Movie about gay couple

It’s now ten years since the UK passed the Same-Sex Marriage Act, which made same-sex marriage legal in England and Wales.

Since then, there’s been an increase in LGBT+ characters onscreen, especially in television. But in movie, this representation often follows a particular kind of narrative. A person struggles with their sexuality, feels the need to conceal it and the production explores the (often) painful act of coming out.

Frequently these films are more concerned with exhibiting us the homophobia characters face, than the realities of queer relationships (see, or rather don’t look, ’s truly terrible Jenny’s Wedding, for example). Alternatively, the idea of dedicated queer domesticity is played for laughs.

As a researcher who focuses on identities – particularly queer and marginalised ones – in film and television, I’ve been watching film trap up with reality with interest. And thankfully there have been productions that get it right. Here are my picks for three films that present powerful representations of queer marriage, ten years on from legalisation.

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