What to Watch: LGBTQIA+ Movie and TV Picks
Our editors' picks of the best LGBTQIA+ films and TV shows available to stream, in honor of Pride Month.
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- DirectorChris BolanStarsTerry DonahuePat HenschelDiana BolanFalling in love in 1947, two women -- Pat Henschel and pro baseball player Terry Donahue -- begin a 65-year journey of love and overcoming prejudice.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorTom FordStarsColin FirthJulianne MooreMatthew GoodeAn English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorCraig JohnsonStarsMichael AbelaDaniel DohenyBrendan ArcherAlex, high school class president, nerd and a straight A student, has been dating Claire a long time. They decide to sleep together but then he meets a gay guy and he's confused.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorJoseph GrahamStarsBrian SheppardZack RyanColman DomingoFour diverse gay men navigate art, sex and love in one sublime night.Available to stream on Prime Video
- DirectorDee ReesStarsQueen LatifahKamryn JohnsonRikki McKinneyThe story of legendary blues performer Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.Available to stream on Prime Video
- CreatorPamela AdlonLouis C.K.StarsPamela AdlonMikey MadisonHannah RileyAn actress raises her three daughters while juggling the pressures of working in Hollywood and being a single parent.Available to stream on Hulu
- DirectorAbdellatif KechicheStarsLéa SeydouxAdèle ExarchopoulosSalim KechioucheAdèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorBryan SingerStarsRami MalekLucy BoyntonGwilym LeeThe story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).Available to stream on HBO
- DirectorOlivia WildeStarsKaitlyn DeverBeanie FeldsteinJessica WilliamsOn the eve of their high-school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.Available to stream on Hulu
- DirectorStacie PassonStarsRobin WeigertMaggie SiffJohnathan TchaikovskyAfter a blow to the head, Abby decides she can't do it anymore. Her life just can't be only about the house, the kids and the wife. She needs more: she needs to be Eleanor.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorJean-Marc ValléeStarsMatthew McConaugheyJennifer GarnerJared LetoIn 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.Available to stream on Netflix
- CreatorJulie KlausnerStarsJulie KlausnerBilly EichnerJames UrbaniakJulie and Billy, two jaded aspiring comedians who live together in New York City, navigate through their thirties while dealing with their individual careers and personal relationships.Available to stream on Hulu
- CreatorKit WilliamsonStarsKit WilliamsonVan HansisMatthew McKelligonEastSiders is a two-time Daytime-Emmy-nominated series created by Kit Williamson, starring Williamson and Van Hansis as a couple experiencing life and relationships in Silver Lake.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorIsabel CoixetStarsNatalia de MolinaGreta FernándezSara CasasnovasIn 1901, Elisa Sanchez Loriga took on the identity of Mario Sánchez to marry her lover of fifteen years, Marcela Gracia Ibeas.Available to stream on Netflix
- CreatorJoe HampsonMae MartinStarsMae MartinCharlotte RitchiePhil BurgersThe series follows recovering addict and comedian Mae, who is trying to control the addictive behaviors and intense romanticism that permeate every facet of their life.Available to stream on Prime Video
- DirectorKerem SangaStarsDylan GelulaBrianna HildebrandMateo AriasSeventeen-year-old Anne just fell in love with Sasha, the most popular girl at her LA public high school. But when Anne tells her best friend Clifton - who has always harbored a secret crush - he does his best to get in the way.Available to stream on Hulu
- StarsIan DanielElliot PageJair BolsonaroElliot Page and Ian Daniel set off on a journey to explore the multiplicity of LGBTQ experiences around the world, getting up close with moving stories of struggle and triumph.Available to stream on Hulu
- CreatorSally WainwrightStarsSuranne JonesSophie RundleGemma WhelanA dramatization of the life of lesbian trailblazer, voracious learner, and cryptic diarist Anne Lister.Available to stream on HBO
- DirectorFrancis LeeStarsJosh O'ConnorAlec SecareanuGemma JonesSpring. Yorkshire. Young farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker for lambing season ignites an intense relationship that sets Johnny on a new path.Available to stream on Prime Video
- CreatorBen SinclairKatja BlichfeldStarsBen SinclairKate Lyn SheilBritt LowerA comedy that explores the private lives of unique New York individuals through a common thread: their weed deliveryman.Available to stream on HBO
- CreatorJonathan EntwistleChristy HallStarsSophia LillisWyatt OleffSofia BryantSydney is a teenage girl navigating the trials and tribulations of high school while dealing with the complexities of her family, her budding sexuality, and mysterious superpowers just beginning to awaken deep within her.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorIra SachsStarsThure LindhardtZachary BoothJulianne NicholsonIn Manhattan, film-maker Erik bonds with closeted lawyer Paul after a fling. As their relationship becomes one fueled by highs, lows, and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries while being true to himself.Available to stream on Prime Video
- DirectorSara JordenöStarsLoretta CoombsTakima CoombsAfrika Juicy CoutureA group of LGBTQ youths of color unite to form a safe gathering space.Available to stream on Hulu
- StarsDashaun WesleyLaw RoachLeiomy MaldonadoDivas will battle on voguing teams called "houses," with the chance to win a cash prize in ballsy fashion and dance challenges to ultimately achieve "Legendary" status.Available to stream on HBO Max
- CreatorMichael LannanStarsJonathan GroffFrankie J. AlvarezMurray BartlettThree best friends living in San Francisco share the nuances and complexities of contemporary gay relationships as they explore a variety of options, both in love and in life.Available to stream on HBO
- CreatorIsaac AptakerElizabeth BergerStarsMichael CiminoRachel HilsonAnthony TurpelVictor is a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing challenges at home, adjusting to a new city, and struggling with his sexual orientation.Available to stream on Hulu, June 19
- DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsMahershala AliNaomie HarrisTrevante RhodesA young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorJay DockendorfStarsKerwin Johnson Jr.Curtiss Cook Jr.Annie GrierTwo closeted Muslim teens hawk goods across Brooklyn and struggle to come clean about their sexuality, as their secretive behavior leads them unknowingly into the cross-hairs of the War on Terror.Available to stream on Hulu
- CreatorGloria Calderón KellettMike RoyceStarsJustina MachadoTodd GrinnellIsabella GomezFollows three generations of the same Cuban-American family living in the same house: a newly divorced former military mother, her teenage daughter and tween son, and her old-school mother.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorChris KellyStarsJesse PlemonsMolly ShannonBradley WhitfordA struggling comedy writer, fresh off a breakup and in the midst of the worst year of his life, returns to Sacramento to care for his dying mother.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsTom HanksDenzel WashingtonRoberta MaxwellWhen a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic-small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorCéline SciammaStarsNoémie MerlantAdèle HaenelLuàna BajramiOn an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.Available to stream on Hulu
- CreatorSteven CanalsBrad FalchukRyan MurphyStarsMichaela Jaé (MJ) RodriguezDominique JacksonIndya MooreIn the New York of the late '80s and early '90s, this is a story of ball culture and the gay and trans community, the raging AIDS crisis, and capitalism.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorStephen ConeStarsMarika MashburnJessie PinnickPaul Brian FagenA 16-year-old girl visits her aunt in Chicago for the summer. While there, she falls for another girl, and she and her aunt challenge each other's sex and spirit.Available to stream on Prime Video and Hulu
- CreatorDavid CollinsStarsAntoni PorowskiTan FranceKaramo BrownA new Fab Five set out to Atlanta to help some of the city's people refine their wardrobes, grooming, diet, cultural pursuits, and home décor.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorDexter FletcherStarsTaron EgertonJamie BellRichard MaddenA musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.Available to stream on Prime Video and Hulu
- StarsRuPaulMichelle VisageRoss MathewsRuPaul searches for America's next drag superstar.Available to stream on Prime Video and Hulu
- CreatorDan LevyEugene LevyStarsEugene LevyCatherine O'HaraDan LevyAfter being a victim of fraud, Johnny Rose and his family go from extremely wealthy to penniless overnight. The only asset left to them is a small, unsophisticated town: Schitt's Creek. They relocate there. Culture shock ensues.Available to stream on IMDb TV and Netflix
- CreatorLaurie NunnStarsAsa ButterfieldGillian AndersonNcuti GatwaA teenage boy with a sex therapist mother teams up with a high school classmate to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorJames SweeneyStarsJames SweeneyKatie FindlayDana DroriTodd and Rory are intellectual soul mates. He might be gay. She might not care. A romantic-comedy drama with a twist; a love story without the thrill of copulation.Available to stream on Netflix, June 26
- DirectorSean BakerStarsKitana Kiki RodriguezMya TaylorKarren KaragulianA hooker tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart.Available to stream on Hulu
- DirectorTom HooperStarsEddie RedmayneAlicia VikanderAmber HeardA fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorDavid FranceStarsKurt WolfeSue YackaCatherine Shugrue Dos SantosVictoria Cruz investigates the mysterious 1992 death of black gay rights activist and Stonewall veteran, Marsha P. Johnson. Using archival interviews with Johnson, and new interviews with Johnson's family, friends and fellow activists.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorAlice WuStarsLeah LewisDaniel DiemerAlexxis LemireWhen smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn't expect to become his friend - or fall for his crush.Available to stream on Netflix
- CreatorMichele AbbottIlene ChaikenKathy GreenbergStarsJennifer BealsLeisha HaileyLaurel HollomanFollows the lives and loves of a small, close-knit group of lesbian women living in Los Angeles as well as the friends and family members that either support or loathe them.Available to stream on Hulu
- CreatorMichele AbbottIlene ChaikenKathy GreenbergStarsJennifer BealsKate MoennigLeisha HaileyBette Porter, Shane McCutcheon and Alice Pieszecki intermingle with a younger generation of Los Angelenos experiencing love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and success.Available to stream on Prime Video
- DirectorCheryl DunyeStarsCheryl DunyeGuinevere TurnerValarie WalkerA young black lesbian filmmaker probes into the life of The Watermelon Woman, a 1930s black actress who played 'mammy' archetypes.Available to stream on Prime Video
- DirectorKristina GoolsbyAshley YorkStarsStephanie AllynneZach GalifianakisSarah SilvermanThe personal Biography of Tig Notaro, a Stand-up comedian who was diagnosed with cancer.Available to stream on Netflix
- DirectorChris ArnoldStarsMasen DavisChristine McGinnTiffany WoodsTRANS is an extraordinary documentary feature about men and women, and all the variations in between. It is about the Transgender Community, perhaps the most misunderstood and mistreated minority in America and around the world. Inspired by the incredible story of Dr. Christine McGinn and her work as a transgender surgeon, TRANS provides an up-close and very personal vision into the lives, loves, and challenges of a remarkable cast of characters of all ages and from all walks of life. Stories of confusion and courage, excitement and emotion that have never been told, until now. To anyone who has ever looked in a mirror and wondered, 'who they really are?' TRANS ask another question, 'are you brave enough to find out?'Available to stream on Prime Video
- CreatorReg WatsonLara RadulovichStarsKate AtkinsonKatrina MilosevicRobbie MagasivaThe confronting look into the lives of the inmates and prison staff of Wentworth Correctional Centre as they navigate the ups and downs of their lives in the prison system.Available to stream on Netflix
- CreatorTim MasonAbby McEnanyStarsAbby McEnanyCeleste PechousKarin AnglinAbby, a 45-year-old self-identified fat, queer dyke whose misfortune and despair unexpectedly lead her to a vibrantly transformative relationship. Chicago improv mainstay Abby McEnany co-created/stars in this uniquely human comedy series.Available to stream on Prime Video