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My Favourite LGBTIQ Movies & Series
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items This is a selection of LGBTIQ+ movies and tv series that stuck with me. While I may have watched many others, these are ones I recommend to any friend to try, starting with the ones with the most substance to those with more leisurely viewing.
POSE ★★★★★ - POSE is one of the most essential queer series ever made. It’s heartfelt, educational and beautifully grounded in the real roots of queer and ballroom culture. The trans cast is the true crown jewel, bringing authenticity, power and emot...
Pose
SCHITT’S CREEK ★★★★★ - Schitt’s Creek is one of my personal favourites, a show that never takes itself too seriously yet still manages to be iconic in every way. It brought queer joy and acceptance into mainstream media with warmth, humour and heart,...
Schitt's Creek
HEARTSTOPPER ★★★★☆ - Heartstopper is incredibly heartwarming, beautifully made and packed with characters I absolutely adore. It captures young queer love with so much sweetness that it feels like a warm hug in TV form. It does lose one star for me b...
Heartstopper
SPECIAL ★★★★★ - Special is a rare gem that puts neurodivergent minorities at the centre, showing the messy, hilarious and heartfelt reality of trying to live independently. Having a protagonist who is both disabled and gay, in a world that expects qu...
Special
FEEL GOOD ★★★★☆ - Feel Good really surprised me. It hooked me straight away with its humour, then slowly shifted into much heavier territory, and by the time it did, I was already fully invested in the characters. Mae Martin is absolutely excellent, ...
Feel Good
BONDING ★★★★☆ - Bonding has some truly iconic scenes that went viral for all the right reasons. It’s funny, it’s stylish and it brings a very queer and kink-positive energy that you don’t often see handled this well on mainstream TV. I love how it ta...
BONDING
EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE ★★★★☆ - Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is a lovely film that brings together diversity, coming of age and self-awareness in a really uplifting way. I remember absolutely loving it when I first watched it, even if some...
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
TALES OF THE CITY ★★★★☆ - Tales of the City is an incredible piece of queer television history. Based on Armistead Maupin’s novels, it starts with a young woman moving from Cleveland to a liberated 1970s San Francisco, and from there it blossoms into...
Tales of the City
MILK ★★★★★ - Milk is a historic masterpiece and absolutely earned every award it won. The film tells the story of Harvey Milk with so much respect and emotional weight that it stays with you long after the credits roll. Sean Penn delivers an outstand...
Milk
Artist Gerda Wegener asks her husband Einar to pose as a female model for a painting. Things take an unexpected turn when this act triggers Einar to reignite his suppressed identification.
The Danish Girl
With his impeccable vocal abilities, Freddie Mercury and his rock band, Queen, achieve superstardom. However, amidst his skyrocketing success, he grapples with his ego, sexuality and a fatal illness.
Bohemian Rhapsody
Realising that they share common foes in Margaret Thatcher, the police and the conservative press, London-based gay and lesbian activists lend their support to striking miners in 1984 Wales.
Pride
Elite Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme (Patrick Swayze) and Noxeema Jackson (Wesley Snipes) impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When the two meet pathetic drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez (John Alber...
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Two drag queens and a transgender woman take their act on the road. They have several adventures and uncover deep secrets as they travel across Australia, entertaining homophobes and enthusiasts alike.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Armand and Albert have built the perfect life for themselves tending to their gaudy Miami nightclub. But their pastel harmony is shaken when Armand's son decides to marry Senator Keele's daughter.
The Birdcage
A teenager navigates the complexities of high school, family and her sexuality while dealing with new superpowers; based on Charles Forsman's graphic novel.
I Am Not Okay With This
A surprise guest turns an evening upside down when he interrupts a gathering of gay men in 1968 New York City.
The Boys in the Band
The life of 11-year-old Billy Elliot, a coal miner's son in Northern England, is forever changed one day when he stumbles upon a ballet class during his weekly boxing lesson. Before long, he finds himself in dance, demonstrating the kind of raw talen...
Billy Elliot
An aspiring drag superstar is stuck working in a cannery in Alaska. When a boxing coach sees his potential, he has to face the real reason he is stuck in Alaska.
Alaska Is a Drag
Three best friends living in San Francisco share the nuances and complexities of contemporary gay relationships as they explore a variety of options, both in love and in life. They are unified by their close bond, but their search for happiness and i...
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