Gay History Movies

A story of two coalitions – ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) – whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence...

"Race d’Ep!" (which literally translates to "Breed of Faggots") was made by the “father of queer theory,” Guy Hocquenghem, in...

A portrait of the brilliant American writer Truman Capote (1924-84) and the New York high society of his time.

Cherry Grove (Fire Island, NY) is the first openly LGBTQ community in the United States. One of the most accepting resort communities in the world,...

Documentary about the gay rights movement during the year of 1977, capturing the intersections of diversity in queer life; from vox pop style...

Focusing on the contemporary religious Right Wing proliferation of curative therapies for homosexuality, this riveting documentary offers historical...

This sequel to "Before Stonewall" documents the history of gay and lesbian life from the riots at Stonewall in 1969 to the present. Narrated by...

Documentary about the fight for LGBTQ-rights in Sweden during the 1970s.

Live chronicle of the landmark federal trial of California's Prop. 8 using the actual court transcripts and first-hand interviews.

Documentary celebrating the LGBTQ contribution to the arts in Britain in the 50 years since decriminalisation. It features interviews with leading...

The case of Colonel Redl -- an officer blackmailed into spying by virtue of his homosexuality. Alternate-language version of "Der Fall des...

A closeted teenage gay boy shares a swim and an afternoon together with his straight best friend. When his looks and longing let his secret out, his...

The story is about Shinji Kubo, a famous porn actor, infiltrating gay spots in Kansai and getting into wet sex parties everywhere he goes. These gay...

A documentary about Tadashi Hase, a gay poet born in 1929, who spent much of his life closeted due to homosexuality being classified as a "mental...

A love letter to early ’90s cruising in NYC.

A crumbling pier, its walls covered with graffiti and erotic frescoes reminiscent of pagan Pompeii, the locus of the seduction rituals of men longing...

In the summer of 1989 Marion, David and François Pain took a camera with them to the Adirondacks lakes region of New York State. Passing it...

Russian independent short film, which studies homosexual nature of friendship. Chance meeting of schoolmates appears being metaphysical journey into...

The untold true story of Mexican-American combat corpsman Dave Lara, and his band of brothers known as The Group, who kept the biggest secret of the...

Leading activists and commentators explore the changes that have taken place since homosexuality was decriminalised in the UK in 1967 and the...