LGBTQ Films in the Ithaca College Library
Sources Used for this Guide
Several sources were used in the compiling of this list. In addition to The Advocate's The Top 175 Essential Films of All Time for LGBT Viewers, these other sources were consulted:
- Benshoff, Harry M. Monsters in the closet: Homosexuality and the horror film (1997) PN1995.9.H55 B457 1997
- Benshoff, Harry M.and Sean Griffin. Queer images: a history of gay and lesbian film in America (2006) PN1995.9.H55 B44 2006
- Davies, Steven Paul. Out at the movies: a history of gay cinema (2008) PN1995.9.H55 D39 2008
- Huffington Post's LGBT Pride Films: The Best Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgender Movies To Celebrate (2013)
- Russo, Vito. The celluloid closet: homosexuality in the movies (1981) PN 1995.9 H55 R8 1981
- IMDb's Top 100 Greatest Gay Movies (2012)
- Wikipedia's LGBT-related films by decade.
In addition, many films, especially documentaries and foreign language films were found by keyword and subject searching of the IC online catalog.
Many of the documentary films have previously been shown on campus as part of the Out of the Closet and Onto the Screen film series sponsored by the Ithaca College Center for LGBT Education, Outreach & Services, Luca Maurer, Program Director.
