List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films pre-1920

LGBT cinema
LGBT films by year
1895–1919
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films released before the 1920s. It contains theatrically released cinema films that deal with or feature important gay, lesbian or bisexual or transgender characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as an important plot device.

1895-1919

Title	Year	Director	Country	Genre	Notes
The Dickson Experimental Sound Film	1895	Dixon, WilliamWilliam Dixon	United States		Although described as having a homosexual subtext by film historian Vito Russo this interpretation has been disputed.[1]
L'éclipse du soleil en pleine lune	1907	Méliès, GeorgesGeorges Méliès	France	Short, fantasy	aka The Eclipse
Algie the Miner	1912	Guy-Blaché, AliceAlice Guy-Blaché	United States	Comedy, western
A Florida Enchantment	1914	Drew, SidneySidney Drew	United States	Comedy
The Wings	1916	Stiller, MauritzMauritz Stiller	Sweden	Drama	aka Vingarne
I Don't Want to Be a Man	1918	Lubitsch, ErnstErnst Lubitsch	Germany	Comedy, romance	aka Ich möchte kein Mann sein
Different from the Others	1919	Oswald, RichardRichard Oswald	Germany	Drama	aka Anders als die Andern

References

1. Russo (1987), pp. 6–7. For rebuttal of Russo's claim, see, e.g., Dixon (2003), p. 53; Justin DeFreitas, "Moving Pictures: Documentary Puts Modern Gay Cinema in Context", Berkeley Daily Planet, July 7, 2006 (available online).