Moonlight (2016)

“A young, African-American, gay man deals with his dysfunctional home life and comes of age in Miami during the “War on Drugs” era. The story of his struggle to find himself is told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love while grappling with his own sexuality” (IMDB).

Chiron, the main character in Moonlight never seems to have marriage on his mind as a Black gay man living in America. As a child he seems more focused on running away from bullies and boiling hot water for his baths when his mom is not home to help. As a teen he still attempts to avoid beating from the bullies, navigating an unhealthy relationship with his mother, and dealing with his first sexual experience he has had ever let alone with another man. As an adult he has not had another sexual experience with another man, instead focusing on “building himself from the ground up. Building himself hard” (Moonlight). With the challenges Chrion was forced onto him since his childhood, marriage equality does not seem to be an issue on his mind.