In all its forms, ‘Drag Race’ leads streaming picks for Pride Month

June is Pride Month, a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community and remembrance of the fight for civil rights that started at the Stonewall Inn on a June night in 1969 and continues to this day.

While Pride is often about celebrating with community, there’s no reason why it can’t reflect in your streaming movie and TV choices as well. Here are a few streaming suggestions timed to Pride Month.

I can’t recommend enough one of my favorite streaming services, WOW Presents Plus. World of Wonder is the production company behind the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” juggernaut, and WOW Presents Plus is the destination for all of the WOW content that isn’t available on VH1, Logo or Paramount+. That includes all of the international seasons of “Drag Race,” which are a dream and a delight. “UK” (two seasons), “Canada,” “Holland,” “Thailand” (two seasons), “España,” “Down Under” and Chile (called “The Switch”) offers more

“Drag Race,” but also a cultural immersion in each country via these communities. Season one of “Drag Race Down Under” and “Drag Race España” are airing now, making it the perfect time to celebrate Pride with as much “Drag Race” as you can handle.

In addition to “Drag Race” and the after-shows, spinoffs and docuseries that make up the bulk of the WOW Presents Plus offerings, there’s also a collection of documentaries about the community’s life and icons, from Big Freedia to Suzanne Bartsch. At $3.99 per month, it’s a steal for any “Drag Race” fan.

Over on HBO Max, there’s also a collection of movies and series to learn more about LGBTQ+ history.

A must-watch is “Queer as Folk” creator Russell T. Davies’ latest miniseries “It’s a Sin,” which chronicles the AIDS crisis in England via a group of young friends living in London. Pop star Olly Alexander anchors the ensemble in this emotionally devastating series.

Also on HBO Max is “Veneno,” a Spanish series about trans pop culture icon Cristina “La Veneno” Ortiz. Actors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi created the series and took care to cast trans actors and real life friends of Ortiz in telling her story. Plus, it makes for great companion viewing with “Drag Race España,” where Calvo and Ambrossi are judges, with one runway dedicated to La Veneno’s wild looks.

Season two of the voguing reality series “Legendary,” which celebrates the underground ball culture that birthed so many of the dance moves and slang we use today, can be found on HBO Max too.

You can pair that reality show with season three of “Pose,” now airing on FX (seasons one and two are on Netflix), a narrative series set during the heyday of the ball scene in New York.

Jennie Livingston’s 1990 documentary “Paris is Burning” first captured the underground ball culture and the major players in it, along with their vernacular. Stream it on Criterion Channel, or rent it on iTunes for $3.99.

On Hulu, check out

A contestant on the series “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”

the recently released six-part docuseries “Pride.” Directed by six different LGBTQ+ directors, each installment takes a closer look at the milestones

and important figures in the history of the fight for

LGBTQ+ rights in America, from the 1950s to the

2000s. It’s a great way to steep yourself in LGBTQ+ history, in order to celebrate what we’ve achieved and understand the importance of the continued fight for equality and civil rights for all.

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