Even then, the lists of LGBTQ films with happy endings that appear are dominated by Western films. Frankly, I can’t even think of a LGBTQ film – Asian or Western – that has a happy ending until I Googled. It’s no secret that LGBTQ films tend to end in the most heart-breaking ways where queer characters are left unfulfilled, alienated and rejected, or in the most extreme cases, dead. (Spoilers ahead for “Dear Tenant’ (2020)”, “Your Name Engraved Herein” (2020), and “Happy Together” (1997)) The Happy, The Sad, and The End: Why Endings in LGBTQ Films Matter 15 min read Reading Time: 10 minutes
