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By Taylor HendersonJune 14 2018 / 6:50 PM
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Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one! 
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According to Rotten Tomatoes, these are the 10 best LGBTQ movies of the 2010s 
  
Between the numerous Academy Awards winners, intense cult followings, and even a few Oscar snubs, the 2010s have been one hell of a decade for LGBTQ cinema. The internet's favorite critic aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes has released the top ten movies since 2010 based on their Tomatometer score, which is a culmination of hundreds of film and television critic reviews and is generally trusted around the interweb by millions of fans.
The list consists of some big names like Moonlight and Call Me by Your Name, all the way down to foreign films like BPM and A Fantastic Woman. Did your favorites make the top? 
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