Dismayed by the revelation, the parents bounce between confusion, blame and shame, until Nelson and Angelo announce they intend to adopt a baby. Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!: “ Shirley and Martin Hirsch (Lainie Kazan and Saul Rubinek) are thrilled to discover that their nice Jewish son Nelson (John Lloyd Young) has a mysterious significant other - until they find out that the secret lover is his live-in boyfriend, Angelo (Jai Rodriguez). Richard hires Vann, a young translator, who helps piece together the tender memories of the man they both loved.” Rotten Tomatoes Score: 81% Jun’s grieving is disrupted by Richard’s visits and his attempts to communicate are first met with distrust. Lilting: “ Lilting features intensely moving performances by Asian cinema’s legend Cheng Pei Pei as Junn, an immigrant mother grieving the untimely death of her only son Kai (Andrew Leung), and Ben Whishaw as her son’s lover, Richard.
The following day in Los Angeles, a movement was born.” Rotten Tomatoes Score: 83% (audience score) Inspired: The Voices Against Prop 8: “ In 2008, California voters passed Proposition 8, revoking marriage rights for same-sex couples. In the midst of the crisis, the lives of five strangers become intertwined.” Rotten Tomatoes Score: 65% (audience score)
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This is a movie about the family we are born into and the family we create.” Rotten Tomatoes Score: 100% (audience score)Ĭlapham Junction: “ This drama inspired by true events takes place over 36 hours in the Clapham Common area of London, where residents band together after a series of brutal assaults on gay men. Set in 1996, the plot sure does centre around their traditional beliefs and non-assertive natures initially, but the circumstances soon lead them to explore their more rebellious sides.Bedrooms and Hallways: “ To get over his failed relationships, gay Leo enters group therapy, where he comes clean about his feelings for a straight member of the group.” Rotten Tomatoes Score: 69%īirthday Cake: “ A feature-length comedy that follows the three days leading up to the first birthday party of a child with two gay parents: television actor Steven James and his screenwriter husband, Daniel Ferguson. Two women stuck in difficult marriages grow closer to each other as they realise their similar situations. It has been directed by Deepa Mehta, and was the first feature in the Elements trilogy. The romantic drama, starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das, was one of the first movies in the Indian film industry that explicitly showcased a homosexual relationship-and, without a non-essential comical element attached. A rakish romcom, Stud Life is rough around the edges and all the more enjoyable for it. As their relationship staggers towards disaster, JJ is forced to choose between her friend and her lover. Starring T’Nia Miller ( Doctor Who, Years and Years), the movie focuses on the relationships between Stud JJ (masc-presenting black woman), her white, gay, male best friend Seb and the object of her desires, the skittish femme Elle. If you miss it there, you can still watch it on Amazon Prime and via the brilliant Peccadillo Pictures, a UK distributor for arthouse LGBTQ+ films.
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Set in east London, this 2012 film by Campbell X has just been made available to stream for free for a limited time on Facebook.