10 queer sports movies to awaken the jock in all of us
baseball player’s posterior jiggling after getting struck by a stray ball. In any case, we here at Queerty have sports on the mind… not to mention any number of handsome players.As such we’ve taken a few minutes to compile this roundup of our favorite queer sports films to renew our love of springtime recreation and quench our appetite for seeing our beloved LGBTQ folk at the center of a sports story.And folks, trust us: the thirst is real.Two soccer players fall in love in this 2018 drama.
Other than the usual romantic beats, Mario deserves praise for highlighting the commercial elements of sports sponsorship, and how even in an age of greater acceptance, athletes still have to contend with homophobic attitudes that can derail their career prospects.Streams on Amazon, YouTube & VUDU.This French comedy—still frustratingly unavailable in the US due to rights issues—is one of the best queer comedies in recent years.
A homophobic professional swimmer tries to rehab his public image by coaching a gay men’s water polo team. Of course, the new coach doesn’t exactly feel comfortable around his flamboyant new team, which makes for some very hilarious sequences.
Hey Hollywood, get this one stateside, would ya?Streams on Amazon UK.Oscar-winner Emma Stone stepped into the role of queer sports legend Billie Jean King in this biopic.
