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55 of the Optimal LGBTQ Films of All Time
'Bottoms' ()
If ever there was a Superbad for queer girls, Bottoms is it. The second film from director Emma Seligman (Shiva Baby) follows two uncool lofty school seniors (Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott) who originate up a institution fight club to try and hang up with their cheerleader crushes (Kaia Gerber and Havana Rose Liu).
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'Bound' ()
In the Wachowskis’ landmark erotic thriller predating the Matrix trilogy, butch ex-con Corky (Gina Gershon) is the newly-hired handyperson at an apartment building when she meets her next-door neighbors: mobster Caesar (Joe Pantoliano) and kept woman Violet (Jennifer Tilly). As Corky and Violet strike up an affair, they hatch a plan to flee Violet’s abusive relationship—and steal $2 million of Caesar’s mafia money along the way.
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'Circus of Books' ()
Southern Californians will likely recognize Circus of Books as the famed porn shop and dirty bookstore that has presided over the gayborhood of West Hollywood since the e
Best LGBTQ+ Movies of All Time
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Our list of the Top LGBTQ+ Movies of All Time stretches back 90 years to the pioneering German film, Mädchen in Uniform, which was subsequently banned by the Nazis, and crosses multiple continents, cultures, and genres. There are broad American comedies (The Birdcage), artful Korean crime dramas (The Handmaiden), groundbreaking indies (Tangerine), and landmark documentaries (Paris Is Burning). Over the last few years, we added titles like the documentary Welcome to Chechnya, about LGBTQ+ activists risking their lives for
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 Diverse cinema history to honor 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 drawn-out 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 secret. This bled over into cinema, with the s Hays Code (or the Motion Picture Film
LGBT rights: The film about lgbtq+ love shaking up Georgia
BBC News, Tbilisi
"When I told my mother I was gay, she said I wish you were dead or had never existed at all. It's better not to have a son than to have someone like you."
Lasha, in his early twenties, has his arm around his partner Beka's waist. They are sitting together in a secluded park in Tbilisi.
These are not their real names because in Georgia gay couples often shrink from for their safety.
Discrimination against sexual orientation is illegal, but in reality homophobia is commonplace in Georgia's conservative society. And frequently, gay people are victims of violence.
"If you are dressed differently people will start shouting 'pederasts' - to avoid it we have to blend in," Lasha explains. The term "pederast" is widely used in former Soviet countries to insult homosexuals.
"We have to lead a double life. We hide our faces every day in order not to cause aggression among people in the streets," adds Beka.