First gay movie
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 special, 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 see in the 21st century—the hunky gardener who makes the title teen question his sexuality is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, for God’s sake—but you know what? The queer kids of the future need 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
Five decades after it was made, Sunday Bloody Sunday is just as poignant and intelligent as it was back in , when initially released. John Schlesinger’s mature tale was nominated for major Oscars and won the Golden Globe for Foremost English-Speaking Foreign Film (a category since discontinued), earning a Best Actor nomination for Peter Finch. Based on Penelope Gilliatt&#;s sharply observed screenplay, the movie holds an vital place in film history, offering the first positive image of a homosexual character in a lead role in a mainstream movie.
Schlesinger, the late Jewish openly gay filmmaker, is better-known for his Oscar-winning picture, Midnight Cowboy (). That movie, starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, also had gay subtext in the relationship between its two loser-protagonists. However, Sunday Bloody Sunday should be considered as Schlesinger&#;s finest film, a complex, remarkably modulated, emotionally effective British movie about three Londoners and the breakup of two noun affairs.
Dr. Daniel Hirsch (Peter Finch), a gay Jewish doc
All 10 Times Disney Introduced Its First Openly Gay Character (and Gave Us Nothing)
Disney has established itself as one of the leading studios when it comes to movies, TV series, and popular franchises. Between its classic Disney Princess movies, the action-packed MCU and Star Wars brands, and its collection of Pixar titles, you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn't seen or at least heard of the company.
Another, more unfortunate reputation Disney has forged for itself is its steady queerbaiting when marketing certain movies. Indeed, the company has, on many occasions, announced its "first openly gay character," and proudly patted its back for seemingly taking steps at positive representation and inclusion. However, what has always ended up the case is these characters or moments being nothing more than a split-second "acknowledgment" — which is being generous, truly. Below, we’ve put together a list of all the characters in Disney films with this claim to fame, and how disappointed audiences were by the (unsucessful) inclusi
A short history of LGBTQ+ cinema
While there are too many ground-breaking films and characters to put in one list, we’ve picked out a few key moments in LGBTQ+ cinema history to celebrate Pride Month and take a look back at the evolution of LGBTQ+ representation in film over the years. From when gay characters were mere punchlines and queer-coded Disney villains to Oscar-winning LGBTQ+ films like Moonlight, LGBTQ+ stories have come a long way, and are at last beginning to be shown on screen in a real and celebratory way.
The Hays Code and Queer-Coding
What is queer-coding?
To understand the context of LGBTQ+ cinema, we need to remember that while the LGBTQ+ community has always existed, it has largely been considered outside the “status quo”, periodically being made illegal which forced the queer community to live in classified. This bled over into cinema, with the s Hays Code (or the Motion Picture Production