mainstream entertainment industry is slowly portraying lives of LGBTQ community, and showing ir love stories and issues in LGBTQ movies. Before mainstream mediums, short films gave filmmakers a chance to showcase untold LGBTQ movies in a way that mainstream feature films have rarely done. short films give makers freedom to show LGBTQ movies in a way that is difficult to show in a mainstream medium like films, TV shows etc. Here is a list of five best LGBTQ movies that revolve around LGBTQ relationships.

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5 Best LGBTQ Movies

1. Forward Thinking

This 2018 short film is set in early 1900s and traces story of a lesbian couple. four-minute-long short films show struggle of couple as y are torn between ir love and society’s perceptions of homosexuality.  movie is at times heartbreaking and shows how far LGBTQ community has progressed since.

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2. Men don’t whisper

This short film screened at 2018 Sundance Film Festival. It is by queer filmmaker Jordan Firstman. short film follows story of two gay men who decide to sleep with women to regain confidence. However, things don’t turn out to be way y expected.

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3. Warmish

short film is directed by Braxie Jacobson. It follows story of two girls, Parker and Ellie who reconnect after a year and want to progress ir relationship ahead. question that lies in front of m is how. short film has over 16 million views on Youtube as it provides a realistic portrayal of couple’s romance.

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4. Staccato

short film was made in 2016. It follows story of Sean who is a young labourer appointed to grounds of Falgirth. He n embarks on a passionate affair with Master of House, Thomas Croydon. film shows struggle of being gay in 1800s. film was directed by Eoghan McQuinn and was produced by Caroline Kealy.

5. Sunflowers

This 2019 movie was written and edited by Tessa Kennedy. It is a short but sweet take on love story of an interracial lesbian couple. film is intensely poetic and a beautiful take on ir story. Sunflowers has zero conflict as short fil is all about love.