Daughters of Darkness (1971)
Delphine Seyrig seduces as “glampire” Countess Elizabeth Bàthory in Harry Kümel’s 1971 queer Belgian horror classic DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS.
Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
Antonio Fargas is the gay best friend in Paul Mazursky’s semi-autobiographical 1976 film NEXT STOP, GREENWICH VILLAGE.
Muchachas de Uniforme (1951)
MUCHACHAS DE UNIFORME is the 1951 Mexican adaptation of the 1931 German film MÄDCHEN IN UNIFORM; the film is thought to be the first Mexican feature to prominently include lesbianism as its main theme.
CHRISSY JUDY (2022)
Todd Flaherty and Wyatt Fenner star as drag performing besties in writer/director/star Flaherty’s 2022 film CHRISSY JUDY.
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.
The Fear Street Trilogy (2021)
Leigh Janiak’s 2021 film series, THE FEAR STREET TRILOGY is based on the horror novels by R.L. Stein, which were popular with teens between 1989 and 1999, and is centred on a lesbian romance.
Cherry Magic! (2020)
The 2020 series, CHERRY MAGIC! THIRTY YEARS OF VIRGINITY CAN MAKE YOU A WIZARD?! is based on the 2018 “Boys’ Love” (Yaoi) manga of the same name by writer/illustrator Yuu Toyota.
All the Queen’s Men (2001)
Suzy Eddie Izzard stars as Tony Parker, a bisexual trans army Lieutenant, in the 2001 action-comedy war film ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN.
Frog and Toad (2023)
The 2023 animated series FROG AND TOAD is based on the classic children’s books of the same name by gay author/illustrator Arnold Lobel.
The Haunting (1999)
Catherine Zeta Jones plays Theo, a bisexual insomniac, in THE HAUNTING - Jan de Bont’s 1999 adaptation of the classic 1959 Shirley Jackson novel, “The Haunting of Hill House.”
Midnight (1939)
Rex O'Malley plays the queer-coded gay best friend in queer director Mitchell Leisen’s 1939 screwball comedy MIDNIGHT.
Saturday Church (2017)
Writer/director Damon Cardasis’ 2017 film SATURDAY CHURCH; a coming of age story, set in New York City, about a teenage boy who begins to build a new family of supportive queer and trans friends after facing rejection at home.
The Fox (1967)
Sandy Dennis and Anne Heywood star in the 1967 Canadian film adaptation of queer author D.H. Lawrence’s 1923 novella THE FOX.
Handsome Devil (2016)
Andrew Scott, Nicholas Galitzine and Fionn O’Shea star in out writer/director John Butler’s 2016 film HANDSOME DEVIL.
Dead Dreams of Monochrome Men (1989)
British dance troupe DV8 Physical Theatre’s 1989 interpretation of serial murderer Dennis Nilsen and the effects of societal homophobia: DEAD DREAMS OF MONOCHROME MEN.