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    1. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 3

      Happy #Pride Month! We’re celebrating the month with our new and ever-growing LGBTQ+ collection. https://www.criterionchannel.com/lgbtq   Let’s discuss all the LGBTQ+ films on the Criterion Channel, shall we?pic.twitter.com/A5u8H4GFGP

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    2. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 3

      PINK FLAMINGOS (1972) dir. John Waters Waters’ most notorious excursion into unapologetic bad taste stars @DivineOfficial as a felon hiding from the FBI. A cornucopia of outrageous humor & infamous grotesquerie, it remains a quintessential midnight-movie. https://www.criterionchannel.com/pink-flamingos pic.twitter.com/fc6GmIAETj

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    3. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 3

      FUNERAL PARADE OF ROSES (1969) dir. Toshio Matsumoto Matsumoto’s kaleidoscopic masterpiece is a headlong dive into a dazzling, unseen Tokyo night world of drag bars and fabulous divas, fueled by booze, drugs, performance art, and black mascara. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/funeral-parade-of-roses …pic.twitter.com/3ubxWU10jW

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    4. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 3

      MÄDCHEN IN UNIFORM (1931) dirs. Leontine Sagan & Carl Froelich  This landmark of lesbian cinema brings a remarkable sensitivity & erotic charge to the story of a new student at an all-girls boarding school who falls in love with a compassionate teacher. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/madchen-in-uniform …pic.twitter.com/NIIOhkfAHz

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    5. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 3

      Alongside Sagan’s landmark of queer cinema MÄDCHEN IN UNIFORM (1931), listen to a commentary featuring @JenniOlsonSF. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/madchen-in-uniform-commentary …pic.twitter.com/3qUSGmLQj6

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    6. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 3

      IN A YEAR OF 13 MOONS (1978) dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder   This heartrendingly compassionate tragedy Fassbinder traces the final days in the life of Elvira, a trans woman spurned by her former lover, as she reaches out desperately for understanding.  https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/in-a-year-of-13-moons …pic.twitter.com/UIrqQfCUqE

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    7. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 3

      BROTHER TO BROTHER (2004) dir. Rodney Evans Thrown out of his home by his homophobic family, Perry finds strength through his friendship with Bruce, an elderly, homeless writer who recounts his life as a Black, gay artist during the Harlem Renaissance. https://www.criterionchannel.com/brother-to-brother …pic.twitter.com/mDAP51wrXu

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      Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 3

      BPM (Beats per minute) (2017) dir. Robin Campillo  Paris, early 90s: Nathan, a newcomer to the HIV/AIDS movement, falls for a radical veteran protester Sean, who is dying of AIDS. Campillo traces their love story and the activist spirit of the era. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/bpm-beats-per-minute …pic.twitter.com/hFX4qESqsk

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        2. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 3

          COMMON THREADS: STORIES FROM THE QUILT (1989) dirs. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman   This film explores the human stories obscured by HIV/AIDS statistics, the cross section of identities affected by AIDS, and efforts to combat the stigma. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/common-threads-stories-from-the-quilt …pic.twitter.com/wKWFUo0w6N

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        3. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 3

          #BLACKMENDREAM (2014) dir. Shikeith This experimental documentary offers a candid glimpse into a subject that is virtually taboo in many Black communities and in society at large: the complex, often vulnerable emotional lives of Black men. http://criterionchannel.com/videos/blackmendream …pic.twitter.com/kyJT7udcNY

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        4. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 11

          HAPPY TOGETHER (1997) dir. Wong Kar Wai This emotionally raw portrait of a relationship in breakdown follows a couple locked in a turbulent cycle of infatuation and destructive jealousy as they break up, make up, and fall apart again and again.  https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/happy-together …pic.twitter.com/YjEIOPPj6P

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        5. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 11

          SEÑORITA (2011) dir. Isabel Sandoval Sandoval’s feature debut is a pulp-noir political thriller set on the margins of the Philippines. Wishing to start a new life, Donna, a transgender sex worker in Manila, relocates to the small town where her son lives. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/senorita pic.twitter.com/VhIPVDvv8k

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        6. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 11

          FREAK ORLANDO (1981) dir. Ulrike Ottinger Ottinger transforms Virginia Woolf’s queer feminist classic ORLANDO into an outrageous camp spectacle in which a gender-fluid time traveler (Magdalena Montezuma) zigzags across history. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/freak-orlando …pic.twitter.com/AVwONjQt6E

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        7. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 11

          THE BITTER TEARS OF PETRA VON KANT dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder  This unforgettable, unforgiving dissection of the imbalanced relationship between a haughty fashion designer and a beautiful but icy ingenue is a true Fassbinder affair. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/the-bitter-tears-of-petra-von-kant …pic.twitter.com/9tww49xVCe

          1 reply 6 retweets 53 likes
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        8. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 11

          JE TU IL ELLE (1975) dir. Chantal Akerman An aimless young woman leaves self-imposed isolation to embark on a road trip that leads to lonely love affairs. With its famous real-time carnal encounter, Je tu il elle is Akerman's most sexually audacious film. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/je-tu-il-elle …pic.twitter.com/4YBjxecwJW

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        9. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 11

          PINK NARCISSUS (1971) dir. James Bidgood  Working over the course of eight years in his downtown Manhattan loft, Bidgood crafted this luxuriant queer fantasia, a crimson-saturated idyll of camp excess and erotic spectacle. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/pink-narcissus …pic.twitter.com/c6cbtbxtri

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        10. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 11

          THE LONG DAY CLOSES (1992) dir. Terence Davies  This autobiographical film takes on the perspective of a quiet, lonely boy growing up in Liverpool in the 1950s as it jumps in and out of time, swoops into fantasies and fears, summons memories and dreams. https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-long-day-closes …pic.twitter.com/EhWdnOloRU

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        11. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 11

          DADDY AND THE MUSCLE ACADEMY (1992) dir. Ilppo Pohjola Artist Tom of Finland has exerted an enormous influence on gay identity, attitude, and self-understanding through his provocative, instantly recognizable drawings of muscle-bound, leather-clad men.  https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/daddy-and-the-muscle-academy …pic.twitter.com/xai1nHWla6

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        12. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 11

          PARIS IS BURNING (1990) dir. Jennie Livingston   This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City’s Black and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. https://www.criterionchannel.com/paris-is-burning …pic.twitter.com/d06hDAy1F2

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        13. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 11

          THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK (1984) dir. Robert Epstein Milk was an outspoken human rights activist & one of the first openly gay U.S. politicians elected to public office; even after his 1978 assassination, he continues to inspire people around the world. https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-times-of-harvey-milk/videos/the-times-of-harvey-milk …pic.twitter.com/okHQCUNt1G

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        14. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 25

          DESERT HEARTS (1985) dir. Donna Deitch Taking on the roles of writer, producer, and director, Deitch crafted a refreshingly modern twist on the Hollywood love story, one that became a trailblazing work of queer filmmaking. https://www.criterionchannel.com/desert-hearts pic.twitter.com/vD29UUJgJg

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        15. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 25

          SHAKEDOWN (2018) dir. Leilah Weinraub This documentary charts the eight-year run of Shakedown, an underground Black lesbian strip club in Los Angeles. https://www.criterionchannel.com/shakedown pic.twitter.com/uDmIUiohzb

          2 replies 48 retweets 158 likes
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        16. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 25

          MALA NOCHE (1985) dir. Gus Van Sant Set in Portland, Oregon, the film evokes a world of transient workers, dead-end day-shifters, and bars in a profound nighttime, as it follows a romantic deadbeat with a wayward crush on a handsome Mexican immigrant. https://www.criterionchannel.com/mala-noche pic.twitter.com/Q7grhMopic

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        17. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 25

          WEEKEND (2011) dir. Andrew Haigh This sensual, remarkably observed wonder spotlights rare honesty about sexuality—in both depiction and discussion—as this tale of a one-night stand that develops into a weekend-long idyll for two very different young men. https://www.criterionchannel.com/weekend-1 pic.twitter.com/MkL2cy2DC6

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        18. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 25

          THE SHOWER (2011) dir. Pepa San Martín Elisa is taking a job outside the country and Manuela, who lived with her for five years, has decided not to accompany her. Unable to say goodbye, they spend the last morning together under the shower water. https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-shower pic.twitter.com/roYGu5xWeP

          2 replies 2 retweets 27 likes
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        19. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 25

          RELUCTANTLY QUEER (2016) dir. Akosua Adoma Owusu This short invites us into the life of a young Ghanaian man struggling to reconcile his love for his mother with his queer identity amid the increased tensions incited by Ghana’s anti-LGBT politics. https://www.criterionchannel.com/reluctantly-queer …pic.twitter.com/JBAQf2u8pg

          1 reply 6 retweets 28 likes
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        20. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 25

          BURROUGHS: THE MOVIE (1983) dir. Howard Brookner Made up of intimate, revelatory footage of the singular author and poet filmed over the course of 5 years, Brookner’s 1983 documentary about William S. Burroughs is a one-of-a-kind nonfiction portrait. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/burroughs-the-movie …pic.twitter.com/ewSQAgDR9d

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        21. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 25

          THE LIVING END (1992) dir. Gregg Araki This couple-on-the-run romance follows two HIV-positive lovers—hustler Luke & film critic Jon—who, with nothing left to lose, embark on a violent cross-country crime spree, with homophobes as their primary target. https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-living-end pic.twitter.com/dJgKwoPac7

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        22. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 30

          POISON (1991) dir. Todd Haynes One of the most controversial and celebrated films of the 90s, Todd Haynes’s debut feature deftly interweaves a trio of transgressive tales—“Hero,” “Horror,” and “Homo”—that build towards a devastating climax. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/poison pic.twitter.com/BmfccbLrXK

          1 reply 2 retweets 17 likes
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        23. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 30

          CRUISING (1980) dir. William Friedkin One of the most notorious films of the 1980s, this controversial thriller stars Al Pacino as an NYPD officer who goes undercover in NYC’s kinky leather-bar underground to track down a serial killer targeting gay men. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/cruising pic.twitter.com/NQzQXhm4YR

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        24. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 30

          PERSONAL BEST (1982) dir. Robert Towne This tale of a promising hurdler who finds much-needed emotional support with a caring mentor. After the two women fall in love, their relationship is threatened as both vie for a spot on the 1980 U.S. Olympic team. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/personal-best …pic.twitter.com/wOpFwalbnJ

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        25. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 30

          MISHIMA: A LIFE IN FOUR CHAPTERS (1985) dir. Paul Schrader This collagelike portrait of the acclaimed author Yukio Mishima investigates the inner contradictions of a man who attempted the impossible task of finding harmony among self, art, & society. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/mishima-a-life-in-four-chapters …pic.twitter.com/cJlXLtQkSR

          1 reply 4 retweets 28 likes
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        26. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 30

          QUERELLE (1982) dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder Fassbinder’s final film, adapted from the novel by Jean Genet, stars Brad Davis as a handsome Belgian sailor dealing with sibling rivalry, murder, and explosive sexuality. https://www.criterionchannel.com/querelle pic.twitter.com/OzyvnIRgZn

          2 replies 4 retweets 40 likes
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        27. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 30

          TEOREMA (1968) dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini A mysterious stranger—perhaps an angel, perhaps a devil—who, one by one, seduces the members of a wealthy Milanese family precipitating an existential crisis in each of their lives. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/teorema pic.twitter.com/4u3aX53Apm

          1 reply 4 retweets 41 likes
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        28. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 30

          VICTIM (1961) dir. Basil Dearden This unmistakably political taboo buster, grounded by an extraordinary performance by Dirk Bogarde, was one of the first films to address homophobia head-on, a cry of protest against British laws. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/victim pic.twitter.com/HJFIRtErmY

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        29. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 30

          SYLVIA SCARLETT (1935) dir. George Cukor When Sylvia Scarlett (Katharine Hepburn) and her father flee France one step ahead of the authorities, she cuts her hair, dons men’s clothes, and passes herself as Sylvester Scarlet to protect her father. https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/sylvia-scarlett …pic.twitter.com/7nUiHYhHAI

          1 reply 3 retweets 25 likes
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        30. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 30

          FOX AND HIS FRIENDS (1975) dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder This wildly cynical classic about love and exploitation, is unsparing social commentary, an amusingly pitiless and groundbreaking if controversial depiction of a gay community in 1970s West Germany. https://www.criterion.com/films/27957-fox-and-his-friends …pic.twitter.com/lO5KWE7Mbk

          2 replies 3 retweets 34 likes
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        31. Criterion Channel‏Verified account @criterionchannl Jun 30

          GRACE JONES: BLOODLIGHT AND BAMI (2017) dir. Sophie Fiennes This electrifying journey through the public and private worlds of the legendary Grace Jones blends musical performances with intimate personal footage, all brimming with Jones’s bold aesthetic. https://www.criterionchannel.com/grace-jones-bloodlight-and-bami …pic.twitter.com/ppfNThVoOO

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