Pride and the Men of the Moors Over the last 3 weeks, I have watched and posted my takeaway on several films that I've felt are consequential to Pride Month. By highlighting the power of the shared bonds that have allowed LGBTQ+ people to find a sense of community and self-acceptance despite all odds, these movies remind us of the necessity of living authentically, and never allowing your spirit to be suffocated by the ills of conformity. In Francis Lee's film debut, God's Own Country , protagonist Johnny Saxby's chief source of torment is himself. The young adult son of a hardscrabble sheep farmer on the beautifully desolate moors of West Yorkshire, Johnny finds himself taking on more and more responsibility after a stroke leaves his father temporarily disabled. The problem is that Johnny is not particularly industrious. He is also something of a shit. Emotionally closed off, this young lout is the product of an environment that consists solely of his stern and deman...