LGBT Britain: explore the collection

Charting the path towards '67 and beyond [BFI] [having trouble viewing this email?]( [BFI]( [BFI]( [BFI Player]( [BFI] [New]( [BFI][BFI] [BFI] [Popular]( [BFI][BFI] [BFI] [Genres]( [BFI][BFI] [BFI] [Collections]( [BFI] [Britain on Film: LGBT Britain]( LGBT Britain collection This colourful and challenging collection explores screen representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lives over the past century. For much of the 20th century explicit depictions of gay life in drama or documentary were more or less taboo. Cinematic and small-screen breakthroughs in the 1950s and 60s played their part in the public debate. A major step forward was achieved in 1967 when the Sexual Offences Act partially decriminalised male homosexuality. From early glimpses of 'queer' characters, this collection charts the path towards '67 and beyond, through responses to the AIDS crisis to diverse reflections on queer life today. [EXPLORE THE COLLECTION]( SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS [Male Sexuality (Gay Life) [1981]]( Male Sexuality (Gay Life) [1981] Gay men discuss sexuality, masculinity and relationships in a documentary filmed just before the outbreak of AIDS. [WATCH FOR FREE]( [David Is Homosexual (1976)]( David Is Homosexual (1976) A lonely gay man discovers friends, love and activism in this rediscovered educational film. [WATCH FOR FREE]( [What's a Girl Like You... (1969)]( What's a Girl Like You... (1969) Scintillating look at the 1960s drag renaissance, with a visit to London's Royal Vauxhall Tavern. [WATCH FOR FREE]( [What Am I? (1980)]( What Am I? (1980) A ground-breaking TV doc about transgender lives before the Gender Recognition Act of 2004. [WATCH FOR FREE]( [We Who Have Friends (1969)]( We Who Have Friends (1969) A fascinating and important film tracing attitudes just two years after the 1967 Reform Act. [WATCH FOR FREE]( [Gay Black Group (1983)]( Gay Black Group (1983) Charting the formation of the landmark group that negotiated the complexities of cultural and sexual identity. [WATCH FOR FREE]( [Oscar Wilde (1960)]( Oscar Wilde (1960) Gripping TV recreation of Wilde's 1895 trial for gross indecency, starring Micheál MacLiammóir. [WATCH FOR FREE]( [Illegal Tender (1987)]( Illegal Tender (1987) A queer, psychedelic portrait of a young man’s desires in an industrial wasteland. [WATCH FOR FREE]( [The Important Thing Is Love (1971)]( The Important Thing Is Love (1971) "I'm no man-hater": lesbian women discuss their lives, relationships and struggles against discrimination. [WATCH FOR FREE]( [Miss Norah Blaney (1932)]( Miss Norah Blaney (1932) A risqué music hall ditty uncovers the pioneering gender-bending ways of 1930s young things. [WATCH FOR FREE]( [BFI Player]( You have received this message because you signed up for BFI Player emails. You are subscribed as {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( immediately from all future BFI mailings Sent by BFI, 21 Stephen Street, London W1T 1LN