HBO’s A Normal Heart was the latest in a number of powerful films that depict the LGBT community’s ongoing struggle for acceptance and equality. There have been many others over the years. We've compiled just a few of our favorites for you to add to your list of must-see movies.
Southern Comfort
This 2001 documentary chronicles the final year in the life of Robert Eads, a transgender man living in the Deep South. At the beginning of the film, Eads has already been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and has been rejected for treatment by over 20 doctors, who all fear that helping a transman could hurt their reputations. By the time Eads finds a doctor willing to help, the cancer has become too advanced to save him. Eads’ final mission in life is to attend the next Southern Comfort conference, an annual meeting held in Atlanta for transgender people. Southern Comfort received widespread critical acclaim and won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival and First Prize at the Seattle International Film Festival, among other awards.
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