Harvey Milk fue el primer político abiertamente homosexual elegido para ocupar un cargo público en Estados Unidos y asesinado un año después. A los cuarenta años, cansado de huir de sí mismo, Milk decide salir del armario e irse a vivir a California con Scott Smith. Una vez allí, abre un negocio que no tarda en convertirse en el punto de encuentro de los homosexuales del barrio. Milk se convierte en su portavoz y, para defender sus derechos, no duda en enfrentarse con empresarios, sindicatos y políticos. Su valentía anima a otros a seguir sus pasos. Sin embargo, en su vida privada, mantiene una relación sentimental destructiva con Jack Lira, un joven inestable que se aferra a él para sobrevivir.
Durante décadas, una pareja judía regentó Circle of Books, una tienda de porno que acogió a la comunidad gay de Los Ángeles. Su hija cineasta narra su vida y milagros.
Trata el debate sobre el matrimonio para parejas del mismo sexo en el que este país, y medio mundo, se encuentra inmerso. Shel (John Stamos, Urgencias) organiza fiestas y eventos gays. Cuando se entera de que su hermano Ben (Eric Dane, X-men y Anatonía de Grey) va a casarse, decide encargarse de organizar su boda. Pero Ben trabaja para la campaña electoral de su futuro suegro (James Brolin, Hotel) como Gobernador de Maine.
Desde 2016, el tiránico líder de Chechenia, Ramzan Kadyrov, ha sido el artífice de una operación centrada en la "limpieza de sangre" de los chechenos pertenecientes al colectivo LGBTQ+, supervisando una campaña gubernamental destinada a detener, torturar y ejecutar a sus miembros. Sin ayuda del Kremlin y con una mínima repercusión global que ignora la violencia que sufre el colectivo, una vasta y secreta red de activistas decide aplicar sus propias medidas a modo de resistencia.
La poderosa e inspiradora historia real del controvertido activista de los derechos humanos cuyos provocativos actos de desobediencia civil sacudieron al establecimiento británico, revolucionaron las actitudes hacia la homosexualidad y expusieron a los tiranos del mundo. A medida que las actitudes sociales cambian y la historia reivindica la postura de Peter sobre los derechos de los homosexuales, sus batallas entre David y Goliat le ganan gradualmente el estatus de tesoro nacional. La película sigue a Peter mientras se embarca en su cruzada más arriesgada hasta la fecha al tratar de interrumpir la Copa Mundial de la FIFA en Moscú para llamar la atención sobre la persecución de las personas LGBT + en Rusia y Chechenia.
Created from a treasure trove of archive, Queerama traverses a century of gay experiences, encompassing persecution and prosecution, injustice, love and desire, identity, secrets, forbidden encounters, sexual liberation and pride. The soundtrack weaves the lyrics and music of John Grant, Goldfrapp and Hercules & Love Affair with the images and guides us intimately into the relationships, desires, fears and expressions of gay men and women in the 20th century – a century of incredible change.
Documental sobre Queercore, un movimiento sociocultural que comenzó como una rama del punk y que se caracteriza por su descontento con la actitud social de desaprobación hacia las comunidades de gais, lesbianas, bisexuales y transgénero.
The Advocate for Fagdom unites the puzzle pieces one by one. Testimonies are combined with rare archive images. Art galeries present movie extracts that are succeeded by images shot on location. And the other way round. Writers, film makers, art galeries owners, actors and actresses, photographers, producers, friends and loved ones all join in a game of interpretation, analysis or simple anecdotes. John Waters, Bruce Benderson, Harmony Korine, Gus Van Sant, Richard Kern, Rick Castro and others deliver their impressions, theories and confessions. Everything blends into the fascinating portrait of a singular person blessed with singular talents. A complex personality at war not with a system but all systems. The portrait of a man constantly moving between his punk attitude and extreme sensibility.
A universal comment on suffering the typical frustrations of adolescense, "Nice Guys Finish Last" is an engaging look at the timeless problem that every guy must face... de-virginazation. "Nice Guys Finish Last" explores the dysfunctional world of one teenage kid, Billy, and the obstacles set forth by an under-sexed track coach, "confused" parents, and a best friend that seems to "get" it all. "Nice Guys Finish Last" is an intellectual and humorous coming of age look at the challenges of today's teens, that from the outside looking in, proves that nice guys DO finish last.
Roberto and Miguel have been dating for ten years. A decade of that common life will return to their memories during four days of November. A seemingly strong relationship will start to crumble with each new memory. This increasingly significant life backgroung will show, little by little, the true nature of their shared life. Meanwhile, more than 2000 kilometres apart, in The Two Berlins, a greater relationship is about to change too. In the deep of a relationship lie hidden feelings forged by a common past. Secrets and resentments that the rest of the world can not see, separated by a wall that seems unbeatable. The wall separating Roberto and Miguel was not the only wall that fell down that cold November night.
Narrated by Linda Hunt, this documentary examines the life of the late author and gay rights activist Paul Monette. Born in 1945 to a well-off Massachusetts family, Monette grows up unable to accept his homosexuality, for years hiding it from his loved ones while struggling to develop as a writer. In 1978, Monette publishes his first novel, which allows him to come out to his parents. After losing one lover to AIDS in 1986, he becomes a ferocious advocate for awareness of the disease.
Shortly after The Third Solar Term of the Chinese Calendar (the Awakening of Insects), Qizhe returns home to spend his spring break with his mother. After meeting a man who he originally met online, he begins to lose control of his double life- one which is living true to himself, and the other, which is pretending to be the perfect son.
Bull Jackson is a bouncer in a gay bar where Jordan performs as a drag queen by night and is a medical student by day. When Coco, their mentor and owner of the club, is shot in what appears to be a random homophobic attack, Bull and Jordan form an unlikely team to find those responsible.
Over the course of a year, film follows Vancouver Pride Society president Ken Coolen to various international Pride events, including Poland, Hungary, Russia, Sri Lanka and others where there is great opposition to pride parades. In North America, Pride is complicated by commercialization and a sense that the festivals are turning away from their political roots toward tourism, party promotion and entertainment. Christie documents the ways larger, more mainstream Pride events have supported the global Pride movement and how human rights components are being added to more established events. In the New York sequence, leaders organize an alternative Pride parade, the Drag March, set up to protest the corporatization of New York Pride. A parade in São Paulo, the world's largest Pride festival, itself includes a completely empty float, meant to symbolize all those lost to HIV and to anti-gay violence.
A documentary on the challenges encountered by LGBT individuals in their childhood, at school, when coming out, and in many social settings. The viewer will experience the multiple struggles and discriminatory experiences of this minority population vicariously, thanks to the candid interviews of many LGBT volunteers. In spite of all their challenges, their serenity and resilience is remarkable. Dr. Luciana and LGBT experts share their views on some of the many controversial topics that surface during the interviews. The result is a compelling movie that focuses on the need for unity within the LGBT community and within society, as we stand united to protect human rights = LGBT rights.
La Historia apenas conocida de los activistas del movimiento que desafió a la Asociación Estadounidense de Psiquiatría para que eliminara la homosexualidad de su manual de enfermedades mentales.
In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen persona Joan Jett Blakk. Today, Smith reflects back on his seminal civil rights campaign and its place in American history.
The first major uprising against police brutality, harassment, and societal oppression was not at Stonewall in 1969, but at Compton's Cafeteria in San Francisco three years earlier. Those who stood up were trans women and gay men. Now, nearly 40 years on, Susan Stryker and Victor Silverman tell the story of this oft-overlooked event in the history of American civil rights.
Based on conspiracy theories, a threat from an authoritarian, homophobic and retrograde government generates a revolution in the gay community that promises to dominate political power and impose its ideas on heteros, more or less as they always have, on the other hand. It is impossible? Yes. Is it ridiculous? Yes. But there are people who believe in the way they imagined it, a short that is a prologue to a possible future series...
1970 short documentary covering the first New York gay pride parade celebrating one year after Stonewall.