Celebrate Pride 2020 with LGBTQI-themed movies and TV shows streaming now

Gay pride month is here and it’s a time to celebrate and learn more about the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, queer and intersex community, which spans all races and ages.

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the LGBTQI Pride Month. The first pride march in New York City took place on June 28, 1970 – the first anniversary of the Stonewall uprisingin which the gay community protested the brutality of the police. The Stonewall protests became one Catalyst for the gay rights movement in the US and around the world.

With the Coronavirus pandemic rotate many pride parades and big virtual gatherings this year, this Pride Month will be very different than usual. But since you have plenty of time to watch movies and TV shows, here are some of the best celebrating stories in which LGBTQI The focus is on characters.

The death and life of Marsha P. Johnson

This compelling documentary examines the mysterious death of 1992 Marsha P. Johnson – a black, trans and gay rights activist and veteran of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. The death and life of Marsha P. Johnson uses archive interviews with Johnson as well as new interviews with Johnson’s family, friends and fellow activists. This is a must for anyone who wants to learn more about the history of gays, transsexuals, and blacks, but also for those who believe Johnson was murdered and want justice.

pose

pose, created by American horror stories Ryan Murphyis a TV drama about the LGBTQI African American and Latin American ballroom scene in New York City during its heyday in the 1980s and early 1990s. Pose was inspired by the 1990 documentary Paris is on fire. The series also looks at the HIV / AIDS crisis. It shows the largest cast of trans-actors as regular guests in a scripted show, including Janet Mock and Our Lady J. Pose as well as MJ Rodriguez, Indya Moore, Dominique Jackson, Angelica Ross, Hailie Sahar and the only one Billy Porter.

Everything will be fine

Neurotic gay 20-year-old Nicholas becomes the guardian of his two younger teenage sisters after her father died of cancer. One sister is on the autism spectrum and the other sister is having trouble, which often means that there are many frightening but honest, socially uncomfortable moments Everything will be fine so much fun to see.

Portrait of a burning lady

The film takes place in France in the late 18th century Portrait of a burning lady tells the story of a forbidden affair between an aristocrat named Héloïse and the painter Marianne, who was commissioned to paint her portrait. But there is a catch: Marianne has to paint Héloïse without her knowing it. She watches Héloïse as her companion during the day so that she can secretly paint her portrait. Finally a romance between the two flowers in this breathtakingly beautiful story.

Blue is the warmest color

French teen Adele seems crazy about boys, but when a mysterious blue-haired university student named Emma enters her life, everything changes. The film is known for its graphic lesbian sex scenes, however Blue is the warmest color is more than that. It’s a romance between two girls with very different views on how they see their own sexual identity. Emma is a lesbian while Adele prefers to keep her sexuality secret.

Season 2 Homecoming

Season 1 of this original Amazon Prime video series Julia Roberts plays a conflict consultant Those who fall in love with a soldier help to forget their painful past. But it’s season 2 of Homecoming finally shows its strange side. Janelle Monáe plays the leading role as a woman who temporarily loses her memory and spends the whole season remembering why she woke up on a boat swimming in the middle of a lake. Eventually, she discovers that she has a long-term relationship with another woman that may or may not be the cause of her memory loss.

Moonlight

Moonlight records the life of Chiron, who grows up poor, black and gay in a rough neighborhood in Miami. The film shows the three crucial chapters in Chiron’s life, including his neglected childhood; his continued struggles with his sexuality, his unstable family life during puberty and finally his ultimate fulfillment as an adult. To say that this film is emotional and moving is an understatement.

Sense8

Imagine waking up one day and discovering that your consciousness is suddenly connected to other strangers around the world. This is the fate of eight people in the science fiction series Sense8. The characters – who come from heterosexual, gay, lesbian, poly and trans – can see and feel each other’s thoughts, emotions and experiences. Sense8’s Showrunners are too Matrix film Creator Lana and Lilly Wachowski, both trans women. It’s not just the impressive display of LGBTQI characters and storylines that it’s fun to watch this show. The science fiction premise is original and unexpected.

Everything in my family

American gay man Filmmaker Hao Wu documents the process of his traditional Chinese family in which he accepts his decision to have children through surrogate mothers. Everything in my family is an interesting glimpse into Chinese culture and how it views homosexuality. It’s also a touching look at how Wu deals with his chosen life in America, as opposed to the life he was born into in China.

Gentleman Jack

Set in Yorkshire from 1832, Gentleman Jack is inspired by the real story of charismatic landowner Anne Lister, who is trying to revive her inherited home and marry a wealthy heiress. This lesbian romance is also full of dramas that include Anne’s daily encounters with servants, tenants, and various industrial rivals.

Everything is shit

The teen drama Everything is shit tells the story of Kate Messner, a high school student who deals with her sexuality as a lesbian. Long before social media and cell phones, Kate’s trip shows exactly how difficult it was to be a lesbian teenager in the mid-1990s.

In the dark: midnight kiss

When five friends meet in Palm Springs for New Years Eve, they think of alcohol, drugs, and sex. But as this LGBTQI thriller shows, relationships can be difficult if friends and lovers don’t tell the truth. Midnight kiss is a stylized horror film full of revenge, regret and blood.

Feel well

Feel well offers Canadian stand-up comedian Mae Martin reflects life, love and sobriety in this semi-fictional drama. We see her struggle with addiction as well as her romance with a woman named George who has never been with another woman before.

I do not agree

The teenage girl Syd not only has to deal with her father’s recent loss, but also with her budding sexual identity. That is not even the biggest problem in I do not agree. Syd suddenly has super powers and is not sure how to use them.

Queer Eye

Queer Eye shows the lovable gay experts Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk and Karamo Brown, who travel to and from various US cities sometimes Japan) to help people bring their lives together. The Fab Five offer help People from all walks of life Who could use some advice about fashion, home decor, food and life in general. But it’s not really about the makeover outside of people, it’s about the changes in people’s hearts and minds that really make this a gem of a series.

Sex education

Sex education is about the virgin Otis (son of a sex therapist) who joins forces with his friend Maeve to run a secret sex therapy business at her high school. It doesn’t matter if you’re an outsider, a popular kid, or even a bully – you need sex advice. One of the most touching storylines concerns Otis’ best friend Eric, who has to deal with his family’s expectations of his own sexuality and gender identity. The show is painfully cumbersome at times, but overall pretty accurate.

Half of it

When clever but financially stricken teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for an inarticulate jock at her high school, she doesn’t expect her to fall for the object of his affection – another girl. Half of it feels like a lesbian Cyrano de Bergerac story with heartbreaking moments and a dash of teen comedy.

Laerte-Se

After living as a man for almost 60 years (and having three children and three marriages), he was Brazil’s most brilliant cartoonist Laert Coutinho finally introduces herself to the world as a woman. The documentation Laerte-Se gives an open insight into Laertes everyday life and its transformation.

Last ferry

In the thriller Last ferryA young, inexperienced gay lawyer travels to Fire Island in the off-season to seek romance and friendship. Instead, he gets into trouble after a murder. This fascinating thriller has many twists and turns until the surprising end.

Legendary

This reality fashion show by the new streaming service HBO Max tries to portray the modern LGBTQI ballroom culture, in which “houses” of dancers compete for prices and the ultimate title of a ruling house. In contrast to New York’s traditional African American and Latin American ballroom scene, the new show also includes Cisgender women, white and Asian American dancers. Legendary feels more like an introduction to ballroom culture for those who have never seen fashion outside of the Pose and Madonna’s famous Vogue music video series.

Legendary was not without controversy. At the actor Jameela Jamil was announced as the show host and one of the judges who wondered why a zero-background Cisgender woman was hired in ballroom culture because of a well-known trans woman and mother of a ball room house Chasing Lysette. Aside from the controversy, the show is one fun introduction to the drama and excitement of the ballroom. To learn more about the history of the ballroom, check out the documentation Paris is on fire and Kiki.

RuPaul’s Drag Race

The royal family of Drag Queen RuPaul makes wearing wigs, false eyelashes, sequin dresses and high heels an extreme sport with a popular reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race. Watch new and legendary drag queens from all walks of life fight for the crown as they compete in costumes, actors, dances and challenges that always keep them in sync for their lives. However, the series is more than a drama and a dance trauma. It also celebrates the friendship, as well as some very moving moments of self-discovery and the hard work it takes to be a successful drag queen.