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Once upon a heterosexual time, LGBTQIA+ content on Disney Plus was non-existent. I tried making this list when the streamer first launched back in 2020 and spectacularly failed, attempting to explain that Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a queer film because of how ‘fierce, slay mawma!’ Scarlett Johansson was as Black Widow (RIP). What a time!

No longer do I have to grasp at straws, however, as Disney has upped their game in the queer department with a library of diverse and inclusive content. Read ahead for the best LGBTQIA+ films that you can find on the streaming service, from the alien transvestite stylings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show to the hilarious exploration of class and gay hierarchy in Fire Island.

All of Us Strangers (2023)

All of Us Strangers follows Adam, a screenwriter (Andrew Scott) who is pulled back into his childhood home “where he discovers that his long-dead parents are both living and look the same age as the day they died over 30 years ago”. At the same time, Adam embarks on a passionate romance with his “mysterious” neighbour Harry (Paul Mescal). Directed by Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers received universal critical acclaim, becoming one of the most praised LGBTQIA+ films in history. Despite this, it failed to garner a single nomination at the Academy Awards, which was unanimously referred to as a “snub”.