It features standout performances from many high-profile names, including Julia Roberts as a sympathetic nurse on an AIDS ward. Set in 1980s New York, this adaptation of Larry Kramer’s award-winning play depicts the rise of HIV/AIDS as seen through the eyes of Ned Weeks (Ruffalo), the founder of a prominent HIV advocacy group. The Normal Heart, directed by American Horror Story and Glee creator Ryan Murphy, might be the most devastating LGBTQ film of all time. The Normal Heart (2014)Ĭast: Mark Ruffalo, Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch, Jim Parsons, Julia Roberts We’ve rounded up 10 of the best LGBTQ-themed films that will leave you ugly-crying below. So it’s understandable that we sometimes want to let down our fierce exteriors and let those emotions flow over us, and what better way to do that than to see our own experiences reflected in beautiful stories on the big screen.
We often face challenges that our cisgender and heterosexual counterparts don’t experience like coming out, rejection, discrimination, and an intense desire to be accepted and loved.
