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Our hearts are already racing. He’s initially bullied by his peers but eventually gains their respect and protection and is able to assert his masculine identity. For anyone who doesn't agree — just don't watch these movies and go somewhere else. Abby has plans to propose on Christmas morning — until Harper reveals, on the drive over, that she hasn’t actually come out to her family yet and that they’ll both need to pretend to be straight.
But day by day, her wedding also approaches. Heaving bodices ensue.
Set in rural Northern Italy in 1983, it follows the beautiful love story of Elio Perlman, played by Timothée Chalamet, and Oliver. Hodges, the landmark Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage in the US, queer representation in the cinemas helped emphasize the cruciality of understanding that 'love is love' and that it is boundless for people.
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This British film traces the unlikely whirlwind romance between a drag queen and a corporate executive in London. While their subterfuge was later discovered, theirs still became the first same-sex marriage in Spain, and their love story is iconic. But that’s not why we’ve gathered here.
Everyone involved has impeccable style, and, yes, of course they all live in Paris.
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This drama from Georgian Swedish director Levan Akin centers on Lia, a retired teacher who heads to Istanbul to search for her long-lost transgender niece in the company of a charismatic teenage boy trying to escape from his own family troubles by acting as her translator.
This is a sweet rom-com for the teens and tweens, with lots of angst and cute moments they might just recognize.
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Maurice (1987)
Attention vintage Hugh Grant fans: Feast your eyes on this oldie but goodie about unrequited love between two men in England before World War I.
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Desert Hearts (1985)
Made on a tight budget by a woman, this one follows a professor and a sculptor who fall in love on a Nevada ranch in the 1950s.
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A Secret Love (2020)
Older queer couples may especially love this love story between an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player and her lover that spans decades. Really, it’s a movie about how one extremely messy man’s insatiable attractions and total inability to communicate result in his deeply hurting the people he loves.
It’s one of the greatest movies of the 2010s, telling the story of Chiron, a quiet and withdrawn boy growing up in Miami, in three parts. With James Wilby taking the on the titular role, we see the protagonist trying to navigate his love life in a conservative Edwardian society. This is a lovely teen rom-com that's great sleepover fare.
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