With so many queer films available to stream, we thought we'd put together a list of our favourite queer and LGBT+ inclusive films available on Amazon Prime Video right now. From stunning lesbian dramas to emotional LGBT documentaries and hilarious gay comedy we're sure you'll find something new to watch. All of these films are available in the UK and included in Prime Video subscriptions as of date of publishing. 1. TELL IT TO THE BEES (2018) Set in 1952, Tell It To The Bees follows Dr. Jean Markham (Anne Paquin) as she returns to her Scottish hometown to take over her late father's medical practice. She soon becomes ostracized by the community when she begins a passionate romance with a woman who has a young son. IMDb Rating: 6.3 Genre: Romance, Drama Starring: Anne Paquin, Holliday Grainger, Gregor Selkirk Director: Annabel Jankel Rating: 15 Run Time: 1h 46m 2. APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR (2014) For Shirin (Desiree Akhavan), being part of a perfect family isn’t easy. Acceptance eludes her from all sides: her family doesn’t know she’s bisexual, and her ex-girlfriend, Maxine (Rebecca Henderson), can’t understand why she doesn’t tell them. Following a family announcement of her brother’s betrothal to a parentally approved Iranian prize catch, Appropriate Behaviour follows Shirin as she embarks on a private rebellion involving a series of escapades. IMDb Rating: 6.5 Genre: Comedy, Drama Starring: Desiree Akhavan, Rebecca Henderson, Halley Feiffer Director: Desiree Akhavan Rating: 15 Run Time: 1h 30m 3. PRIDE (2014) Inspired by an extraordinary true story, PRIDE follows the story of the LGSM in the summer of 1984. Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists to raise money to support the strikers’ families. Initially rebuffed by the Union, the group identifies a tiny mining village in Wales and sets off to make their donation in person. IMDb Rating: 7.8 Genre: Drama, Romance Starring: Ben Schinetzer, George MacKay, Andrew Scott, Bill Nighy Director: Matthew Warchus Rating: 15 Run Time: 2h 1m 4. STEELERS: THE WORLD'S FIRST GAY RUGBY CLUB (2020) A beautiful and emotional documentary told through the eyes of an Australian television reporter. Steelers: the World's First Gay Rugby Club follows the journey of a lesbian coach fighting misogyny, a semi-pro player who spiraled into depression after coming out and a prop who discovered he was a drag queen through the club. A documentary that shows us sometimes you can find happiness where you least expect it. IMDb Rating: 7.0 Genre: Documentary Starring: Steve Brockman, Simon Dunn, Nic Evans Director: Eammon Ashton-Atkinson Rating: 15 Run Time: 1h 22m 5. EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE (2021) Inspired by the true events, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is the film adaptation of the hit musical of the same name. Jamie New (Max Harwood) is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in - instead of pursuing a “real” career, he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie knows one thing for sure: he is going to be a sensation. IMDb Rating: 6.3 Genre: Musical, Drama Starring: Max Harwood, Lauren Patel, Sarah Lancashire Director: Jonathan Butterell Rating: 12A Run Time: 1h 55m 6. DATING AMBER (2020) Set in 1990s rural Ireland, Dating Amber is an Irish comedy-drama following two closeted teenagers. Distraught over persistent homophobic abuse, Eddie (Fionn O'Shea) and Amber (Lola Petticrew) decide to hide their sexuality from the rural Irish town in which they live by pretending to be a heterosexual couple. IMDb Rating: 7.0 Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Starring: Fionn O'Shea, Lola Petticrew, Sharon Horgan Director: David Freyne Rating: 15 Run Time: 1h 32m 7. CHERRY POP (2017) Cherry Pop is an American comedy musical starring Drag Race alumni Bob The Drag Queen, Tempest Dujour and Detox. The film follows a group of drag queens as they encounter a newcomer to the cub and must face their own baggage during a wild night at a failing drag club. IMDb Rating: 4.5 Genre: Comedy, Musical Starring: Lars Berge, Bob The Drag Queen, Detox, Latrice Royale Director: Assaad Yacoub Rating: Not Rated Run Time: 1h 19m minutes 8. PRINCESS CYD (2017) Princess Cyd follows 16-year-old athlete Cyd Loughlin (Jessie Pinnick) while visiting her novelist aunt (Rebecca Spence) in Chicago over the summer. Eager to escape life with her depressive single father, Cyd falls for a girl in the neighborhood, while she and her aunt gently challenge each other in the realms of sex and spirit. IMDb Rating: 6.7 Genre: Drama, Romance Starring: Jessie Pinnink, Malic White, Rebecca Spence Director: Stephen Cone Rating: Not Rated Run Time: 1h 36m 9. MAN MADE (2018) Man Made is a 2018 documentary that explores the world of transgender bodybuilding. From surgeries and T parties to the struggles and joys of transitioning, the film follows the path of four hopefuls as they prepare for the Trans FitCon competition in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. IMDb Rating: 7.4 Genre: Documentary Starring: Mason Caminiti, Dominic Chilko, Kennie Story Director: T Cooper Rating: Not Rated Run Time: 1h 33m 10. BENJAMIN (2018) Directed by famed British comedian Simon Amstell, Benjamin is an autobiographical and deeply personal comedy about being weird and struggling for connection. The film follows Benjamin (Colin Morgan), a rising star filmmaker, on the brink of premiering his difficult second film "No Self" at the London Film Festival when Billie, his publicist introduces him to a mesmeric French musician called Noah (Phénix Brossard). IMDb Rating: 6.6 Genre: Drama, Romance Starring: Colin Morgan, Phénix Brossard, Jack Rowan Director: Simon Amstell Rating: 15 Run Time: 1h 25m 11. CAROL (2015) Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara star in Carol, an achingly beautiful and deeply powerful romantic drama set in 1950s New York. The film follows a married woman (Cate Blanchette) who risks everything when she embarks on a romance with a younger department store worker (Rooney Mara). It's an achingly beautiful depiction of love against the odds. IMDb Rating: 7.2 Genre: Drama, Romance Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson Director: Todd Haynes Rating: 15 Run Time: 1h 58m 12. A SINGLE MAN (2009) A Single Man is a visually stunning romantic drama set in 1960s Los Angeles, directed by Tom Ford and based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Christopher Isherwood. English Professor, George (Colin Firth), wants to kill himself after his partner of 16 years dies unexpectedly in a car crash. On his last day, his chance meetings with students, colleagues and his best friend Charley (Julianne Moore) help him make a decision. IMDb Rating: 7.5 Genre: Drama, Romance Starring: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult Director: Tom Ford Rating: 12 Run Time: 1h 39m Think we've missed something great? Send us a message on Twitter @ProudGeekStore or email us at contact@proud-geek.co.uk ✌

It's Black History Month here in the UK, so we're focusing on stories written by black queer authors with black queer protagonists and narratives. From thrilling dystopian sci-fi to incredible YA fantasy, here are ten books about black girl magic and black boy joy from brilliant black authors: 1. Survive The Dome - Kosoko Jackson YA Dystopian Science Fiction - Fiction Queer Rep: Queer Men Reading age: 14+ Jamal Lawson just wanted to be a part of something. As an aspiring journalist, he packs up his camera and heads to Baltimore to document a rally protesting police brutality after another Black man is murdered. But before it even really begins, the city implements a new safety protocol...the Dome. The Dome surrounds the city, forcing those within to subscribe to a total militarized shutdown. No one can get in, and no one can get out. Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/survive-the-dome 2. Greenland - David Santos Donaldson Historical Fiction - Fiction Queer Rep: Queer Men Reading age: 18+ A dazzling, debut novel-within-a-novel about a young author writing about the secret love affair between E.M. Forster and Mohammed el Adl--in which Mohammed's story collides with his own, blending fact and fiction. In 1919, Mohammed el Adl, the young Egyptian lover of British author E. M. Forster, spent six months in a jail cell. A century later, Kip Starling has locked himself in his Brooklyn basement study with a pistol and twenty-one gallons of Poland Spring to write Mohammed's story. Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/greenland-a-novel 3. Real Life - Brandon Taylor Contemporary Fiction Queer Rep: Queer Men Reading age: 18+ Almost everything about Wallace is at odds with the Midwestern university town where he is working uneasily toward a biochem degree. An introverted young man from Alabama, black and queer, he has left behind his family without escaping the long shadows of his childhood. For reasons of self-preservation, Wallace has enforced a wary distance even within his own circle of friends—some dating each other, some dating women, some feigning straightness. But over the course of a late-summer weekend, a series of confrontations with colleagues, and an unexpected encounter with an ostensibly straight, white classmate, conspire to fracture his defences. Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/real-life 4. This Poison Heart - Kalynn Bayron YA Fantasy Romance - Fiction Queer Rep: Queer Women Reading age: 14+ Briseis has a gift: she can grow plants from tiny seeds to rich blooms with a single touch. When Briseis's aunt dies and wills her a dilapidated estate in rural New York, Bri and her parents decide to leave Brooklyn behind for the summer. But their new home is sinister in ways they could never have imagined--it comes with a specific set of instructions, an old-school apothecary, and a walled garden filled with the deadliest botanicals in the world that can only be entered by those who share Bri's unique family lineage. Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/this-poison-heart 5. Wash Day Diaries - Jamila Rowser Slice-Of-Life - Graphic Novel Queer Rep: Queer Women Reading age: 16+ From writer Jamila Rowser and artist Robyn Smith comes a captivating graphic novel love letter to the beauty and endurance of Black women, their friendships, and their hair. Wash Day Diaries tells the story of four best friends - Kim, Tanisha, Davene, and Cookie - through five connected short story comics that follow these young women through the ups and downs of their daily lives in the Bronx. Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/wash-day-diaries 6. Memorial - Bryan Washington Contemporary Romance - Fiction Queer Rep: Queer Men Reading age: 18+ Benson and Mike are two young guys who have been together for a few years - good years - but now they're not sure why they're still a couple. There's the sex, sure, and the meals Mike cooks for Benson, and, well, they love each other. But when Mike finds out his estranged father is dying in Osaka just as his acerbic Japanese mother, Mitsuko, arrives for a visit, Mike picks up and flies across the world to say goodbye. Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/memorial 7. 100 Boyfriends - Brontez Purnell Fictional Memoir - Fiction Queer Rep: Queer Men Reading age: 18+ (Explicit) Brontez Purnell's 100 Boyfriends is a filthy, unforgettable, and brutally profound ode to queer love in its most messy of variations. From one-night stands to recurring lovers, Purnell's characters sleep with their co-worker's husbands, expose themselves to racist neighbours, date Satanists, and drink their way out of trouble, all the while fighting - and often losing - the urge to self-sabotage A riotous journey through dirty warehouses and gentrified bars, from dysfunctional houseshares to desolate farming towns in Alabama. Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/100-boyfriends 8. Bitter - Akwaeke Emezi YA Magical Realism/Fantasy - Fiction Queer Rep: LGBTQ+ Cast Reading age: 13+ Bitter is thrilled to have been chosen to attend Eucalyptus, a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens. But outside this haven, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the town of Lucille. Bitter's instinct is to stay safe within the walls of Eucalyptus . . . but her friends aren't willing to settle for a world that the adults say is "just the way things are". Pulled between old friendships, her creative passion, and a new romance, Bitter isn't sure where she belongs. If she does find a way to help the revolution while being true to who she is, she must also ask: at what cost? Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/bitter 9. Far Sector - N.K. Jemisin Superheroes - Graphic Novels Queer Rep: Bisexual Women Reading age: 16+ For the past six months, newly chosen Green Lantern Sojourner "Jo" Mullein has been protecting the City Enduring, a massive metropolis of 20 billion people. The city has maintained peace for over 500 years by stripping its citizens of their ability to feel. As a result, violent crime is virtually unheard of, and murder is nonexistent. But that's all about to change in this new maxiseries that gives a DC Young Animal spin to the legacy of the Green Lanterns! Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/far-sector 10: All Boys Aren't Blue - George M. Johnson YA Memoir - Non-Fiction Queer Rep: Queer Men Reading age: 13+ In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores their childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. From the memories of getting their teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with their loving grandmother, to their first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys. NOTE: They/Them pronouns are used in this description as the author of this memoir has come out as non-binary post-publication. Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/all-boys-aren-t-blue Bonus: Sorrowland - Rivers Solomon Fantasy Horror - Fiction Queer Rep: Queer Women, Intersex, Non-Binary & Genderqueer Reading age: 17+ Vern - seven months pregnant and desperate to escape the strict religious compound where she was raised - flees for the shelter of the woods. There, she gives birth to twins, and plans to raise them far from the influence of the outside world. But even in the forest, Vern is a hunted woman. Forced to fight back against the community that refuses to let her go, she unleashes incredible brutality far beyond what a person should be capable of, her body wracked by inexplicable and uncanny changes. https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/sorrowland Think we've missed something? Send us your book recommendations and requests on twitter @ProudGeekStore or email us at contact@proud-geek.co.uk ✌

This month we're taking a look at queer science fiction. From genderqueer aliens to lesbian gunslingers, non-binary graphic novels and cosmic space horror - here are 10 LGBTQ+ sci-fi books set in space that we think everyone should read: 1. The Darkness Outside Us Reading age: 13+ The Darkness Outside Us is an archellian young adult romance/survival drama set in space with a pansexual main character and a gay love interest. The story follows two boys (Ambrose and Kodiak) sent out on a rescue mission alone in space as they work together and learn to trust each other. - Mysterious - Enemies to lovers - Stuck together Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/the-darkness-outside-us 2. Killer Queens Reading age: 16+ Killer Queens is a fast-paced and funny queer adventure comic with both lesbian and gay main characters. The graphic novel follows two reformed assassins for hire, Max and Alex, as they fight fascist dictators and xenophobic aliens with laser guns and sassy one-liners. A tongue-in-cheek 60's inspired sci-fi adventure for the gays. - Gay shinanigans - Inuendos - Get paid, eat tacos Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/killer-queens 3. A Memory Called Empire Reading age: 17+ A Memory Called Empire is an intelligent and detailed political murder mystery set in space with a slow burn sapphic romance and amazing world-building. The novel follows Ambassador Mahit Dzmare as she arrives in Teixcalaan to find that her predecessor has died. But who killed him and is Mahit next? - Hugo Award Winner 2020 - Amazing world building - Book 1 in the Teixcalaan series Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/a-memory-called-empire 4. The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet Reading age: 16+ The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet is an emotional and comforting queer space adventure with polyamorous, genderqueer, and queer representation throughout. The book follows a young adventurer, Rosemary Harper, as she joins the crew of The Wayfair on the adventure of a lifetime. - Found family - Cosy vibes - Genderqueer aliens Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet 5. Bonds Of Brass Reading age: 14+ Bonds Of Brass is the first in The Bloodright Trilogy - an achillean young adult science fiction fantasy book series following Ettian, a young pilot, as he risks everything to save the man he loves most from being assassinated. A fast-paced, Star Wars-inspired queer scifi novel filled with twists and turns. - Best friends to lovers - Star Wars, but make it gay - YA adventure - Ongoing book series Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/bonds-of-brass 6. Across A Field Of Starlight Reading age: 12+ Across A Field Of Starlight is an amazing science fiction graphic novel with nonbinary leads set during a space war. The graphic novel follows Fassen and Lu, two people from different worlds who live very different lives and has a large diverse cast of characters. - Queerplatonic relationship - No cishets - Beautiful artwork Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/across-a-field-of-starlight 7. Ancestral Night Reading age: 17+ Ancestral Night is a slow burn queer science fiction novel about Haimey, the captain of a small salvage tug operation. She thinks she knows what she wants. She thinks she knows who she is. But all that changes when she and her crew stumble upon a huge prize and uncover war crimes beyond what they can even imagine - Found family in space - Transhumanism - Also cats Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/ancestral-night 8. Bluebird Reading age: 17+ Bluebird is a sapphic sci-fi adventure following Rig, a gunslinging, thieving, rebel with a cause who doesn't give a damn about the warring factions that control the galaxy. That is, until her former faction sends her a message: return what she stole from them, or they'll kill her twin sister. - Spaceships, rebels, forbidden love. - Lesbian gunslinger fights spies in space! - Cute librarian girlfriend. Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/bluebird 9. The Outside Reading age: 18+ The Outside (and sequel, The Fallen) is a queer science fiction horror following Autistic scientist Yasira Shien who has developed a radical new energy drive that could change the future of humanity. The AI Gods who rule the galaxy declare her work heretical, and Yasira is abducted by their agents. - Space opera meets cosmic horror - Autistic lesbian math prodigy - AI gods Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/the-outside 10. Cosmoknights Reading age: 14+ Cosmoknights is a fast-paced sapphic young adult graphic novel following a ragtag band of space gays as they fight the patriarchy in 2169. It's a beautiful comic with stunning art, a rich plot and a diverse cast of characters - think queer women in space meets pseudo-medieval futurism from Hannah Templer. - Space gays in space - Smash the patriarchy - Butch representation Buy it here: https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page/cosmoknights Got a queer space adventure you think we should know about? Send us a message on Twitter @ProudGeekStore or email us at contact@proud-geek.co.uk ✌

Over the past few years, few things have helped me stay sane, but podcasts have always been just a click away. Whether you're walking the dog, commuting to the office or relaxing on the beach in the sun, here are 10 queer podcasts you should listen to this summer. Lost Spaces LISTEN HERE Queer History & Culture Lost Spaces explores queer experiences as told through now-closed bars and clubs. Every episode singer/songwriter K Anderson interviews a different member of the community to find out about a venue from their past, the memories they created there and the people that they used to know. New episodes Wednesday. The Way We Are LISTEN HERE Queer Pop Culture & Conversations Activist, writer and advocate for marginalised communities Munroe Bergdorf and her guest of the week reflect on their own journeys of growth, exploring how the big, the small and the in-between events of the past have shaped their perspective today and how this impacts their hopes for tomorrow. New episodes every week. Call Me Mother LISTEN HERE Queer Experiences & Culture Author and journalist Shon Faye talks with LGBTQ+ trailblazers who have something important, interesting or enlightening to say about what it means to be queer in the world today. Through these conversations, Call Me Mother aims to deepen our understanding of queer experiences through the life stories of the elders who have lived through it before us. Rainbow Dads LISTEN HERE Queer Parenthood Hosted by Nicholas McInerny, Rainbow Dads is a podcast telling extraordinary stories from gay and bisexual dads – an arranged marriage, an evangelical upbringing and a deep affinity with David Bowie! The stories are raw, honest, funny and bittersweet memories of family, of fatherhood – and of self-acceptance. Season two is out now! Bad Gays LISTEN HERE Queer History Why do we remember our heroes better than our villains? What can we learn by focusing on the dark side of queer history? Bad Gays is a podcast about evil and complicated queers in history. From Alexander the Great to J. Edgar Hoover, our history is littered with them. Hosted by Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller. Probably True LISTEN HERE Queer Culture & Comedy The repeatedly award-winning, slightly filthy storytelling project tackling LGBTQ issues in a fun and engaging way. Created to remind all of our queer siblings that we are none of us alone. Much like its creator, it’s a smutty-but-charming collection of personal misadventures working to make the world a better place, one silly, sexy story at a time. Sounds Fake But Okay LISTEN HERE Queer Pop Culture & Conversations Sounds Fake But Okay is a weekly podcast where an aromantic asexual girl and a demisexual girl talk about love, relationships, sexuality, & pretty much anything else they just don't understand. Join Kayla and Sarah as they talk about pop culture, favourite fandoms and give listeners dubious advice in this hilarious yet insightful podcast. The Film We Can't See LISTEN HERE Queer Art & Culture An unexpected phone call from a forgotten actor draws writer and producer Adam Zmith into an old cinema where he discovers some lost sound recordings from 1930. Working with the actor Anton Blake Horowitz and researcher So Mayer, Adam begins to investigate a film that could have changed the world. The Bisexual Agenda LISTEN HERE Queer Society & Conversations The Bisexual Agenda is a fun and comforting podcast from self-acclaimed 'local bisexual who literally can’t stop talking'. Join Kit for queer-themed nonsense, tarot readings & a different guest every episode! Perfect for those looking for a queer easy listen. New episodes bi-weekly. Dear Polly LISTEN HERE Queer Society & Advice Dear Poly is a bi-weekly podcast designed to help answer questions about sexual exploration, non-monogamy and different types of polyamorous relationships - with interviews from people across the spectrums of gender, sexuality, and relationship styles. New episodes bi-weekly. Do you have a favourite queer podcast you love to listen to? Send us a message on twitter @ProudGeekStore or email us at contact@proud-geek.co.uk ✌

This month, we thought we'd put together a list of our favourite trans-inclusive graphic novels and comics. All of these titles are available in the UK right now and range from independently published anthologies to super-queer punk rock sci-fi, visually stunning webcomics to talking pugs in haunted theme parks. THE DEEP & DARK BLUE After a terrible political coup usurps their noble house, Hawke and Grayson flee to stay alive and assume new identities, Hanna and Grayce. Desperation and chance lead them to the Communion of Blue, an order of magical women who spin the threads of reality to their will. As the twins learn more about the Communion, and themselves, they begin to hatch a plan to avenge their family and retake their royal home. While Hawke wants to return to his old life, Grayce struggles to keep the threads of her new life from unravelling and realizes she wants to stay in the one place that will allow her to finally live as a girl. You can buy The Deep & Dark Blue HERE SFSX (SAFE SEX) Volume 1: Protection Queer POC and sex workers are here to save us! From notorious kink writer TINA HORN and featuring a diverse group of artists comes SFSX (Safe Sex), a social thriller about sex, love, and torture. In a draconian America where sexuality is strictly bureaucratized and policed, a group of queer sex workers keep the magic alive in an underground club called the Dirty Mind. Using their unique talents for bondage and seduction, they resolve to infiltrate the mysterious government Pleasure Center, free their incarcerated friends, and fight the power! Collects SFSX (SAFE SEX) #1-7 You can buy SFSX (SAFE SEX) Volume 1 HERE BEAR COMPANY Bear Company is a collection of four trans-inclusive short stories focusing on four gay bears hanging out. The comics are short but heartwarming and incredibly validating - each one with an emotional core. Blue Delliquanti gives us a futuristic short about acceptance and body mods, Nero O'Reilly's story is a sweet and nerdy tale of friendship and community. Pat Myers welcomes the reader with open arms, and Ryan Estrada and Dorian Cliffe give us a perfect ending to the anthology with a story that explores the impact a brief encounter can have on our entire life. All stories are appropriate for teens and up. You can read Bear Company HERE GENDER: A GRAPHIC GUIDE An illustrated journey of gender exploration. Gender: A Graphic Guide looks at how gender has been ‘done’ differently – from patriarchal societies to trans communities – and how it has been viewed differently – from biological arguments for sex difference to cultural arguments about received gender norms. The book dives into complex and shifting ideas about masculinity and femininity, look at non-binary, trans and fluid genders, and examine the intersection of experiences of gender with people’s race, sexuality, class, disability and more. You can buy Gender: A Graphic Guide HERE THE AVANT-GUARDS As a transfer student to the Georgia O’Keeffe College for Arts and Subtle Dramatics, former sports star Charlie is struggling to find her place amongst a student body full of artists who seem to know exactly where they’re going. When the school’s poor excuse for a basketball team unexpectedly attempts to recruit her, Charlie’s adamant that she’s left that life behind…until she’s won over by the charming team captain, Liv, and the ragtag crew she’s managed to assemble. And while Charlie may have left the cut-throat competition in the dust, sinking these hoops may be exactly what she needs to see the person she truly wants to be. The story has great diversity, with sapphic, BAME, trans and non-binary side characters. You can buy The Avant-Guards HERE ALTERS From a diverse team of creators composed of differing genders, gender identities, ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientations comes a groundbreaking series featuring the world’s first transgender superhero! As the world struggles to accept the emergence of a new kind of mutant species known as alterations, or “Alters,” a young woman begins her transition from male to female only to find herself also transitioning into a powerful Alter. Faced with persecution by the multi-powered fascist known only as Matter Man, she will face the world as Chalice--a hero for a new age. But as Chalice navigates the path to becoming her true self, she must juggle the complications of her civilian life and the responsibilities of her newfound power. You can buy Alters Volume 2 HERE KIM & KIM Kim & Kim are 20-something besties making a name for themselves in the wild world of interdimensional cowboy law enforcement. A day-glo action adventure that's bursting with energy and enthusiasm, Kim & Kim puts queer women and trans women front and centre in an adventure that's bright, happy, punk rock, sci-fi & queer as all get-out. Blending the punk exuberance of TANK GIRL with the buddy adventure wackiness of SUPERBAD (if Michael Cera was a trans woman and Jonah Hill a queergirl partner in crime), Kim & Kim focuses on the power and meaning of female friendships as engines of validation. A bright, happy, punk rock sci-fi adventure that is queer as shit. You can buy Kim & Kim Vol 3: Oh S#!t It's Kim & Kim HERE DEADENDIA: THE WATCHERS TEST A trans male protagonist, a talking pug and a haunted house. Read the comic that inspired Netflix's Dead End Paranormal Park. Barney and his best friend Norma are just trying to get by and keep their jobs, but working at the Dead End theme park also means battling demonic forces, time travelling wizards, and scariest of all--their love lives! Follow the lives of this diverse group of employees of a haunted house, which may or may not also serve as a portal to hell, in this hilarious and moving graphic novel, complete with vengeful ghosts, lots of jokes and LGBTQIA love! You can buy DeadEndia: The Watcher's Test HERE EERIE CRESTS Dallas Margolin (a bisexual Jewish trans boy) was doing his best to better himself as a person. He was about to graduate high school. He was Willow Grove’s star baseball player. He had good friends. Overcoming things from the past, You’d think, for once, the universe was kind to Dallas. That is, until one day, before an important highschool match, his best friend and secret crush, Malek, starts planning to move away for college. In an attempt to make Malek stay with him, Dallas makes a terrible mistake. The series also includes a trans girl and nonbinary minor characters. You can read EERIE CREST online HERE However, this comic comes with some trigger warnings from the artist: “cancer, suicide attempts, transphobia, violence, domestic, emotional and physical abuse, manipulation, gaslighting, overdosage, depressive psychosis, just. Depression in general. missing people, murder, violence, smoking, weed, recreational drug use, ableist language, hallucinations, mental hospitals.” SUPER LATE BLOOMER: MY EARLY DAYS IN TRANSITION Super Late Bloomer is a highly personal collection documenting the early months of artist Julia Kaye’s gender transition. Julia’s poignant, relatable comics honestly depict her personal ups and downs while dealing with the various issues involved in transitioning—from struggling with self-acceptance and challenging societal expectations, to moments of self-love and joy. Super Late Bloomer both educates and inspires, as Julia faces her difficulties head-on and commits to being wholly, authentically who she was always meant to be. The sequel, My Life In Transition is set to be released later this year. You can read more comics by Julia HERE GUMBALLS Gumballs dispense an array of bright, candy-coloured short comics about Erin’s gender transition, anecdotal tales of growing up as a triplet, and fictional stories of a socially inept love-struck teenager named Tobias. The wide-ranging series is filled with single-page gag cartoons, visual diaries of everyday life, funny faux personal ads, and real-life horror stories from customers at his day job. While Gumballs does not depict nudity, it does depict an anatomically realistic packer. One short comic in the anthology depicts sexual harassment, including groping and undressing, from Nations’ childhood through adulthood. You can read Gumballs HERE WITH GREAT ABANDON With Great Abandon is a slow-burn love story between a gay trans man (Harry) and a gay cis man (Russell) set over the course of a year in London. It feels contemporary and authentic w It’s a sweet and heartwarming story of their differences, their similarities, and their relationship as it grows and develops over the year. It's also about food and comic books, what's not to love? You can read With Great Abandon online HERE Have we missed a trans-inclusive comic that you love? Let us know in the comments below:

June is Pride Month, a time where we should support and celebrate LGBTQ+ creatives, businesses and artists. From TTRPGs to comics to books, here are 10 queer Kickstarter campaigns that you can back right now: 1. Adventuring With Pride: A Queero's Journey! Adventuring With Pride: A Queero's Journey! by @Jackaphobia is the third installment in the award-winning LGBT+ RPG supplement series for D&D Fifth Edition. Back it here: https://kickstarter.com/projects/adventuringwithpride/adventuring-with-pride-a-queeros-journey-lgbt-5e-book 2. MURENGA MURENGA is a queer African sci-fi graphic novel from @Kugalimedia. A mix of The Fifth Season and Annihilation, with alien forests and neurotechnology. Back it here: https://kickstarter.com/projects/kugalimedia/murenga 3. Paint the Town Red Volume 3 Paint the Town Red Volume 3 is a continuation of the queer monster babe webcomic by @tasmukanik & @winterjaykiakas Back it here: https://kickstarter.com/projects/thejokingwallflower/paint-the-town-red-volume-3 4. Robber Robert, Chapter 1 Robber Robert, Chapter 1 is an erotic sci-fi comedy by @realbadjasper about two aliens who fall in love during a botched robbery in space! It's also super gay. Back it here: https://kickstarter.com/projects/1940139969/robber-robert-chapter-1 5. Changelings: An Autistic Trans Anthology Changelings: An Autistic Trans Anthology from @arvwrites & @beyondthebinary is a collection of 12 young adult short stories by trans autistic authors about trans autistic characters. Back it here: https://kickstarter.com/projects/arvbooks/changelings-an-autistic-trans-anthology 6. Black Key Incubus, Volume 1 Black Key Incubus, Volume 1 is a queer graphic novel about love, magic, demons, and subverting expectations/stereotypes from @boldbaphomet Back it here: https://kickstarter.com/projects/blackkeyincubus/black-key-incubus-volume-1-second-printing 7. Don't Forget To Breathe! Don't Forget To Breathe! by @Fdasacco is a 200-page graphic novel about a trans girl in search of herself in the mystic island of Chiloé. Back it here: https://kickstarter.com/projects/awe-edizioni/dont-forget-to-breathe 8. Play it PROUD! Play it PROUD! is an amazing collection of unique LGBTQ+ themed minis and an adventure zine for RPGs and 5e from @GameTeeUK Back it here: https://kickstarter.com/projects/gametee/play-it-proud-lgbtq-themed-miniatures-for-rpgs-and-5e 9. Take Courage, Matelot Take Courage, Matelot is a pride t-shirt design by @HisMajesty celebrating queer pirates and Matelotage - the way pirates would tie the knot during the golden age of piracy. Back it here: https://kickstarter.com/projects/thatlawrence/take-courage-matelot 10. Jooni Fringe: Issue One Jooni Fringe: Issue One is a queer space comic about an intergalactic bounty hunter from @adamguerino & @chadcoon Back it here: https://kickstarter.com/projects/chromeratcomics/jooni-fringe-issue-one-a-queer-space-comic BONUS: 25 Queer NPCs 25 Queer NPCs for 5e, from @EverAfterPrint, is a compendium containing 25 diverse and lovable queer NPCs that you can use in your 5E campaign. Back it here: https://kickstarter.com/projects/everafterprint/25-queer-npcs-for-5e Got a queer Kickstarter campaign you want us to know about? Send us a message on twitter @ProudGeekStore or email us at contact@proud-geek.co.uk ✌

With new lockdown measures coming into place this month, we thought we'd put together a list of our favourite queer and LGBT+ inclusive TV shows on Netflix right now. All of these shows are available in the UK right now and range from chilling lesbian horror to charming British humour, visually stunning cartoons to binge-worthy reality TV. 1. RATCHED (2020 - present) Ratched is an American psychological thriller developed by Ryan Murphy based on Ken Kesey's 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. The series follows Nurse Rached (Sarah Paulson) as she seeks employment at a top psychiatric hospital where new and disturbing experiments have begun. An unsettling and often shocking thriller, not for the faint-hearted. IMDb Rating: 7.3 Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery Starring: Sarah Paulson, Finn Wittrock, Cynthia Nixon Creators: Ryan Murphy, Evan Romansky Rating: 18 Episode Length: 60 minutes 2. SENSE8 (2015 - 2018) Critically acclaimed sci-fi drama Sense8 is the story of 8 strangers from across the world who discover they are emotionally and mentally linked by a greater power. The show explores issues related to identity, sexuality, gender, and politics that its creators (The Wachowskis) felt had been rarely addressed on television. It's also super queer. IMDb Rating: 8.3 Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi Starring: Bae Doona, Jamie Clayton, Tina Desai Creators: J. Michael Straczynski, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski Rating: 15 Episode Length: 60 minutes 3. SPECIAL (2019 – present) Special is a charming and humourous series following Ryan, a gay man with mild cerebral palsy as he navigates the world of work, love and relationships in modern-day LA. The series is based on the memoir I'm Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves (2015) by Ryan O'Connel, who also stars, writes, and executive produces the series. IMDb Rating: 7.6 Genre: Comedy, Drama Starring: Ryan O'Connell, Jessica Hecht, Punam Patel Creators: Ryan O'Connell Rating: 15 Episode Length: 15 minutes 4. THE POLITICIAN (2019 - present) Payton Hobart (Ben Platt) has known since age seven that he's going to be President of the United States and he's running for student body president. However popular jock River Barkley (David Corenswet) has the same idea. Get ready for politics, satire and some super super gay vibes.... and also some heavy phycological scenes. IMDb Rating: 7.5 Genre: Comedy, Drama Starring: Ben Platt, Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton Creators: Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy Rating: 15 Episode Length: 45 minutes 5. BIG MOUTH (2017 - present) Big Mouth released its fourth season last month. The coming-of-age cringeworthy comedy addresses the horrors of puberty. With a diverse cast and musical numbers throughout, Big Mouth is a funny and often dark reflection of what it's like questioning yourself though your early teen years and the troubles that come with puberty. IMDb Rating: 8.0 Genre: Animation, Comedy, Romance Starring: Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Jessi Klein Creators: Jennifer Flackett, Andrew Goldberg, Nick Kroll Rating: 15 Episode Length: 30 minutes 6. SHE-RA AND THE PRINCESSES OF POWER (2018 - 2020) From Noelle Stevenson comes a modern adaptation of 80s classic She-Ra - a fresh and hyper-queer reconstruction of the source material. The cast is familiar (if a little more diverse) and the colourful, magical backdrop lends itself well to this younger and more energetic take on the original. With five seasons to binge, it's a clever, heartfelt and gripping retelling of the original series with some very gay undertones. IMDb Rating: 7.8 Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure Starring: Aimee Carrero, Marcus Scribner, Karen Fukuhara Creator: Noelle Stevenson Rating: PG Episode Length: 30 minutes 7. TALES OF THE CITY (2019) Adapted from the critically acclaimed Tales of the City novels by Armistead Maupin, this miniseries is a beautiful and charming TV adaptation that will get you wanting to re-read the original books. This 2019 series views San Francisco through rose-tinted glasses, where anything goes, everyone is queer and everyone is welcome. IMDb Rating: 7.4 Genre: Drama Starring: Laura Linney, Elliot Page, Paul Gross Creator: Lauren Morelli Rating: 15 Episode Length: 60 minutes 8. QUEER EYE (2018 - present) If you haven't been watching Queer Eye in recent years, where have you been? This re-imagination of Bravo's early 2000s classic Queer Eye For The Straight Guy comprises of an entirely fresh cast ready to makeover the lives of those in need. It's reality TV done right with heart and soul - plus there are multiple spin-off seasons to binge. We laughed, we cried, we learnt about avocados and you should too. IMDb Rating: 8.5 Genre: Reality-TV Starring: Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Jonathan Van Ness Rating: 12 Episode Length: 45 minutes 9. POSE (2018 - present) Set in 1980s New York at the height of the ballroom scene, Pose is a beautiful and heartfelt drama focusing on nightlife, family and ballroom. A breakout series from Ryan Murphy and critically acclaimed for it's accurate and inclusive storytelling, Pose is a love letter to the underground ballroom scene and an homage to the generations that paved the way for so much queer culture we enjoy today. IMDb Rating: 8.6 Genre: Drama Starring: Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Indya Moore Creators: Steven Canals, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy Rating: G Episode Length: 60 minutes 10. SEX EDUCATION (2019 - present) A heartwarming and relatable highschool comedy-drama, Sex Education is a fresh and inclusive show following Otis (Asa Butterfield) as he teams with highschool classmates to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school. Great casting, fantastic writing and gripping storylines, this diverse and sex-positive show has something for everyone. You'll laugh, you'll cringe and you may even learn something new along the way. IMDb Rating: 8.3 Genre: Comedy, Drama Starring: Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Ncuti Gatwa Creators: Laurie Nunn Rating: 18 Episode Length: 45 minutes 11. SCHITT'S CREEK (2015 - 2020) Schitt's Creek had it's finale last year, so you'll be able to binge it from beginning to end. It's you're classic 'rich-family-loses-everything-and-moves-to-a-small-town' trope, but it's done with heart and love and acceptance. The show focuses on connection, family and loving people unconditionally for who they are and though the character development is at times slow, the pay off is well worth it. IMDb Rating: 8.5 Genre: Comedy Starring: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy Creators: Dan Levy, Eugene Levy Rating: 15 Episode Length: 25 minutes 12. KIPO AND THE AGE OF THE WONDERBEAST (2020) Probably one of the best cartoons to come out last year, Kipo (Karen Fukuhara) is a burrow girl exploring a post-apocalyptic surface world where animals talk and monsters rule the land. From the vibrant colour to the killer soundtrack, the largely BAME cast to the queer undertones running throughout, Kipo And The Age Of The Wonderbeasts is a real treat for all ages. I can not stress this enough THIS SHOW IS SO DAMN GOOD. IMDb Rating: 8.4 Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy Starring: Karen Fukuhara, Sydney Mikayla, Coy Stewart Creators: Radford Sechrist, Bill Wolkoff Rating: PG Episode Length: 25 minutes 13. YOU ME HER (2016 - present) You Me Her centres around a three-way romantic relationship involving a loving suburban married couple and another woman. A look into one take on polyamory with focus on the joys and struggles that come with dating multiple people. Smartly written and well directed, this cult favourite is still going strong after 5 seasons. IMDb Rating: 7.0 Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Starring: Greg Poehler, Rachel Blanchard, Priscilla Faia Creators: John Scott Shepherd Rating: 15 Episode Length: 30 minutes 14. BONDING (2018 - present) Pete (Brendan Scannell) feels lost in the big city, that is until his BFF Tiff (Zoe Levin) - a New York City grad student moonlighting as a dominatrix - enlists him to be her assistant. Bonding is often lighthearted, tongue-in-cheek and at times straight-up ridiculous, however, it's also VERY gay and with each episode around 15 minutes long it's an easy one to binge and season two is set to be released later this month. IMDb Rating: 7.2 Genre: Comedy, Drama Starring: Zoe Levin, Brendan Scannell, Micah Stock Creators: Rightor Doyle Rating: 18 Episode Length: 15 minutes 15. CRASHING (2016) This British comedy series from the fantastic min of Phoebe Waller-Bridge follows the lives of six 20- and 30-somethings living together as property guardians of a large, disused hospital. The show focuses on love, relationships and annoying roommates, with more depth and character development than your average sitcom. Crashing is expertly written and brilliantly cast with a very sweet queer storyline running throughout, it's just a shame that they only made one season. IMDb Rating: 7.7 Genre: Comedy Starring: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jonathan Bailey, Julie Dray Creators: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Rating: 15 Episode Length: 30 minutes 16. THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR (2020) Though some would class The Haunting Of Bly Manor as a horror, I'd be more inclined to say its a love story with plenty of ghosts thrown in. After an au pair’s tragic death, a young American nanny is hired to care for two orphaned children. As creepy as this mini-series is, it's also beautiful and incredibly well-acted and the lesbian love story feels authentic and sweet. IMDb Rating: 7.4 Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery Starring: Victoria Pedretti, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Amelia Eve Creators: Mike Flanagan Rating: 15 Episode Length: 60 minutes 17. STAR TREK: DISCOVERY (2017 - present) It's a new queer world and it's beautiful. Ten years before Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise, the USS Discovery discovers new worlds and lifeforms as one Starfleet officer learns to understand all things alien. Star Trek: Discovery is a current favourite amongst queer sci-fi geeks and with good reason - the LGBT+ representation in this show is second to none. IMDb Rating: 7.4 Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama Starring: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp Creators: Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman Rating: 12 Episode Length: 60 minutes 18. BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (2013 - present) Brooklyn Nine-Nine is an American sitcom following detective Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) and his colleagues as they police the NYPD's 99th Precinct. The show's cast is diverse and lovable, with strong character development and growth throughout the seasons. It's rare to find a sitcom where a character's sexuality doesn't become their whole identity, but Brooklyn Nine-Nine does it perfectly - with several queer protagonists, sexuality is rarely a plot point - it's simply famed as another part of who they are. The show is about to enter it's 8th season, so there's plenty to binge. IMDb Rating: 8.4 Genre: Comedy, Crime Starring: Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Andre Braugher Creators: Dan Goor, Michael Schur Rating: 12 Episode Length: 20 minutes 19. RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE (2009 - present) With 13 seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race, 2 seasons of All-Stars, 2 seasons of Untucked and a 40-minute Holi-Slay Spectacular available on Netflix, there's more than enough to keep you entertained. Join RuPaul Charles as he puts 13 queens through their paces to find America's next drag superstar. Drag Race has a bit of a cult following these days and if you haven't watched it yet, now is a perfect time to sit down and plough your way through (we'd recommend starting at season 4). IMDb Rating: 8.5 Genre: Game-show, Reality-TV Starring: RuPaul, Michelle Visage Creators: RuPaul, Nick Murray Rating: 15 Episode Length: 45 minutes That's it, that's all 19. Have we missed your favourite queer Netflix show? Let us know in the comments below:

Are you the kind of person who likes to read the book before the film comes out? Us too! Here are 10 queer books and graphic novels currently being made into films and tv shows. Time to get reading! Note: some release dates of these book adaptations may be pushed back due to the ongoing pandemic. 1. Heartstopper The Graphic Novel: Heartstopper - Alice Oseman The TV Show: Heartstopper Based on the webcomic and graphic novel of the same name - Alice Oseman's Heartstopper has been eagerly awaited by fans of the YA romance series for several years now. The queer coming-of-age series follows two British teens, Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, at an all-boys grammar school as their friendship quickly blossoms into something more. The television rights for the series were optioned by See-Saw Films in July of 2019 and in 2021 Netflix ordered an eight-episode season with Oseman herself as writer. Production began three months later and wrapped in June of this year so we expect season one of Heartstopper to be released early 2022 (though no official release date has been announced). Each episode is set to be 30 minutes long and we've no doubt that fans of the series will be eager for a second season. Buy Heartstopper HERE Starring: Kit Connor, Sebastian Croft, Fisayo Akinade Released Date: 2022 on Netflix 2. Conversations With Friends The Book: Conversations With Friends - Sally Rooney The TV Show: Conversations With Friends Sally Rooney's 2017 debut novel Conversations with Friends follows two college students, Frances and ex-girlfriend-turned-best friend, Bobbi, as they navigate the messy and often unpredictable world of modern relationships... whilst becoming romantically involved with a married couple in their 30s. This is Rooney's second book-turned-tv-show adaptation. After the success of Normal People, Hulu & BBC Three are collaborating with the creative team again to adapt Conversations with Friends into a 12-episode miniseries. With Lenny Abrahamson set to direct, we're sure this queer book adaptation is going to be a must-watch. Buy Conversations With Friends HERE Starring: Alison Oliver, Joe Alwyn, Jemima Kirke, Sasha Lane Released Date: 2022 on BBC Three/Hulu 3. Red, White & Royal Blue The Book: Red, White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston The Film: Working Title Unknown Not much is known about the film adaptation of Red, White & Royal Blue other than that Matthew López will be bringing the LGBTQ+ romance to life in his directorial debut for Amazon Studio. The official synopsis suggests that the film will follow the original story closely - a forbidden, enemies-to-lovers romance between the son of America’s first female president and the prince of England. We can't wait. Buy Red, White & Royal Blue HERE Starring: Not yet announced Released Date: TBC on Amazon Prime Video 4. Deadendia The Graphic Novel: Deadendia - Hamish Steele The TV Show: Dead End: Paranormal Park Adapted from Hamish Steele's Deadendia Series, this fantasy-horror animated show is set to follow theme-park employees Barney and Norma as they work their summer job in a haunted house... which may or may not be a portal to hell. Both are joined by Barney's talking dog, Pugsley, and a 912-year-old demon called Courtney as they face zombies, game show hosts, witches, and crushes. The show has been in the works at Netflix since 2020. Creator Steele has said he hopes the series will help "more trans creators get their chance to tell their stories" adding that there was "no pushback from Netflix about representation," when discussing Barney - the show's trans male protagonist. Dead End: Paranormal Park is set to be released sometime in early 2022. Buy Deadendia HERE Starring: Zach Barack, Kody Kavitha, Emily Osment, Alex Brightman Released Date: 2022 on Netflix 5. Paper Girls The Graphic Novel: Paper Girls - Brian K Vaughn & Cliff Chiang The TV Show: Paper Girls Paper Girls is an action-packed time-traveling coming-of-age graphic novel in which four friends much choose to embrace or reject fate while traveling between the past, present and future. Though the Live-action series' release date hasn't yet been confirmed, filming began in July 2021 and the 8 episode series is said to be released on Amazon Prime sometime in 2022. Fans of the original science fiction comic series will be glad to hear that writer Brian K Vaughn is set to be involved as an executive producer, so we're hoping that the series will stay true to the original source material. Buy Paper Girls HERE Starring: Sofia Rosinsky, Camryn Jones, Riley Lai Nelet, Fina Strazza Released Date: TBC on Amazon Prime Video 6. They Both Die At The End The Book: They Both Die At The End - Adam Silvera The TV Show: They Both Die At The End Set in the near-future, They Both Die at the End is the smash-hit YA novel that recently gained critical acclaim on TikTok. The book follows Mateo and Rufus as they live out their last day on earth together. The television series is set to be penned by author Adam Silvera (pictured) and each episode is said to have a runtime of 30 minutes. A potential TV series adaptation was previously in development at HBO Max with J.J. Abrams’ and Chris Kelly developing the series. However, the project fell through and the rights were re-sold in 2021 to Entertainment One. We don't know much about the current development with Entertainment One other than Andrew Haigh is attached to direct. Silvera's first novel, More Happy Than Not, is currently in the works of being made into a series of its own for HBO Max. Buy They Both Die At The End HERE Starring: Not Yet Announced Released Date: TBC on Unknown 7. Girl, Women, Other The Book: Girl, Woman, Other - Bernardine Evaristo The TV Show: Working Title Unknown Bernardine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Other tells the story of modern British life through the eyes of twelve different individuals – mostly women, mostly black. The novel became a best seller in the UK, won the Booker Prize 2019, was nominated for numerous other awards and remained on the Sunday Times Bestseller List for nine consecutive weeks. It's no wonder that the TV rights to this novel were snapped up so quickly last year. Though not much is known about the show's progress since Potboiler Productions secured the rights in 2020, we're excited to see what happens. Buy Girl, Woman, Other HERE Starring: Not Yet Announced Released Date: TBC 8. Feix Ever After The Book: Felix Ever After - Kacen Callender The TV Show: Working Title Unknown Kacen Callender's revolutionary YA romance book Felix Ever After is set to be made into a series for Amazon Studios. The book follows a transgender teen grappling with identity and self-discovery while falling in love for the first time. Unfortunately, we don't know much about the show's development at the moment and we don't expect the show to be released any time soon, but we have our fingers crossed that more will be announced in 2022. Buy Feix Ever After HERE Starring: Not yet announced Released Date: TBC on Amazon Prime Video 8. The Girls I've Been The Book: The Girls I've Been - Tess Sharpe The Film: The Girls I've Been Millie Bobby Brown is attached to play the film's lead character, Nora, a bisexual reformed con artist in Tess Sharpe's twisty YA page-turner The Girls I've Been (published in February of this year. "For five years Nora’s been playing at normal. But she needs to dust off the skills she ditched because she has three problems: #1: Her ex walked in on her with her girlfriend. Even though they’re all friends, Wes didn’t know about her and Iris. #2: The morning after Wes finds them kissing, they all have to meet to deposit the fundraiser money they raised at the bank. It’s a nightmare that goes from awkward to deadly, because: #3: Right after they enter the bank, two guys start robbing it." Jason Bateman is also confirmed to produce after his work on Emmy nominated hit Ozark. Buy The Girls I've Been HERE Starring: Millie Bobbie Brown Released Date: TBC on Netflix 9. Exciting Times The Book: Exciting Times - Naoise Dolan The TV Show: Working Title Unknown Not much is known about the television adaptation of Naoise Dolan's brilliant queer novel Exciting Times. What we do know is that “Bridgerton” actress Phoebe Dynevor is attached to both star in and executive produce the series for Amazon Studios. The book focuses on Ava, an Irish woman living in Hong Kong teaching English grammar to wealthy children as becomes entangled in a love triangle with banker Julian and lawyer Edith. Buy Exciting Times HERE Starring: Phoebe Dynevor Released Date: TBC on Amazon Prime Video 10. My Love Mix-Up! The Manga: My Love Mix-Up! - Wataru Hinekure & Aruko The TV Show: My Love Mix-Up! My Love Mix-Up! is a seven-part BL manga series originally released in 2019 with English translations released from October of this year. The live-action adaptation of this queer love story is a television drama mini-series that also premiered in October of this year, following Aoki and Ida in a heartwarming romantic drama about mistaken identity and a blossoming romance between two boys. Buy My Love Mix-Up! HERE Starring: Shunsuke Michieda, Ren Meguro, Riko Fukumoto Released Date: 2021 on TV Asahi & Netflix (selected countries)

Back in January, we gave you a list of 19 Binge-Worthy Netflix Shows to Help Get You Through Lockdown. Now, lockdown restrictions are starting to lift, but Netflix still has plenty of great queer cinema on offer - including documentaries. From heartwarming love stories to heartbreaking struggles, historical landmark events to beautiful coming-out stories, here are 10 queer Netflix documentaries available in the UK right now. 1. DISCLOSURE: TRANS LIVES ON SCREEN (2020) Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen is a 2020 American documentary film directed and produced by Sam Feder and features famous trans voices from the film industry including Laverne Cox, Jen Richards, and Jamie Clayton. The film takes an in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact these stories have on trans lives and American culture. IMDb Rating: 8.2 Genre: Documentary Starring: Laverne Cox, Bianca Leigh, Jen Richards Director: Sam Feder Rating: 15 Film Length: 1h 48min 2. CIRCUS OF BOOKS (2019) Circus Of Books offers a rare glimpse into an untold chapter of queer history. In 1976, Karen and Barry Mason fell on hard times and were looking for a way to support their young family when they answered an ad in the Los Angeles Times. What was expected to be a brief sideline led to their becoming fully immersed in the LGBT community as they took over a local store, Circus of Books. Directed by their daughter Rachel Mason. IMDb Rating: 7.1 Genre: Documentary | Biography | History Starring: Karen Mason, Barry Mason, Micah Mason Director: Rachel Mason Rating: Not Rated Film Length: 1h 32min 3. LAERTE-SE (2017) Laerte-se is a 2017 Brazilian documentary film directed by Lygia Barbosa and Eliane Brum following the Brazilian cartoonist Laerte Coutinho, who came out as a transgender woman late in life. The film examines gender identity and what it means to be masculine/feminine, while also exploring the issues Learte is faces introducing herself as a woman and her talents as an artist. IMDb Rating: 6.9 Genre: Biography, Documentary Original Language: Portuguese (Brazil) Starring: Laerte Coutinho, Eliane Brum, Rafael Coutinho Directors: Lygia Barbosa, Eliane Brum Rating: TV-MA Film Length: 1h 40min 4. PRAY AWAY (2021) Approximately 700,000 people in the US have gone through conversion therapy through their church. Pray Away is a 2021 American documentary following survivors of conversion therapy and former leaders of the "pray the gay away" movement. Some leaders deal with the aftermath of their actions, while other survivors seek healing and acceptance from more than a decade of trauma. IMDb Rating: 6.3 Genre: Documentary Director: Kristine Stolakis Rating: PG-13 Film Length: 1h 41min 5. TRIXIE MATTEL: MOVING PARTS (2019) Directed by Nick Zeig-Owens, Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts documents the highs and lows of drag queen Trixie Mattel's rise to fame after her success on RuPauls Drag Race All Stars. The documentary gives audiences a look at the man behind the makeup, following Trixie over the course of a year and highlighting the struggles of managing relationships while on tour. IMDb Rating: 7.3 Genre: Documentary Starring: Trixie Mattel, Benjamin Putnam, Caldwell Tidicue Director: Nicholas Zeig-Owens Rating: Not Rated Film Length: 1h 31min 6. THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MARSHA P. JOHNSON (2017) The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson follows LGBT+ rights activist Victoria Cruz as she investigates the mysterious death of Marsha P. Johnson - a black gay rights activist and Stonewall veteran. The documentary uses archive interviews with Johnson alongside her family, friends and fellow activists. It's an important and powerful documentary that we'd recommend anyone interested in the history of LGBT+ rights to watch. IMDb Rating: 7.3 Genre: Documentary Starring: Kurt Wolfe, Sue Yacka, Catherine Shugrue Dos Santos Director: David France Rating: 15 Film Length: 1h 45min 7. A SECRET LOVE (2020) A Secret Love tells the story of two women falling in love in the 1940s. Pro baseball player Terry Donahue and Pat Henschel met in 1947 and kept their lesbian relationship a secret from their families for almost seven decades. The documentary is a touching a heartbreaking story of falling in love, keeping secrets and the realities of aging and ill health. A beautiful and heartbreaking watch. IMDb Rating: 7.3 Genre: Documentary Starring: Terry Donahue, Pat Henschel, Diana Bolan Director: Chris Bolan Rating: 12 Film Length: 1h 21min 8. TIG (2015) In 2012, Comedian Tig Notaro was diagnosed with breast cancer before she decided to perform a set of new material at the L.A. comedy club. Tig is a documentary that focuses on the year that followed that night. Notaro performs at clubs across the country while dealing with a new relationship with the actress Stephanie Allynne, trying to have a child, and coping with the passing of her mother. IMDb Rating: 7.4 Genre: Documentary Starring: Tig Notaro, Stephanie Allynne, Zach Galifianakis, Sarah Silverman Directors: Kristina Goolsby, Ashley York Rating: TV-14 Film Length: 1h 35min 9. ALL IN MY FAMILY (2019) From documentarian Hao Wu comes All In My Family - a heartfelt portrait of how Wu created a thoroughly modern family in America, only to face the dilemma of introducing his same-sex partner and their children to his deeply traditional parents and relatives in China. A Beautiful 39-minute short film. IMDb Rating: 6.8 Genre: Documentary | Short Directors: Hao Wu Rating: Not Rated Film Length: 39min 10. THE QUEEN (1968) The Queen is a 1968 American documentary focusing on a national drag queen contest in New York City. This film shows it all, from the rehearsals leading up to the contest to conversations in the dressing room and the jealousies that emerge before and after the competition. A fascinating look at 1960s New York drag - perfect for those wanting to learn about the history of the scene. IMDb Rating: 7.3 Genre: Documentary Starring: Jack Doroshow, International Chrysis, Jim Dine Director: Frank Simon Rating: Not Rated Film Length: 1h 8min Honorable mention: NAIL BOMBER: MANHUNT (2021) Nail Bomber: Manhunt is a true-crime documentary that tells the story of the 1999 London bombings which targeted minority communities, including London's most iconic Gay Bar. Including first-hand accounts of the horrific acts of domestic terrorism, Nail Bomber: Manhunt is at times a difficult watch, but a powerful and emotional look at a shocking moment in UK history. IMDb Rating: 6.3 Genre: Documentary | Crime | History Starring: David Copeland (archive footage), Arthur, Talent Chioma Mundy-Castle Director: Daniel Vernon Rating: 15 Film Length: 1h 12min Have we missed your favourite queer Netflix documentary? Let us know in the comments below:

Stuck inside with nothing to do? Looking for something new to read? Why not spend the afternoon reading webcomics! From magical fantasy adventure to lesbian superheroes, slow-burn queer romance to surviving the zombie apocalypse - here are 15 LGBT+ webcomics you should read in 2021. TINDER Read here - Queer Women - Tinder is an LGBTQ+ comic about a witch who falls for another witch in her program. There's a catch though, our main character finds that she's having trouble not exposing her crush because every time she sees her crush, her hair sets on fire and it only seems to be getting worse. What will she do? DEAD CITY Read here - Queer Men - A zombie apocalypse has happened and Mikael and JP are left in the city trying to survive after most of the population has fled. A slice-of-life post-apocalypse comic. Sometimes you find love in weird places. Like when you're trying not to get eaten. FALLOW TIME Read here - Queer Women - Fallow Time is a Dungeons and Dragons inspired comic about a trio of female adventurers taking a well-earned rest after a battle. Petra Redpick (a dwarf paladin), Briar Sylvana (an elf ranger), and Morwen Bonethief (an orc necromancer) are thrown together by ill luck and circumstance rather than pure friendship, but they love each other all the same. HEIRS OF THE VEIL Read here - Non-Binary & Genderqueer - Queer Men - Trans Men & Women- Heirs of the Veil is an Urban Fantasy story, about a witch taking on the task of finding her mother in a town that is not quite what it seems at first glance. It deals with topics of taking on responsibilities and growing up and is directed at teens and young adults. The comic also features an LGBTQ+ inclusive cast and touches on topics of gender, sexuality, and dysphoria. DECAF Read here - Queer Men - Hanse is a floor manager of one of the departments of the magazine “Decaf”. He’s going through an existential crisis as to where his life is going, or rather where it isn't, until Karl, the new intern, shows up and makes things around the office a bit more exciting. EERIE CRESTS Read here - Queer Men - Trans Men - Dallas Margolin thought things were going to be okay. He was about to graduate high school. He was Willow Grove’s star baseball player. He had good friends. Overcoming things from the past, You’d think, for once, the universe was kind to Dallas. That is, until one day, before an important highschool match, his best friend Malek starts planning to move away for college. In an attempt to make Malek stay with him, Dallas makes a terrible mistake. NAMESAKE Read here - Asexual - Queer Men & Women - Non-Binary & Genderqueer - Trans Women - When Emma lands in another world following a library fire, she discovers she’s a Namesake — one with the power to open portals to other worlds via the power of their name: strange, fantasy, and fairy-tale lands we know thanks to literature, cinema, and folks tales. The rules of Namesakes are quite clear – Alices always go to Wonderland. Wendys always go to Neverland. However, Emma finds herself in Oz, where she is expected to act as the latest in a long line of Dorothies. She instead unveils a magical conspiracy plot that’s more than 100 years in the making. FINDING HOME Read here - Asexual - Queer Men - Finding Home is an award-winning slow-burn romance about learning to let yourself grow. Janek, a human cook who just wants to get back home to his old life, meets Chepi, a wandering fae healer haunted by memories of his past. As they get closer, they each find out there’s more to the other than meets the eye. But they're too different - it could never work between them... right? INHIBIT Read here - Asexual - Queer Men & Women - Non-Binary & Trans - As a kid, Victor dreamed of training to be a superhero. That didn’t go so well. Now, nine years later, Victor is a resident at the Earl Estate, a home for kids who haven’t yet demonstrated that they can control their powers. With his 18th birthday – and a transfer – only a few weeks away, he has one last chance to prove he is capable enough to receive his licence and go home to a normal life. But when he most needs things to go smoothly for once, everything starts to go wrong, and he finds himself tangled in the plot of a mysterious arsonist… WITH GREAT ABANDON Read here - Queer Men - Trans Men - Harry is a gay trans man, Russell is gay cis man, and With Great Abandon is a queer romance set over the course of a year in London. It’s the story of their differences, their similarities, and their relationship. A hopeful and kind story. Also food and comics. SUPER CAKES Read here - Queer Women - Super Cakes is a series of comics about super-powered girlfriends, May Ai and Mo LaMarck. Follow them as they learn to live together while still being on-call to battle the next baddie that’s ravaging their city. Kat Leyh’s SuperCakes touches on topics most “capes and tights” comics wouldn’t even fly near. O HUMAN STAR Read here - Queer Men - Non-Binary & GenderQueer - Trans Women - Alastair Sterling was the inventor who sparked the robot revolution. And because of his sudden death, he didn’t see any of it. That is until he wakes up 16 years later in a robot body that matches his old one exactly and finds a world utterly unlike the one he left behind – a world where robots live alongside their human neighbours and coexist in their cities. A world he helped create. WITCHY Read here - Non-Binary & Genderqueer - Trans Women - Witchy is an ongoing webcomic about the young witch Nyneve, who is haunted by the death of her father and the threat the Witch Guard poses to her own life. When conscription rolls around, Nyneve has a choice to make; join the institution complicit in her father’s death, or stand up for her ideals? You can also buy physical copies of Witchy HERE SUPERBUTCH Read here - Queer Women - SuperButch is a graphic novel about corrupt cops, a lesbian superhero and the women she protects. In an alternate 1940s where superheroes stalk the streets, a masked crimefighter protects her city’s queer community from corrupt police and politicians. HEARTSTOPPER Read Here - Queer Men - Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. Friendship blooms quickly, but could there be something more…? If you've already read Heartstopper Vol 1, Volumes 2-4 are available HERE Have we missed off your favourite webcomic? Let us know your recommendations in the comments below:

Over lockdown, few things have helped us stay sane, but podcasts have always been just a click away. From queer pop culture news to in-depth film reviews, educational interviews to hilarious comedy - here are 20 LGBT+ podcasts you should listen to in 2021. #QueerAF LISTEN HERE Listen for free every week, as a different student, graduate or LGBT+ producer tells their most #QueerAF story on the podcast by National Student Pride. Hosted by Jamie Wareham, we commission young LGBT+ producers to tell their own stories so long as they are beyond the binary, sex-positive, challenge mental health, sexuality and identity taboos – or have unicorns spewing rainbows everywhere. The 802 Podcast LISTEN HERE Ride with Dan & Nick on The 802 as they talk shit from London to Liverpool! "Our resident driver and conductor are loud brown gays who'll break down all things pop culture in 'Lemme tell you somethin'." Get to know some of their fellow LGBT+ travellers in outrageous interviews, and answer your questions and deliver dangerous advice at the Back of the Bus every single week! New shows Wednesday & Friday! Bearded Fruit LISTEN HERE Politics and culture through an intersectional queer lens. In a post-marriage equality world, the LGBTQ community is moving into uncharted territory. With an eye on how queer identity intersects with race, gender and all of our other identities, we’re having conversations at the crossroads of queerness and the contemporary world. More than just gay, one of the two married hosts is on the ace spectrum. Big Boy Talk with Joe Ali LISTEN HERE Join Joe Ali and guests for a chat about topics the LGBT+ community hold nearest and dearest! From drag, sex, race and so much more. Sit back, relax, and prepare for some grand old gay listening! Busy Being Black LISTEN NOW Busy Being Black with Josh Rivers is a podcast exploring how people live in the fullness of their queer Black lives. The podcast is a growing compendium of queer Black voices, an oral history project and conversations with those who have learned – and are learning – to thrive at the intersections of their identities. Dyking Out LISTEN HERE Hosted by New York City-based comedians Carolyn Bergier & Melody Kamali, Dyking Out is a podcast about lesbian / queer life, news, and pop culture. Each week, Carolyn and Melody invite a special guest (comedians, musicians, actors, crushes) to dyke out with them about a topic that’s relevant to the LGBTQIA world. But really, it’s just another way to advance the gay agenda. Homo Sapiens LISTEN HERE Alan Cumming and Christopher Sweeney talk to inspirational people over tea and biscuits. Each week they'll bring you intelligent, informative and fun conversations that represent the interests of LGBTQ+ people around the world. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe now so you don't miss a thing. The Kinkyboys Podcast LISTEN HERE The Kinkyboys Podcast is a monthly podcast exploring the ins and outs, kinks and roles of the gay BDSM and kink scene. In each episode, host Craig interviews experienced kinksters about their unique fetishes, asks the questions you want to know the answers to and educates you on how different fetishes, kinks and dynamics work in the gay kink scene. Lesbians who write LISTEN HERE Every Monday, hosts Clare Lydon and TB Markinson pull back the curtain on the writer’s life by discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly about writing, publishing, and marketing. Occasionally, Clare and TB get sidetracked by Clare’s quest to win Hamilton tickets and TB’s mint chocolate chip ice cream addiction. Lez Geek Out LISTEN HERE Lez Geek Out! is a geek culture podcast that celebrates popular culture with an eye for the woman-loving-woman audience. It focuses mainly on work with lesbian/bi/wlw themes and characters, but sometimes strays into territory where the subtext is strong and the female characters are stronger. The show covers all forms of media, be they books, movies, TV shows, graphic novels, web-comics, or anything else that fits the bill. POC (Podcast Of Color) LISTEN HERE Podcast of Color is a show about four friends of colour coming together to give their opinions on pop culture, social justice, and bullshit. Podcast of Color came about by the four hosts feeling there was a void in the media for queer voices. They wanted to offer their own ideas, thoughts, and commentary to the podcasting realm in hopes that they could connect with, heal, and inspire others to be the best they could be. Queeks LISTEN HERE Cody and Ben, experienced nerds and amateur gays, go in every week on all the important topics in geek and queer pop culture. Each episode has two segments, one reviewing an item of "queer" media or culture, and one reviewing an item of "geek" media or culture. If you're LGBT, into D&D, or anything in between, what are you waiting for? Give Queeks a listen! Queer And Pleasent Strangers LISTEN HERE Laura K Dale & Jane Aerith Magnet are two wonderfully geeky trans women, who sit down and have a chat with one another once a week, guided by three main "topics" what they've listened to, watched, and played in the past week, with skits & silly voices in between those three talk segments. I love that they aren't afraid to lean into their entire respective vocal ranges. Queer As Fiction LISTEN HERE Queer As Fiction is a podcast where three adult women (Amanda Holland, Kirsten King & Ashly Perez) talk about queerness in books, television and movies and write their own fan fiction based on audience suggestions. Sadly the show stopped recording in 2018 but all episodes are still available and just as enjoyable now. Queer Movie Podcast LISTEN HERE The Queer Movie Podcast is a monthly show where Jazza John and Rowan Ellis discuss the best (and worst) of LGBTQ+ cinema! Each month they pick a genre and four films and listeners vote on which films they'd like the hosts to watch and review. They also host a queer movie club every Saturday at 8pm GMT for listeners to watch films together with them. Queer Talk LISTEN HERE Queer Talk, hosted by Spencer and Mufseen, is a fortnightly LGBTQ+ podcast focusing on positive news discussions, pop culture & fabulous interviews with fascinating queer folk from across the spectrum! Sit back, relax and let your ears absorb the queer storm we created just for you. The Recon Podcast LISTEN HERE An insight into the gay fetish and kink scene courtesy of Recon, the world’s largest fetish networking app. Hosted by Team Recon’s ThatSandy, OhBilly, AJFS71 and Skully, they explore topics that affect kinksters today as well as lift the veil on a scene often shrouded in mystery. Expect frank and honest discussions, knowledgeable guests from the scene, lots of laughs & one or two sexy stories that probably shouldn’t be shared. Sloppy Seconds LISTEN HERE Hosted by Drag Star and Motivational Speaker MEATBALL, alongside Rapper/Comedian and Gay Bear BIG DIPPER, Sloppy Seconds features chaotic interviews with queer celebrities and an unapologetic look at sex, culture, and food. Get SLOPPY with these two messes who aren’t afraid to speak their minds. The Sewers Of Paris LISTEN HERE Join writer and journalist Matt Baume as he interviews gay men about entertainment that changed their lives. The Sewers of Paris is a podcast about how entertainment changed the lives of queer people. Each week, a different guest reveals personal stories of the books, movies, music, and shows that made them who they are, opening up about their secret struggles, hidden passions, and surprising triumphs. We're having gay sex LISTEN HERE After 10 years of serial monogamy, comedian Ashley Gavin trades in her u-haul for the whore phase she missed in her early 20’s. The queer dating scene is different than it was last decade, so she enlists the help of her youngest, queerest friend, Gara Lonning. Together they interview hilarious guests from all over the sexuality spectrum from straight to gay and cis to trans about the “gay” sex they had that week. Do you have a favourite queer podcast you love to listen to? Let us know in the comments below!

1. BINGO LOVE (Graphic novel) Queer Rep: Queer Women Bingo Love is a story of a same-sex romance that spans over 60 years. A chance meeting at church bingo in 1963 brings Hazel Johnson and Mari McCray together. Through their formative years, these two women develop feelings for each other and finally profess their love for one another. Forced apart by their families and society, Hazel and Mari both married young men and had families. Decades later, now in their mid 60’s, Hazel and Mari are reunited again at a bingo hall. Realizing their love for each other is still alive, what these grandmothers do next takes absolute strength and courage. From TEE FRANKLIN (NAILBITER’s “THE OUTFIT,” Love is Love) and JENN ST-ONGE (Jem & the Misfits), BINGO LOVE is a touching story of love, family, and resiliency that spans over 60 years. Buy it HERE 2. CHECK, PLEASE! BOOK 1: HOCKEY (Graphic novel) Queer Rep: Queer Men Eric Bittle is a former Georgia junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and amateur patissier. But as accomplished as he is, nothing could prepare him for his freshman year of playing hockey at the prestigious Samwell University in Samwell, Massachusetts. It's nothing like co-ed club hockey back in the South! For one? There's checking. Second, there is Jack - his very attractive but moody captain. A collection of the first half of the mega-popular webcomic series of the same name, Check, Please!: # Hockey is the first in a hilarious and stirring two-volume coming-of-age story about hockey, bros, and trying to find yourself during the best four years of your life. Buy it HERE 3. DREAM DADDY DATING SIMULATOR (Graphic novel) Queer rep: Queer Men Oni Press presents Dream Daddy, a comics series based on the acclaimed Game Grumps visual novel video game! Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator invites the player to Maple Bay, where they play as a single Dad new to town and eager to romance other hot Dads. The comic series tells five standalone stories, each focused on different Maple Bay Dads, their kids, and their relationships with one another. Dive into entirely new stories featuring the backstories and adventures of your favourite Dads, told by game co-creators Leighton Gray and Vernon Shaw, along with the comic industry's top indie talent like C. Spike Trotman, Josh Trujillo, and Kris Anka! Buy it HERE 4. THE FALLING IN LOVE MONTAGE (Paperback) Queer rep: Queer Women Seventeen-year-old Saoirse has finished with exams and is facing a long hot summer before uni. She plans to party, get drunk, watch horror movies and forget all her troubles by kissing girls. Ever since the breakup with her ex Hannah, she's been alone and angry, dealing with the hole left in her family by her sick mother's absence. Worse, Dad drops a bombshell: he's remarrying at the end of the summer. Enter the scene: Ruby, who might just be the prettiest girl Saoirse's ever seen. A rom-com fan and a believer in true love, Ruby challenges cynical Saoirse to try a summer romance with the serious parts left out, just like in the movies. Buy it HERE 5. HEARTSTOPPER (Graphic novel) Queer rep: Queer Men An LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between - for fans of The Art of Being Normal, Holly Bourne and Love, Simon. 'Absolutely delightful. Sweet, romantic, kind. Charlie and Nick are at the same school, but they've never met ... until one day when they're made to sit together. They quickly become friends, and soon Charlie is falling hard for Nick, even though he doesn't think he has a chance. But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is more interested in Charlie than either of them realised. Heartstopper is about love, friendship, loyalty and mental illness. It encompasses all the small stories of Nick and Charlie's lives that together make up something larger, which speaks to all of us. 'The queer graphic novel we wished we had at high school.' Gay times this is the first volume of Heartstopper, which has now been optioned for television by See-Saw Films. Buy it HERE 6. JACK OF HEARTS AND OTHER PARTS (Paperback) Queer rep: Queer Men Meet Jack Rothman. He's seventeen and loves partying, makeup and boys - sometimes all at the same time. His sex life makes him the hot topic for the high school gossip machine. But who cares? Like Jack always says, 'it could be worse'. He doesn't actually expect that to come true. But after Jack starts writing an online sex advice column, the mysterious love letters he's been getting take a turn for the creepy. Jack's secret admirer knows everything: where he's hanging out, who he's sleeping with, who his mum is dating. They claim they love Jack, but not his unashamedly queer lifestyle. They need him to curb his sexuality, or they'll force him. As the pressure mounts, Jack must unmask his stalker before their obsession becomes genuinely dangerous... Buy it HERE 7. JONESY (Graphic novel) Queer rep: Queer Women A sarcastic teenager with the powers of cupid unleashes her preternatural matchmaking abilities on her school with hilarious and charming results. Jonesy is a self-described "cool dork" who spends her time making zines nobody reads, watching anime, and listening to riot grrrl bands and 1D simultaneously. But she has a secret nobody knows. She has the power to make people fall in love! Anyone. With anything. She's a cupid in plaid. With a Tumblr. There's only one catch-it doesn't work on herself. She's gonna have to find love the old-fashioned way, and in the meantime, figure out how to distract herself from the real emotions she inevitably has to face when her powers go wrong... Written by Sam Humphries and illustrated by Caitlin Rose Boyle, this charming tale is sure to appeal to romantics and cynics alike. Buy it HERE 8. LOVELESS (Paperback) Queer rep: Queer & Asexual Women Georgia has never been in love, never kissed anyone, never even had a crush - but as a fanfic-obsessed romantic she's sure she'll find her person one day. As she starts university with her best friends, Pip and Jason, in a whole new town far from home, Georgia's ready to find romance, and with her outgoing roommate on her side and a place in the Shakespeare Society, her 'teenage dream' is in sight. But when her romance plan wreaks havoc amongst her friends, Georgia ends up in her own comedy of errors, and she starts to question why love seems so easy for other people but not for her. With new terms thrown at her - asexual, aromantic - Georgia is more uncertain about her feelings than ever. Is she destined to remain loveless? Or has she been looking for the wrong thing all along? This wise, warm and witty story of identity and self-acceptance sees Alice Oseman on towering form as Georgia and her friends discover that true love isn't limited to romance Buy it HERE 9. THE ONE HUNDRED NIGHTS OF HERO (Graphic novel) Queer rep: Queer Women In the tradition of The Arabian Nights, a beautifully illustrated tapestry of folk tales and myths about the secret legacy of female storytellers in an imagined medieval world. In the Empire of Migdal Bavel, Cherry is married to Jerome, a wicked man who makes a diabolical wager with his friend Manfred: if Manfred can seduce Cherry in one hundred nights, he can have his castle--and Cherry. But what Jerome doesn't know is that Cherry is in love with her maid Hero. The two women hatch a plan: Hero, a member of the League of Secret Story Tellers, will distract Manfred by regaling him with a mesmerizing tale each night for 100 nights, keeping him at bay. Those tales are beautifully depicted here, touching on themes of love and betrayal and loyalty and madness. As intricate and richly imagined as the works of Chris Ware, and leavened with a dry wit that rivals Kate Beaton's in Hark! A Vagrant, Isabel Greenberg's One Hundred Nights of Hero will capture readers' hearts and minds, taking them through a magical medieval world Buy it HERE 10. SUPER SEXY FUN TIMES (Graphic novel) Queer rep: Queer Men, Queer Women & Trans Men Cartoonist Meredith McClaren (Hinges) tells five short, sexy stories featuring superheroes, supervillains, sidekicks, and the people who love them. Showing consent and character-driven erotic relationships, Super Fun Sexy Times answers the age-old question: what happens when the mask comes off? Two sidekicks on opposite sides get stuck in an underground lab together and find a great way to pass the time. A tactician and superhero discuss their desires, limits, and kinks before their first time, and perhaps get a little too excited in the process. A pair of supervillains explore gender and sex together while growing closer in their relationship. Lesbian heroes try out a kinky roleplaying scenario and discover how to make it work for both of them. And an exhausted assassin relaxes after a long day with the kind (yet firm) attentions of his husband. Told with care, sex-positivity, and humour, and featuring a wide variety of sexualities and bodies, Super Fun Sexy Times aims to create an erotic reading experience that lives up to its name! Buy it HERE Have you read any of these queer love stories? Have we missed your favourite? Let us know what your favourite queer love stories are in the comments below: