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What are some must-watch queer movies?

05/13/25 5:04pm
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LGBTQIA+ Activist and Educator
01/02/26 9:57pm
Red, White, and Royal Blue: I found it to be particularly amazing because it represented a gay relationship in a non-flamboyant way.
Our Flag Means Death: Gay pirates, who doesn't love that?

For TV shows, I’d also say:
Schitt's Creek
QForce
Clean Slate

There was a record high number of LGBTQIA+ characters in shows and movies this last year, 2024 to 2025. Unfortunately, the drop off that is expected for 2026 is huge because a lot of the characters are either being killed off, written off, or their shows are being cancelled.
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Lexi Amoriello
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Movie and Film Content Creator
06/20/25 10:45pm
Here are my top picks for queer movies:

1. Paris is Burning
2. Saving Face
3. Moonlight
4. Bound
5. Funeral Parade of Roses
6. Brokeback Mountain
7. The Watermelon Woman
8. But I'm a Cheerleader
9. Portrait of a Lady on Fire
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wikiHow Editorial Team
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05/13/25 5:06pm
Check out these must-watch queer movies!

Dramas:
  • The Handmaiden
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • My Own Private Idaho
  • Moonlight
  • Call Me By Your Name
  • Challengers

Horrors:
  • Ginger Snaps
  • Jennifer's Body
  • Nightmare on Elm Street 2
  • Saltburn
  • I Saw the TV Glow
  • The Babadook
  • Titane

Comedies:
  • Being John Malkovich
  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  • Bottoms
  • But I'm a Cheerleader
  • The Birdcage
  • Fire Island

Foreign films:
  • And Then We Danced
  • Bad Education
  • BPM (Beats Per Minute)
  • Benedetta
  • The Duke of Burgundy
  • Beau Travail
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08/06/25 8:00pm
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