6 LGBTQ Shows to Wrap up Pride Month

Katerina Rodriguez/Staff Writer

In honor of Pride Month, here are six LGBTQ shows you can binge watch during the last days of June or anytime.

1. Modern Family

Centered around three main interconnected families, Modern Family begins with Mitchell, the son of old fashioned father, Jay Pritchett, who comes out gay in episode one and faces a flood of agreement and disagreement with his identity. This hilarious half hour comedy explores the lives of the three families and children as they navigate the normalcy of life and ever progressing society.  With the end of ABC’s tenth and final season of Modern Family, ABC and HULU share all episodes on their platforms.

2. Queer Eye 

This funny, entertaining and heartwarming show, challenges anti-queer sentiments and sheds light on the difficulty LGBTQ+ members face and how to feel confident in your own skin despite societal pressures. Known as the “fab 5,” these styling experts help select Georgians improve their lives and feel more confident day to day. Starring Atoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France and Karamo Brown,  selectees not only face a makeover, but also get a room in their house re-designed while they learn to master a recipe to entertain house guests.

3.Elite

This popular Netflix show taking place in Spain, follows the lives of a group of elite high school teens whose lives are overturned when two outside students are granted scholarships to attend. A mix of comedy, drama and thriller, each season of Elite takes viewers deeper into the struggles of teenagers, the difficulty of keeping dark secrets, and the anxiety that comes with not fitting in. One of the protagonists, Ander, faces such scrutiny when he falls in love with a scholarship boy and his secret is brought to light. When one of the elite students is found murdered during a school function, each of the main students will watch as their seemingly perfect, idyllic bubbles are popped one by one. 

4.Hollywood

Hollywood, a limited seven episode series is set in post World War II Hollywood, as a group of ambitious people will do anything to make their dreams come true. This partially real story delves into the truth behind Hollywood as it has tried to break the stereotypes and prejudices of film over the decades. One of the main motifs centers around homophobia, and an aspiring, talented homosexual black screenwriter, jumps through hoops to have his story put on the screen. As each of these diverse characters are desperate to join Hollywood, the backlash they face for their race and sexuality is awakened. This heartwarming and truly inspiring story will leave viewers in tears.

5. Atypical

Netflix’s comedy-drama, Atypical, follows the daily life of teenager Sam, who falls on the autism spectrum. As he navigates the challenges of being different from others, the complexity and inner drama of his own home is all set aside to support him. Identifying as a non binary character in real life as well as her character in the show, Sam’s sister Casey, acted by Brigette Lundy-Paine, journey’s towards discovering her own identity with the help of her wise, non judgemental brother.

6. I Am Not Okay With This

In this 2020 Netflix comedy-drama, I Am Not Okay With This, defies typical teenage storylines. Following the life of a highschool girl, viewers follow as she deals with family drama, high school anxiety, and her own sexuality. Adding the fantastical element of superpowers, Sydney Novak must learn to control her anger and feelings of having her identity suppressed before someone sees her uncontrollable powers unintentionally blow things up. This coming of age show, based off of Charles Forsmann’s graphic novel, is a first person tell tale of the difficulties and intricacies that come for females dealing with their sexuality when the expectations for them don’t coincide with desire.