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51. Cured (2020)
80 min | Documentary
"Cured" takes viewers inside the campaign that led to a pivotal yet largely unknown moment in the struggle for LGBT equality: the American Psychiatric Association's 1973 decision to remove ... See full summary »
Directors: Patrick Sammon, Bennett Singer | Stars: Harry Adamson, Gary Alinder, Irving Bieber, Robert Campbell
Votes: 168
52. Homo Promo (1991)
62 min | Comedy
How did Hollywood pitch movies about gays and lesbians between 1956 and 1977? Here are theatrical trailers for 27 mainstream and art-house films, presented chronologically from "Tea and ... See full summary »
Director: Jenni Olson
Votes: 84
53. Out of the Past (1998)
R | 97 min | Documentary
In 1995, Kelli Peterson started a gay and straight club at her Salt Lake City high school. The story of her ensuing battle with school authorities in interspersed with looks back at the ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Dupre | Stars: Stephen Spinella, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cherry Jones, Edward Norton
Votes: 203 | Gross: $0.01M
54. Execution of Justice (1999 TV Movie)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama
The story of an assassin who killed a mayor in the 1970's in what was known as the "Twinkie Defense".
Director: Leon Ichaso | Stars: Tim Daly, Peter Coyote, Khalil Kain, Tyne Daly
Votes: 273
55. In the Life (1992–2012)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
A newsmagazine focused on LGBT issues and culture, originally broadcast on PBS.
Stars: Harvey Fierstein, Katherine Linton, Bill Brochtrup, Michael Billy
Votes: 69
56. No Secret Anymore: The Times of Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon (2003)
57 min | Documentary, Biography
No Secret Anymore shows Del and Phyllis creating coalitions that took on the prevailing belief that lesbians were illegal, immoral and sick. Phyllis and Del did the groundbreaking work on ... See full summary »
Director: Joan E. Biren | Stars: Virginia Apuzzo, Minnie Jane Bowman, Charlotte Bunch, Kate Clinton
Votes: 23
57. When Ocean Meets Sky (2003)
99 min | Documentary
A look at Fire Island Pines and the gay community that gathers there every summer. From its founding 50 years ago to the presnt day, this community has seen the beginnings of gay liberation, the sexual revolution, the AIDS crisis and more.
Director: Crayton Robey | Stars: Laura Hartstein, Michael Hartstein, Dino Georgiou, Bill Herbst
Votes: 69
58. The Fruit Machine (2018)
81 min | Documentary
The homosexual witch-hunt of public servants and military personnel in Canada from the 1950s through the early 1990s and its effects on the people whose lives and careers were disrupted or destroyed by it.
Director: Sarah Fodey | Stars: Johanne Boutin, Andrew Currie-Beckstead, Julie Trudel, Michelle Douglas
Votes: 77
59. After Stonewall (1999)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary/Historical retrospective of the Gay Rights movement from the 1969 Stonewall riots to the present.
Director: John Scagliotti | Stars: Craig Rodwell, Melissa Etheridge, Mike Carney, Barney Frank
Votes: 675
60. Nitrate Kisses (1992)
67 min | Documentary
Visually structured around four couples making love, one couple at a time; narratively structured around four chapters in lesbian life: older women talking about what it was like in the 30s... See full summary »
Director: Barbara Hammer | Stars: Jerre, Maria, Ruth, Sandy Binford
Votes: 171
61. Mondo Rocco (1970)
237 min | Documentary
Comprised of ten short films, providing the viewer with a well-rounded taste of the Pioneering activist and filmmaker Pat Rocco. Of those: "Homosexuals on the March" is a document of ... See full summary »
Directors: Dale Holland, Frank Newcomb, Michael Redd, Pat Rocco, Seth | Stars: Rick Cassidy, Jim Bailey, Phil Barton, Peter Boice
Votes: 18
62. Upstairs Inferno (2015)
96 min | Documentary, History
On June 24, 1973, a gay bar in New Orleans called the Up Stairs Lounge was deliberately set on fire: an event that for over 40 years, was considered the "Largest Gay Mass Murder in U.S. History".
Director: Robert L. Camina | Stars: Christopher Rice, Regina Adams, Misti Ates, David Billings
Votes: 441
63. Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker (1992)
77 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Directed by Oscar-winner Richard Schmiechen and narrated by Patrick Stewart, Changing Our Minds: The Story of Dr. Evelyn Hooker portrays the life and work of the woman who undertook the ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Schmiechen | Stars: Evelyn Hooker, Chuck Rowland, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 66
64. Queerstralia (2023)
Documentary, History
Join award-winning comedian and professional lesbian Zoe Coombs Marr, as we wipe away the straightwashing and reveal the untold and frankly fascinating Queer history of Australia.
Stars: Ian Roberts, Magda Szubanski, Anthony Brandon Wong, Zoe Coombs Marr
Votes: 43
65. Eye on the Guy: Alan B. Stone & the Age of Beefcake (2006)
48 min | Documentary
A look at the homo-erotic photography of Alan B Stone.
Directors: Philip Lewis, Jean-François Monette | Stars: Gérald Desfossés, Ross Higgins, Gwyneth Jones, Gilles Léonard
Votes: 30
66. The Male Nude (2003)
29 min | Documentary, Short
A history of the male nude in photography.
Director: Andrew Delaplaine | Star: David Leddick
Votes: 28
67. The Fall of '55 (2006)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
In late 1955 and early 1956, the citizens of Boise, Idaho believed there was a menace in their midst. On Halloween, investigators arrested three men on charges of having sex with teenage ... See full summary »
Director: Seth Randal | Stars: Ron Bess, Peter Boag, Jack Butler, Melvin Dir
Votes: 104
68. L.A.: A Queer History (2021)
120 min | Documentary
Most consider the NY Stonewall Riots of 1969 to be the birth of the Gay civil rights movement. But there have been activists, artists and innovators in L.A. since the turn of the 20th century. L.A. A Queer History is an educational, exciting and emotional epic saga spanning nearly a century featuring artists, scholars and first hand accounts from LGBTQ elders who lived it.
Director: Gregorio Davila | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Rosario Dawson, Drea de Matteo, Tracie Thoms
Votes: 53
69. Last Call at Maud's (1993)
77 min | Documentary, History
From 1966 until 1989, Maud's was a San Francisco bar for women. Almost half the film sets the context leading to Maud's opening: lesbians discovering their sexual orientation and having few... See full summary »
Director: Paris Poirier | Stars: Tudy Aubry, Pat Bond, Jeanne Burns, Louette Colombano
Votes: 60
70. Open Secrets (2004)
52 min | Documentary
A look at how the Canadian Armed Forces dealt with homosexuals during and after World War II.
Director: José Torrealba | Star: José Torrealba
Votes: 48
71. Fünf Tage in New York - Gay Pride am Hudson (2014 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary
On June 28th, 1969, the New York Police Department conducted a raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village. To the surprise of the policemen, the ... See full summary »
Directors: Oliver Bätz, André Schäfer | Stars: Serge Biavan, Martin Boyce, Antonia de Rendinger, Cookie Dingler
72. Verzaubert (1993)
89 min | Documentary
Stories of 12 gay and lesbian survivors of the Holocaust and German Fascism.
Directors: Jörg Fockele, Jens Golombek, Dirk Hauska, Sylke Jehna, Claudia Kaltenbach, Ulrich Prehn, Johanna Reutter, Katrin Schmersahl, Dorothee Van Diepenbroick
Votes: 11
73. One Nation Under God (1993)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
Focusing on the contemporary religious Right Wing proliferation of curative therapies for homosexuality, this riveting documentary offers historical context as well as a political analysis of this frighteningly large movement.
Directors: Teodoro Maniaci, Francine Rzeznik | Stars: Ralph Blair, Pat Buchanan, Michael Bussee, Robert Cabaj
Votes: 211
74. Desire (1989)
88 min | Documentary, History, Romance
Stuart Marshall's forceful new film (separately commissioned, but screened in Britain as part of - and the most-watched episode of - Channel Four's lesbian and gay magazine series) isn't ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart Marshall
Votes: 32
75. Continental (2013)
95 min | Documentary
The story of Continental Baths, a well-known New York City establishment for gays during the late '60 to 1974.
Director: Malcolm Ingram | Stars: Bette Midler, Jaye P. Morgan, Melissa Manchester, Holly Woodlawn
Votes: 267
76. Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema (2006)
81 min | Documentary
A chronological look at films by, for, or about (or 'by, for, and about') gays and lesbians in the United States, from 1947 to 2005, from Kenneth Anger's "Fireworks" to Ang Lee's "Brokeback... See full summary »
Directors: Lisa Ades, Lesli Klainberg | Stars: Randy Barbato, Dan Bucatinsky, Jonathan Caouette, Ash Christian
Votes: 840
77. Gay Days (2009)
72 min | Documentary, Romance
In 1985, there were three gays who were out of the closet in Israel. By 1998, there were 3,000. In this short, intensive and dramatic period, Israel came out of the closet in one of the ... See full summary »
Director: Yair Qedar | Stars: Michal Eden, ellyott, Uzi Even, Yossi Even-Kama
Votes: 29
78. The Sons of Tennessee Williams (2010)
Unrated | 75 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Sons of Tennessee Williams charts the evolution of the gay Mardi Gras krewe scene over the decades, illuminating the ways in which its emergence was a seminal factor in the cause of gay liberation in the South.
Director: Tim Wolff | Stars: Charles Maddox, Tommy Dietsch, Ed Herlihy, George Roth
Votes: 847 | Gross: $0.00M
79. Sexo y revolución (2021)
103 min | Documentary
In the early 1970s, Argentine homosexuals were arrested and tortured by the police or in institutions for the mentally ill.
Director: Ernesto Ardito | Stars: Lucas Finocchi, Sergei Parajanov
Votes: 31
80. Anger Me (2006)
71 min | Documentary
Elio Gelmini interviews Avantgarde filmmaker Kenneth Anger. With archive footage of Angers films, he portrays the filmmaker from his childhood until present day.
Director: Elio Gelmini | Stars: Kenneth Anger, Jonas Mekas
Votes: 85
81. One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room (1994)
79 min | Documentary
A group of AIDS patients share their stories in the doctor's office.
Directors: Juan Botas, Lucas Platt | Stars: Jonathan Demme, Juan Botas, Bernard Morisset, Daniel Chapman
Votes: 57
82. Apostles of Civilised Vice (2000)
104 min | Documentary
A history of homosexuality in South Africa from colonial times to the present. Estimates say that between 1910 and 1933 over 60,000 men were convicted of sodomy. They were overwhelmingly black and unable to afford legal representation.
Director: Zackie Achmat
83. Comrades in Arms (1990)
52 min | Documentary, War
Gay men and women recall their secret lives while serving in the British armed forces during WWII.
Director: Stuart Marshall
84. Camera Surveillance (1964)
Crime, Documentary, Short
I live in Mansfield, Ohio, where "Camera Surveilance" was shot. This was a "training film" made by the Mansfield Police Department and Highway Safety Foundation, under the aegis of Safety ... See full summary »
Votes: 8
85. Call Me Troy (2007)
100 min | Documentary, Biography
Call Me Troy is a truly inspirational story about a remarkable and dynamic individual whose activism was decades ahead of its time. Rev. Perry is perhaps best known as the founder of the ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Bloom
Votes: 46
86. A Bill Called William (1997)
51 min | Documentary
A review of Great Britain's Sexual Offenses Act of 1967 on the 30th anniversary of its passage. The Act decriminalized sexual behavior between consenting adult males over 21 and was ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Harvey | Stars: Mark Chapman, David Webb
Votes: 11
87. The Strange History of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, History
The strange history of the now abandoned American 1993-bill, «Don't ask, don't tell» where sexual orientation was a "non-talk" policy in the American forces, leading to 13.368 getting kicked out before 2011.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: Carl Levin, Robert Gates, Mike Mullen, John McCain
Votes: 225
88. The Truth or Consequences of Delmas Howe (2004)
95 min | Documentary
Delmas Howe is a neoclassical painter with an international reputation. His subject matter often depicts gay men. In his hometown of Truth or Consequeneces New Mexico, fundamentalism is on ... See full summary »
Director: Matt Sneddon | Star: Delmas Howe
89. In Love Again (1970)
90 min | Drama
On his 21st birthday, Davy comes out of the closet and falls in love with an older man. Worried about his family's reaction, Davy finds a strong, supportive ally in the form of his sister.
Director: Dick Fontaine | Stars: Chuck Roy, Larry Neilsen, Dick Fontaine, Judy Curtis
90. It's Not Unusual: A Lesbian and Gay History (1997)
150 min | Documentary
Archival footage and interviews with 22 lesbians and gay men give an overview of gay history in the UK from the 1920's. Clause 28, the Well of Lonliness, AIDS, the Pet shop Boys, it's all there in some form or another.
Directors: Cheryl Farthing, Ian MacMillan
Votes: 30
91. Little Sister's vs. Big Brother (2002)
71 min | Documentary
The story of how Little Sister's, a small bookstore in the heart of Vancouver's gay and lesbian community, has flourished in the face of book seizures and bombings.
Director: Aerlyn Weissman | Stars: Jim Deva, Bruce Smythe, Knowlton Nash, Nino Ricci
Votes: 25
92. Zhi tongzhi (2009)
118 min | Documentary
This documentary reviews and summarizes the development of homosexuality as an issue in the past three decades in China. We interviewed thirty prominent figures in the gay community, who ... See full summary »
Director: Zi'en Cui | Star: Fan Popo
Votes: 56
93. Hand on the Pulse (2002)
52 min | Documentary, Biography
Biography of Joan Nestle and the Lesbian Herstory Archives which she founded.
Director: Joyce Warshow
94. Klänge des Verschweigens (2012)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Sounds From the Fog chronicles the odyssey of a gay musician in Nazi Germany. Director Klaus Stanjek's cheerful Uncle Willi lived with his family, except when he was touring as a musician ... See full summary »
Director: Klaus Stanjek | Stars: Inge Baumeister, Walter Beck, Ruth Bluhme, Käthe Busch
Votes: 10
95. The Lady in Question Is Charles Busch (2005)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography
Tender and upbeat, THE LADY IN QUESTION IS CHARLES BUSCH is the affectionate and entertaining tribute to actor, writer, drag performer, and glamorous leading lady Charles Busch.
Directors: John Catania, Charles D. Ignacio | Stars: Charles Busch, Eric Myers, Elizabeth Busch-LeNe, Margaret Busch
Votes: 150
96. Forever's Gonna Start Tonight (2009)
54 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The film profiles Vicki Marlane, a 76-year old HIV+, transgender drag entertainer who's been performing for over 50 years. It chronicles Vicki's life from Minnesota farm boy to carnival worker to gay icon.
Director: Michelle Lawler
Votes: 11
97. Out in America (2011 TV Movie)
Unrated | Documentary
Director: Andrew Goldberg | Stars: Ebone Bell, Ruth Berman, Dana Beyer, Kate Clinton
Votes: 15
98. Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Castro (1997 TV Movie)
86 min | Documentary, History
Now known internationally as the world's first "gay hometown," San Francisco's Castro District was a quiet, working-class neighborhood of European immigrants only a few decades ago. In this... See full summary »
Director: Peter L. Stein | Stars: Terri Orth-Pallavicini, Ken Ruta, Brian Freeman, Marga Gómez
Votes: 40
99. Heren aan de gracht (2004)
57 min | Documentary, Romance
Ale van Dyk and Oscar Janssen spent 48 years together. Now they're getting married. These two men met in 1955 and have been together ever since living openly as homosexuals. Now that the ... See full summary »
Director: Jehoshua Rozenman | Stars: Oscar Janssen, Ale van Dyk
100. Stagestruck: Gay Theatre in the 20th Century (1999– )
140 min | Documentary
Chronicles of gay men and the theatre in the 20th century. From Oscar Wilde and Noel Coward through Terrence Rattigan and Tennesee Williams and on to Edward Albee, Joe Orton, Tony Kushner, and Larry Kramer.
Stars: Penny Downie, Todd Boyce, Michael Elwyn, Frank Lazarus
Votes: 23