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Jun 27, 2022 · Whatever your stance on coming out, there's power in seeing LGBTQ+ characters on the big screen share their full, authentic selves. Here are six movies that explore the idea of coming out.
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Jan 26, 2024 · Between comedies, dramas, sports movies, musicals, thrillers, and indies, the slate of LGBTQ+ movies scheduled to be released this year is looking pretty exciting.
Oct 11, 2018 · A list of films that capture the universal, awkward, emotional act of coming out as LGBTQ, from But I'm a Cheerleader to Love, Simon. Each movie has a brief summary and a cast of queer actors and directors.
- Tracy E. Gilchrist
- Pariah. Humming with the electricity of repressed sexuality finally breaking free, Dee Rees’ (“Mudbound”) debut feature follows teenage Alike (Adepero Oduye) as she embraces her queerness and masculine gender expression.
- My Own Private Idaho. This New Queer Cinema classic from Gus Van Sant boasts the dynamic and swoon-worthy pairing of Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix. A riff on “Henry IV Part 1,” Phoenix’s Mike is a narcoleptic hustler in love with his best friend, Scott (Keanu Reeves), heir to a vast fortune.
- But I’m A Cheerleader. The harmful practice of gay conersion therapy spawned two excellent queer dramas this year, “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” and “Boy Erased,” but this 1999 comedy took on the subject with a lighter touch.
- Moonlight. There are so many layers to Barry Jenkins’ filmmaking that “Moonlight” merits as many revisits as your heart can take. Jenkins revisits his own Miami childhood through the lens of queerness, though he himself is straight.
- 25 LGBTQ+ Coming-of-Age Films. Oh, to be young again. We've all been through those awkward years of growing up, and it can be especially difficult for those of us growing up queer.
- Love, Simon (2018) This 2018 romantic comedy-drama follows Simon, a 17-year-old who has not yet come out to his friends or family and finds himself conversating online with an anonymous gay student who goes by the name "Blue."
- God's Own Country (2017) The story of Johnny, a young British farmer, and Jorge, a Romanian migrant worker, shows that queer love can be found in the most obscure places.
- Booksmart (2019) This movie takes place on the eve of graduation and follows friends and academic overachievers Amy and Molly on their mission to cram four years of fun into one wild night of partying.
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Oct 24, 2023 · Explore powerful LGBTQ+ film moments, from Brokeback Mountain to Moonlight, that celebrate the courage of coming out.
