Everybody loves a good movie, right? The number of films with an LGBTQ theme is not as large as you might think. Bisexuals are almost invisible and so often, if there is a gay man he is a stereotype. Things do seem to be improving though.
Last year I made a list, and nothing has happened since then to make me change it, so here are my top twenty LGBTQ+ themed films: 20-Carol (2015), 19-Boys Don’t Cry (1999), 18-The Crying Game (1992), 17-The Queen (1968), 16-The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), 15-Transamerica (2006), 14-Love! Valour! Compassion! (1997), 13-Longtime Companion (1990), 12-The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), 11-Milk (2008), 10-The Boys in the Band (1970), 9-The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love (1995), 8-Love, Simon (2018), 7-Aimée und Jaguar (1999), 6-My Own Private Idaho (1991), 5-The Birdcage (1996), 4-Call Me by Your Name (2018), 3-Brokeback Mountain (2005), 2-The Wedding Banquet (1993), and 1-Torch Song Trilogy (1988).
Some of these I have watched over and over. The Birdcage is fun and I always enjoy it, but not in the same way as The Wedding Banquet and Torch Song Trilogy, where I always cry. Sometimes when I'm at the movies and I suddenly discover a gay character, I get choked up, even if that isn't the central theme. I'm sure these are some more recent offerings, but I don't seem to get out as much.
I was told I should include The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000), but having never seen it, I have kept it off my list. What else might I be missing though? Do you have some favorite LGBTQ+ themed films?
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