Gay Theme's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Gay Theme? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Gay Theme titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2024 25 great titles Best: Young Hearts
  2. #2 2022 25 great titles Best: Heartstopper
  3. #3 2023 25 great titles Best: Fellow Travelers
  4. #4 2020 25 great titles Best: Love, Victor
  5. #5 2019 25 great titles Best: Sex Education
  6. #6 2025 24 great titles Best: Heated Rivalry
  7. #7 2016 24 great titles Best: Dou kyu sei – Classmates
  8. #8 2018 20 great titles Best: Green Book
  9. #9 2021 18 great titles Best: Young Royals
  10. #10 2017 18 great titles Best: Call Me by Your Name
  11. #11 2015 15 great titles Best: Grace and Frankie
  12. #12 2013 14 great titles Best: Free Fall
  13. #13 2014 12 great titles Best: The Imitation Game
  14. #14 2012 12 great titles Best: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
  15. #15 2009 12 great titles Best: Prayers for Bobby
  16. #16 2005 11 great titles Best: Brokeback Mountain
  17. #17 2011 11 great titles Best: Tomboy
  18. #18 2006 10 great titles Best: The Yacoubian Building
  19. #19 1999 9 great titles Best: American Beauty
  20. #20 1997 9 great titles Best: Happy Together
  21. #21 2000 9 great titles Best: Billy Elliot
  22. #22 1987 7 great titles Best: Maurice
  23. #23 1995 7 great titles Best: The Basketball Diaries
  24. #24 2001 7 great titles Best: His Secret Life
  25. #25 2008 7 great titles Best: Milk
  26. #26 2004 7 great titles Best: Latter Days
  27. #27 1998 7 great titles Best: Velvet Goldmine
  28. #28 1992 6 great titles Best: The Living End
  29. #29 2007 6 great titles Best: Shelter
  30. #30 1994 5 great titles Best: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
  31. #31 2003 5 great titles Best: Angels in America
  32. #32 2002 5 great titles Best: Far from Heaven