Best LGBTQ+ Movies On HBO Max Right Now
Streaming services are gathering varying selections of films in the LGBTQ+ genre, and HBO Max owns some of the best. Though the horizon for queer stories is steadily expanding, there are still hurdles to overcome in relation to what types of films are most representative of the community. This collection of the best LGBTQ+ films on HBO Max presents diverse relationships, characters, and identities in an individual and superlative way.
Up until the 20th century, LGBTQ+ movies commonly faced issues with negative stereotyping and adverse tropes. There are naturally remaining problems with how representation is executed today, especially in covering transgender narratives, but the genre is now showing definitive progress. HBO has been making a significant mark in LGBTQ+ media since the 90s, starting around its release of the groundbreaking television seriesOz.
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From Steven Spielberg's epic period pieceThe Color Purple opening up more opportunities for Black queer stories in the 1980s to the modernized drama Beach Rats subverting how labels and sexuality are majorly perceived, HBO Max offers a range of LGBTQ+ landmarks. As a streaming service that has maintained a history of being queer-friendly, it isn't surprising this list is filled with several of the most seminal pieces in the genre. Here are the best LGBTQ+ films streaming on HBO Max right now.
Following forty years in the life of Whoopi Goldberg's character Celie, The Color Purple captures the journey of a Black southern woman facing extreme bigotry and abuse from her father, husband, and others. In a desperate attempt to form any meaningful connection outside of the ones she feels trapped
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