Pride 2025: A Q+ Celebration!
June 17
Baby Reindeer
Created by and starring Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer is one of those shows that gets under your skin, in the best and most uncomfortable ways. Based on Gadd’s real-life experience, this gripping seven-episode series traces the disturbing relationship between Donny, a struggling comedian, and Martha, a woman whose casual stalking escalates into something far more invasive and traumatic.
Praised for its psychological realism and narrative rawness, Baby Reindeer refuses easy answers. Gadd’s performance is heartbreakingly honest, while Jessica Gunning’s portrayal of Martha brings nuance to a character who might otherwise feel one-dimensional. This is a story about power, consent, and shame—but also about the emotional aftermath of abuse, especially for queer men, a topic rarely addressed with such depth and care on screen.
Where to watch? Baby Reindeer is available to stream on Netflix.
Something Close to Nothing by Tom Pyun
Tom Pyun’s debut novel Something Close to Nothing is a quietly devastating portrait of a relationship at its tipping point. The story centers on Calvin and Art, a gay couple living in San Francisco who seem to have it all—success, love, and a plan to have a child through surrogacy. But as they embark on that journey, the cracks begin to show. Told through alternating perspectives, the novel peels back the layers of their relationship, exploring identity, privilege, and the shifting terrain of intimacy.
What makes this book stand out is Pyun’s gift for emotional precision. His prose is smart, biting, and achingly tender. He writes about modern queer life with honesty and compassion, capturing the ways we hurt the ones we love while trying to protect ourselves. It’s a book that lingers long after the final page, asking us to consider what it means to truly know someone, and ourselves.
Where to buy? Something Close to Nothing is available to purchase at all reputable booksellers.
Blue Jean
Set in 1988 Newcastle during the height of Thatcher-era homophobia, Blue Jean follows Jean, a closeted PE teacher who must hide her sexuality to keep her job in a climate where Section 28—a law forbidding the “promotion” of homosexuality in schools—threatens LGBTQ+ educators across the UK. When a new student enters her life, Jean finds her carefully compartmentalized world starting to unravel.
Rosy McEwen brings extraordinary depth to Jean, embodying the quiet desperation of someone forced to live a fractured life. Director Georgia Oakley doesn’t just capture a political moment, she captures the emotional toll of existing in the closet, even within queer spaces. This isn’t just a historical drama; it’s a moving, gorgeously shot story about identity, courage, and the cost of silence. It reminds us how much has changed…and how much hasn’t.
Where to watch? Blue Jean is available to stream on MUBI and Prime Video.
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