“Queer” Movies

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"Queer" Movies
By Gooner
01 February, 2010


http://www.gaelick.com/2010/02/queer-movies/7061/


The first "gay thing" I did when I came out to myself, was go to the Dublin LGBTQ Film Festival (now called Gaze).  I went year after year as a teenager and I still go today (well into my 30's).  I watched films from all over the world and looked forward to it all summer.  Unfortunately, back when I started to go,  I would see perhaps one good film out of the dozen I would attend.  However, in recent years I have been amazed with the improvement in the quality of what is shown, and I have been delighted to see these films become more and more mainstream as the years go by.

To write an article on all of the great films with "queer" content would very quickly turn into a book, so I have taken it upon myself to write about the ones that have moved me for one reason or another.  So, in chronological order, here is a sample of my favourites:

Desert Hearts (1985)