Best LGBTQ movies of 2012

Actors : Zachary Booth, Thure Lindhardt, Souleymane Sy Savane, Julianne Nicholson,
Directors : Ira Sachs,

In Manhattan, film-maker Erik bonds with closeted lawyer Paul after a fling. As their relationship becomes one fueled by highs, lows, and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries while being true to himself.

Actors : Frances Fisher, Alan Cumming, Isaac Leyva, Garret Dillahunt,
Directors : Travis Fine,

In the 1970s, a gay couple fights a biased legal system to keep custody of the abandoned mentally handicapped teenager that comes to live under their roof.

Actors : Michael Aloni, Nicholas Jacob, Alon Pdut, Jamil Khoury,
Directors : Michael Mayer,

A drama centered on the love affair between two men on opposite sides of the Mid-East conflict: Palestinian student Nimer and Roy, an Israeli lawyer.

Actors : Shlomo Sadan, Lior Ashkenazi, Ohad Knoller, Oz Zehavi,
Directors : Eytan Fox,

This sequel to Yossi and Jagger finds Dr. Yossi Gutmann reminiscing about his love ten years after his death; however, as he encounters a group of young soldiers, one of them, Tom, reignites his romantic feelings.

Actors : Lili Taylor, James Franco, Heather Graham, Ashley Hinshaw,
Directors : Stephen Elliott,

A troubled young woman moves to San Francisco, where she becomes involved in pornography and aligns herself with a cocaine-addicted lawyer.

Actors : Matthew Wilkas, Jenn Harris, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Christian Coulson,
Directors : Jonathan Lisecki,

Jenn (straight) and Matt (gay) are best friends from college who are now in their thirties. Single by choice, they decide to fulfill a youthful promise to have a child together... the old fashioned way.

Actors : Gaby Hoffmann, Tyler Ross, Conor McCahill, Natalie West,
Directors : Nathan Adloff,

Nate is nineteen. Margaret is fifty-two. Their odd, quirky, totally working friendship gets rattled when Nate gets his first boyfriend, who drives him away from Margaret as she tries to pursue a life as a stand-up comedian.

Actors : Liam Aiken, Matthew Rauch, Danielle Panabaker, Nicole LaLiberte,
Directors : Austin Chick,

After a series of bad experiences with men, Shae teams up with her co-worker, Lu, who has a simple, deadly way of dealing with the opposite sex.

Actors : Goran Visnjic, D.B. Sweeney, Portia Doubleday, Kate del Castillo,
Directors : Jules Stewart,

A record producer comes around after binging on drink and drugs. He finds himself in a section of the Los Angeles County Jail reserved for homosexuals, which is ruled by a transgender woman named Mousey.

Actors : Alicia Witt, David W. Ross, Maurice Compte, Jamie-Lynn Sigler,
Directors : Glenn Gaylord,

A gay Brit living in New York is deprived of his immigration status, and risks losing his family and life in the U.S. He marries his lesbian best friend to remain in the country and stay ...

Actors : Josh Hutcherson, Vladimir Cruz, Magali Wilson, Daisy Granados,

A lesbian, an aspiring actor, an aspiring singer, a low-class marriage, a neighborhood community and 2 renowned directors have memorable less-than-24-hour-long experiences while living in/visiting the capital of Cuba.

Actors : Kerem Can, Giovanni Arvaneh, Tilbe Saran, Erkan Avci,

A feature film about an unusual trio: Daniel, a German photo-journalist in Istanbul without much knowledge about Turkish values. Can, a flamboyant, out and proud male belly dancer with lots...

Actors : Xiaoming Huang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Francis Ng, Yun-Fat Chow,
Directors : Jing Wong,

Action superstar Chow Yun-Fat portrays real-life gangster Chen Daqi as he rises to the upper echelons of power, finding himself torn between the love of two women, the murderous plots of the secret service, and the looming threat of war.

Actors : Francesco Montanari, Josafat Vagni, Antonino Bruschetta, Monica Guerritore,
Directors : Ivan Silvestrini,

Matthia is about to move to Madrid to be with his boyfriend Eduard, so he won't have to reveal to the family of being gay. Eduard, however, is convinced that their marriage has the blessing...

Actors : Leo Minaya, Darra Like Dat Boyd, Jack Kesy, Madalyn McKay,
Directors : Michael D. Akers,

A paralyzed gay bicycle racer risks home, relationships and personal health to reenter the fray as a paraplegic racer.

Actors : Karlijn Sileghem, Simon Van Buyten, Cem Akkanat, Gamze Tazim,
Directors : Guy Lee Thys,

Ibrahim chooses to live with Kevin over marrying his cousin Elif.

Actors : Eric Aragon, Jason T. Gaffney, Brendan Griffin, Apolonia Davalos,
Directors : Scott Gabriel,

Home for the Christmas holiday, a gay man starts falling for his ex-boyfriend's lover, not knowing that the relationship is a mere pretense.

Actors : Trevor Knight, Eric Dean, Heidi Rhodes, Mark Cirillo,
Directors : Rob Williams,

A gay man finds himself torn between two lovers who happen to be father and son.

Actors : Emmanuelle Béart, Clara Ponsot, Soko, Béatrice Dalle,
Directors : Virginie Despentes,

A Love Story Of Two Women Who meet up in their late forties and attempt to retrieve the romance they had in their youth.

Actors : Viktorija Kuodyte, Kostas Smoriginas, Valda Bickute, Leonardas Pobedonoscevas,
Directors : Maris Martinsons,

In one of the post-soviet countries, where sexual taboos are still ruling the society and strong traditions of Catholicism and homophobia are alive, family members and couple of friends come together to celebrate Christmas Eve.