Best Gay/Lesbian/Bi Movies ever made

[Ray O. Blu]

Monster. Charlize Theron & Christina Ricci. Hottest lesbians ever!

[bigpapy]

Originally Posted by Ray O. Blu

Monster. Charlize Theron & Christina Ricci. Hottest lesbians ever!

That one plus Milk and TransAmerica

[andyman1970]

Originally Posted by HorrorHead

Speaking as a 'mo , I didn't see what the big deal was with Brokeback. Yeah it's a nice looking picture and decent story and all but pretty stereotypical archetypes as well. Birdcage was horrible. Nathan Lane makes me want to wretch. Hollywood gives us either flaming queens or Marlboro men. I'm neither. Most of us aren't.

The Crying Game, awesome movie, but I wouldn't say it's a gay movie. It only became a "gay" movie after everyone knew the twist. Milk was great and I thought it did a pretty good job of showing the man warts and all. Gods and Monsters and Far from Heaven were pretty good too.

But I'm gonna have to go with QT. Top Gun is the gayest movie and it sucks. What do I know? I don't like Cher, Streisand or Gone With the Wind. Guess I have to give my gay card back.

Whaaaaattttt???? Another 'mo in Birmingham, Alabama right here on this site? I don't belive it!!! Of course I have to disagree about Brokeback. I thought it was a wonderful movie.

Guess I'll have to give my gay card back too as I don't like Cher, Streisand or even Celine. I do like Gone With the Wind, but not because it's popular with gay's. It's just a great classic movie IMO.

Originally Posted by PCiAM

I'm a gay guy, though I don't like too many gay films that I've seen as many perpetuate the negative stereotype. Sure, the stereotype is based on a lot of reality, but in terms of pushing a cause, I believe Brokeback was pretty stellar. It showed the internal conflict/struggle of a seemingly normal guy and brought awareness to more people than just appealing to a niche audience.

I don't like to many gay movies either because most of them deal with AIDS or coming out like those are the only issues we have to deal with. Most of the stereotyped characters in the movies are real though.

Originally Posted by Moneydemon3

The Birdcage with Robin Williams and Nathan Lane

The Birdcage is just an Americanized ripoff/remake of a far superior La Cage aux Follies. A film from France.

Brokeback Mountain, La Cage aux Follies, The Closet (another French film), Monster, Chasing Amy and Gia (Angelina Jolie and full frontal nudity for all you straight guys out there) are some of my favs.

Oh, and one more. Sordid Lives.

[P@t_Mtl]

I suppose the first one I have ever seen (that I can recall) would be :

Making Love (1982) with Kate Jackson, Harry Hamlin, and Michael Ontkean.

[Lucy Diamond]

Originally Posted by HorrorHead

Speaking as a 'mo , I didn't see what the big deal was with Brokeback. Yeah it's a nice looking picture and decent story and all but pretty stereotypical archetypes as well.

It is funny that you mention that.

All of my gay friends (including a gay uncle) believe that Brokeback was complete hogwash because it was written by a woman and all key roles were played by straight people. Having said that...how card carrying and flag waving can it be??

[andyman1970]

Originally Posted by Lucy Diamond

It is funny that you mention that.

All of my gay friends (including a gay uncle) believe that Brokeback was complete hogwash because it was written by a woman and all key roles were played by straight people. Having said that...how card carrying and flag waving can it be??

It's not supposed to be card carrying and flag waving. That's the whole point and one of the reasons I love it so much. It is so far from being stereotypical that it's more realistic to gay guys like myself. I mean just because it doesn't have a bunch of drag queens or bull dykes and a soundtrack from Cyndi Lauper and K.D. Lang doesn't make it complete hogwash. It just sounds like your friends and uncle are heterophobic.

[PCiAM]

Originally Posted by andyman1970

It's not supposed to be card carrying and flag waving. That's the whole point and one of the reasons I love it so much. It is so far from being stereotypical that it's more realistic to gay guys like myself. I mean just because it doesn't have a bunch of drag queens or bull dykes and a soundtrack from Cyndi Lauper and K.D. Lang doesn't make it complete hogwash. It just sounds like your friends and uncle are heterophobic.

Exactly. I'm gay and I definitely support the cause, but you probably won't find me out waving a flag in a parade (not that I diss those who do that). I enjoyed Brokeback--it wasn't one of the 'all time best' films, but it did a good job of showing two masculine characters experiencing something deemed immoral by society. Heath's character especially underwent some serious self-loathing that a lot of gay people go through.

This isn't a movie, but I loved the lesbian relationship in Buffy the Vampire Slayer between Willow and Tara because the relationship lasted several years and was treated like every other heterosexual relationship on the show. In fact, Willow/Tara is one of the most romantic couples in the history of television. Sure, Will and Grace may have helped the cause some, but a lot of it was still very stereotypical.

I don't mind the 'gay and proud' people, but being gay is a part of who I am... it isn't my defining characteristic which is what a lot of gay people seem to act like. Shoving something down someone's throat distastefully isn't going to cause them to accept you more.

[Geezer00003]

Desert Hearts(1985)
Anyone see this one?
Risky movie for it's time if I recall.

[quirkmanly]

My fave would have to be Another Country - starring a young Colin Firth and Rupert Everett.

[Petra_Kalbrain]

As a heterosexual male, Chasing Amy will always grace the top of my list for this category.

[GregBlu5]

For recent films (leaving aside BROKEBACK), I'd say SHELTER.
For the eighties, TORCH SONG TRILOGY.
THE BOYS IN THE BAND for the 70's.

My current collection or what I have on order (too bad that only six are on Blu-ray):

3-DAY WEEKEND
24TH DAY
ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE
ADAM & STEVE
A FOUR LETTER WORD
A HOME AT THE END OF THE WORLD
ALL OVER THE GUY
ALMOST NORMAL
ANDRE'S MOTHER
AND THE BAND PLAYED ON
AN EARLY FROST
ANGELS IN AMERICA
ANOTHER COUNTRY
BEAUTIFUL THING
BENT
BIG EDEN
BILLY'S HOLLYWOOD SCREEN KISS
BIRD CAGE, THE
BOYS IN THE BAND, THE
BOYS ON THE SIDE
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
BROKEN HEARTS CLUB, THE
CAPOTE
CABARET
CELULOID CLOSET, THE
CHRIS AND DON, A LOVE STORY
COMING OUT UNDER FIRE
CUT SLEEVE BOYS
CRYING GAME, THE
DANTE'S COVE SEASONS 1-3
DEATHTRAP
DESERT HEARTS
DOG TAGS
DOING TIME ON MAPLE DRIVE
DYING GAUL, THE
EAST SIDE STORY
EDGE OF SEVENTEEN
FABULOUS! (The story of queer cinema)
FAMILY STONE, THE
FAR FROM HEAVEN
FAT GIRLS
FOR A LOST SOLDIER
FLUFFER, THE
FURTHER TALES OF THE CITY
GET REAL
GODS AND MONSTERS
HATE CRIME
HIS SECRET LIFE
HOLDING TREVOR
IN & OUT
JEFFREY
JUST A QUESTION OF LOVE
KISS KISS BANG BANG
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES II
LATTER DAYS
LEAVING METROPOLIS
LOGGERHEADS
LONG TIME COMPANION
LOVE! VALOUR! COMPASSION!
MAKING LOVE
MAMBO ITALIANO
MAURICE
MILK
MORE TALES OF THE CITY
MRS. DOUBTFIRE
MULLIGANS
MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDERETTE
NAKED CIVIL SERVANT, THE
NIGHT LARRY KRAMER KISSED ME, THE
NINE LIVES
OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION, THE
OH HAPPY DAY
OPPOSITE OF SEX, THE
OUR SONS
OUTING RILEY
OUT OF THE PAST
PARTING GLANCES
PARTNERS
PHILADELPHIA
PRICK UP YOUR EARS
PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT
PSYCHO BEACH PARTY
QUEER AS FOLK SEASONS 1, 2 (British)
QUEER AS FOLK SEASONS 1-5 (American)
REGARDING BILLY
RICK AND STEVE SEASONS 1,2
RITZ, THE
ROCK HAVEN
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
SAVE ME
SERVING IN SILENCE
S IS FOR SEXY
SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION
SORDID LIVES
SUM OF US, THE
SUMMER STORM
SUNDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY
SURGE OF POWER
SHELTER
TALES OF THE CITY
THREESOME
TIMES HAVE BEEN BETTER
TORCH SONG TRILOGY
TO WONG FOO, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING
TRICK
TRIP, THE
TWILIGHT OF THE GOLDS, THE
VICTOR VICTORIA
WEDDING BANQUET, THE
WHEN LOVE COMES
WILL & GRACE SEASONS 1-8
WRANGLER, ANATOMY OF AN ICON

[andyman1970]

Originally Posted by PCiAM

Exactly. I'm gay and I definitely support the cause, but you probably won't find me out waving a flag in a parade (not that I diss those who do that). I enjoyed Brokeback--it wasn't one of the 'all time best' films, but it did a good job of showing two masculine characters experiencing something deemed immoral by society. Heath's character especially underwent some serious self-loathing that a lot of gay people go through.

This isn't a movie, but I loved the lesbian relationship in Buffy the Vampire Slayer between Willow and Tara because the relationship lasted several years and was treated like every other heterosexual relationship on the show. In fact, Willow/Tara is one of the most romantic couples in the history of television. Sure, Will and Grace may have helped the cause some, but a lot of it was still very stereotypical.

I don't mind the 'gay and proud' people, but being gay is a part of who I am... it isn't my defining characteristic which is what a lot of gay people seem to act like. Shoving something down someone's throat distastefully isn't going to cause them to accept you more.

I completely agree, especially the last part.

[Moefiz]

I won't call them mainstream but I would have to say..

Boys Don't Cry
Monster

Bound(Wachowski Brothers)
and
Fire

[carpaltonnel]

"Boys on the side" is a favorite of mine too.

[Porfie]

Don't forget TRICK, LATTER DAYS, THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION, CIRCUIT, THE NEXT BEST THING, and of course, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

[HorrorHead]

Originally Posted by andyman1970

It's not supposed to be card carrying and flag waving. That's the whole point and one of the reasons I love it so much. It is so far from being stereotypical that it's more realistic to gay guys like myself. I mean just because it doesn't have a bunch of drag queens or bull dykes and a soundtrack from Cyndi Lauper and K.D. Lang doesn't make it complete hogwash. It just sounds like your friends and uncle are heterophobic.

I disagree. I think it IS stereotypical. There is just as much stereotype in the hyper-masculine "gay cowboy", porn stache, tom of finland imagery as there is in the uber-drag of Too Wong Foo... Not that it isn't entertaining, just not very realistic, IMHO. ***WARNING*** Soapbox moment coming...Maybe Hollywood does this so were easy to pick out in a movie. If we look and act too much like everyone else, it makes us harder to identify and therefore harder to hate. (End soapbox moment.)

Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

As a heterosexual male, Chasing Amy will always grace the top of my list for this category.

And not to single you out, but funny how all the straight dudes pick Bound and Chasing Amy which both feature hot lesbi-action. Totally understandable (bow-chicka-bow-wow) I've never seen Chasing Amy personally. I have seen Bound and thought is was pretty cool. I've always though both Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly straddled the fence, if ya know what i mean.

[toef]

Mulholland Drive
Superbad

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Mr.White

I'm straight guy myself,but I do think that late John Ritter did a hell of a job in Sling Blade as the openly gay Dollar Store owner,HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR AN OSCAR,INCREDIBLE PERFORMACE! Mmm,Hmm!!!

I agree

[SquidPuppet]

Tipping the Velvet

Killer love story with lots of pain and loss. A period piece as well.

[PH3AR]

Originally Posted by McKellars

I don't think I've ever seen one yet.

I don't think i saw one either unless i didn't know it