Research in Progress (March 3, 2024)
Gay Film Dictionary: What Every Gay Man Should (and Want to) Know:
Gay Films
Essential queer films (focus on gay, with some other LGBTQ films)
Narrative and documentary features
Cross-cultural perspective: Gay-themed movies from around the world
Gay Readings of Mainstream Films
All About Eve
Auntie Mame
Gilda
Mommie Dearest
Gay Directors
Closeted Gay Directors in the Studio Era
Vincente Minnelli
Openly Gay Directors, then and now
George Cukor
Terence Davies
Mitchell Leisen
Tony Richardson
James Whale
Indie Gay Directors
My book
Todd Haynes
Gus Van Sant
John Waters
Straight directors who made gay-themed movies
Hitchcock (Rope, Strangers on a Train)
Gay Actors
Closeted Gay Actors
Alan Bates
Raymond Burr
Farley Granger
Rock Hudson
Van Johnson
Edward Everett Lewis
Anthony Perkins
Vincent Price
Openly Gay Actors
Dirk Bogarde
Ian McKellen
Sal Mineo
Gay Icons (Female)
Joan Crawford
Bette Davis
Bette Midler
Barbara Stanwyck
Sharon Stone
Meryl Streep
Barbra Streisand
Mae West
Gay Historical Events
Stonewall, June 1969
Gay Rights Movement
Same sex marriage, June
Gay Film Festivals
OutFest
Frameline
Cannes Film Fest: Queer Palm
Berlin Film Fest: Teddy Bear
Index
Films (from A to Z)
Films by country
Films by director
Films by genre, theme and topic
Coming-Out
Romantic Comedies
Melodramas
AIDS Movies