Wembley Stadion, 1985. Queen-forsangeren Freddie Mercury træder ud på scenen foran tusindvis af fans til Live Aid. Bandet er på sit højeste. Det har været en kometagtig rejse, fra han møder et band, der mangler en forsanger til den ikoniske koncert: Op- og nedture, stoffer, sex, alkohol, aids. Musikken er revolutionerende og Freddie bryder alle konventioner.
Da homoseksuelle Andrew får konstateret AIDS, bliver han fyret fra sit job som advokat. Han beslutter at anlægge sag mod sine arbejdsgivere for uretmæssig fyring. Til det har han brug for hjælp fra en ekspert på området. Men det er ikke nemt at finde nogen, der vil arbejde sammen med en AIDS-smittet. Uventet melder den homofobiske, sorte advokat Joe sig, og de to tager kampen op mod fordomme og systemet.
De taler om sex. De dyrker sex. De hænger ud på gaden. De hænger ud hos hinanden. De tager coke. De tager crack. De smadrer en neger. De tager til fest. De dyrker mere sex. De falder i søvn i badekarret. De vågner op og starter forfra. Bare endnu et døgn for en helt særlig gruppe amerikanske teenagere, der vil få dig til at gispe efter vejret.
Erik og Dexter er naboer i en lille by i Minnesota. Da Dexter er syg med AIDS, vil Eriks mor ikke have, at de to drenge har noget med hinanden at gøre, men Eric trodser forbuddet. Da drengene en dag læser i avisen om en læge i New Orleans, der hævder at have fundet en kur mod sygdommen, begiver de sig ud på en lang op oplevelsesrig tur sammen.
Du har tredive dage tilbage at leve i! Det er den besked rodeocowboyen og stofmisbrugeren Ron Woodroof får, da han får konstateret AIDS i 1986.
Filmatiseringen af den Pulitzer-belønnede rock musical om en gruppe unge bohemer i New York, deres venskaber, drømme og kampe for at udtrykke sig gennem deres talent. I New Yorks East Village kæmper vennerne for succes og anerkendelse, men i kulissen hærger fattigdom. Jonathan Larsons "Rent" bygger på Puccinis klassiske opera "La Boheme" og er en af de længst spillende forestillinger på Broadway.
Amerikansk drama byggende på autentiske personer og begivenheder omkring fundet af AIDS-viruset. Vi befinder os i USA i 1981. Reagan-regeringen kan ikke finde hverken energi eller penge til at beskæftige sig med det nye virus. Den unge forsker Don Francis (Matthew Modine) kæmper ikke kun for at finde virusets gåde, men er også oppe imod fordomme, egoisme og prestige. En lang række ellers højt betalte amerikanske skuespiller fremstiller, for små honorarer, virkelighedens aktører.
I 80'ernes New York kæmper en række forskellige mennesker for at skabe opmærksomhed omkring den nye sygdom AIDS og gør hver sit for at bekæmpe den.
Jeffrey, a gay man living in New York City with an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS, concludes that being celibate is the only option to protect himself. As fate would have it, shortly after his declaration of a sex-free existence, he meets the handsome Steve Howard, his dream man -- except for his HIV-positive status. Facing this dilemma, Jeffrey turns to his best friend and an outrageous priest for guidance.
Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance endured for 15 years in the face of everything life threw at it – the separations, the discrimination, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses – until the only problem that love can't solve tried to destroy them.
Caye is a young prostitute whose family is unaware of her profession. She meets her striking Dominican neighbour Zulema, an illegal immigrant, after she finds her in the bathroom, badly beaten up. They strike up a close friendship unbeknownst to Caye's xenophobic co-workers.
Jonathan Larsons Pulitzer-belønnede, revolutionerende rockopera fortæller historien om en gruppe unge bohemer i New York, som kæmper en brav kamp for at udtrykke sig gennem deres talent og realisere deres drømme og håb. En kamp, der er alt andet end let, da de alle er bosiddende i det barske East Village, hvor fattigdom lurer i kulissen.
A look at the life of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from his rise to fame in the 1970s to his untimely death in 1989.
During the summer of 1981, a group of friends in New York are completely unprepared for the onslaught of AIDS. What starts as a rumor about a mysterious "gay cancer" soon turns into a major crisis as, one by one, some of the friends begin to fall ill, leaving the others to panic about who will be next. As death takes its toll, the lives of these friends are forever redefined by an unconditional display of love, hope and courage.
Caleb, a South Florida teen, loves his camera, his weed and his grandmother. On the eve of his high school graduation, everything changes when he's exposed to HIV. While he waits three months for his results, Caleb finds love in the most unlikely of places.
A girl. A boy. A love story. But also about dreams, fears, life, true love, friendship and how we deal with it. And a secret between them...
The story of several friends in New York City facing financial poverty, homophobia, AIDS, and, of course, rent.
When 19-year-old gay-rights activist Tommy and 24-year-old Alan first meet in 1973, they find themselves on the opposite sides of the political coin...
A troubled woman seeks out the child she gave up for adoption; a gay motel owner takes in a handsome drifter; and the wife of a preacher frets that a gay couple has moved in across the street. All of their lives will intersect as Loggerheads subtly draws out their secret losses and desires.
Michael and Robert, two gay men living in Brooklyn, spend their last day together before Robert leaves for Africa on work assignment. Michael still has feelings for his friend Nick, who has AIDS.