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Best LGBTQ+ Movies of the s

The LGBTQ+ community has sought inclusion in film ever since the industry began over years ago. However, Hollywood's depictions of the LGBTQ+ community have not always been flattering. The introduction of the Hays Code in , for example, prohibited movie studios from producing favorable LGBTQ+ content. According to the code, one was not allowed to portray “perverse” or “immoral” subjects such as queerness. Furthermore, any queer-coded characters could not be portrayed positively. Rather, they had to be shown as deviants, degenerates, and villains to be green-lit in the films. This systemic prejudice led to historic levels of censorship for the group.

After the easing of the Hays Code and The Stonewall Riots of , the homosexual community was finally seen as a viable target market for filmmakers. More queer movies with new points of view adv began to make their way into the mainstream soon after. Unfortunately, throughout the 80s, lgbtq+ representation remained scant, mostly due to the AIDs epidemic and society's mi

The 50 Best LGBTQ Movies Ever Made

Love, Simon ()

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If it feels a bit like a CW version of an after-school distinct, that's no mistake: Teen-tv super-producer Greg Berlanti makes his feature-film directorial debut here. It's as chaste a love story as you're likely to notice in the 21st century—the hunky gardener who makes the title teen scrutinize his sexuality is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, for God’s sake—but you recognize what? The queer kids of the future necessitate their wholesome entertainment, too.

Rocketman ()

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A gay fantasia on Elton themes. An Elton John biopic was never going to be understated, but this glittering jukebox musical goes way over the top and then keeps going. It might be an overcorrection from the straight-washing of the previous year's Bohemian Rhapsody, but when it's this much fun, it's best not to overthink it.

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Handsome Devil ()

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A charming Irish movie that answers the question: "What if John Hughes were Irish and gay?" Misfit Ned struggles at

While Queer films own been in living for the entirety of cinema (here&#;s a great article about some of the earliest examples at the Nerdist), there&#;s certainly been a notable—or perhaps, simply more highlighted—boom in LGBTQ+ storytelling in the 21st century as studios have become more open to inclusivity in their stories.

Film has always, and will hopefully last to be, a window for empathy for audiences who get to spot aspects of animation, love, and people that isn&#;t usable to them in their everyday lives. It&#;s what makes so many of the choices below not just excellent films (and they are) but significant ones in their ability to actively champion diverse storytelling. For Pride but, really, for every other month too, we chose our 60 favorite Queer films of the century so far, from musicals and mayhem to coming-of-age tales to a dialogue-free character explore. There is no one way to be a Lgbtq+ film and to try and cram them all under an umbrella would be disingenuous—if anything, this list below is indicative of the wealth of Queer voices and storytelling available t

LGBTQ Films in the Ithaca College Library

Good example of a film in which romantic adolescent friendships are presented with deniable woman loving woman overtones.

Brokeback Mountain() DVD: Advocate#1. Cited as one of the most beautiful and heartbreaking love stories ever told. An Oscar for Ang Lee.
Brother Outsider: the animation of Bayard Rustin () DVD: The life of one of the most essential civil rights leaders, kept in the shadows because of his homosexuality.
The Business of Fancydancing () DVD: Two old friends re-meet at a funeral on the Rez. One is embittered, the other a flourishing gay poet.
Capote() DVD: Capote in Kansas prior to writingIn Cold Blood. An Oscar for Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Choses Secrètes = Secret Things () DVD: Once fired, a stripper and a unsophisticated barmaid join forces to overthrow male oppression. In French.
Chris & Don: a Love Story () DVD: Chris in the title is Christopher Isherwood. The documentary includes home movies.
City of Borders () DVD: Love and consequences at Jerusalem's only same-sex attracted bar.