54 LGBTQ+ Movies Spanning Centuries and Genres

This 2011 film combines a coming-of-age story with a coming-out story. Alike, a 17-year-old Black high school student, is just starting to come to terms with her own identity as a butch lesbian. While she has the support of her friend Laura, her mother strongly disapproves and tries to force her into an identity she deems more "appropriate." As Alike begins to explore her identity and her feelings more deeply, she puts her heart out there and takes some big risks. All the while, she has to deal with the knowledge that, if she truly embraces who she is, she could lose at least one of her parents forever.