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‘STRANGE WORLD’ IS DISNEY’S FIRST ANIMATED MOVIE WH A GAY LEAD. WHY IS IT BEG BURIED?

Culled om a longlist of hundreds, movi nsired for the list promently feature gay, lbian, trans, or queer characters; ncern self centrally wh LGBTQ+ them; prent s LGBTQ+ characters a fair and realistic light; and/or be seen as a touchpot the evolutn of queer cema.

And we regnize that some of the films the list will re-igne healthy bat that have been fixtur of discsn around LGBTQ+ films — straight actors playg gay characters, cis actors playg trans characters, and the historil domance of whe male perspectiv.

For our most recent update to the list, we’ve add mastream edi Fire Island and Bros, thriller Knock at the Cab (featurg two pairs of hbands whose vatn is terpted by the potential apolypse), Disney feature Strange World (wh the stud’s first openly gay lead character), Blue Jean (a Brish drama set durg the Thatcher premiership), the extremely well-reviewed Girl Picture), France’s magil realist The Five Devils, and Cann 2023 buts Monster and Strange Way of Life.

DISNEY FILM FEATURG GAY MA CHARACTER BOMBS AT BOX OFFICE

Crics Consens: We Were Here reviss the cris facg the gay muny the early 1980s -- and offers a powerful tribute to the spirg rolve shown at a time of turmoil. Synopsis: Durg the 1970s, San Francis beme a safe haven for the gay and lbian muny, providg a place where one...

Synopsis: In 1976 a uple take over an adult book store, and the store be the biggt distributor of gay porn... Synopsis: In Uganda, openly gay David Kato and his fellow activists work to feat new legislatn their untry that would... Synopsis: A gay man's (Tom Cullen) weekend-long enunter wh an artist (Chris New) chang his life unexpected ways....

Crics Consens: Anchored by Sean Penn's powerhoe performance, Milk is a triumphant acunt of Ameri's first openly gay man elected to public office. Synopsis: A recently married gay uple (John Lhgow, Aled Mola) are forced to move to separate hoeholds after they lose their...

MOVI > GAY+LEAD+CHARACTER MOVI

Synopsis: England, 1988 -- Margaret Thatcher's Conservative ernment is about to pass a law stigmatizg gays and lbians, forcg Jean, a... Synopsis: Realizg that they share mon fo Margaret Thatcher, the police and the nservative prs, London-based gays and lbians lend...

PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ FEATUR THE STUD’S FIRST GAY LEAD CHARACTER

Synopsis: Substance abe and emotnal and physil distance threaten the relatnship between a gay filmmaker (Thure Ldhardt) and his longtime lover... Synopsis: Universal Pictur proudly prents the first romantic edy om a major stud about two gay men maybe, possibly, probably, stumblg...

PIXAR’S ‘OUT’ BRGS TEARS, CHEERS FOR STUD’S FIRST GAY LEAD CHARACTER

Synopsis: One youth (Brady Corbet) be obssed wh UFOs, while another (Joseph Gordon-Levt) be a gay htler the years followg...

Queer actor Keiynan Lonsdale had a breakout role playg gay high schooler Bram Greenfeld 2018's "Love, Simon.

Lonsdale played gay teenager Bram the 2018 film "Love, Simon, " which ma history when beme the first mastream teen rom- to feature a gay protagonist. Jim Parsons portrayed gay activist Tommy Boatwright the 2014 HBO film "The Normal Heart.

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‘Strange World’ Is Disney’s First Animated Movie Wh a Gay Lead. Why Is It Beg Buried? .

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