15 best LGBTQ movies to watch during Pride Month (and some books)

Pride Month is here, queer and full of cheer for the LGBT community and their allies. When you’re not attending Pride events in your area, you can celebrate by watching movies centering the queer experience.

LGBT representation on screen has grown significantly in the last decade. In 2022, GLAAD reported that one in five major studio releases featured at least one LGBTQ character. Some of the biggest and most acclaimed movies had key queer roles, including Marvel’s Eternals, West Side Story and Best Picture Oscar winner Everything Everywhere All at Once. Still, the industry still has a long way to go before it can truly be considered inclusive.

In the meantime, here are 15 excellent LGBTQ movies to watch during Pride Month, on some of the best streaming services including Max, Hulu, Prime Video and Netflix.

Moonlight (2016)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Paris Is Burning (1991) (seen it. Good documentary)
Brokeback Mountain (2005) (seen it)
Carol (2015)
Fire Island (2022) (seen it. Funny as hell!)
Flee (2021)
Tangerine (2015)
The Handmaiden (2016)
Call Me By Your Name (2017) (seen it)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) (seen it)
Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)
Love, Simon (2018) (seen it)
A Fantastic Woman (2017)
Ammonite (2020)

Descriptions and services where they can be found at the link.

There are some really good foreign films as well.

As for books, here are some I have recently read and recommend:
The Gay Agenda: A Modern Queer History & Handbook
The Book of Pride: LGBTQ Heroes Who Changed the World
The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America
Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day
A Queer History of the United States
An Underground Life: Memoirs of a Gay Jew in Nazi Berlin
The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government
Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars

Please add your favorite movies or books. Also, while it is a series, "Smiley" out of Spain is really good and sadly, won't get a season two, but it is a great series!