Although the subject of homosexuality is still taboo today, it should be seen by everyone that love knows no boundaries. We have selected the most gripping LGBT+ movies for you that will break your prejudices and make you look at the world with love. Here is our list of LGBT films and series about the love and lives of LGBT+ individuals in the best way.
The series, which takes place in a suburb of Chicago; Sometimes funny and often heartbreaking lives of the Gallagher family, consisting of six children and a father, are told. The head of the household, Frank Gallagher, is a dishonest, alcoholic and shameless father. Fiona Gallagher, on the other hand, is the eldest of the siblings, the self-sacrificing character who also gets into trouble. In the series, the adventures of the family and each individual are told. It has elements of sexuality, homosexuality, alcohol, drugs and so on.
IMDb 8.7
Modern Family is a comedy series broadcast on ABC television. The series deals with 3 families and 3 separate lives.
Ed O'Neill, who played the famous Al Bundy character in the TV series 'Married with Children', portrays the head of our first family as Jay Pritchett. Jay has a much younger wife. His young wife, Gloria, also has a son, Manny. While trying to be a stepfather to Manny, Jay tries not to lose his young wife to others.
Our second family is Phil and Claire Dunphy. Claire is Jay Pritchett's own daughter and Phil is his son-in-law. Phil and Claire have three children, Haley, Luke, and Alex. The family's biggest troubles are their naughty son Luke and their daughters Haley and Alex, who are starting to have boyfriend issues.
Our third family consists of a gay couple, Mitchell and Cameron. Mitchell is Jay Pritchett's own son. This couple has a baby named Lilly, whom they adopted from Vietnam.
IMDb 8.6
Orphan Black is a disguised orphan named Sarah who has adapted to difficult circumstances. After witnessing a woman's suicide, Sarah realizes the victim is very much like herself. While she thinks that all her problems will be solved when she uses her savings to take the place of the dead woman, instead she realizes a surprising mystery: The dead woman and herself are clones. As Sarah searches for answers, she learns that there are many people like her. These people are genetically identical people who do not suspect their family members and were raised in completely different conditions. While she doesn't know who created these clones, she has to find out why they were killed one by one by an assassin.
IMDb 8.4
An engaged woman, Piper Chapman (Taylor Schilling), is arrested and imprisoned for several years over a drug dealer, Alex (Laura Prepon), whom she knew in college 10 years ago. Piper must give up her comfortable life with her fiance Larry (Jason Biggs) in New York and repay her debt to society. The series also humorously witnesses a time when our hero dressed in orange prison clothes, started to learn about prison culture and question everything he believed in her life and formed unexpected friendships with interesting and outspoken types in prison.
IMDb 8.3
The Fosters series is about a lesbian couple's experiences while raising their biological and adopted children.
IMDb 8.0
15-year-old Adele is sure of two things; she's a girl and girls go out with guys. One day, she notices Emma's blue hair in the big square and realizes that her life will change at that moment. Alone with her own adolescent questions, she turns her gaze to herself and others to herself. She lives in love with Emma as a woman, as an adult. But Adele is unable to make peace with herself, her family, or this absurd world. Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche, the film stars Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos and Catherine Salée.
IMDb 7.8
Two people can keep a secret only if one of them is dead. Four high school girls left behind after Alison's mysterious death have secrets they've been keeping from each other. These secrets will be revealed day by day and put the girls in a difficult situation.
Was Alison's death an accident or murder? Threatening messages from someone nicknamed 'A', who are they coming from? Where are the girls in this crime?
IMDb 7.7
When best friends Karma and Amy are mistakenly assumed as a lesbian couple at school and are suddenly considered cool by everyone, they go so far as to continue acting like they're lesbians without spoiling it to maintain their growing popularity.
IMDb 7.7
Perspectives on the phenomenon of homosexuality, which continued to exist as a taboo in Hollywood cinema for many years, began to change positively, especially with the courageous films shot during the nineties. This movie, which has similar content, was praised by both the critics and the audience. It is an interesting detail that the director of this drama called 'A Single Man' is world-renowned fashion designer Tom Ford. It is a known fact that gays have a certain weight in the fashion arena and Ford wants to reflect his power on the runways to the big screen. Adapted from Christopher Isherwood's novel of the same name, the film tells the story of a middle-aged, gay English teacher who lives after the death of his long-time girlfriend. Colin Firth was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in this film, which was personally financed by Tom Ford, as it was his feature film debut.
IMDb 7.6
Carrying on the beauty of her middle age, Carol; leads a life in 1950s New York that many American women would envy; one of the well-known and wealthy figures of the high society. Although she is married, she wants to divorce her husband and is fighting to get custody of her daughter. Therese is a young woman just at the beginning of the road. Working as a store clerk in a boutique, she searches for her identity in this huge city while filling her days in an ordinary way. The paths of these two women from different worlds, Carol and Therese, cross in this luxury boutique in the Manhattan neighborhood. As soon as Carol sees Therese, she is struck by the beauty of the young woman.
Forced to spend Thanksgiving alone, Carol invites Therese on a spontaneous car trip to geographies she never knew existed. During this journey, the two women fall in love with each other with an unexpected attraction. But America is only in 1952 and this forbidden love has no place in Carol's community.
Phyllis Nagy adapted the production from Patricia Highsmith's novel, directed by Todd Haynes, whom we know with productions such as Far From Heaven, Don't Look For Me There, which he signed in the 2000s after Velvet Goldmine. The film stars Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett.
IMDb 7.3
Nic and Jules are a married lesbian couple living in California. Thanks to artificial insemination using sperm donation, they both had a child. When children named Joni and Laser reach puberty, they want to meet their real fathers. The donor named Paul, whom they reached using their rights, learns that they are their father and they arrange a meeting with him. The three of them meet at Paul's work. Laser, who wants to meet Paul at first, is not very happy after meeting, but Paul's bohemian life attracts Joni's attention. Events develop when Paul meets Nic and Jules, to whom he is a donor.
IMDb 7.1
The Swedish-made, lesbian-themed film tells the story of two women, Mia and Frida, who meet at their parents' engagement. While Mia's father, Lasse, marries Frida's mother, the two women in their thirties inevitably become step-siblings. The duo, who started to spend time together, will gradually start to like each other, and this closeness will lead to dramatic results.
IMDb 6.9
Glee, one of the American teen TV series and one of the TV series that musical lovers will love to watch, is about the dialogues of young people with each other. The relationships, social problems and love affairs of these students, who are in the William McKinley High School Glee Club, are emphasized. The team in question has 20 members. The club's manager is Spanish teacher Will Schuester. Matthew Morrison plays the role of Will. Sue Sylvester plays the captain of the team. The role in question is played by Jane Lynch.
Glee is a post-modern show. Each of the music produced in the said series, where many adolescents come together and produce a lot of music, is quite enjoyable. It is also extremely entertaining. At the same time, many people who want to listen to this style of music began to be called Gleek. Young people who want to break away from the environment and achieve this with music have been liked by many people and this style of music has become a style of music that many people like. The glee series is in a special place because there are very few musicals.
IMDb 6.7
Glee, one of the American teen TV series and one of the TV series that musical lovers will love to watch, is about the dialogues of young people with each other. The relationships, social problems and love affairs of these students, who are in the William McKinley High School Glee Club, are emphasized. The team in question has 20 members. The club's manager is Spanish teacher Will Schuester. Matthew Morrison plays the role of Will. Sue Sylvester plays the captain of the team. The role in question is played by Jane Lynch.
Glee is a post-modern show. Each of the music produced in the said series, where many adolescents come together and produce a lot of music, is quite enjoyable. It is also extremely entertaining. At the same time, many people who want to listen to this style of music began to be called Gleek. Young people who want to break away from the environment and achieve this with music have been liked by many people and this style of music has become a style of music that many people like. The glee series is in a special place because there are very few musicals.
IMDb 6.7
A true story based on the events of incurable police detective Laurel Hester when she fell ill with lung disease. Hester, who is gay, has not been able to officially marry her life partner Stacie Andree. Therefore, she will not be able to leave her inheritance and some rights to his wife. After meeting with lawyer Steven Goldstein, a great search for rights will begin by making applications to the necessary places.
IMDb 6.5
Clary Fray is an ordinary teenager living in Brooklyn. One day, he discovers that he is part of a special race called the 'Shadowhunters', half-human, half-angel. She meets a handsome young man named Jace Wayland, who is confident and has killing instincts. A few friends embark on a grand adventure to find and destroy enemies from the past together.
IMDb 6.4
Although it has old examples such as 'Mädchen in Uniform' filmed in the 1930s, LGBTI and discrimination have never been as striking to Hollywood as World War II or heterosexual love stories until recent years. In this list, we have included remarkable films and TV shows based on LGBTI-related stories, enjoy!