Today, the Supreme Court passed down a decision that stated that previous civil rights cases are inclusive of the LGBTQIA+ communities. Basically, this means that members of the LGBTQIA community cannot be fired from their jobs because of their identity. Which is a big step for the LGBTQIA+ community during this Pride Month.
In honor of both the SCOTUS decision and Pride month here is some fun and funky fresh queer content to watch for your Virtual Pride celebrations.
Alex Strangelove– high school senior Alex Truelove navigates friends, dating, and his sexuality all while trying to apply to college and be a “normal” high school senior
Available on Netflix
Below Her Mouth– Jasmine, an engaged fashion editor, meets Dallas, a roofer just out of a relationship and they’re worlds both turn upside down
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Available on Netflix
Handsome Devil– Conor and Ned are polar opposites. One is a loner and the other the schools’ star Rugby player. They become fast friends but not without a few bumps along the way.
Available on Netflix
Sex Education– British teen Otis doesn’t get much in the way of Sex Ed from his school but makes up for it by living with his mother Jean, a sex therapist.
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Available on Netflix
Moonlight– This Oscar winning film follows Chiron and three defining moments in his life growing up in Miami.
Available on Netflix
The Politician– Ben Platt plays the anxious and fiercely motivated Payton on his journey to be elected president of his senior class after the death of his secret love River.
Available on Netflix
Danish Girl– This movie follows Einar Wegener, played by Eddie Redmayne, as he prepares to undergo one of the first sex change operations.
Available on Netflix
Love Simon— Simon Spier hasn’t told anyone he’s gay yet. Well, except to the guy he has anonymously come out to and fallen for online. He attempts to come to grips with his sexuality and find this mystery man in this funny and heartfelt movie.
Available on Hulu
Brokeback Mountain– Rodeo cowboy Jack Twist and ranch hand Ennis Del Mar are hired as sheepherders in Wyoming. After a drunken night a 20 year-long secret affair begins.
Available on Hulu
The L Word– The classic long-running series follows a group of Lesbians and Bisexuals in Los Angeles as they date, hook up, break up, question their sexuality and just go through a whole lotta feelings all at once.
Available on Hulu
BPM (beats per minute)– Nathan, a young man in the 1990’s, attends AIDS activist meetings in Paris. Only to find out that some of the people he is meeting with prefer a more active approach when it comes to their activism.
Available on Hulu
Queer as Folk — In early 2000’s Pittsburgh this show revolves around a group of gay friends and their trials and tribulations in their love life and careers.
Available on Hulu
The Miseducation of Cameron Post– After she is caught in the backseat of a car with the Prom Queen, Cameron Post is subjected to questionable Gay Conversion Therapy. Follow her journey with her fellow residents as they pretend to go along with what’s happening and get out of there that much faster.
Available on Hulu
Love Victor– A spinoff show of Love Simon, Victor is in a new city, a new high school, and has to come to terms with his sexual orientation.
Available on Hulu
Rocketman — A biopic following the life of Elton John and his rise to fame and power.
Available on Amazon Prime
Trans– This documentary focuses on the transgender community in the United States and is inspired by the story of Dr. Christine McGinn and her work as a transgender surgeon
Available on Amazon Prime
RuPaul’s Drag Race– Now on it’s 12th season RuPaul’s reality show tries to find the next American Drag Superstar through a series of challenges.
Available on Amazon Prime
Boy Erased — Jordan Eamon comes home from his first year of college and his father, the local pastor, finds out that he is gay and sends him to gay conversaion therapy in Arkansas.
Available on HBO Max
Angels in America — The classic Tony Kushner play brought to new light with Meryl Streep and Al Pacino
Available on HBO Max
Out — Pixar’s newest short follows a mans journey to come out to his parents only for some Freaky Friday esc Hijinx to ensue before he gets a chance to tell them.
Available on Disney+
Enjoy your Virtual Pride streaming extravaganza.
