This suspenseful and sensuous Taiwanese film, the first gay film to be licensed by that government, concerns a group of young gay men who have been treated as outcasts by their families. ''The Outsiders'' (Taiwan, 1986 directed by Yu Kan-Ping), 3 p.m., Music Box. (Paradise),'' a film by Bill Bissell that uses poetic vignettes to look at man and his environment ''Remembrance,'' a tribute to Bette Davis, Hollywood`s tough ladies and Italian opera ''Half the Battle,'' Timothy Tucker`s tale of sexual tension at a picnic ''Automonosexual,'' which explores sexual fantasy, narcissism and isolation as seen in a mirror`s abstract reflections ''Boys/Life,'' Phillip Roth`s personal exploration of the contrast between gay sexual freedom in private and public situations and ''Harold and Hiroshi,'' the story of a Japanese foreign student and his American college roommate who meet right before Pearl Harbor. Also a profile on Irish senator David Norris, who successfully overturned his country`s anti-gay laws in the European Court. The segments range from a look at Indian lesbian poet Suniti Namjoshi to a travelogue on Greece as seen by gay historians and travel agents. A program taken from London`s weekly gay and lesbian telvision magazine produced by Channel Four Television.
''Out On Tuesday 1'' (Great Britain, 1990 produced by Claire Bevin and Mandy Merck), 1 p.m., Footsteps Theatre. It provides a strong commentary on the economic and political conditions that force young men into prostitution. Based on a true story, the film depicts a world of bars and brothels, drag queens, drugs and corruption.
Brocka`s provocative film explores the lives of gay teenage hustlers fighting to survive in Manila`s red light district. ''Macho Dancer'' (Philippines, 1988 directed by Lino Brocka), 9:30 p.m., Music Box. He is supported by a female impersonator, falls in love with a lesbian (his way of doing the ''natural'' thing), and is forced to contend with her lovely girlfriend and domineering mother. The story of a country boy who comes to the big city-Bangkok- to seek his fortune. ''The Last Song'' (Thailand, 1986 directed by Pisan Akkarasen), 7:15 p.m., Music Box. Also two shorts, ''Flames of Passion'' (Great Britain, 1989) and ''Un Chant D`Amour'' (France, 1947 directed by Jean Genet). The director juxtaposes onto their confessions romantic Hollywood-style interludes, popular songs and archival footage. Six lesbian women and gay men recount their sometimes funny and moving experiences while serving-and loving-in the British armed forces during World War II. ''Comrades in Arms'' (Great Britain, 1990 directed by Stuart Marshall), 5 p.m., Music Box. An emotional portrait of the late African-American writer and civil rights activist, this plea for human equality explores what it is to be born black, impoverished, gay and gifted-in a world that has yet to understand that ''all men are brothers.'' It uses archival footage and blends intimate interviews with Baldwin`s public speeches. ''James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket'' (U.S., 1989 directed by Karen Thorsen), 3 p.m., Music Box. Produced locally by teenagers for a cable program, this tape frankly discusses attitudes toward gays and draws parallels between racism and homophobia. ''Teens and Homosexuality,'' (U.S., 1989 directed by the Community Television Network), same as above. This video, part of the festival`s ''Teenage and Gay'' program open only to youths from 14 to 20, explores a controversial counseling program for lesbian and gay teenagers in Los Angeles. ''Who`s Afraid of Project 10?'' (U.S., 1989 directed by Scott Greene), noon, Horizons Center.
Plus a short from New Zealand, ''Life On Earth As I Know It.'' Marguerite finds herself drawn into their emotionally charged games. Deemed one of the best lesbian films in years, it centers on Marguerite, a 45-year-old upper class woman who returns to the family mansion to attend her mother`s funeral during a summer storm two lesbian runaways break into the house. ''Nocturne'' (Great Britain, 1990 directed by Joy Chamberlain), 9:15 p.m., Music Box.