Gallery: Queer icons at the LLGFF

Pioneering porn star Buck Angel, the self-styled ‘man with a pussy’, shows what makes him an icon in Mr. Angel.

The charismatic April Ashley MBE, outed as the first British person to have undergone gender reassignment surgery, is one of the stars of powerful documentary I Am a Woman Now.

Kathleen Hanna (above) of Le Tigre and Bikini Kill fame pays tribute to groundbreaking queer feminist art band Fifth Column, who were at the centre of Toronto’s influential Queercore scene in the 1980-90s and are the subject of documentary She Said Boom.

Gay idol Dirk Bogarde, star of Victim and Death in Venice, is at his fiery best in a new restoration of Joseph Losey’s The Servant.

Don’t miss a rare screening of pioneering dancer, choreographer and filmmaker Yvonner Rainer’s first feature film, Lives of Performers.

It might be too early to bestow the ‘gay icon’ laurels on James Franco, but after Milk and Howl, and co-creating Interior. Leather Bar., he’s well on his way.

You can't spell ‘icon’ without K-Y-L-I-E. As if Moulin Rouge and Holy Motors weren’t enough, La Minogue adds another quirky cameo to her roster in Jack & Diane.

Gone but not forgotten – one of 2012’s gay film highlights Keep the Lights On just wouldn’t be the same without the haunting music of Arthur Russell.

One of the youngest directors to appear in the Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time, and the highest polling female filmmaker, Chantal Akerman is the subject of a mini tribute at this year’s fest.

Bette Bourne: It Goes with the Shoes pays tribute to an unforgettable legend who made a huge contribution to gay life, art and politics.

Opening Night Gala film I Am Divine shows the superstar’s journey to becoming the Queen of Cult, while Female Trouble (above) shows him at his wicked best.

Our celebration of queer auteur Pier Paolo Pasolini reach their mid-point with a number of special screenings and talks.

Has there ever been a boy band more iconic than Bad Boys Inc? Well yes, but with a number of queer films under his belt, including screenwriting debut I Do, former band member David W. Ross deserves kudos.

Protest group the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have long fought homophobic prejudice – meet one of their founding members, Sister Missionary P Delight, in Joy!

We Love David Bowie. Of course. Don't miss our special celebration.

The LLGFF continues its celebrations at the V&A with Superstar in a Housedress, a new documentary about extraordinary Warhol transvestite icon Jackie Curtis.