9 LGBTQ+ Films & TV Shows to Watch This Pride Month
Celebrate Pride Month by watching some of these groundbreaking queer movies and television shows.
Every June, we celebrate Pride Month to honor the LGBTQ+ community, historic figures who fought for their rights, and the continuing effort to protect queer individuals around the world. For many, this time of year reminds us that not 20 years ago, open queer representation was few in far between. And while there is still work to be done, LGBTQ+ and gender non-conforming individuals are slowly becoming a part of mainstream film and TV to share their stories with a wider audience. This Pride Month, join L'OFFICIEL in uplifting the queer community, beginning with a look at some of the best LGBTQ+ movies and TV shows to add to your June watch list.
Heartstopper
Everybody loves an adorable coming-to-age love story. High schoolers Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) and Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) embark on an exploration of identity, friendship, and acceptance as viewers witness the unfolding of their journey from friends to lovers. Heartstopper is a heartwarming and feel-good queer love story — a series especially worth watching as we await for Season 2 to release.
Brokeback Mountain
In this groundbreaking gay romance film, Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger play two sheepherders in Wyoming who fall in love against the backdrop of rural life in the '60s. For over 20 years, the pair keep their secret as societal pressures threaten to tear them apart.
Blue is The Warmest Colour
After visiting a local gay bar, Adèle (Adèle Exarchopoulos) finds herself longing for more than an emotional connection with the blue-haired Emma (Léa Seydoux), an older art student. As their love story unfolds, the film tackles topics of class and sexuality, which ultimate garnered the film the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Call Me by Your Name
Elio (Timothée Chalamet) and Oliver (Armie Hammer) embark on a journey of summer love in the Italian countryside. The Academy Award-winning film based on the novel of the same name will have you in your feelings before you can say "amore."
Love, Simon
We all were once in high school, but Simon's life-changing secret will take him on a journey of self-exploration to help him reach his full potential. With a supportive group of friends and parents by his side, he learns the importance of self-acceptance and self-love.
Euphoria
Between the parties, drugs, and one highly inappropriate school play, Rue (Zendaya) and Jules (Hunter Schafer) offer a nuanced (if not slightly dramatized) interpretation of a queer relationship, as well as an honest account of being a transwoman in high school.
Pose
As Madonna's hit song "Vogue" blared throughout New York City in the late '80s, a movement far greater was taking place. Pose dives into the historical significance of the NYC ballroom scene, as well as how Black people were at the forefront of creating queer culture.
Hollywood
Ryan Murphy's Hollywood tackles race and sexual identity in this miniseries that theorizes what the film and TV industry would look like today if it had accepted queer people and people of color in post-WWII America.
Love, Victor
In this Love, Simon spin-off, Victor Salazar transfers to Creekwood High School just a few years after the events of the original film. Like Simon, he isn't ready to come out of the closet, however, Victor's story tackles more real-world obstacles, like coming from a religious family and growing up in a "macho" culture.
