More and more film productions are specializing in certain themes and/or issues aimed at different groups. And for the LGBT community it could not be different.
At a time when we are spending more time at home, consuming more streaming platforms, movie options or other types of video are countless and cater to different tastes and desires.
More than ever, there are many LGBT films that highlight different stories of relationships, family life, challenges, and even telling the story of gay escorts .
So, to help you choose the best LGBT movie or LGBT movies, we’ve made the selection below, which also includes LGBT movies on Netflix specifically.
LGBT Movies on Netflix
Check out the top LGBT movies you can find right now on Netflix below.
1. Other People
In this dramatic comedy, screenwriter David Mulcahey, after breaking up with his boyfriend, moves to Sacramento to help his sick mother.
Returning to live in a conservative environment with his father, who does not accept his sexual girls orientation, and his younger sisters, David feels like a stranger in the place where he grew up and has to deal with the challenges of the situation.
‘Other People’ is available on Netflix .
2. The Perfection (The Perfection)
In this suspenseful story, Charlotte is a brilliant cellist who studies at one of the best and most prestigious music schools, but when her mother gets sick, she ends up having to abandon her dream to take care of her.
With that, his position ends up being taken by Lizzie, a prodigy musician with whom he ends up getting emotionally and physically involved. But what looks like a story that could work ends up showing that nothing is what it really seems.
With a lot of chemistry and sexual tension between the two, the film is full of expressive looks and plot twists.
‘Perfection’ is available on Netflix .
3. The Boys in the Band
This is an American drama that shows an adaptation of the homonymous play by Joe Mantello, in which Michael, a cynical homosexual with a luxurious lifestyle, organizes a party for his friend, Harold (Zachary Quinto).
During the party, a college classmate, married, but whom Michael suspects of being an unassuming homosexual, arrives uninvited and causes some conflicts with the other guests, bringing up some hurts and problems from the past.
The Boys in the Band’ is available on Netflix .
4. You can’t even imagine (The Half of It)
Inhabitant of a remote town called Squahamish, Ellie Chiu is a homosexual and shy girl, who has no friends and only interacts with schoolmates to do her schoolwork.
Her life ends up changing when Paul Munsky, a boy at school, decides to ask her to write love letters to Aster Flores, the girl they both secretly love.
On a journey of discoveries and learning, they form a friendship triangle that results in an unexpected experience of love and connection with unlikely places.
‘You can’t even imagine’ is available on Netflix .
5. I am Michael (I Am Michael)
The film is a biography written and directed by Justin Kelly that stars the likes of James Franco, Zachary Quinto and Emma Roberts.
In the film, Michael is a former defender of LGBT rights , who stopped identifying as homosexual and started to condemn homosexuality.
In the plot, the painful journey of Michael is shown, who decided to suppress his sexuality and desires due to religion.
‘I am Michael’ is available on Netflix .
6. My name is Ray (3 Generations)
Very current, the film tells the story of Ray, the main character, who decides to make his transition from female to male.
The story shows how the family deals with the process in different ways. While the mother tries to find the biological father to obtain legal consent for the transition, the grandmother struggles to accept her granddaughter’s change.
‘My name is Ray’ is available on Netflix .
7. Secret and Forbidden (A Secret Love)
This documentary tells the story of former baseball player Terry Donahue and his wife Pat Hensche.
The two fell in love and kept their relationship a secret for more than 65 years, until they finally decided to share their relationship with their families.
The two began their relationship at a time when lesbians were attacked in the streets, fired or murdered, but it tells how they managed to resist together after so many challenges.
‘Secret and Forbidden’ is available on Netflix .
Other LGBT films
See below for some other LGBT movies that you can find on different streaming platforms as well.
8. Blue Is the Warmest Color
The film tells the story of Adèle, a French teenager who discovers desire and freedom when she meets the artist Emma. The script traces the relationship between Adèle’s high school years and her early adult life and career as a teacher.
Dealing with the discoveries of youth, especially connected to love and sex, the film also shows how the two main characters need to live their passions or desires discreetly, as society and the family itself do not approve of the union.
‘Blue, the Warmest Color’ won 3 Palms d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and is available on Telecine Play .
9. Moonlight: Under the Moonlight (Moonlight)
Moonlight shows the life of the main character Chiron, who faces difficulties in the process of recognizing his own identity and sexuality. As well as having to deal with the physical and mental abuse that goes into her transformation.
The film shows Chiron, who is black and lives in a violent Miami neighborhood, in three stages of his life – childhood, adolescence and adulthood, in which he is a drug dealer in Atlanta.
Throughout the plot, he, who grew up in an environment with drug trafficking and use, tries to understand his desires and even has an intimate moment with his best friend, Kevin, whom he never forgot and has erotic dreams regularly .
‘Moonlight’ won the Academy Award for Best Picture and is available on Google Play Movies .
10. A Stranger by the Lake (L’Inconnu Du Lac)
Production takes place in France, on an isolated lake, much used by the gay community in the region. There, people can get to know each other better and eventually have sex.
The main character, Franck, is one of the regulars and is enchanted by the mysterious Michel, who has some dark secrets.
The film contains simulated sex scenes, performed between the protagonists under the supervision of the production, so that everything went smoothly. There are, however, actual scenes of masturbation , ejaculation, and oral sex .
‘Um Estranho no Lago’ is available on Telecine Play .
LGBT movie tips and suggestions
If you’ve seen any of these movies, leave your opinion now in the comments. Or, if you have more suggestions for other productions, be sure to include them in the comments below.
You can also check out our list of sex movies on Netflix if you’re looking for some more inspiration.
Time to grab the popcorn and embark on the world of cinema. Enjoy, Miss Kolkata…
