Flavorwire's 50 Essential LGBT Films

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Since June is historically LGBT Pride Month, it’s worth taking a look at the ways in which cinema has depicted queers and trans people on screen in comedies, dramas, and documentaries. While this is no definitive list of the best films to feature LGBT characters, themes, or icons, it is a collection of titles worth seeing before marching outside with beads and a plastic cup in your hand to wave at the politicians, celebrities, and corporate reps who have taken to parading down the street with slogans and rainbows in tow.
- Tyler Coates of Flavorwire

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  1. 12 new

    The Celluloid Closet

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  2. 20 new

    Grey Gardens

    1975, in 10 top lists Check
  3. 23 new

    How to Survive a Plague

    2012, in 0 top lists Check
  4. 34 new

    Paris Is Burning

    1990, in 12 top lists Check
  5. 43 new

    Small Town Gay Bar

    2006, in 0 top lists Check
  6. 47 new

    The Times of Harvey Milk

    1984, in 8 top lists Check
  7. 48 new

    Tongues Untied

    1989, in 11 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jun 18, 2015; source