Among the 10 films on gay glossy Out's
list of top LGBT documentaries of 2015 are stories about comedian Tig
Notaro, 50s heartthrob Tab Hunter and gay porn mogul Chuck Holmes.
Holmes built Falcon Studios into the
world's largest producer of gay male pornography. In Seed Money:
The Chuck Holmes Story, porn and politics collide as Holmes and
his long-term partner Steven Scarborough use their fortune to help
fund the burgeoning LGBT rights movement But their help wasn't
always appreciated.
Tab
Hunter Confidential takes a look at the unraveling of Tab
Hunter's career as a movie star. Hunter was Hollywood's all-American
boy next door until rumors surfaced that he might be gay. The film,
which is based on Hunter's 2005 autobiography of the same name, also
takes a look at Hunter's relationship with Anthony Perkins.
(Related: George
Takei: Seeing Tab Hunter's career unravel over gay rumors kept me
closeted.)
The Netflix documentary Tig
takes a look at Tig Notaro's rise in the world of comedy. In 2012,
Notaro made history when she decided to make fun of her cancer
diagnosis. The routine launched her career.
Other documentaries on Out's
list include Larry Kramer in Love and Anger, The
Glamour & The Squalor, The Royal Road, Mala Mala,
A Sinner in Mecca, Best of Enemies and Do I Sound
Gay?