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queer documentaries
32 LGBTQ+ Documentaries to Watch for LGBTQ+ History Month
We've assembled 32 films to recommend, from 1977's Word Is Out to 2021's Pieces of Us.
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October 28, 2022
Queer Filmmakers Embark on 'Twin Peaks' Documentary
Former BUTT Magazine editor Adam Baran is raising funds on Kickstarter to tell the story of an abused gay teen's obsession with Lynch's masterpiece.
May 28, 2015
15 Queer Documentaries That Helped Define Us
These fine films tell us where we've been and where we're going.
May 28, 2015
'Gaming in Color' Documentary Focuses on Queer Gamers
The hour-long feature analyzes LGBT themes in video games as well as gaming's queer fans.
April 22, 2014
Groundbreaking Queer Video Game Documentary Needs You!
The first-ever documentary on LGBT video gaming needs some quarters to begin playing.
May 6, 2013
The Indigo Girls Pay Tribute to the Queer Community in New Documentary
Indigo Girls: It's Only Life After All is getting a theatrical release in Spring 2024. Here's everything you need to know about the candid documentary.
December 19, 2023
Stephen Fry Announces Documentary About Queer WWII Heroes
The film focuses on Willem Arondeus and Frieda Belinfante, queer artists turned real-life Nazi-resisting heroes.
May 26, 2022
Cyndi Lauper hailed as a pioneering activist for queer people in a new documentary
The documentary Let the Canary Sing outlines Cyndi Lauper's rise to fame in the 1980s along with her early activism for LGBTQ+ people, reproductive freedom, and more.
May 11, 2024
Rock Hudson Documentary Gets Stirring New Queer Trailer
Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed comes to HBO and Max on June 28.
June 9, 2023
Prominent documentary mentors coach the next class of LGBTQ+ filmmakers
The town of New Hope, PA takes the spotlight for the inaugural year of the Creative Hope Initiative where five filmmakers uncover local LGBTQ+ history with their documentaries.
October 18, 2023
Amber Benson on Queer Rep and the 'Buffy' Reboot at Outfest
At a screening of the documentary Queering the Script at Outfest, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer star spoke about being one of the first to play queer on TV.
July 25, 2019
Black Trans Homeless Youth Emanates Strength in Clip From 'Pier Kids'
The documentary about Black queer youth at the Christopher Street Pier plays at the Bentonville Film Festival next week.
August 6, 2020
'You Don't Nomi' Centers Showgirls' Hero as a Queer Icon
The director of the documentary about the cult classic, Jeffrey McHale, told The Advocate that queer people saved Showgirls.
July 20, 2020
7 Things That Are Everything This Week
Films by queer people of color, a documentary on the marriage battle, and the delicious rivalry between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis all arrive this week.
March 3, 2017
'Hallowed Ground' Looks at Civil Rights Movement Through LGBTQ+ Lens
The documentary, a companion piece to Eyes on the Prize, incorporates many queer voices in examining the racial justice movement's past, present, and future.
September 28, 2021
The L Word Reboot's Marja Lewis-Ryan on Diversity & Avoiding Tokenism
The showrunner for the L Word reboot spoke at a panel for the documentary Queering the Script at Outfest about staffing a writers' room with a breadth of identities.
July 25, 2019
How Murderer John Wayne Gacy Ruined a Young John Casey’s Life
The director of the top-downloaded Netflix documentary about the queer serial killer talks about how his crimes stretched far beyond his Chicago killing grounds.
April 27, 2022
Top 11 LGBTQ+ true crime docs and how to watch them
Step the shocking and bizarre world of queer true crime in these gripping documentaries.
May 19, 2025
Remembering the LGBTQ+ history of a queer haven in Pennsylvania’s countryside
Uncover the history of New Hope, Pennsylvania, the subject of five short documentaries premiering this fall.
October 24, 2023
How Homophobia Impacted the NYPD's Search for a Serial Killer
The clip comes from HBO's Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York.
July 12, 2023