Coming Out Stories

These films explore the emotional journey of realizing, accepting, or sharing one’s identity. From quiet self-discovery to bold declarations of love, coming out stories capture moments of courage, vulnerability, and personal transformation.

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  • I Kissed a Girl

    1 season

    For lesbians, kissing a girl for the first time is a mind-blowing, life-changing big deal. Filmmaker Jen Sheridan captures the tales of lesbians of all ages recalling the magical moment of the first time they kissed a girl in this charming documentary series. Bonus: lots of cute Southern accents!

  • I Hate Tommy Finch

    1 season

    A one-act, two-women, all-queer play about two friends who find themselves together again and again, and their roller coaster friendship (and romance) from ages 8 to 35. They navigate not only run-of-the-mill coming-of age-issues (changing bodies, bullies, parent problems, losing their virginity,...

  • Amor é Amor

    1 season

    The romantic journey of Sara and Clara with hurdles like religion, life, and Clara's ex-girlfriend - Lara.

  • The Last Conception

    Movie

    When the traditional Sikand family discovers they are the last descendants of an ancient and sacred bloodline, their world is turned upside down. The responsibility of continuing the lineage falls not on their son, as expected, but on their independent and openly gay daughter, Savarna—much to eve...

  • You Can Live Forever

    Movie

    1992 — Jaime, 17 years old and growing up in Thunder Bay, loves sci-fi, The Cure, and getting high. And unbeknownst to anyone around her, she's gay. When her father dies and her mother suffers a breakdown, she's sent to the Saguenay region to live with her aunt and uncle, both members of the town...

  • Between the Shades

    Movie

    Fifty conversations exploring the many different shades of being gay in America. This conversation focuses on the degrees and varying perceptions about how people define themselves, their lives, struggles and triumphs. (dir. Jill Salvino, US, 2017)

  • Writing Kim

    Movie

    Annie, an aspiring writer searching for direction, escapes across the country for a quiet retreat with Kim — an older, wealthy, and intriguingly enigmatic friend living a seemingly perfect life. But as the days unfold, Annie becomes captivated by Kim’s magnetic presence, unconventional marriage, ...

  • When Kiran met Karen

    Movie

    When a glamorous Bollywood actress crosses paths with a sharp, openly lesbian journalist, an unexpected attraction ignites. As their connection deepens, they must navigate clashing worlds of fame, cultural expectations, and personal truth. When Kiran Met Karen is a heartfelt romance about visibil...

  • West North West

    Movie

    Kei has felt anxious living together with her girlfriend, Ai, working as a model and about her way of living. On the other hand, Naima, a Islamic international student, has felt uneasy living in Japan. The encounter that Kei and Naima had changes the relationship among them. They struggle to fin...

  • Was am ende Zahlt (Nothing Else Matters)

    Movie

    Running away from home, Carla wants to go to Lyon in order to study fashion. But at the train station all her luggage is stolen and she has to stick with Rico who offers her a job on his construction site so she can earn money to finance her journey. Nearby Carla meets Lucie who lives on a bar-tr...

  • Walk With Me

    Movie

    At the age of 30 and with a young daughter, Amber Evans is forced to start over after she builds up the courage to leave her husband and the only life she's ever known. As she struggles to find her way, she meets Logan, a free spirited musician with a kind heart who lends an ear to Amber's situat...

  • Vainilla

    Movie

    Alma is a woman in her thirties who is not yet certain that she has experienced an orgasm. After escaping violence and various frustrations, she decides to ignore social and family expectations to explore her desires. (dir. Gerard Marco and Valeria Rowinski, Argentina, 2022)

  • The World Unseen

    Movie

    The movie follows the story of two Indian–South African women who fall in love in the racist, sexist society of apartheid South Africa in 1952. Featuring excellent performances from leads Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth, the movie is a charming, well-crafted period drama done right. (dir. Shamim Sar...

  • The Miseducation of Cameron Post

    Movie

    When Cameron Post is caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night, she is promptly shipped off to God's Promise, a religious boarding school, to undergo conversion therapy.

    Alongside other youths "struggling with same-sex attraction," Cameron is subjected to outlandish disci...

  • The List

    Movie

    Do you have a list? You know that list of celebrities you get a "pass" if you are able to sleep with them. At a wedding that she is catering, Chole meets a celebrity on her List and her life is never the same. (dir. Jillian Armanante, US, 2016)

  • Tell It To the Bees

    Movie

    Dr. Jean Markham returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father's medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the bees, as she once did. The new friendship between the ...

  • Tahara

    Movie

    Kissing your best friend is one thing.
    Kissing your best friend at the funeral for your horse-girl Hebrew School classmate, well that's a bit more complicated.
    After the ever-anxious Carrie discovers her feelings for the always-manipulative Hannah, their once tight friendship begins to unravel. S...

  • Remy & Arletta

    Movie

    "Remy & Arletta" tells the story of Remy as she attempts to balance her relationship with her alcoholic mother and her longtime best friend, Arletta. While Remy leans on her best friend as a coping mechanism, she learns that their co-dependent friendship is more than she realized. (dir. Arthur De...

  • Red is the Color of

    Movie

    The tense marriage between two artists is disrupted when the husbands provocative nude model ignites his wifes sexual and spiritual awakening. In a three way game of subtle seduction, each confronts unfulfilled desires and festering frustrations that threaten to destroy the illusions of their liv...

  • Our Love Story

    Movie

    When Yoon-ju, a reserved fine arts student, meets Ji-soo, a confident and free-spirited bartender, an unexpected connection sparks between them. As their relationship deepens, Yoon-ju is drawn into a new world of intimacy, vulnerability, and self-discovery that challenges her previously quiet and...

  • No Heaven, But Love

    Movie

    In 1999, teenage taekwondo athlete Ju-young fights back against her coach's sexual harassment and abuse of power. Facing pressure from all sides, her world crumbles. However, her deep friendship with her close friend Ye-ji gives her the courage to persevere. Together, they embark on a journey to ...

  • Liberty's Secret

    Movie

    When the picture-perfect daughter of a powerful “family values” preacher is thrust into the national spotlight as a rising political star, her carefully controlled life begins to unravel. Behind the scenes, she forms an unexpected and deeply complicated connection with her sharp, no-nonsense spin...

  • I Can't Think Straight

    Movie

    I Can Think Straight centers on the relationship between the rich, headstrong Tala, a Jordanian woman and terminal engagement-breaker who faces extreme pressure to marry a well-off Middle-Eastern man, and Leyla, a talented but introspective Indian-British woman who faces similar pressure at home....

  • Heterosexual Jill

    Movie

    Jill (Jen McPherson) attempts to complete her journey to “ex-lesbianism” by having one last fling with ex-girlfriend Jamie (Michelle Ehlen), but nothing is as it seems in this wacky and sharp satire on sexuality. (dir. Michelle Ehlen, US, 2013)

    Meanwhile, David and Lola compete for the affection...