Open Romance

Although not as common as films that only feature queer side characters or characters just existing (especially in the early days), there are still plenty of films that feature open romances between queer characters as major plot points.

Films

1910s

Vingarne (1916)

Anders Als Die Andern (Different from the Others) (1919)

1920s

Mikael (1924)

Wings (1927)

Sex in Chains (1928)

1930s

Mädchen in Uniform (Girls in Uniform) (1931)

1950s

Olivia (1951)

Muchachas de Uniforme (1951)

Deshonra (1952)

Last Spring (1954)

L'air de Paris (Air of Paris) (1954)

Anders als du und ich (Bewildered Youth/ The Third Sex) (1957)

Mädchen in Uniform (1959)

1960s

The Leather Boys (1964)

Les Amitiés Particulières (This Special Friendship) (1964)

Swastika (Manji) (1964)

Utsukushisa To Kanashimi To (With Beauty and Sorrow) (1965)

Winter Kept Us Warm (1965)

O Menino e o Vento (The Boy and the Wind) (1967)

Staircase (1969)