Gay Movies & Short Films to Watch on YouTube

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Secrets

2007 Drama, Romance

One night, five teens and a deck of cards. Deception. Revenge. It's all about to explode.

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The Boy Who Jumped Out

2016 Drama

A portrait for the condition of a gay teenager, rejected by family and relying on friends.

Out Here

2013 Documentary

Examines the lives of queer farmers across the US. It looks at the role they have in the broader farming community and what unique perspectives they bring to farming as queer people.

Absolutely Positive

1991 Documentary

A look at how 11 men and women are living with being HIV positive.

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Intersect

2024 Drama

In a bustling metropolis, we see moments of intense love, romance, desires, inner peace and calm.

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The Gay Rub: A Documentary

2018 Documentary

Documents Steven Reigns' project dedicated to gathering rubbings from LGBTQ historical markers, signs, tombstones, cenotaphs, plaques, and monuments.

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Do Not Disturb

2026 Drama, Mystery

The morning after a casual hookup, a hotel room tells the story through fragments, from discarded clothing to unanswered messages. An anatomy of gay hookup culture, infidelity and the consequences already beginning to unfold.

The Exploding Boy

2023 Comedy

Aspiring puppeteer Alex faces strict parents, school troubles, and hostile neighbors until a new transfer student arrives and transforms his life.

Enter the Drag Dragon

2023 Action, Comedy, Horror

An amateur detective Drag Queen finds herself heading off with gangsters, zombies, and other bad guys.

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Severiano

2019 Drama

Severiano is the reflection of a lost youth, where the present and the uncertainty of his future seem to be coming together

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Algie, the Miner

1912 Comedy, Romance

Algie Allmore has one year to prove he's a man in order to wed Harry Lyons' daughter.

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Seams

1993 Documentary

A look at the attitudes toward gays and lesbians in Brazil as seen in interviews with the director's family.

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Fireworks

1947 Drama, Horror

A dissatisfied dreamer awakes, goes out in the night seeking a 'light' and is drawn through the needle's eye. A dream of a dream, he returns to bed less empty than before.

The Garden

1990 Drama

A woman, perhaps the Madonna, brings forth her baby to a crowd of intrusive paparazzi; she tries to flee them. Two men who are lovers marry and are arrested by the powers that be. The men are mocked and pilloried, tarred, feathered, and beaten. Loose in this contemporary world of electrical-power transmission lines is also Jesus.

Church & State

2018 Documentary

An inexperienced gay rights activist and a small Salt Lake City law firm take on Utah's ban on same sex marriage, sparking a legal battle that would reshape the country. Along the way, the film explores the influence of the Mormon Church in state politics and the divisions within the gay community that nearly threatened a landmark victory.

What Women Want: Gay Romance

2020 Documentary

Women are the overwhelming majority of writers, publishers, readers and fans of gay male romance novels. Dive into the Gay Rom Lit convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico to discover why.

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Common Sense

2018 Drama

In Ecuador, two young men confront their feelings for each other.

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Billy’s Dad is a Fudge-Packer!

2004 Comedy

A parody of a 1950s high school educational film.

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Mr_Right_22

2007 Comedy

It's Adam's first internet date, but when he transmitted his photo to the date, he never received the date's pic in return. So there he is, sitting in a gay bar waiting for his unknown Mr. Right to approach him.

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Rock Bottom

2002 Comedy, Romance

A addict street worker gets picked up by a lonely man and finds himself in a sometimes tender, sometimes tense game of trust.

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A Song for Your Mixtape

2016 Drama, Romance

About a birthday party you weren't invited to.

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In the Name of the Father

2002 Drama

Set in São Paulo, Brazil, this unsettling drama reveals the dark undercurrents within a seemingly ordinary family, exposing the quiet horrors that unfold behind closed doors.

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Gay Baby

2010 Comedy

An expectant couple learns their unborn son is gay. Can a gay store clerk change the father's reaction from disappointment to excitement?

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Non-Love-Song

2009 Drama

On the last day of summer before heading off to college, two 18-year old best friends attempt to connect as adults and for the first time in their lives share a real moment.

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Lament

2011 Drama, Romance

Bruno gets the task of composing a poem for his literature classes. The construction of his verses runs through a journey of self investigation in an attempt to declare his feelings for his teacher.

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Hello, Stranger

2016 Drama

Arthur is a single dad, struggling with the care for his seven-year-old son Max and the combination of his secret life as a drag queen.

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The Text

2015 Drama

Best buddies Rafael and Diego are teasing each other with their several talks while "fighting" each other in the game. But when one of them gets easily distracted and leaves the room, the other will check the friend's phone to see who is the person who keeps interrupting them from time to time. Then comes a unexpected revelation that will come as a test for these boys.

Gay Movies & Short Films on YouTube

All Gay Films Currently Streaming on YouTube

Secrets

The Boy Who Jumped Out

Out Here

Absolutely Positive

Intersect

The Gay Rub: A Documentary

Do Not Disturb

The Exploding Boy

Enter the Drag Dragon

Severiano

Algie, the Miner

Seams

Fireworks

The Garden

Church & State

What Women Want: Gay Romance

Common Sense

Billy’s Dad is a Fudge-Packer!

Mr_Right_22

Rock Bottom

A Song for Your Mixtape

In the Name of the Father

Gay Baby

Non-Love-Song

Lament

Hello, Stranger

The Text

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