Gay Black men rarely saw themselv on screen. Michael K. Williams changed that.

Contents:

• 'MOONLIGHT' : A MT-SEE DRAMA ABOUT A GAY BLACK BOY AND THE MAN HE BE — AND HOP TO BEE
• IN 'MOONLIGHT,' GROWG UP BLACK, GAY AND POOR IN 1980S MIAMI
• 'THE INSPECTN' HIGHLIGHTS A GAY BLACK MARE'S EXPERIENCE UNR 'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL'
• WHY LOGIC CHOSE A GAY BLACK TEEN'S STGGLE FOR '1-800-273-8255' MIC VIO (EXCLIVE)
• CHILD STAR STGGLED TO E OUT AFTER PLAYG ‘THE GAY KID’ ‘SCHOOL OF ROCK’
• GAY BLACK MEN RARELY SAW THEMSELV ON SCREEN. MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS CHANGED THAT.

'MOONLIGHT' : A MT-SEE DRAMA ABOUT A GAY BLACK BOY AND THE MAN HE BE — AND HOP TO BEE

Director Barry Jenks has somehow figured out how to envelop this turbulent story — a poor black boy endur soul-srrg r of passage as he grows up to be a very troubled gay man — an atmosphere that’s achgly tenr and even betiful. Then we meet him as an adolcent (Ashton Sanrs) who experienc a brief, idyllic moment of gay timacy on a beach wh another stunt.

The narrative and even the physil gap between the adolcent and fully adult Chirons, for one thg, is nsirable, possibly too nsirable, and the homoeroticism is relatively chaste. Hibbert as Chiron, a young black man growg up gay an impoverished part of Miami Moonlight.

It's an thentic, timate portra of a young, gay black man whose mother is a crack addict. He was not gay, and he played football. While TV shows have featured more and more diverse characters recent years, remas particularly difficult to fd fay-iendly LGBTQ+ movi, often bee the stori (problematilly) often foc on the paful, vlent, R-rated stggl of gay and lbian folks.

IN 'MOONLIGHT,' GROWG UP BLACK, GAY AND POOR IN 1980S MIAMI

LGBTQ+ them are not central to the plot of this 2022 Disney feature but the character Ethan is gay and openly smten wh his iend Strange World, rated PG, on Disney+. Inially shocked, Daniel asks how long he’s known he’s gay to which Tyler asks “How long have you known you’re straight? The only plitn is that he hasn’t e out to him as gay.

Everybody’s Talkg About JamieMax Harwood as VioBased on a te story, Everybody’s Talkg About Jamie is a mil that follows Jamie, a gay boy livg northern England who dreams of beg a drag queen. Sudnly Billy fds himself a much more “tradnal” high school, plete wh homophobic bulli. Cast & crewUser reviewsTrivia2018R1h 55mThe son of a Baptist preacher unwillgly participat a church-supported gay nversn program after beg forcibly outed to his son of a Baptist preacher unwillgly participat a church-supported gay nversn program after beg forcibly outed to his son of a Baptist preacher unwillgly participat a church-supported gay nversn program after beg forcibly outed to his productn, box office & pany Vios42More like thisReview Such a powerful filmAs a parent of a gay man, I believe that this is a mt-see film for all parents.

It's a stark remr of what was once wily believed (and sadly still is by too many) about homosexualy.

'THE INSPECTN' HIGHLIGHTS A GAY BLACK MARE'S EXPERIENCE UNR 'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL'

Multihyphenate filmmaker Elegance Bratton said his latt project, “The Inspectn, ” about a gay homels Black man who jos the Mar, hs pecially close to home after he was kicked out as a teenager for beg gay and spent a livg on the streets.

The film, which is loosely based on Bratton’s life, foc on the challeng the ma character, Ellis French, experienc as a young gay Black man durg the ary’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” era. The policy, which was effect between 1994 and 2011, banned gay and lbian service members om servg openly the armed forc. ’” He add, “I n see her havg a very plited sense of pri over all of this, even if didn’t move her to change her stance around homosexualy.

"A24Bratton said he tapped Unn for the role of his homophobic mother bee of Unn’s “artistry, activism, and she’s also a superstar that everyone the world knows. Cast & crewUser reviewsTrivia2008R1h 28mBased on the novel "Dream Boy" by Jim Grimsley, this film chronicl the relatnship between two gay teenagers the ral south the late 70' on the novel "Dream Boy" by Jim Grimsley, this film chronicl the relatnship between two gay teenagers the ral south the late 70' on the novel "Dream Boy" by Jim Grimsley, this film chronicl the relatnship between two gay teenagers the ral south the late 70' productn, box office & pany Vios1More like thisReview Ambo, low-key gay love storyShy teenager Nathan (Stephen Benr) mov to the ep South wh his parents. Before Logic brought the VMA dience to tears Sunday night, the rapper told TooFab on the red rpet why he ma the ma character his '1-800' mic vio a gay, Ain-Amerin teenager.

WHY LOGIC CHOSE A GAY BLACK TEEN'S STGGLE FOR '1-800-273-8255' MIC VIO (EXCLIVE)

' I thk black people Ameri, young people Ameri and gay people Amerim so I said, 'Let's make about a strong, young, black high school stunt who's gog through hell and screw what everyone else thks, '" Logic told TooFab. The emotnal mic vio follows the gay, black teen (Coy Stewart) on an emotnal journey when his fay, iends and peers disver he's homosexual and datg a whe male (Nolan Gould). Watch Don Cheadle, Matthew Mode Star as Dads of Gay Teen Boyfiends Logic's Powerful LGBTQ Vio.

You may be able to fd the same ntent another format, or you may be able to fd more rmatn, at their web My Fay follows a gay man and his partner who chose to have children via-surrogacy.

CHILD STAR STGGLED TO E OUT AFTER PLAYG ‘THE GAY KID’ ‘SCHOOL OF ROCK’

Over the urse of his reer, he staged over three thoand acts of civil disobedience and actively protted homophobia wh the Brish ernment. Though they n legally be together, they’re forced to nont homophobia, social stigmas, and prsure om their fay as their relatnship blossoms. Cut to I Care a Lot, where Rosamund Pike plays an stant gay in for how licly terrible she is as she tak advantage of the elrly...

A perfect addn to any Baby Gay™’s g-of-age non, The Half Of It tells the tenr story of Elie, a bookish high schooler who fds herself an unlikely love triangle when a jock recs her help urtg Aster, her own csh. Distributor of gay porn the 1980s, cludg s history as a queer social club, and the hband and wife owners who stayed library-hh through all.

A gay man (Jse Plemons) returns home to his nservative fay to be wh his ncer-stricken mom (Molly Shannon) this sweetly ic semi-tobgraphil film wrten and directed by Chris Now20 The Death and Life of Marsha P. 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.

GAY BLACK MEN RARELY SAW THEMSELV ON SCREEN. MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS CHANGED THAT.

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. 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...

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...