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This documentary (streaming on Hulu) was focused very much on facts, figures and statistics. For that reason I don’t feel as though I learned much about the experiences of transgender people, but I definitely learned more about their community as a whole. Transgender is one aspect of the LGBT community that I know very littleContinue reading “Transgender Nation”

This documentary (streaming on Hulu) surprised and shocked me in many ways. As I am not gay, I can only speculate about the challenges and fears the gay community deals with. This film really opened my eyes as to how deep those fears run and how serious those obstacles can be. I never realized howContinue reading “Do I Sound Gay?”

“Moonlight” is a film centered around a black man named Chiron; it follows his life from childhood through to adulthood, focusing on his sexuality. After watching it for the first time, I found “Moonlight” to be slightly confusing–but a very raw and honest interpretation of life as a gay black man. The timeline from childhood,Continue reading “Moonlight”

Love, Simon centers around a 17-year-old boy named Simon, who is finding it difficult to come out as gay to his friends and family. In addition to figuring out how to come out to his loved ones, Simon also spends the duration of the film trying to identify the anonymous classmate that he has fallenContinue reading “Love, Simon (2018)”

The Birdcage (1996) centers around the world of Armand Goldman (Robin Williams) a gay man who owns a nightclub with his partner, Albert Goldman (Nathan Lane). Their son, Val, becomes engaged to a young woman whose parents are about as uptight as they come. Afraid of judgement from his fiancee’s parents, Val asks his dadsContinue reading “The Birdcage (1996)”

The 2015 movie Carol follows the relationship of wealthy divorcee Carol, and a young photographer, Therese in 1952 in New York. Carol struggles with the possibility of losing custody of her young daughter due to the exposure of her homosexuality by her now ex-husband. It shows the struggles that members of the LGBT+ community facedContinue reading “Carol (2015)”

Boy Erased centers around Jared Eamons, the son of a pastor, whose parents suggest that he should attend gay conversion therapy after he is outed as gay to them. Based on a true story, the film depicts Jared’s experiences at this gay conversion program as well as his journey to accepting himself for who heContinue reading “Boy Erased (2018)”

Moonlight centers around the life of Chiron, a young black man growing up in a rough area of Miami. More specifically, we get a glimpse into three defining stages of his life and how they all intertwine and shape him into the man he is to become. Each of these three stages in Chiron’s lifeContinue reading “Moonlight (2016)”

Call Me By Your Name centers around Elio and Oliver, who slowly fall in love with each other over the course of the summer while Oliver is interning for Elio’s father at their home in Italy. Oliver, who is at least 7 years older than Elio, helps Elio come to terms with his sexuality byContinue reading “Call Me By Your Name (2017)”