The story of Queer Tango dancers in St. Petersburg, dancing in the face of prejudice in the hope of greater acceptance for the LGBTQI+ community. The Queer Tango movement takes the popular dance and reinterprets it as both a provocation and celebration. Otar and Misha are members of this community who challenge the conventions of the traditional tango community. The euphoric feeling of the dance notwithstanding, there is genuine concern regarding the safety of this beautiful expression of intimacy, sensuality and joy, in a country which does not provide anti-discrimination protection and where homophobia is rife. Aleksandr M. Vinogradov’s film highlights what is at stake for Otar, Misha and their friends.
Eight American men of different ethnic backgrounds discuss homophobic prejudice against gay men in the United States, sharing their fears and personal experiences of bigotry, demonization, and ridicule.
Film about friendship becoming love.
A woman wants to make a man admit that the reason he fired his son from the company where he works is his homophobia.
If football belongs to the people, why isn't everyone welcome in stadiums and lawns? "Camisa Proibida" shows the impact of homophobia on sport, starting with the choice of professional players not to wear the shirt 24.
This short film is an autobiographical portrait of a young Argentine lesbian growing up in a homophobic environment.
A terrible film about a shockingly sad story. The honour killing of a 26 year old gay man by his father. Wendel's writing is banal and lifeless, his direction is no better. A young man who deserved better.............
In Les Portes d’Arcadie, we are at the heart of a reception center for asylum seekers. The director gives a voice to people persecuted because of their sexual orientation, in their country of origin. Already gone, but not yet in a new home, these displaced people are looking for themselves as much as they are looking for the words to describe what they have known and left behind. What awaits them? It is not certain. But at least they can hope to finally be (re) recognized for themselves. This crossing, as much as this quest for identity, is at the heart of this documentary.
Two college students, Gabriel and Adrien, are inseparable. On the surface, they are great friends but, in secret, Gabriel has feelings for him. As the two young teenagers face homophobic comrades on the way home, they find themselves helpless and without the possibility of defending themselves. Will this incident lead to the irreparable?
In a home, a young woman, out of shot, questions four young adolescents without our knowing the reason. Question after question, the answers are either missing or followed by an "I don't know" or an evasive nod. Quickly, the plot is propelled into the near past, the crux of the film gives explanations to the first scene. Indeed, one of the young men, Sacha, continues to face homophobic discrimination when he thought he had escaped it. A hatred that will reach even to the personal effects of the main character. How sad !
In Nazi Germany, the young, closeted Ben fears for his own safety as he learns that the world he lives in is about to become even more dangerous for him and his openly gay best friend.
Frozen Heart visually tells the tragic and true story of a young loving gay couple accompanied by impressive images and strong contrasts.
Ballot Measure 9 was an anti-gay amendment proposed to Oregon voters in 1992 by the conservative group, Oregon Citizen's Alliance. This documentary goes behind the scenes of the fight to stop Measure 9. It contains portions of anti-gay videos produced by the Citizen's Alliance as well as news clips and interviews with the people who successfully fought passage of Measure 9.
A lesbian couple in Japan is looking forward to having a wedding-style photo shoot to celebrate their five-year anniversary. But it’s not easy finding a photo salon that serves LGBTQ couples equally.
Outrage kiss-in at Bow Street police station in London, with a demonstration against homophobic government bills clause 25/28.
The Turkish army considers homosexuality a mental disorder which exonerates young men from military service, but also requires a medical diagnosis to be reached through both psychological and more invasive (and humiliating) diagnostic procedures.’Çürük’ is an intense, entirely anonymous recording of the mortifying procedure used by the Turkish military to make it possible for gay men to exempt themselves from military service. The humiliation includes psychological tests, anal examinations and the photographical proof of gay sex. The impact on gay men‘s self-esteem becomes more than obvious, when one of the protagonists doubtfully asks: “Do you think I'm a real man?”
A young gay couple's love is threatened by the family's position of one of them, which will do everything in their power to end the young couple's relationship.
He is a sensitive boy who represses his true personality. After experiencing traumatic experiences, our protagonist begins to open to the world on a journey that made him the person who is. This is not the complete story, but shows a trajectory of overcoming and change.
Filmed in Zimbabwe, the film depicts the romantic relationship between two women, and the aftermath of the discovery of their relationship.