So you want to watch an LGBT movie? You could always watch RENT for the 100th time (and if you have time, you should — that movie holds up). Although LGBT representation is still far from what it should be on the big screen, there are plenty of other films that explore the queer experience and are worth checking out. You could stream a light comedy, you could check out a tear-jerking drama or a documentary sure to make you cry.
Here's a starter list for your gay movie night. These offer a quieter at-home option if you're skipping the parade later this June. Or, at least they'll provide some entertainment as you recover.
A Single Man (2009)
If you're in the mood to cry forever, this '60s period piece about grief over the death of someone you love is a very highbrow way to go through an entire box of tissues.
Lilting (2014)
If you want a very specific mini-marathon, you can chase A Single Man with Lilting, for your "film house look at a man trying, and mostly failing, to get past the death of the man he loved" movie night.
G.B.F. (2014)
A completely adorable teen satire of gay stereotypes in the media.
Any Day Now(2012)
A heartbreaking movie about the many prejudices that faced gay couples in the 1970s (and in certain states, persist today), including legal barriers that keep them from adopting children.
A Sinner In Mecca(2015)
Gay filmmaker Parvez Sharma embarks on the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, despite the risks involved.
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert(1994)
Three friends, including two drag queens and a transexual, jump aboard a battered old bus and travel across the Australian outback.
Gayby(2012)
Best friends Jenn, a yoga instructor, and Matt, a gay comic-book writer, decide fulfil a youthful promise by having a child together, the natural way.
Bound (1996)
The Wachowskis' dark, twisted, debut feature film, a lesbian noir thriller, if that's a thing.
Kissing Jessica Stein(2001)
Jessica Stein, a successful journalist, spots a personal ad... only, it's in the "women seeking women" section, and she's not gay. Still... she gives it a go.
Eastern Boys (2013)
Beautiful, slow moving drama about a middle-aged French man who falls for a younger guy.
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