The Cinesexuals

50 essential LBGTQ movies to watch — from coming-out dramas to cult comedies, personal documentaries to A-list studio blockbusters.

From Doctor Who to Red, White and Royal Blue, 2023 saw us come on leaps and bounds in terms of fresh and exciting queer TV and film.

’Tis the season for inclusive Christmas rom-coms.

A trope-y holiday romance isn’t just for the straights.

We were gooped and gagged when these scenes popped up on our screens.

In many ways, 'Doña Herlinda And Her Son' was ahead of its time...

The not-so-secret New York resident on the films you should have seen this year.

Repost from | Author:  Michelangelo Signorile | Originally posted February 8, 2013 Civil rights leader Bayard Rustin was a visionary and an openly gay man who dared to be out in the 1940s, 1950s, a…

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Hello, and welcome to the Scene to Seen Podcast! I am Valerie Complex Associate editor and film writer at Deadline. On today’s episode, we’re talking to documentarian Nancy Kates, director of PBS d…

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

African Cinema month continues with a look at Mohammed Camara's Dakan (1997)., the the story of two young men -- Manga and Sori -- in Guinea who are

Cypher Avenue Rating: 4 of 5         Since the early days of this website, we’ve been most surprised by the numerous page [...]

Causing uproar in Guinea 25 years ago, Dakan has been hailed as the first West African film to tackle homosexuality. Yet its director would never make another movie, and its legacy has been a warning for other filmmakers.

FIFA legend Jaiyah Saelua caught the world’s attention as one of the subjects of Mike Brett and Steve Jamison’s 2014 feature documentary Next Goal Wins which celebrated the resilience a…

I first saw the Merchant Ivory film Maurice in 1987, the year of its initial release. Having moved back to New York City to start college (my parents had fled the city in the 1970s for the beckonin…

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK with these great films.

These inspiring LGBT-themed dramas are not to be missed.

James Ivory and Ismail Merchant’s stunning 1987 love story prizes sensuality over intellectualism.

The Miseducation of Cameron Post and Boy Erased find different ways to confront this harmful practice.

Whether it's films produced under the constrictions of the Hays Code or hetero romance that lifts from gay culture, there's a whole canon of cinema which has been embraced by queer cinephiles.

In a fairer world, Portrait of Jason would have done what Shirley Clarke’s earlier works didn’t: it would have launched her, turned her into one of the…

Since his death in 1994, the gay Yale historian’s significance has continued to rise, both in academic and wider cultural circles. So it is not surprising that a documentary entitled “Not A Tame Lion” has been produced about his life and impact by filmmakers Craig Bettendorf and Kai Morgan.

From Distant Voices, Still Lives to Benediction, the lyrical work of the late director was suffused with the ‘ecstasy’ of cinema – and his fraught Liverpool childhood

Pee-wee may have never said he was gay, but the show and movies were undeniably queer!

"Being an openly gay actor that is free in real life and in fiction is something that we need so much while growing up and also in our lives as adults," says the star of the Spanish teen drama.

Before the Stonewall riots, gay liberation was still happening on-screen.