While gay characters tended (until much too recently) to be one-dimensional, white, marginal, and doomed, in 2018 Barry Jenkins won an Oscar by telling the layered and hopeful story of a gay Black man in Moonlight. Queer cinema has evolved too, from the shoestring brilliance of The Watermelon Woman to the big-budget glitter-fest that is Rocketman. But queer characters have come a long way in a relatively short time, from the self-loathing middle-aged men of 1970s in The Boys In The Band, to the headstrong misfits of Fire Island, to the love-torn teens in Love, Simon. ![]() LGBTQ-centered films are still pretty rare– particularly from major studios, as the buzz around Bros revealed. ![]() But it's also an opportunity to learn your queer history, and a self-curated LGBTQ film festival is a great way to do that. ![]() As always, it's a great time to march, party, and be marketed to. It's that time of year: Pride Month, which means it's time to celebrate.
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