Gay Movies & Short Films to Watch on YouTube

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The Dinner

2023 Comedy

At dinner with his parents, a young man is going to reveal something that he's been thinking about for a while.

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The Black Cop

2022 Documentary

A former police officer reflects on his complicated past, confronting the moments when he suffered from racism within the force and the times when he contributed to it himself.

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Nunzio’s Second Cousin

1994 Drama, Romance

A masculine gay cop confronts homophobia head-on, teaching a transformative lesson to a group of young homophobes, challenging stereotypes and fostering understanding in his community.

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Voguing: The Message

1989 Documentary

Traces the roots of the gay Black and Latino dance form, which appropriates and plays with poses and images from mainstream fashion.

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Too Cosy

2023 Comedy

Ricardo, Enrique and Joseph arrive at a rented apartment that feels warm and inviting, but it does not take long for old issues and hidden feelings to rise. Casual chat turns personal, boundaries blur, and playful teasing reveals more than they expect.

Pride & Protest

2020 Documentary

In the wake of the Birmingham protests against LGBTQ+ relationship education in primary schools, a team of queer community reporters of colour challenge homophobia and call out racism in LGBTQ+ spaces.

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Dominant Chord

2019 Drama

A country music star grappling with his hidden identity faces an agonizing dilemma when his career and love life collide on the brink of exposure.

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Come Clean

2023 Comedy, Drama

A young gay man, battling O.C.D., navigates the challenges of a Grindr date, struggling to keep his composure and avoid awkward mishaps.

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Sacrament

2024 Horror

Hiking in the vast mountains of the American West, Belford and Winston grapple with unspoken tensions. As they argue about their feelings for each other, Belford recalls their first meeting at church.

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Not Another Coming Out Story

2025 Drama, Romance

Tommy and Star, two south London teens, navigate friendship, sex, drugs and loss

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Acceptance

2020 Drama

When a boy tells his parents he is gay, he soon discovers what family really means.

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The Last Summer

2020 Drama

Under Nazi Germany, the world becomes even more dangerous for Ben and his openly gay friend Felix.

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Boygame

2013 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Best friends John and Nichola practice with each other before their first encounters with women.

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Alaska Is a Drag

2012 Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Leo's dreams of being an international superstar are hard fought working in a fish cannery in Alaska.

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Sand

2020 Drama, Romance

In the English seaside town of Skegness, two boys struggle with both who they are as individuals and as a couple.

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The Way Out

2018 Drama

A real estate developer faces a life-altering choice during a family vacation in Mexico, where his hidden life intersects with the path he ultimately chooses to follow.

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Davy and Stu

2006 Drama, Romance

Two Scottish lads' routine at a peat bog is disrupted when one arrives late, altering their daily ritual.

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Cool Down

2026 Drama

A post-workout cool down turns up the heat between the last two men at the gym.

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The Sum of Us

2020 Drama

A couple, a shared place and a social network as the homewrecker.

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Gold Star

2019 Drama

Two basketball players confront their strained relationship in a game of one on one.

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Come Clean

2008 Drama

Jeremy copes with guilt a year after losing his boyfriend to a hate crime. Alone in a laundromat, he faces a similar situation, grappling with his role as a bystander.

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He Won’t Belong

2023 Drama

Amidst the fury of a storm on the remote and windswept shores of California's forgotten coast, two strangers slowly unearth the secrets of each other's past.

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It Was Love to Me

2024 Drama

A young tennis prodigy falls for the player he looks up to, believing their connection could become something more after an intimate encounter.

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Pride

2013 Drama

Manol, a retired general and a loving grandfather, is a patriarch of firm morals and fixed beliefs, which he has upheld in his household. But on this day he learns that the boy he raised is gay. The life choices of his loved ones challenge his values in a battle he has lost by default.

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Hearts and Hotel Rooms

2007 Drama, Romance

Brian and Jimmy navigate their separate paths after a transformative night, questioning their future together.

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Park Bench

2007 Drama

A timid young man finds courage to express his true feelings when he encounters a stranger on a park bench.

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Darío

2018 Drama, Musical

Darío, a 17-year-old from Barranquilla, Colombia, loves dancing with his carnival troupe. But he keeps his passion hidden because his mother forbids it and insists he work in his uncle’s shop instead. With the carnival fast approaching, Darío faces a choice: will he find a way to join the celebration he loves?

Gay Movies & Short Films on YouTube

All Gay Films Currently Streaming on YouTube

The Dinner

The Black Cop

Nunzio’s Second Cousin

Voguing: The Message

Too Cosy

Pride & Protest

Dominant Chord

Come Clean

Sacrament

Not Another Coming Out Story

Acceptance

The Last Summer

Boygame

Alaska Is a Drag

Sand

The Way Out

Davy and Stu

Cool Down

The Sum of Us

Gold Star

Come Clean

He Won’t Belong

It Was Love to Me

Pride

Hearts and Hotel Rooms

Park Bench

Darío

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