Pride 2025: A Q+ Celebration!
June 21
Anyone’s Ghost by August Thompson
August Thompson’s Anyone’s Ghost is a lyrical and devastating debut that explores the kind of love that never fully lets go. The novel centers on Theron David Alden, who first meets Jake during one unforgettable summer in rural New Hampshire. Theron is fifteen, awkward and anxious; Jake is seventeen and effortlessly magnetic. That summer marks the beginning of a bond that shifts, deepens, and ultimately haunts Theron well into adulthood.
Told with aching honesty, the novel traces their connection from those early teenage days through nights in New York City years later—ecstatic and fleeting—right up to the moment when Theron is left reeling after a third car crash takes Jake for good. But this isn’t just a story of loss. It’s also about the beauty of closeness, the pain of never quite knowing someone fully, and the way memory becomes a ghost we carry. Thompson writes queer longing and boyhood with heart-wrenching precision, in a voice that’s both raw and poetic.
Where to buy? Anyone’s Ghost is available to purchase at all reputable booksellers.
We Forgot to Break Up
Directed by Karen Knox and adapted from Kayt Burgess’ novel Heidegger Stairwell, We Forgot to Break Up is a strikingly intimate Canadian drama that explores identity, memory, and the aftermath of reinvention. The story centers on Evan (Lane Webber), a trans man who returns to reconnect with his old band, which he left years ago without explanation. What follows is an emotionally charged walk down memory lane, as unresolved tension and long-silenced truths resurface.
The film handles themes of transition—emotional, relational, and literal—with grace and complexity. What makes We Forgot to Break Up shine is its layered portrayal of queer identity and how personal transformation can disrupt even the closest bonds. The film captures the messiness of friendship, fame, and forgiveness, all through a trans lens rarely seen with such nuance on screen. Webber delivers a quietly magnetic performance as Evan, grounding the film in vulnerability and strength. It’s a powerful piece that explores how we rewrite our relationships when we begin to live as our true selves.
Where to watch? We Forgot to Break Up is available to stream on Prime Video.
The Haunting of Bly Manor
From the creators of The Haunting of Hill House, Bly Manor offers a gothic tale that is equal parts eerie and achingly romantic. But beyond its ghost stories and shadowy corridors, this Netflix series gives us one of the most beautifully rendered queer love stories in recent memory, between au pair Dani (Victoria Pedretti) and gardener Jamie (Amelia Eve). Their relationship unfolds slowly, tenderly, in a world haunted not just by spirits, but by grief, guilt, and the fear of being left behind.
With its deliberate pacing and moody atmosphere, Bly Manor leans into emotional horror rather than jump scares. It’s a story about love’s endurance in the face of death—how it can bind us, save us, and sometimes even set us free. If you like your ghost stories with depth, heartbreak, and sapphic longing, The Haunting of Bly Manor is for you.
Where to watch? The Haunting of Bly Manor is available to stream on Netflix.
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