7 of the Best LGBTQ Book-to-Screen Adaptations You Need to Watch

All that being said, I am glad that we’re finally seeing LGBTQ books get picked up for adaptation, and with the success of Heated Rivalry, hopefully we’ll get even more soon. Here are seven of the best LGBTQ book-to-screen adaptations that deserve a spot on your watchlist. Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx Adaptation: Brokeback Mountain (film, 2005) Brokeback Mountain should have won the Academy Award in 2006 over Crash. That has become part of this film’s legacy. But let’s talk about why. Ang Lee’s film adaptation expands Annie Proulx’s short story while staying true to the source material’s quiet emotional depth. As Ennis and Jack, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal share an electric chemistry, and their melancholic longing feels fully earned. Beyond romance, the film explores marital struggles, toxic masculinity, and the heavy toll of hiding in the shadows. This deeply moving narrative forever remains an iconic moment in queer cinema. I wish I knew how to quit you. —Emily Martin Fingersmith by Sarah Waters Adaptation: The Handmaiden (film, 2016) I enjoyed the BBC adaptation of Fingersmith, but Park Chan-Wook’s version is on another level. It relocates this twisty sapphic historic...