The playlist: PRIDE

June marks 52 years since the Stonewall Riots. Load up on these LGBTQ+ films, podcasts and books to celebrate and educate…

Portrait Of A Lady On Fire

A rare gem: a queer film directed and written by a queer person (Céline Sciamma), with a queer lead (Adèle Haenel). A relationship develops between an aristocratic woman and the female artist painting her wedding portrait.

Zami

The icon that is writer and activist Audre Lorde chronicles her life, from her vivid childhood memories of growing up in Harlem to coming of age in the late ’50s, exploring the women who influenced, impacted and inspired her.

The Boys In The Band

Netflix adaptation of a ’60s play, featuring Jim Parsons and Andrew Rannells. It follows a group of gay friends who are thrown into turmoil at a birthday party when a surprise guest shows up, prompting hard truths to come to light.

Queer As Fact

In this podcast Eli, Alice, Jason and Irene share fascinating, often little-known stories of queerness from around the world (and through the ages). Perfect for history nerds and trivia lovers.

Disclosure

Starring Laverne Cox and many other amazing trans actors, this documentary looks into Hollywood’s depiction of transgender people in entertainment. It explores the impact those stories have had on transgender lives and society as a whole.

The Miseducation Of Cameron Post

Made into a 2018 film with Chloë Grace Moretz, Emily M Danforth’s novel follows Cameron, who’s sent to a gay conversion camp after she’s caught hooking up with a girl on prom night.