List of LGBTQ Black films, documentaries, and web/TV series

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This article lists Black queer, lesbian, gay, bisexual, non-binary, polyamory, or transgender-related films. The list includes movies, documentaries, and TV/web series that deal with or feature significant Black queer characters or issues as an important plot device. The English-language film title, original title, country of origin and production year are listed.

Movies

Title Country Year Ref.
All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White Nigeria 2023 [1]
Anything's Possible United States 2022 [2]
As I Am United States 2019
Blackbird United States 2014 [3]
Black Aura on an Angel United States 2004 [4]
Being 17 (Quand on a 17 ans) France 2016 [5]
Bessie United States 2015 [6]
Blind Faith United States 1998 [7]
Braids on a Bald Head Nigeria 2010 [8]
Brother Canada 2022 [9]
Brother to Brother United States 2004 [10]
Brooklyn’s Bridge to Jordan United States 2005
bwoy United States, Jamaica 2016 [11]
Change United States 2011
Children of God Bahamas 2010 [12]
The Color Purple United States 1985 [13]
The Color Purple United States 2023 [14]
Country Love Nigeria 2022 [15]
Dakan Guinea 1997 [16]
Dear White People United States 2014 [17]
Dirty Laundry United States 2006 [18]
Everything Will Be Fine (Alles Wird Gut) Germany 1998 [19]
Family United States 2008
Finding Me United States 2009 [20]
Friend of the World United States 2020
From Zero to I Love You United States 2019
Get on the Bus United States 1996
A Girl Like Grace United States 2015 [21]
God Loves Uganda United States 2013
Green Book United States 2018
Gun Hill Road United States 2011
The Happy Sad United States 2013
Hearts Beat Loud United States 2013
Hell or High Water Nigeria 2017 [22]
Henry Gamble's Birthday Party United States 2015
Holiday Heart United States 2000
I Don't Know Who You Are Canada 2023
Ìfé Nigeria 2020
Karmen Geï Senegal, Canada, France 2001
KickOff United Kingdom 2011
Kinky Boots United Kingdom 2005
Looking for Langston United Kingdom 1989
Lost In The World South Africa 2015 [23]
Madame Sata Brazil 2002
Mississippi Damned United States 2009
Moonlight United States 2016
Naz & Maalik United States 2015
Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom United States 2008
Parallel Sons United States 1995
Pariah United States 2011
Play the Devil Trinidad and Tobago 2018
Punks United States 2001 [24]
Rag Tag United Kingdom, Nigeria 2018
Rafiki Kenya 2018
The Reception United States 2005
Reluctantly Queer Ghana 2016
Rent United States 2005
Rivers Wash Over Me United States 2009
Rude Canada 1995
Rustin United States 2023
Sarang Song United States 2006
Saturday Church United States 2017
Savage Roses: Locas 4 Life United States 2002
Set It Off United States 1996 [25]
She Hate Me United States 2004
Single Man Problems United States 2023 [26]
The Skinny United States 2012 [27]
Slow United States 2011
Starrbooty United States 2007
Stories of Our Lives Kenya 2014
Strange Fruit United States 2004
Stud Life United States 2012
Tangerine United States 2015 [28]
Tchindas Spain, Cape Verde 2015
The Things You Think I'm Thinking Canada 2017
Walking with Shadows Nigeria 2019 [29]
We Don't Live Here Anymore Nigeria 2018
While You Weren't Looking South Africa 2015
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar United States 1995
The Watermelon Woman United States 1996
The Women of Brewster Place United States 1989
The Wound South Africa 2017
Young Soul Rebels United Kingdom 1991

Documentaries

Title Country Year Ref.
The Abominable Crime Jamaica 2013
The Aggressives United States 2005
All God’s Children United States 1996
The Art of Sin Norway, Sudan 2020 [30]
Black is... Black Ain't United States 1995 [31]
Black Nations/Queer Nations? United States 1995
Black./Womyn: Conversations with Lesbians of African Descent United States 2008
Born in Flames United States 1983
Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin United States 2002
Butch Mystique United States 2003
Call Me Kuchu Uganda 2012
Check It United States 2016
Coming out of the Nkuta Cameroon 2011 [32]
The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson United States 2017 [33]
Defiance: Voices of a New Generation Nigeria 2020 [34]
Difficult Love South Africa 2010 [35]
Dream Deferred: The Sakia Gunn Film Project United States 2008
The Edge of Each Other's Battles: The Vision of Audre Lorde United States 2002
Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story United Kingdom 2017
Game Face United States 2015
Game Girls United States 2019 [36]
How Do I Look United States 2006
I Am Not Your Negro United States 2016
Jumpin’ the Broom: The New Covenant United States 2006
Kiki United States 2016
The Legend of the Underground United States 2021
Leilani's Fortune Canada 2023
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero United States 2023
The New Black United States 2013
My Mama Said Yo Mama's a Dyke United States 2010
Paris is Burning United States 1990
Passing Canada 2015 [37]
The Pearl of Africa Sweden, Thailand, Kenya Uganda 2016 [38]
Pick Up the Mic United States 2006
Portrait of Jason United States 1967
Someone Like Me Canada 2021
Still Black: A Portrait of Black Transmen United States 2008
Tchindas Spain, Cape Verde 2015
Tongues Untied United States 1989
Treasure: From Tragedy to Trans Justice Mapping a Detroit Story United States 2015
U People United States 2009
White Shadows United States 2007
You Are Not Alone United States 2012
Veil of Silence Nigeria 2013 [39]
Voguing: The Message United States 1989
Woubi Cheri France, Ivory Coast 1998

Web/TV Series

Title Country Year Ref.
Between Women United States 2011 [40]
Behind Closed Doors United States 2017
Black Lightning United States 2018
Blackville United States 2017
The Blues Blues United States 2014
Bois United States 2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine United States 2013
Brown Girls United States 2017
Change the Sheets United States 2016
Come Take a Walk With Me United States 2012
Conframa United States 2018
Crazy Sexy Cool United States 2014
Dear White People United States 2017 [41]
District Heat United States 2014
The DL Chronicles United States 2007 [42]
Dyke Central United States 2015
Entangled With You United States 2013
Euphoria United States 2019
Femme United States 2015
Girl Play United States 2012
Girls Just Don't Do That United States 2016
Hollywood United States 2020
How To Get Away With Murder United States 2014
If I was your girl United States 2012
The Industry United States 2013
Interview with the Vampire United States 2022 [43]
It's Complicated United States 2016
Ladies, Lust, Love United States 2012
Let's Talk Lesbian United States 2013
Lez-B-Honest United States 2011
Lipstick: The Series United States 2015
Livin' It Up'' United States 2015
Lovers & Friends United States 2008
Love, Lives, and Lesbians of Mobile United States 2013
Love and Lesbians NY United States 2015
Love of the Hustle United States 2014
LesBiReal United States 2016
The Lez Factor United States 2013
Master of None United States 2015
Momma'z Boi United States 2013
Noah’s Arc United States 2005
No Shade United States 2015
NYGTV United States 2014
Oops United States 2011
Pandora's Box United States 2015
The Peculiar Kind United States 2012
POSE United States 2018
P-Valley United States 2020
Queen Sugar United States 2016
Refracted Reflections United States 2013
Sex Education United Kingdom 2019 [44]
She's Gotta Have It United States 2018
Social Theory United States 2013
Skye's The Limit United States 2013
StudvilleTV United States 2012
Sunny Reign United States 2012
The SideLine United States 2014
T.R.A.D.E. IT ALL United States 2014
Triangle United States 2014
TysonPlus' I CanTell You Anything United States 2021
TysonPlus' The Scars Our Parents Leave United States 2021
TysonPlus' Boys Hurt Too United States 2021
TysonPlus' My Relationship with Death United States 2021
Unclassified The Series United States 2017
Woman of Atlanta TV United States 2016

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to LGBT in Africa.

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