Pride 2025: A Q+ Celebration!
Here at Q+, we don’t wait for June to start waving our flags, we live, breathe, and celebrate queerness all year round. But when Pride Month rolls in, you know we crank it all the way up. And Pride 2025 won’t be any different. It’s our favorite time to shout even louder about the stories that move us, the creators who inspire us, and the representation that reminds us we’re not just valid, we’re powerful.
This June, we’re back with our very gay agenda, and it’s gayer (and more fabulous) than ever. If you were with us last year and the year before, you know the drill: each day of Pride Month, we’ll be spotlighting one LGBTQ+ show, film, or book that deserves your time and love. Some are brand new, some are underrated gems, and some are classics we’ll never stop obsessing over, but they all have one thing in common: they’re unapologetically queer.
By the time the glitter settles on June 30, you’ll have a list of 90 titles to stream, read, and rewatch whenever you need that hit of rainbow joy. We’re talking about stories that reflect our community in all its messy, beautiful, bold glory. And yes, we’ve got recs for every mood—whether you’re in the mood to sob, laugh, rage, or feel seen.
A couple of quick notes before we kick things off: if a favorite of yours doesn’t show up on our rec list, don’t panic. It might’ve already been featured in previous years, it could be popping up later in the month, or we may be saving it for Pride 2026. We’re always juggling a fabulous amount of queer content, and we’re committed to giving it all the spotlight it deserves.
But anygays, we’ll be updating this article every single day of Pride Month, so be sure to check back daily for your dose of LGBTQ+ media love. And follow us on all platforms so you don’t miss a single pick! We’re gonna be extra this June, and trust us, you won’t want to miss it.
So grab your rainbow snacks, get comfy, and let’s dive into the queerest media celebration of the year. Happy Pride, fam! 🏳️🌈🫶
June 4
Queer (2024)
Luca Guadagnino has given us some gorgeously queer cinema before (Call Me By Your Name, anyone?), but with Queer, he dives even deeper into the messy, obsessive, and often painful world of queer longing. Adapted from William S. Burroughs’ 1950s novella, this film is a moody, hypnotic character study starring Daniel Craig as William Lee, an expat in postwar Mexico City who becomes hopelessly enamored with a younger man named Eugene (played by the magnetic Drew Starkey). It’s a story about desire, the kind that lingers, simmers, and sometimes burns you alive.
Craig’s performance is raw, unsettling, and unlike anything we’ve seen from him. Guadagnino’s signature visual style, paired with a haunting score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, makes the film feel like a slow, sensual fever dream. It’s not a movie that spells everything out, but it gives us so much to sit with: the ache of unrequited love, the danger of self-delusion, and the deep, often isolating hunger to be seen. Queer is unsettling, yes—but also unforgettable. And for those of us who’ve lived through our own complicated infatuations, it’s painfully, beautifully familiar.
Where to watch? Queer is available to stream on Max.
Fantasmas
Julio Torres has officially cemented himself as one of the most unique queer voices in comedy, and Fantasmas is his weird, wonderful, and completely unclassifiable masterpiece. The show follows a fictionalized version of Julio as he journeys through a dreamy version of New York in search of a lost gold oyster earring, and along the way, we meet a parade of offbeat characters (a glass of water on a date! a talking document!) who reveal just how strange and lovely the world can be. It’s surreal, it’s camp, it’s emotionally tender, and it’s very, very queer.
What makes Fantasmas stand out isn’t just its style (though yes, the visuals are gorgeously absurd), but its heart. Beneath all the whimsy and wry deadpan humor lies a genuine sense of yearning, for connection, for clarity, for something to make sense in this often nonsensical world. Torres gives us a space where being queer isn’t a punchline, it’s the lens through which everything else is seen, in all its sparkling, chaotic glory. If you’ve ever felt like you don’t quite belong in the “real world,” this show will feel like home.
Where to watch? Fantasmas is streaming now on Max.
The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron
Pirate stories are usually full of swagger, danger, and sea-soaked adventure, but The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye gives us all that and something even better: a fierce, queer heroine at the helm of her own myth. Briony Cameron’s debut novel reimagines the real-life legend of Jacquotte Delahaye, a 17th-century Caribbean pirate, as a deeply personal and powerfully political story. Born to a Haitian mother and French father, Jacquotte grows up torn between worlds, and when violence erupts on her island, she flees and reinvents herself as a pirate captain with nothing to lose and everything to fight for.
This isn’t just a tale of swashbuckling rebellion, it’s a love letter to found family, queer resilience, and reclaiming power in a world that tried to crush you. With richly drawn characters, a sweeping sense of place, and a slow-burn sapphic romance that had us swooning, this book is perfect for anyone who loves their Pride reads with a little salt in the air and fire in the belly. It’s bold, cinematic, and utterly transporting.
Where to buy? The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye is available to purchase at all reputable booksellers.
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