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We asked LGBTQ members of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us which movies perfectly captured the queer experience, and which ones totally missed the mark. Here's what they had to say:
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1. Done right: But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
![Megan and Graham kissing in "But I'm a Cheerleader"](https://cdn.statically.io/img/img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-06/17/13/asset/a4d7e7fba0c6/sub-buzz-1242-1623935973-25.jpg?downsize=700%3A%2A&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto)
2. Done wrong: Call Me by Your Name (2017)
![Elio talking to Oliver on the phone at the end of the movie](https://cdn.statically.io/img/img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-06/17/13/asset/6802694dd735/sub-buzz-1268-1623936143-16.png?downsize=700%3A%2A&output-quality=auto&output-format=auto)
3. Done wrong: Jenny's Wedding (2015)
![Jenny and Kitty at the altar getting married](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-06/17/13/asset/0d960c09eddb/sub-buzz-1249-1623936263-13.png)
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4. Done right: Moonlight (2016)
![Chiron and Kevin kissing on the sidewalk](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-06/17/13/asset/ed63b98800a5/sub-buzz-1272-1623936501-16.jpg)
5. Done wrong: Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
![Rayon in a car saying: "You know what? You don't deserve our money, you homophobic asshole"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-06/17/13/asset/1973b6f99ce1/sub-buzz-1249-1623936624-22.png)
6. Done right: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
![Marianne and HΓ©loΓ―se embracing for one of the first times, saying: "Do all lovers feel they're inventing something? I know the gestures. I imagined it all, waiting for you"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-06/17/14/asset/e1ad26af1e0b/sub-buzz-1375-1623940750-3.jpg)
7. Done right: Love, Simon (2018)
![Simon's mom telling him: "You get to exhale now, Simon. You deserve everything you want"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-06/17/14/asset/42382882bec7/sub-buzz-1379-1623941101-29.jpg)
8. Done wrong: Stonewall (2015)
9. Done wrong: The Prom (2020)
![Dee Dee, Barry, Angie, and Trent singing: "This is our moment to change the world! One lesbian at a time!"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-06/17/14/asset/2002f4aff58e/sub-buzz-1391-1623941398-31.jpg)
10. Done right: Saving Face (2004)
![Vivian asking to stay the night at Wilhelmina's apartment](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-06/17/16/asset/6802694dd735/sub-buzz-1548-1623946560-34.png)
11. Done right: Booksmart (2019)
![Hope and Amy getting intimate in the bathroom](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-06/17/16/asset/6802694dd735/sub-buzz-1559-1623946772-37.jpg)
12. Done wrong: Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013)
![Emma and Adèle having sex, saying: "My love"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-06/17/16/asset/15e206dc84da/sub-buzz-1600-1623947026-3.png)
13. Done wrong: The Handmaiden (2016)
![Lady telling Maid: "Your face...every night in bed, I think of your face"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-06/17/16/asset/ed63b98800a5/sub-buzz-1590-1623947221-16.png)
14. Done right: Pride (2014)
![Everyone protesting in the streets, holding signs saying: "Lesbians and gays support the miners;" Gwen saying: "Where are my lesbians?"](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-06/17/16/asset/2d325be73cd6/sub-buzz-1631-1623947649-3.jpg)
15. Done right: Appropriate Behavior (2014)
![Shirin and Maxine setting boundaries, making "safe word" their safe word](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-06/17/16/asset/0d960c09eddb/sub-buzz-1617-1623948150-23.jpg)
16. Done wrong: Brokeback Mountain (2005)
![Jack and Ennis embracing; Ennis holding Jack's shirt after he's dead](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-06/17/16/asset/15e206dc84da/sub-buzz-1626-1623948454-40.png)
17. And done right: Carol (2015)
![Therese and Carol listening to music, spelling each other's perfume](https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2021-06/17/16/asset/15e206dc84da/sub-buzz-1653-1623949163-12.jpg)
Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
Which LGBTQ movies do you think were done right or wrong? Tell us in the comments below!
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