Bent - Clive Owen, Lothaire Bluteau, Ian McKellen, Brian Webber II, Mick Jagger, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz

Twilight of the Golds - Jennifer Beals, Brendan Fraser

Nowhere - James Duval, Rachel True, Nathan Bexton, Debi Mazar, Christina Applegate, Guillermo Diaz, Heather Graham, Beverly D'Angelo, Charlotte Rae, Denise Richards, Traci Lords, Shannen Doherty, Rose McGowan, John Ritter, Christopher Knight, Eve Plumb

All Over Me - Alison Folland, Tara Subkoff, Cole Hauser, Wilson Cruz

Chasing Amy - Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Matt Damon

It's In The Water - Keri Jo Chapman, Teresa Garret

In and Out - Kevin Kline, Tom Selleck, Joan Cusack, Matt Dillon, Debbie Reynolds, Wilford Brimley, Bob Newhart, Selma Blair, Whoopi Goldberg, Glenn Close, Jay Leno

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - Kevin Spacey, John Cusack, Jude Law, Alison Eastwood, Lady Chablis, Kim Hunter

Breaking the Surface: Greg Louganus Story

Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert: I Will Survive

Mindlessly Fun Queer Films to Help You Switch Off Your Brain

Outstanding LGBTQ Films

LGBTQ Sex Scenes That Made Film History

Unforgettable Moments from Brokeback Mountain

Milk: Harvey Debates Senator Briggs

IBDM: List of Gay Movies Best to Worst

1996

Beautiful Thing - Glen Berry, Scott Neal, Linda Henry, Ben Daniels, Tameka Empson
Bound - Gina Gershon, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Pantoliano, Mary Mara, Susie Bright, Margaret Smith

Not Love Just Frenzy - Spain

It's My Party - Eric Roberts, Margaret Cho, Lee Grant, Bruce Davison, Olivia Newton-John, George Segal, Marlee Matlin, Gregory Harrison, Bronson Pinchot, Roddy McDowall, Sally Kellerman, Ron Glass

American Buffalo - Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz, Sean Nelson

Boyfriends - James Dreyfus, Mark Sands, Michael Urwin, Andrew Ableson, David Coffey

The Birdcage - Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Diane Weist

Basquiat - Jeffrey Wright, David Bowie

1995

The Celluloid Closet - Documentary, Lily Tomlin, Quentin Crisp, Tony Curtis, Armistead Maupin, Whoopi Goldberg, Harvey Fierstein, Gore Vidal, Paul Rudnick, Shirley MacLaine, Mart Crowley, Tom Hanks, Harry Hamlin, Susan Sarandon
Jeffrey - Steven Weber, Michael T. Weiss, Patrick Stewart, Bryan Batt, Christine Baranski, Victor Garber, Camryn Manheim, Sigourney Weaver, Kathy Najimy, Nathan Lane, Olympia Dukakis, Kevin Nealon

Serving in Silence - Glenn Close

The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love - Laurel Holloman, Nicole Ari Parker, Maggie Moore, Kate Stafford

Doom Generation - James Duval, Rose McGowan, Margaret Cho, Parker Posey, Lauren Tewes, Christopher Knight, Nicky Katt, Amanda Bearse, Heidi Fleiss

Total Eclipse - Leonardo DiCaprio
Boys On The Side - Whoopi Goldberg, Drew Barrymore, Mary-Louise Parker
To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar - Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo

Wigstock - RuPaul, Crystal Waters, Deee-Lite, Jackie Beat, Debbie Harry

Wikipedia: List of LGBTQ Related Films

Top 100 LGBTQ Male Celebrities in Hollywood

Film Forever: Best LGBTQ Movies of All Time

Brokeback Mountain: I Wish I Knew How to Quit You

IMDB: List of Gay Movies

Living Out Loud: Lesbian Dance Club

Logo: Greatest Gay Movies of All Time

Gay Times: Best LGBTQ Films You Can Watch on Netflix

Milk: Harvey Meets Cleve Jones

Old Hollywood Film Stars Who Never Came Out of the Closet

1994

The Sum of Us - Jack Thompson, Russell Crowe, John Polson, Deborah Kennedy, Joss Moroney, Mitch Mathews
Four Weddings and a Funeral - Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, John Hannah, Kristen Scott Thomas
Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert - Stephan Elliot, Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce

Boys Life: Three Stories of Love, Lust and Liberation

Sirens - Hugh Grant, Sam Neill, Tara Fitzgerald, Elle MacPherson, Portia DeRossi

1993

Philadelphia - Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Antonio Banderas

And the Band Played On - Matthew Modine, Alan Alda, Ian McKellen, Lily Tomlin, BD Wong, Steve Martin, Richard Gere, Anjelica Huston, Charles Martin Smith, Swoosie Kurtz

Poison Ivy - Sara Gilbert, Drew Barrymore, Tom Skerritt, Cheryl Ladd

Six Degrees of Separation - Stockard Channing, Will Smith, Donald Sutherland, Ian McKellen, Mary Beth Hurt, Heather Graham, Bruce Davison, Richard Masur, Anthony Michael Hall

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues - Uma Thurman, Treva Jeffryes, Lorraine Bracco, Angie Dickinson, Pat Morita, Keanu Reeves, John Hurt, Rain Phoenix, Roseanne Arnold, Ed Begley Jr, Crispin Glover, Buck Henry, Carol Kane, Sean Young, Heather Graham, River Phoenix

M Butterfly - Jeremy Irons

One Nation Under God - Documentary

Dallas Buyer's Club: I've Been Looking for You, Lone Star

Time Out: The Best in Gay Film Making

Booksmart: Amy and Molly Missed Out on Fun

Top Ten Memorable Gay Movie Characters

Brokeback Mountain: Reunited

1992

The Crying Game - Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Forest Whitaker, Jaye Davidson, Adrian Dunbar, Tony Slattery, Jim Broadbent

Peter's Friends - Stephen Fry, Kenneth Branagh, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, Emma Thompson, Rita Rudner

Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives - Documentary

Orlando - Tilda Swinton, Quentin Crisp, Jimmy Somerville, John Wood, John Bott, Elaine Banham, Anna Farnworth

1991

Fried Green Tomatoes - Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Nancy Moore Atchison, Mary-Louise Parker, Jessica Tandy, Cicely Tyson, Chris O'Donnell

My Own Private Idaho - River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey

Absolutely Positive - Documentary About AIDS

1990

Paris is Burning - Documentary

Henry and June - Fred Ward, Uma Thurman, Maria de Medeiros, Richard E Grant, Kevin Spacey, Gary Oldman

Gay Times: Best LGBTQ Films You Can Watch on Netflix

Jean and Lydia: Tell It to the Bees

Straight Actors Who Nabbed Oscar Noms for LGBTQ Roles

Lives of LGBTQ Directors from Old Hollywood
Mindlessly Fun Queer Films to Help You Switch Off Your Brain

Highlights of NYC LGBTQ Film Festival

Best LGBTQ Films of the Decade

1989

Tongues Untied - Marlon Riggs, Essex Hemphill, Brian Freeman

Common Threads: Stories From the Quilt - AIDS Documentary by Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman

Longtime Companion - Campbell Scott, Patrick Cassidy, Mary-Louise Parker, Stephen Caffrey

Last Exit to Brooklyn - Stephen Lang, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Burt Young, Peter Dobson, Jerry Orbach, Stephen Baldwin, Sam Rockwell, Ricki Lake

1988

Torch Song Trilogy - Harvey Fierstein, Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Brian Kerwin, Karen Young

Liberace: Behind the Music - Victor Garber, Saul Rubinek, Michael Dolan, Maureen Stapleton, Shawn Levy

We Think the World of You - Gary Oldman, Alan Bates

1987

Maurice - James Wilby, Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves, Denholm Elliott, Simon Callow, Billie Whitelaw, Barry Foster, Judy Parfitt, Phoebe Nicholls, Ben Kingsley

Beyond Therapy - Julie Hagerty, Jeff Goldblum, Glenda Jackson, Tom Conti, Christopher Guest

I Heard the Mermaids Singing - Sheila McCarthy, Paule Baillargeon, Ann-Marie MacDonald

1986

Parting Glances - Richard Ganoung, John Bolger, Steve Buscemi, Adam Nathan, Kathy Kinney, Patrick Tull

Between Two Women - Farrah Fawcett, Colleen Dewhurst, Michael Nouri, Bridgette Andersen

Mona Lisa - Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine

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1985

Chorus Line - Michael Douglas, Alyson Reed, Terrence Mann, Sharon Brown, Michael Blevins, Yamil Borges, Jan Gan Boyd, Gregg Burge, Cameron English, Tony Fields, Audrey Landers, Nicole Fosse, Vicki Frederick, Michelle Johnston, Janet Jones

Color Purple - Whoopi Goldberg, Desreta Jackson, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong, Laurence Fishburne

Desert Hearts - Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers, Gwen Welles

Kiss of the Spider Woman - William Hurt, Raúl Juliá, Sonia Braga

My Beautiful Laundrette - Gordon Warnecke, Daniel Day-Lewis, Saeed Jaffrey

An Early Frost - Aidan Quinn

Buddies - David Schachter, Geoff Edholm

1984

The Times of Harvey Milk - Documentary, Harvey Fierstein

Another Country - Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, Michael Jenn, Robert Addie, Rupert Wainwright, Tristan Oliver

Bostonians - Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Tandy, Madeleine Potter, Linda Hunt

1983

The Dresser - Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Edward Fox, Zena Walker

The Hunger - Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow

Silkwood - Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, Fred Ward, Diana Scarwid, Ron Silver

Streamers - Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein, Directed by Robert Altman

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1982

Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean - Sandy Dennis, Cher, Karen Black, Sudie Bond, Marta Heflin, Kathy Bates

Making Love - Michael Ontkean, Harry Hamlin, Kate Jackson

Partners - Ryan O'Neal, John Hurt

Personal Best - Mariel Hemingway, Scott Glenn, Patrice Donnelly, Kenny Moore

Tootsie - Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman, Bill Murray, Charles Durning, Sydney Pollack

Victor Victoria - Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, John Rhys-Davies

1980

Dressed to Kill - Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Keith Gordon, Dennis Franz

1978

La Cage Aux Folles - Ugo Tognazzi, Michael Serrault

1976

Ode to Billy Joe - Robby Benson

1975

Rocky Horror Picture Show - Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick, Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Meat Loaf

Dog Day Afternoon - Al Pacino

Once is Not Enough - Kirk Douglas, Alexis Smith, David Janssen, George Hamilton, Gary Conway, Brenda Vaccaro

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1974

Very Natural Thing - Robert Joel, Curt Gareth, Bo White

1973

Summer Wishes Winter Dreams - Joanne Woodward, Martin Balsam, Sylvia Sidney

1972

Cabaret - Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey, Fritz Wepper, Marisa Berenson

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant - Germany

Pink Flamingos - Directed by John Waters, starring Divine

1971

Pink Narcissus - Don Brooks, Bobby Kendall, Charles Ludlam

Some of My Best Friends Are - Fannie Flagg, Rue McClanahan, Candy Darling, David Drew

Sunday Bloody Sunday - Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson, Murray Head

1970

Boys in the Band - Kenneth Nelson, Leonard Frey, Cliff Gorman, Laurence Luckinbill, Frederick Combs, Keith Prentice, Robert La Tourneaux, Reuben Greene, Peter White

Myra Breckinridge - Raquel Welch, Rex Reed, John Huston, Mae West, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Herren, George Furth, Calvin Lockhart, Jim Backus, John Carradine, Andy Devine Tom Selleck, Toni Basil

Tell Me That You Love Me Junie Moon - Liza Minnelli, Ken Howard, Robert Moore, James Coco, Kay Thompson

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