As you might have seen, we have curated lists of recommendations for you as part of LGBTQ+ History Month. This is the second of the three lists and is all about films, below are our picks of movies for you to give a watch…

1. Moonlight (2016) – A film about a young black American man as he grows up and comes to terms with his identity and sexuality whilst facing other everyday struggles.

2. Disclosure (2020) – This Netflix Documentary explores the role of trans identity in Hollywood. It’s an enlightening watch, featuring insight from many trans people from the film and tv industry.

3. Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (2019) – A romantic drama in which Marianne, a painter, is tasked with painting the wedding portrait of a young woman, and a mutual attraction develops.

4. Pride (2014) – Pride is a comedy drama set in 1984 Britain while Thatcher is Prime Minister, about a group of queer activists who work to help miners and their families during the Miner’s Strike.

5. Love, Simon (2018) – Love, Simon is a high school comedy about secretly gay Simon who makes a connection with an anonymous emailer from his school.

6. The Half Of It (2020) – A shy straight-A student befriends and helps a popular boy write to a girl they both have feelings for, learning about the nature of love in the process.

7. Stonewall Forever (2019) – This short documentary marking 50 years since Stonewall is a good look into Stonewall and what happened there as well as the impact it had and the continuing fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

Disclaimer: We want to make it clear that within each of these lists, there might be content that not everyone will like. We’ve curated this list based on multiple resources and opinions and have gathered them because we believe they could be any of these or more – entertaining, inspiring and enlightening. It’s possible these stories may narrate experiences which do not coincide with your own, but these lists are here for you because they could be worth your time. If you have any suggestions on other media or with ideas about what we’ve suggested, get in touch.

If you missed our book list, this can be found here. There are still events being held for LGBTQ+ month, taking place tonight, 24 February, and tomorrow, 25 February, find information on these here.