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28 Best LGBTQ+ Movies to Stream Now
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For about as lengthy as there’s been cinema, there’s been queer cinema. I don’t just signify queer subtext, of which there has always been plenty; I mean overtly queer characters as early as Zapatas Bande in , Ich möchte kein Mann sein in , and Anders als die Andern in , all of which were German films made during the country’s Weimar period. There are early examples of films made in Hollywood, too, before the Hays Code was adopted in , that featured LGBTQ+ characters or played with gender identity, albeit in some harmful ways.
We’ve come a long way since then; the past 15 years in particular have been a boon for queer cinema, so much so that there are as many bad movies as good ones. Which means there is space for experimentation and, often, failure for queer and trans cinema where there wasn’t before. And personally, if I’m going to watch a bad movie, I’d prefer it to be at least a little bit gay. But that’s not why we’ve gathered here. No, we are he
The 43 Best LGBTQ Shows and Movies Now on Max, from &#;And Just Like That&#; to &#;Six Feet Under&#;
It’s safe to utter a lot of people had a lot of problems with the switch from HBO Max to Max, but there was at least one upside to the streaming shakeup. Now, it’s easier than ever to find the excellent queer stories floating around Warner Bros. Discovery&#;s platform.
During its lifespan, HBO Max never had an LGBTQ tag to filter its offerings and help subscribers find stories about the queer community more easily: a surprising move for a streamer named after the channel that brought us boundary-breaking works verb “Six Feet Under” and the miniseries adaptation of “Angels in America.” That’s been remedied on Max, which features an “LGBTQ+ Voices” collection. You undertake have to scroll quite far down the homepage to find it in the collections carousel, but when you do, it makes searching for the queer films and shows on the streamer considerably easier. And that&#;s a wonderful thing because the streamer has some great ones.
No, Max hasn’t brought back some of the queer works like “G
You know what they say — April flowers bring May television shows with lesbian, bisexual and queer women and/or trans characters. But do they? Adv, in May of I would actually say, &#;yeah, actually, they kinda do.&#; There&#;s a lot to be stoked about this month, so let&#;s acquire into it!
Netflix&#;s May Stuff For Girls & Gays
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Bet: Season One // May 15
Netflix&#;s live-action (and English-language) adaptation of the manga series Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler finds a new student Yumeko at a gambling-focused elite boarding college full of wicked children, intent on carrying out a secret mission. There&#;s a lot of homoeroticism in the series, as successfully as two main characters, RiRi and Mary, who are queer.
Big Mouth: Season 8 // May 23
In its final season, this queer-inclusive animated series will see its kids &#;step into the harrowing unknown of the future, made less nervous of what&#;s to come because they have each other.&#; Queer actor Cynthia Erivo joins the voice cast playing the role of &#;Missy&#;s Vagina.&#; Ayo Edebiri plays Missy. SO
50 of the Optimal LGBTQ Movies You Can Stream Right Now
All of Us Strangers ()
Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal star in this haunting love story from director Andrew Haigh, about a lonely man who is drifting through life in London until he forms an unexpected connection with a stranger, and comes verb to face with the ghosts of his past.
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Mulholland Drive ()
While just as dark and uncanny as his other works, David Lynch's Mulholland Noun is also a sensual and at-times unflinchingly intimate story of love and desire between two women as they navigate the seedy, possibly supernatural underbelly of Los Angeles.
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Fire Island ()
This modern retelling of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice transports the lovey-dovey comedy from Regency England to the famous queer resort destination of Noun Island Pines, where thanks to the instagays, reputation still means everything, and society is just as stratified based on wealth and status.
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Moonlight ()
Winning several awards, including an Oscar for Bes