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50 Best LGBTQ Movies of All Time - Top LGBTQ Films Ever Made
For so long, good queer cinema was virtually non-existent or played into tired, tokenizing tropes. Even with that in mind, most mainstream cinema has centered on heteronormative storylines for decades. Sure, the scarcity still has you scavenging through some painful storylines from time to time, but with all that digging eventually comes gold. Watch Now. When Arjie begins to fall for a classmate, his internal awaking intertwines with escalating external conflict. I Am Divine is a show-stopping documentary on the iconic drag queen Divine, aka Glenn Milstead, and the path that led Milstead to becoming the muse of filmmaker John Waters.
31 Best LGBTQ+ Movies of All Time
So when a film comes along that manages to really nail the queer experience, well, suffice it to say, we as a community hold on tight to our favorites. Here are 30 of the most beloved LGBTQ movies of all time, ranging from subtle and quiet to political and groundbreaking. Over the course of their time together, what starts as an antagonistic mutual fascination transforms into a love affair for the ages.
When I was growing up as a queer kid, gay movies and TV shows were a lifeline. Granted, the pool of gay movies I could identify with was small—this was the s, after all—but entertainment has gotten better since then. Queer cinema still has a long way to go, but there are now dozens of films with gay characters that tell a host of different stories. And the best part about these titles—the good ones, at least—is that their nuances somehow make them more universal. At the end of the day, people connect to real, human stories.
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