Gay Rights Movies

Art Johnston and Pepe Peña are civil rights leaders whose life and love is a force behind LGBTQ+ equality in the heart of the country. Their...

In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen...

During spring break, Qizhe’s double life unravels as a secret online connection clashes with his role as the “perfect” son at home.

This short film reveals the inspiration, motivation and political challenges at San Francisco City Hall during the frantic days leading up to the...

A short 1994 documentary that highlights the lives and experiences of a few LGBTQ+ residents of the Palouse. Filmed and narrated by Jeff Olson....

A documentary on the challenges encountered by LGBT individuals in their childhood, at school, when coming out, and in many social settings. The...

This highly controversial documentary, aired as part of the CBS Reports series, ostensibly covers the growing influence of the LGBT community in San...

Marie a gay rights activist talks about her life with a student journalist.

Panti Bliss is many things: part glamorous aunt, part Jessica Rabbit, she's a wittily incisive performer with charisma to burn who is regarded as one...

The first major uprising against police brutality, harassment, and societal oppression was not at Stonewall in 1969, but at Compton's Cafeteria in...

Produced by the activist video collective ACT UP/NY called DIVA TV (Damned Interfering Activist Television), this tape analyzes the collaborative...

A documentary on the history of the gay magazine Entendidos, a pioneering publication on LGBTQ+ rights in Venezuela.

Robert (not his real name), is a gay Zimbabwean man who fled to South Africa in the hopes of making this his home. What he found instead was abuse at...

Four older gay couples discuss their relationships, civil partnerships and their views on multiple topics such as spirituality, religion, love, gay...

The story of a young gay man who faced persecution due to his sexuality and made a frightening journey to the UK with just a suitcase.

Documentary short documents the “Reminder Day Picket” at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, on July 4, 1968.

A mini documentary about the untold contributions lesbians made during the A.I.D.S epidemic.

L'unione falla forse is a documentary film that intertwines the life of homogenitorial families with the bizarre theories of anti-LGBT exponents, in...