Few, however, show the beauty and joy that could happen outside of that struggle.
So many movies about marginalized groups, whether BIPOC or queer, focus on the struggle. There I could see people experiencing what I was experiencing and, in some, I would find hope that one day I would be able to be who I was unabashadly. LGBTQ films have finally started to break into the mainstream and spread the message of love, acceptance, and understandingĪs a closeted gay kid growing up in the suburbs of New Jersey, one of the greatest things I could turn to for comfort and understanding is LGBTQ films.