Gay Films Based on a True Story

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Prisoner of Society

2018 Documentary

Adelina, a young trans woman, has her freedom and identity suffocated by the traditional expectations of her parents and a conservative society.

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Bi the Way

2022 Animation

An intimate animation about the difficulties of being a non-binary person in a binary world. The film follows Amir's personal life story plus interviews with world renowned researchers in the field of gender studies.

Strike a Pose

2016 Documentary, Musical

What does it take to express yourself? The surprising and moving story of Madonna's most famous troupe of dancers.

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Sweetheart Dancers

2019 Documentary

Sean and Adrian, a Two-Spirit couple, are determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture through their participation in the 'Sweetheart Dance.' This celebratory contest is held at powwows across the country, primarily for men and women couples, until now.

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A Fine Girl

2020 Documentary

An optimistic portrait of Brandi, a thriving Black transgender woman in the Deep South. As she works to open a luxury salon, her various communities support her in inspiring ways.

Open

2010 Drama, Romance

Interweaving love stories centering on real individuals who are utilizing medicine to explore new frontiers of love, sex, and the human form.

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Beakman & Jok

2021 Documentary

Explores the complex and fascinating life of Bay Area artist, leather man, AIDS activist, and renowned children's science educator Jok Church. Church revolutionized children's science education through his internationally syndicated comic strip, bestselling children's books, and the hit TV show Beakman's World.

The Fall of ’55

2006 Documentary

In 1955 and 1956, Boise, Idaho was swept up in a moral panic after three men were arrested for having sex with teenage boys. Although investigators claimed a vast child sex ring existed, none was ever found. The investigation charged 16 men, drew national attention, and left lasting scars on the community.

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The Leaf

2021 Documentary

Director Will Zang chronicles his experience as both a filmmaker and a gay, Chinese immigrant during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Small Town Secrets

2005 Documentary

Katherine Leggett's home movies and webcam conversations with her gay parents, who live in a small Midwestern town.

Leave It on the Floor

2011 Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance

Kicked out of his home for being gay, a young man finds a new family with Los Angeles drag queens.

Campaign of Hate: Russia and Gay Propaganda

2014 Documentary

As most of the world moves forward toward gay equality, Russia is seemingly heading backward. Antigay sentiment and legislation are spreading rapidly throughout the country. In 2013, the Russian parliament passed a ban on so-called 'gay propaganda' that effectively makes nearly any public discussion of gay equality a crime. It is my hope that this documentary will educate viewers to their reality.

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XY Anatomy of a Boy

2009 Documentary

Can you be a virgin, gay and into girls? An intimate study of six homosexual boys. In the changing room some of the uncertainties and embarrassment’s of youth emerge, such as the tale of hunky Peter, romance and the naff value of losing your virginity during a Disney movie.

Corpus Christi

2012 Documentary

Terrence McNally’s Corpus Christi is a play retelling the Jesus story, with Jesus as a gay man living in the 1950s in Corpus Christi, Texas. This documentary follows the troupe, playwright, and audience around the world on a five-year journey of Terrence McNally’s passion play, where voices of protest and support collide on one of the central issues facing the LGBT community: religion.

Lord Montagu

2013 Documentary

The inside story of Lord Edward Montagu, one of England's most controversial and iconic aristocrats of the Twentieth Century.

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Paradise

2020 Documentary

The day of the "Event" has arrived and Dalila, Jano, Daph D, Megan, Putricia, Ciara, Barbara and Zodoma, are here to climb on heels higher than the walls of the genre and the identity. Together they will expand the limits of imagination; the makeup will be their war paint and their dresses the armor.

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Pink Suede Shoes

2016 Documentary

Jasun Watkins brings his pink, brash and very camp Elvis impersonation act to Porthcawl in the biggest Elvis tribute festival in Europe.

Miwa: A Japanese Icon

2010 Documentary

Looks back at the 50-year career of Akihiro Miwa, a celebrated Japanese entertainer who captured attention playing the glamorous female lead of the 1968 cult classic 'Black Lizard.' Performing as a female while living off-stage as a man, Miwa has used glitter, wit, evening gowns and enchanting storytelling as a vessel for gay activism and more.

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Family Matters

2022 Documentary

It is an inside peek into the lives and relationships between sex workers and their family members.

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Chokehole: Drag Wrestlers do Deutschland

2023 Documentary

Follows the drag wrestling collective Chokehole as they take the show to Germany, sharing the stories of cast members as they grapple with racism, gender conformism, queer identity and America's suppression of the arts

Fursonas

2016 Documentary

Follows a few groups of Furries, as a social commentary of this fandom, its stigmas and how it is perceived through sensational media coverage.

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Into the Streets

2013 Documentary, Drama

In a time when the gay community was discriminated and in fear of public persecution, partygoers took to the streets to show they would no longer hide. It was Sydney 1978, when Craig, a naïve teenager was swept up in the birth of a movement. Through a fragmented recollection, we revisit the chaotic events of the first Sydney Gay Mardi Gras.

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Bomgay

1996 Documentary

Based on the gay poetry of R. Raj Rao, these six vignettes depict the underground and twisted nature of the gay identity in urban India. Part Genet, part Bollywood this film combines acidic verse and insightful imagery to reveal the emerging gay community in post-liberalized India of the 1990's.

Undressing Israel: Gay Men in the Promised Land

2012 Documentary

Adult film entrepreneur and political columnist Michael Lucas examines Israel's thriving gay community.

Dear David

2023 Horror, Thriller

A man is haunted by the ghost of a boy named David, who is trying to kill him.

COMING SOON

Willie and Jimmy Dean

2026 Drama, Romance

1950s Hollywood becomes the backdrop for a secret relationship between a young writer and his roommate, James Dean. As both men pursue recognition and suppress their desires, their bond intensifies, shadowed by consequences neither can escape.

Angel

1982 Drama, Romance

A handsome young Athenian attempts to escape his abusive alcoholic father and the grinding poverty of his daily life by falling in love with a macho sailor who promises him a better life.