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QUEER FILMS
Though many of these films contain adult content, there is an industry wide tendency to rate films with LGBT+ content as unsuitable for young audiences, so conduct your own research when deciding what films to consume. Images courtesy of IMDb, their pages for each film are linked for each film listing.
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ACTION FILMS
The Old Guard (2020): When a group of immortal mercenaries discover another has joined their ranks, they must fight to protect their secret and their freedom. Rated R.
ROMANCE FILMS
Fire Island (2022): On their annual trip to Fire Island Pines, a group of queer best friends encounter circumstances that puts their bonds to the test and might make this summer trip their last. Rated R
Saving Face (2004): A Chinese-American lesbian and her widowed mother each struggle as their romantic circumstances clash with Chinese and American cultural expectations. Rated R
The Half of It (2020): Shy, nerdy Ellie agrees to write a love letter for a jock, but enters an unexpected love triangle as she falls for his crush. Rated PG-13
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HORROR FILMS
Jennifer's Body (2009): After a rock concert gone wrong, a high school girl becomes possessed by a demon, and her best friend must stop her consumption of their male classmates. Rated R
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975): After being stranded by a flat tire, a newly-engaged couple must wait out a storm in the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter. Rated R
The Novice (2021): A queer college freshman joins her university rowing team and becomes obsessed with making the top varsity boat, regardless of what it would cost her. Rated R
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COMING OF AGE FILMS
Booksmart (2019): Two overachieving high school students decide they want to make up for lost time and jam four years of missed high-school adventures into one night. Rated R
Uncle Frank (2020): After moving away from their conservative hometown, gay professor, Frank and his niece return home when the family's patriarch suddenly passes away. Rated R
The Way He Looks (2014): The life of Leonardo, a blind teenager, is changed forever when Gabriel comes into his life. Not Rated
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CHILDREN'S FILMS
The Mitchells vs. The Machines (2021): As Katie Mitchell prepares to leave for film school, her parents announce that the family will take a roadtrip to her orientation. Their trip is interrupted by a robot uprising, and the Mitchells must work through their tenuous relationship and save the world. Rated PG
Nimona (2023): A knight is framed for a traitorous crime and might only be saved with the help of a shapeshifting teen. Rated PG
Strange World (2022): The son of a famous adventurer must reunite with his estranged father and, along with his own family, explore an uncharted world to save his town. Rated PG
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COMEDY FILMS
The Watermelon Woman (1996): A young Black lesbian filmmaker researches the life of a 1930s actress who commonly portrayed 'mammy' archetypal characters. Not Rated
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newman (1995): Three Manhattan drag queens go on a cross-country road-trip but become stranded in a small town after their car breaks down. Rated PG-13
The Birdcage (1996): A gay club owner and his partner must attempt to hide their relationship from the conservative parents of their son's fiancé. Rated R
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HISTORICAL FILMS
Maurice (1987): Maurice Hall falls for a wealthy classmate, Clive, but the relationship collapses under the pressure of heteronormative society. Maurice may have another chance at love, however, as he meets the groundskeeper, Alec Scudder. Rated R
The Handmaiden (2016): A woman is hired by a Korean con man to act as her handmaid while attempting to steal her inheritance. Not Rated
Summerland (2020): After being volunteered to care for a young boy fleeing the WWII bombing of London, reclusive writer, Alice relives her former relationship as her bond with the young boy grows. Rated PG
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DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION FILMS
Paris is Burning (1990): A documentation of the lives and experiences of drag queens living in New York during the 1980s. Rated R
The Celluloid Closet (1995): An examination of the depictions of and attitudes toward queerness throughout North American film history. Rated R
A Secret Love (2020): After seven decades of secrecy, two married former softball players admit their relationship to their families. Not Rated
QUEER BOOKS AND NOVELS
The works included here cover a range of age groups and genres. Some contain adult content, practice discretion when choosing novels and books to read.
Images courtesy of Penguin Random House, Bloomsbury, Harper Collins, Macmillan, and the personal websites of Alice Oseman, Ngozi Ukazu, Kat Leyh, Madeline Miller, Ursula K. Le Guin, Becky Chambers, Angela Chen, George M. Johnson, Andrew Joseph White, Mira Grant, Alexis Hall, and Malinda Lo.
All of these pages are linked from their corresponding book title.
POETRY COLLECTIONS
Felicity by Mary Oliver (2015): A collection of Mary Oliver's poetry exploring what it means to love another person just as she loved the world.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (2019): Written as a letter from a son to a mother who can't read, these poems allow the mother to reach a revelation she could never have imagined.
Don't Call Us Dead by Danez Smith (2017): Examining the violence experienced by Black men at the hands of the police as well as HIV infection, this poetry collection challenges and critiques white America.
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ROMANCE NOVELS
Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah (2023): After returning home from university in the wake of a depressive episode, Harley takes steps toward a second chance at life as he grows closer to his roommate, Muddy.
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (2021): In 1954 America, a Chinese-American high school student finds herself discovering feelings for a fellow classmate, Kath, as the pair grow entangled with a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club.
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall (2022): When Lady Viola is thought to be dead, she takes the opportunity live as her authentic self, at the cost of her wealth, title, and closest friend and duke, Justin. The pair reconnect years later and have the chance to explore their feelings for one another.
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HORROR NOVELS
Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink (2018): Truck driver, Keisha, goes on a cross-country search for her missing wife but uncovers a conspiracy that goes far beyond one missing woman.
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant (2017): A menagerie of scientists and hunters travel to the Mariana Trench to investigate the loss of a mockumentary crew years earlier at the hands of mysterious creatures.
Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White (2022): Young trans man, Benji, has just escaped the fundamentalist Christian cult that raised him and unleashed a virus that decimated the world population. Though he finds refuge with the teens of the local LGBT+ center, there is more to his new companions than meets the eye.
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NONFICTION BOOKS/MEMOIRS
All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson (2020): In a collection of personal essays, George M. Johnson explores his experiences as a young, queer, Black man.
Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence by Nancy Manahan and Rosemary Keefe Curb (1985): A collection of testimonies from lesbian nuns as they entered (and at times left) life in the convent.
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen (2020): An exploration of what it means to be asexual in a society obsessed with romance and sex, and what we can learn by looking at our world from an asexual perspective.
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SCIENCE-FICTION NOVELS
Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah (2023): Two women fight as gladiators for their freedom in a private prison.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (2014): Rosemary has fled her home and family in the wake of a scandal involving her father to join a motley worm-hole-boring ship crew. As she learns the ropes of interspace travel she also finds herself becoming part of a chosen family.
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1969): A single human diplomat is sent to the planet, Winter, to learn about the culture of its inhabitants who spend most of their lives without a gender while convincing its leaders to join an intergalactic alliance.
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FANTASY NOVELS
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (2019): Gideon, a warrior raised by nuns, is recruited by her childhood nemesis and necromancer, Harrowhark, to aid her in a test of wits to become immortal.
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (2019): 3 women of varying social class and circumstances must navigate the political landscape of a high fantasy world, attempting to avoid total chaos between the world's nations.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (2011): A retelling of the classic myth, Patroclus, an exiled prince, crosses paths with Achilles, the strong and beautiful son of the sea nymph, Thetis. The two boys grow closer as they train for war, but fate has more in store for the pair than they could ever expect.
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GRAPHIC NOVELS
Snapdragon by Kat Leyh (2020): Young, spunky Snapdragon doesn't believe in witches until she meets her town's resident witch, Jacks. Luckily, Jacks just collects roadkill and wears weird shirts. As the two grow closer, though, it becomes clear Snapdragon may have more of a connection to Jacks than she may have first thought.
Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu (2018): Eric Bittle, former junior figure skating champion, joins the Samwell University hockey team. Through his hockey journey, he grows closer to his teammates, learns more about himself, and may even find a special connection with a certain moody team captain.
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman (2018): Anxious, openly gay Charlie never expected to cross paths with rugby star, Nick Nelson. As the two are assigned as seating partners, they become fast friends, and perhaps something more.
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