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List of LGBTQ-related films of 1978

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ6625284 ↗
Source-derived summary

This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 1978. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

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Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1978—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with List, LGBTQ-related and films providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “List of LGBTQ-related films of 1978” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.