Lgbt drama movies

LGBT Films

The Boys in the Band ()

One year after the Stonewall riots which proved a giant stepping stone in the gay rights movement, drama film The Boys in the Band was released. It is often considered the first genuine attempt by Hollywood to make a film for gay audiences that portrayed gay characters in an honest light and is now considered a major milestone in queer cinema.

Carol ()

Ranked by the British Film Institute as the leading LGBT film of all time, Carol is a period drama about a forbidden affair between two women in s New York. It received a ten-minute standing ovation after its screening at the Cannes Film Festival but was notably excluded from nominations at that year&#;s Academy Awards, which many critics attributed to its overtly gay themes.

Milk ()

Milk is a biographical film that tells the story of politician and gay rights activist Harvey Milk, who became the first openly gay person to clutch office in the state of California, his career, and eventual assassination. The film was lauded by critics and brought a chapter of the gay rights movement