Some of the Greatest Gay Love Stories in Movies (2023)

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What was the first movie to have a gay couple? ›

The first notable suggestion of homosexuality on film was in 1895, when two men were shown dancing together in the William Kennedy Dickson motion picture The Dickson Experimental Sound Film, commonly labeled online and in three published books as The Gay Brothers.

Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Paramount Plus, and Peacock are the best mainstream platforms for LGBTQ titles. Viewers looking to stream more niche entertainment might enjoy Revry or WOW Presents Plus.

The film co-stars Bowen Yang, Conrad Ricamora, James Scully, and Margaret Cho. Inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the story follows a group of gay friends who go on vacation to Fire Island, only for things to become complicated by classism and romance.

Barry and Randell kiss in the episode "Father Figures". It is the first Disney series to feature a same-sex kiss between a married couple.

There is only one hopeful scene in "Different from the Others," a silent picture from 1919 that is widely considered the first feature film about gay love.

In Pixar's 2021 release, “Luca,” two young sea monsters who appear human when on land, Luca (Jacob Tremblay) and Alberto (Jack Dylan Grazer), build a profound friendship with each other that many interpreted as a coming out allegory — the New York Times' review of the film was headlined “Calamari by Your Name.” The ...

Is Coco a gay movie? ›

While Coco is not an explicitly queer film, music's flatly anti-family resonances in Miguel's world lead him to talk like one who is closeted: 'I get this feeling like we're connected somehow', he says of De la Cruz, adding, 'I can't really talk about any of this at home'.

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This ultra-sexy romantic comedy goes beyond the usual young gay love story, marking JUST FRIENDS as a truly modern tale of queer love.

In a still rare but slowly rising trend, Ginny & Georgia's lesbian storyline adopts the Gen Z method of teenagers coming out – which is to barely do it at all. Despite being 15, Maxine “Max” Baker has been out to her family and friends for years.

While Henry falls for his mysterious new classmate Grace (Reinhart), La (Young) and Cora (Peña), figure out their own relationship as gay, yet it's far more simple in comparison to the complicated love affair between Henry and Grace.

And then there's the queer and diverse aspect of It Ends in Fire. I feel like for too long people have tried to tell us that we couldn't have a rich world full of complex characters who were racially diverse, LGBTQ positive, and included aspects like non-binary representation.

Casarosa has explicitly said that the film is not a queer story, that it is all “platonic” and determinedly “pre-pubescent.” That suggests a limited understanding of gay growing up, particularly of when our feelings of affection and special closeness and difference can first develop.

Canonically, Elsa of Arendelle, who sits upon the tiny northern kingdom's throne at the end of Frozen, is not queer. Canonically, she is not romantically interested in anybody. And lest you wonder if that description means Elsa is asexual or aromantic, neither of those qualities is canon either.

As the first major, openly gay character created by Marvel Comics, Northstar generated significant publicity in the mainstream press, and Alpha Flight #106 sold out in a week, although the series was not a very popular title. It is the only comic book issue to have been inducted into the Gaylactic Hall of Fame.

Patrick Haggerty, the trailblazer widely regarded as the first openly gay country singer, died on Monday surrounded by his husband and children, according to a statement on his band's Instagram page. He was 78.

Who was the first gay fictional character? ›

Andy Lippincott was the first openly gay character to appear in a mainstream comic strip. Midnighter is one of DC Comics' most prominent gay superheroes and his relationship with Apollo is one of the most prominent gay relationships in DC Comics. First appearance: Uncanny X-Men #120 (1979).

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It does, after all, feature a heterosexual romance between its crossdressing title character and the military leader whose battalion she joins after disguising herself as a boy. But for many queer audiences, Mulan is a seminal queer narrative — and it's hardly the only Disney film to claim that honor.

In celebration of Pride month, we've compiled a list of the best Fresh LGBTQ+ movies you can find on HBO Max right now. You'll find hit classic dramas (Desert Hearts), feel-good comedies (In & Out), and international affairs (Bad Education).

5. G, PG and PG13 are advisory ratings, while NC16, M18 and R21 are age-restricted ratings enforceable by law.

In the twelfth book of the series officially titled Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot, George and Harold meet their future selves. And as author and illustrator Dav Pilkey quietly reveals, Harold is a gay character.

In Lightyear, we witness the anodyne kiss on the lips between space explorer Alisha Hawthorne and her wife, and we realize that partners are not at the center of any story, but rather one of those fragments that give meaning to life.

How many Disney characters were gay first? ›

There have actually been eight characters that were announced as a “first openly gay character” to varying degrees, and each got a lot of press attention. These “first gay characters” reflect something contradictory about Disney's LGBTQ legacy.

Countries are censoring the new Buzz Lightyear movie over a same-sex kissing scene. It's not the first time that Disney has faced LGBTQ backlash. Following a year marked by turmoil with its LGBTQ+ fan base and employees, Disney is releasing its first-ever movie that shows a gay kiss.

Pepita is an Alebrije who appears in the 2017 Pixar film, Coco. She was Mamma Imelda's pet Maine Coon cat when she was alive, and served as her Alebrije spirit guide in the afterlife. She is shown in her living form at the end of the movie, accompanying Dante.

For generations, the Riveras have banned music because they believe they've been cursed by it; as their family history goes, Miguel's great-great-grandfather abandoned his wife decades earlier to follow his own dreams of performing, leaving Imelda (Miguel's great-great-grandmother) to take control as the matriarch of ...

Max Rockatansky is both straight and the best driver on the roads, and the villains in Mad Max and Mad Max 2 are gay motorcyclists. The demonisation of bikies and homosexuals in the two films is an interesting trope—all the more so because it has passed almost without comment or debate.

Blue Crush (2002)

Starring Kate Bosworth, the out and queer Michelle Rodriguez, and Sanoe Lake, Blue Crush is literally every millennial queer woman's root movie. Even though this surfer film was super popular in the early aughts, queer girls were way more into it than our straight friends.

What's Your Number? is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Mark Mylod and starring Anna Faris and Chris Evans. Written by Gabrielle Allan and Jennifer Crittenden, it is based on Karyn Bosnak's book 20 Times a Lady.

I wouldn't recommend Ginny & Georgia for kids under 18 unless parents are going to talk about the topics with their kids. The self-harm theme is especially sensitive and should be addressed.

Anxiety/depression – One of the teenage characters refers to a dark time he went through recently. His mother (played by Jennifer Robertson ofSchitt's Creek) also mentions it. Ginny clearly struggles with anxiety.

Was Georgia pregnant in Ginny and Georgia? ›

Flashbacks throughout the episode reveal how Georgia was abused as a teenager, how she became pregnant with Ginny, and that her husband's crash was caused by her poisoning his smoothie with wolfsbane.

The Lighthouse contains explicit depictions of male sexuality and primarily depicts two men alone in close quarters on an island. But when asked whether the film was "a love story", Robert Eggers replied: Am I saying these characters are gay? No.

The MPAA rating has been assigned for “language, sexuality and teen drug use.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a sex scene and partial nudity, several kissing scenes between two teen girls, and between a teen boy and a teen girl, discussions of love and heartbreak and how the brain changes in adolescence, ...

Meanwhile, Henry's distracted at school, failing his classes, and behind on the newspaper. One day, he goes to Grace's house and discovers the truth: Grace lives in her deceased boyfriend's (Dominic "Dom" Sawyer) house with his parents. She wears his unwashed clothes to preserve his memory.

Like heterosexuals, many lesbian, gay and bisexual people want to form stable, long-lasting relationships and many of them do. In fact, researchers have found that the majority of lesbian, and gay, adults are in committed relationships and many couples have been together 10 or more years.

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Jobriath Boone became the first openly gay rock musician to be signed to a major record label, Elektra Records. Australian soap opera Number 96 features the first openly gay and regular character (played by Joe Hasham) on television anywhere in the world.

By the early 1970s, many rock stars had flirted with androgyny and sexual fluidity. But in 1973, a singer and actor named Bruce Wayne Campbell became what is believed to be the first openly gay rock musician signed to a major label when he debuted as the outrageously flashy Jobriath.

Female police officer Spectre, a purple female cyclops, refers to her girlfriend in a scene, saying 'It's not easy being a new parent, my girlfriend's daughter got me pulling my hair out'. Voiced by gay actress Lena Waithe, and though a brief moment, it was hailed by the studio as being its first gay character.

Is Tony Stark a gay? ›

Iron Man is one of the most iconic characters in the MCU. He is also known as Tony Stark, the billionaire industrialist, a founding member of Avengers, and the former CEO of Stark Industries. He is a character that started it all in 2008, with the first movie in the MCU as we know it today. Iron Man is straight.

It's finally canon: the third episode of Loki confirmed that its titular character is bisexual, making him Marvel's first canonically queer lead character. It took long enough.

In Eternals, Phastos (played by Brian Tyree Henry) is a married gay man with a young son, and his family life is entwined into the heart of the story.

LGBT+ oriented music. One of the earliest US top 40 singles to feature a positive depiction of the LGBT community was bisexual rocker Lou Reed's 1972 song "Walk on the Wild Side", which detailed the lives of gay, bi, and trans members of Andy Warhol's social circle.

The pride flag was created in 1978 by gay designer and political activist Gilbert Baker. On our streets, at our parades, even on our clothing, the rainbow flag has become a worldwide symbol of LGBTQ pride.

2400 BCE – Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum are believed to be the first recorded same-sex couple in history.

“It doesn't have anything to do with what we're trying to do,” People magazine reported Hillenburg as saying. “We never intended them to be gay.