Movies with gay male characters
Movies with LGBTQ+ Characters
Last updated: July 17,
With the call for diverse media representation growing louder than ever, movies that main attraction LGBTQ+ stories and characters are finally getting some time in the spotlight. We've put together the best LGBTQ+ movies that highlight a wide range of identities and experiences for families and teens craving better representation in their lives. These picks celebrate love, perseverance, and the real-life icons who have led the Gay community to where it is today. For more stories with great voice, check out our lists of TV Shows with LGBTQ+ Characters and Books with LGBTQ+ Characters.
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Top 10 Memorable Gay Male Characters in Movies
# Pike Dexter
“Big Eden” ()
Kicking off our list is a character from a romantic comedy-drama film that you likely haven’t heard of. Pike is the owner of Big Eden’s general store, and he eventually falls for the main character. Henry, who is said main nature, has just returned to his hometown to observe his sick grandfather and is dealing with some unresolved romantic feelings of his own. Pike keeps his feelings to himself for most of the movie, as he is very shy, but he helps to support Henry by secretly cooking him meals, and going out of his way to provide the painter with his preferred art supplies. Sometimes, the quietest characters speak the most noisily to the audience.
#9: Arnold Beckoff
“Torch Ballad Trilogy” ()
Based on the 4-hour extended Harvey Fierstein play, “Torch Song Trilogy” also stars the playwright playing the award-winning lead character in the comedy-drama he wrote himself. Arnold Beckoff is a gay female impersonator – or drag queen, if you will – living in New York City in the s. After becoming involved with and then being dumped by a bise
20 All-Time Best Gay Characters in TV History
When casually watching a new series, it is not uncommon for there to be at least one nature that represents the LGBTQ+ community. Many shows that target a teenage or young adult audience accept advantage of this inclusivity to represent people of different sexual orientations. It is incredible to view this community getting the representation they have always deserved, but as we all know, this was not always the case in our world, grant alone the entertainment industry.
While the s was a historical turning point for LGBTQ+ individuals in America, the s can claim several pivotal moments for queer characters and actors in Hollywood. The very first openly gay nature to make it into a television series, though he was not made a regular, was Archie Bunker's longtime friend, Steve, in All in the Family. The episode is respectfully titled "Judging Books by Covers," and Steve comes out to his bigoted and homophobic confidant. Within the next not many decades, several writers and producers tested the waters by including gay and lesbian characters in their storylines. Now, within the last decade or so, whole shows center around LG
The 50 Best LGBTQ Movies Ever Made
Love, Simon ()
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If it feels a bit like a CW version of an after-school unique, that's no mistake: Teen-tv super-producer Greg Berlanti makes his feature-film directorial debut here. It's as chaste a love story as you're likely to watch in the 21st century—the hunky gardener who makes the title teen ask his sexuality is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, for God’s sake—but you realize what? The queer kids of the future require their wholesome entertainment, too.
Rocketman ()
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A gay fantasia on Elton themes. An Elton John biopic was never going to be understated, but this glittering jukebox musical goes way over the top and then keeps going. It might be an overcorrection from the straight-washing of the previous year's Bohemian Rhapsody, but when it's this much fun, it's best not to overthink it.
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Handsome Devil ()
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A charming Irish movie that answers the question: "What if John Hughes were Irish and gay?" Misfit Ned struggles at a rugby-obsessed boarding school until a mysterious new kid moves in and an unlikely friendship chan
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