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Gay History Tour(en)
Do you believe in love at first site? In New York City's Greenwich Village, an increasingly unhinged queer history tour guide proves it's not always good to keep the past in the present.

San Diego's Gay Bar History(en)
This is a full feature documentary on the history of gay bars in San Diego, from post WWII to present day. The film traces the development of gay bars in San Diego, from post-WWII to present times, and features interviews with LGBT community members, bar owners, activists, bartenders and entertainers.

The History Channel Presents - Enola Gay(en)
ENOLA GAY combines two compelling, topflight documentaries that tell the remarkable story of America's decision to forever alter the course of history. ENOLA GAY: RAIN OF RUIN puts you inside the cockpit of the historic B-29 Superfortress bomber whose devastating payload helped bring about the end of WWII. From the development of the atomic bomb to the horrific aftermath, highlights include dramatic footage taken by the crew members themselves.

The Gay History of Sitges(en)
This documentary discusses how a small Mediterranean fishing village of some 3,500 people in 1900 has now become the Gay Mecca of the Mediterranean and can serve as an example for other less tolerant countries of harmonious LGBT integration.

Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay Scotland(en)
A varied history of gay people and Scotland.

It's Not Unusual: A Lesbian and Gay History(en)
Archival footage and interviews with 22 lesbians and gay men give an overview of gay history in the UK from the 1920's. Clause 28, the Well of Lonliness, AIDS, the Pet shop Boys, it's all there in some form or another.

A Brief History of Gay and Lesbian Cinema(en)
In this FilmStruck Original, film critic and What the Flick?! host Alonso Duralde discusses the evolution and progression of gay and lesbian cinema.

Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago(en)
Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago (2009, 109 min) is a documentary on LGBTQ life in Chicago from 1934 to 1974. Moving from the speakeasys and Henry Gerber’s founding of the Society for Human Rights in the 1930s, to the underground social structure of the 1940s and 1950s, to the dawn of consciousness-raising entities such as the Daughters of Bilitis and Mattachine Midwest in the 1960’s, and concluding with the emergence of the gay liberation movement with the first Pride March and opening of the first community center in the early 1970s.

One Gay City: A History of LGBT Life in Winnipeg(en)
From a deeply closeted culture to a more open and out society, 'One Gay City: A History of LGBT Life in Winnipeg' takes viewers on an emotional tour of Winnipeg's LGBT community through personal stories, news headlines and archival images.

Making It Big: The History of Gay Adult Film(en)
Making It Big" is a feature-length video essay about the history of gay erotic films in America. From Beefcake to bareback, this video explores the changing social attitudes surrounding porn, the people who made it happen, and the technological advances that made it all possible.