Pride Month is finally here, and that means it’s time to celebrate the LGBTQ community.
While there are many ways to celebrate, a fun way to get involved is to watch some of the classic LGBTQ films that are on a variety of streaming platforms.
Here are just a few of our top picks.
Love Simon
Featuring Nick Robinson, Love Simon is a feel-good, coming out story that also shows the struggles that come with the process.
Those who want to stream Love Simon can watch it on Amazon Prime Video or Disney Plus.
The official description of the movie is as follows:
Everyone deserves a great love story, but for 17-year-old Simon Spier, it’s a little more complicated. He hasn’t told his family or friends that he’s gay, and he doesn’t know the identity of the anonymous classmate that he’s fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life-changing.
Brokeback Mountain
Featuring the incredible talents of Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain (2005) takes place in the 60s. It features a cowboy and ranch hand who fall in love, but subsequently try attempt to hide who they are from the world throughout their lives. Over the years, this movie has become a staple LGBTQ film.
Those who want to watch Brokeback Mountain can stream it on Peacock.
The official description is as follows:
In 1963, rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) and ranch hand Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) are hired by rancher Joe Aguirre (Randy Quaid) as sheep herders in Wyoming. One night on Brokeback Mountain, Jack makes a drunken pass at Ennis that is eventually reciprocated. Though Ennis marries his longtime sweetheart, Alma (Michelle Williams), and Jack marries a fellow rodeo rider (Anne Hathaway), the two men keep up their tortured and sporadic affair over the course of 20 years.
Paris is Burning
Paris is Burning is incredibly important when learning about the history of drag queens as it takes place in the 90s when such was still not accepted. This movie is especially important for those who are allies to the LGBTQ community.
Those who want to watch the documentary can stream in on HBO Max.
The official description is as follows:
This documentary focuses on drag queens living in New York City and their “house” culture, which provides a sense of community and support for the flamboyant and often socially shunned performers. Groups from each house compete in elaborate balls that take cues from the world of fashion. Also touching on issues of racism and poverty, the film features interviews with a number of renowned drag queens, including Willi Ninja, Pepper LaBeija and Dorian Corey.
Call Me By Your Name
A more recent LGBTQ film favorite and most recently the muse for Lil Nas X’s song “Call Me By Your Name,” this 2017 movie takes place in the early 80s. It features Timothee Chalamet’s character, Elio Perlman, and Armie Hammer’s character, Oliver, as they start to form a love for each other over the summer in Italy.
Those who want to stream this movie can watch it on Vudu or Amazon Prime Video.
The official description of the movie is as follows:
It’s the summer of 1983, and precocious 17-year-old Elio Perlman is spending the days with his family at their 17th-century villa in Lombardy, Italy. He soon meets Oliver, a handsome doctoral student who’s working as an intern for Elio’s father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of their surroundings, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.
But I’m a Cheerleader
The 1999 film, But I’m a Cheerleader, is a satirical comedy that puts a humorous twist on conversion camps. The movie features the talents of Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall and of course the one and only. RuPaul.
Those who want to stream this movie can watch it on Vudu or Pluto TV.
The official description is as follows:
Megan (Natasha Lyonne) considers herself a typical American girl. She excels in school and cheerleading, and she has a handsome football-playing boyfriend, even though she isn’t that crazy about him. So she’s stunned when her parents decide she’s gay and send her to True Directions, a boot camp meant to alter her sexual orientation. While there, Megan meets a rebellious and unashamed teen lesbian, Graham (Clea DuVall). Though Megan still feels confused, she starts to have feelings for Graham.