Cinema lovers should always strive to celebrate diversity in film.

Fortunately, their efforts have paid off.

The film deals with queer themes crucial at the time, including HIV and homophobia.

Mahershala Ali in Moonlight, Cate Blanchett in Carol, Robin Williams in The Birdcage

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25’To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything!

Nowhere is this remarkable approach more obvious than in his 1972 classicPink Flamingos.

Tensions rise after an unexpected arrival, leading the party into chaos.

Kaia Gerber and Rachel Sennott looking at each other on the bed in Bottoms

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Pessimistic, gloomy, and harrowing,The Boys in the Bandis not exactly pleasant.

Sharp, unapologetic, biting, and darkly funny,The Favouriteis a stellar achievement of modern queer cinema.

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Keanu Reeves as Scott holding River Phoenix as Mikey in My Own Private Idaho

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Natasha Lyonne and Clea DuVall as Megan and Graham about to kiss in But I’m a Cheerleader

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John Leguizamo, Wesley Snipes, and Patrick Swayze as Chi-Chi, Noxeema, and Vida turning to their left from inside a convertible in To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar

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Ian Foreman stands under a bi flag parachute while children dance around him.

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Divine aiming a gun at something off-camera in Pink Flamingos.

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The cast of The Boys in the Band (1970)

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Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman as Sarah Churchill and Queen Anne in The Favourite

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