5 Formative Queer Movies To Break Out At Your Pride Party

5 Formative Queer Movies To Break Out At Your Pride Party

And like a gloriously gay lion, NYC Pride Weekend returns with a roar. For 72 hours, the city blares its swelling, ferocious orchestra of fabulousness, as we celebrate our LGBT family, and the progress our wonderfully messy community has made over the decades.

This celebration comes in many forms, like honoring the directly or not-so directly queer films which have enlightened our culture.

We asked Louis Virtel, comedian and writer, to discuss the five movies that shaped his queerness.

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