Pride Month 2022: It is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honour the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. Since then we as a society have come a long way. In the last few years, queer representation on screen has also taken a turn from being the eccentric supporting character to being the main lead in films and TV series.
To celebrate pride month 2022, we bring you some of the TV series on Netflix, which are based on queer characters, that everyone definitely needs to watch.
3 TV Series With LGBTQ+ Representation To Watch In Pride Month 2022
Heartstopper
Heartstopper, a recently released Netflix series, is a story of two schoolboys Charlie and Nick, who go on a path of self-discovery as they develop feelings for each other. Heartstopper is a beautiful depiction of high school romance complete with everything you would want in a romantic story. It does a good job of showing gay and lesbian relationships as the norm and depicting teens being aware of their sexuality even as they discover it.
The series will make you feel a range of emotions and fill you with a warm fuzzy feeling by the end of it. There are 8 episodes in the series with a runtime of about 30 minutes each.
Watch the series on Netflix.
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Young Royals
Netflix’s synopsis of the series reads – Prince Wilhelm adjusts to life at his prestigious new boarding school, Hillerska, but following his heart proves more challenging than anticipated. The series is about Wilhelm, a royal, who is sent to Hillerska as a punishment but finds himself falling in love with Simon, a commoner. It is an engaging story about a sweet romance and the responsibilities that come with royalty. There are 6 episodes in the series with a runtime of about 40-50 minutes respectively.
Watch the series on Netflix.
Feel Good
In the series, stand-up comic Mae Martin navigates a passionate, messy new relationship with her girlfriend, George, while dealing with the challenges of sobriety. The series revolves around Mae, a queer stand-up comedian who meets George at a club where she was performing. Initially, the relationship buds between the two, but George hasn’t dated a woman before and Mae is a drug addict who has been in and out of rehab.
The series deals with the complex issues of dealing with addiction, exploring one’s sexuality and the journey of self-acceptance. As compared to the first 2 series, this one is centred around mature themes. There are 2 seasons in the series with 6 episodes in each season.
Watch the series Feel Good on Netflix.
Let us know in the comments below which series has the best LGBTQ+ representation?
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