Be Brave, Be Strong, Be You.
Beamafilm
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10/06/2022
The theme of Pride Month 2022 is 'Be Brave, Be Strong, Be You' which is all about empowering yourself and each other. Being true to ourselves and being proud of what that means is what Pride Month is all about and, while LGBTIQ+ rights have come a long way with marriage equality and bans in most states on LGBTIQ+ conversion practices, there is still a load of work to do.
A huge gulf still exists between LGBTIQ+ mental health compared to the general population. LGBTIQ+ people continue to experience higher psychological distress and anxiety due to prejudice and discrimination. Australasian research results show that 5.2% of LGBTQ+ adults report a suicide attempt in the past 12 months, compared to 1.1% of the general population.
And so while Pride encourages us to celebrate the progress that's been made, it’s also a time to reflect on how much more must be done. Celebrate Pride Month 2022 by streaming these great picks from Beamafilm's inclusive range of LGBTQ+ films.
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A look at the lives of two teenage girls - inseparable friends Ginger and Rosa - growing up in 1960s London as the Cuban Missile Crisis looms, and the pivotal event that comes to redefine their relationship.
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A couple in love from Baja California Mexico are in the middle of the preparations for a huge wedding, the only problem is that their marriage is not legal, since they are both male.
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An uplifting documentary about Ireland's superstar drag queen Panti Bliss as she rises from ‘giant cartoon woman' to one of the highest-profile activists in the LGBTIQ community.
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A 19-year-old Greek Australian youth struggles with his identity.
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Therese Belivet works at a department store in Manhattan where she encounters the beautiful Carol but things take an unexpected turn when strong feelings develop. This stunning movie is based upon a 1952 Patricia Highsmith novel and inspired by the...
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The incredible true-life story of Michael Glatze, a high profile queer youth activist who created controversy when he claimed to no longer be gay and became a Christian pastor.
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An epic tale of emotional transformation that pulses with gestures, embraces, furtive exchanges, and arias of joy and devastation.
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Why is there such a stigma attached to "sounding gay"?
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It's the fascinating true story about the love affair between socialite and popular author Vita Sackville-West and literary icon Virginia Woolf.
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At 18, Kian, known as Krow, begins transitioning to become a man, while maintaining a career as a fashion model.
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Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. Their romance lasted 15 years to laugh in the face of everything life threw at it - separations, discrimination, temptations, jealousies and losses.
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Ron Woodruff has AIDS. But he also has a plan.
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A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the first days of the French Revolution.
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An anthology of growing up gay in America and searching for true love.
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16 year old Billie struggles with her mother's plan to gender transition. Her path to independence accelerates when her mother's plans mean that their time together is limited to Tuesday afternoons.
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