1990s Derek Le Beau 1990s Derek Le Beau

STONEWALL (1995)

The 1995 film STONEWALL blends fact and fiction in its exploration of the events leading up to June 28th, 1969. Screenwriter Rikki Beadle-Blair and the film’s director, Nigel Finch, used author/historian Martin Duberman’s 1994 book “Stonewall” as a guide when crafting their story.

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FEMME (2023)

Check out what Instagram’s @queerblackhollywood had to say about Sam H. Freeman and Ng Choon Ping’s 2023 thriller FEMME.

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CHRISSY JUDY (2022)

Todd Flaherty and Wyatt Fenner star as drag performing besties in writer/director/star Flaherty’s 2022 film CHRISSY JUDY.

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Call Her Savage (1932)

The 1932 pre-code Hollywood film CALL HER SAVAGE was one of the earliest mainstream American films to feature a glimpse inside what is likely a gay bar.

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POLYESTER (1981)

The 1981 film POLYESTER brought queer icons John Waters and Divine together again for a comedic homage to Douglas Sirk’s classic Hollywood melodramas. Gay actor Tab Hunter, who was a major Hollywood heartthrob in the 1950s/60s, plays Divine’s romantic interest.

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