Pride 2025: A Q+ Celebration!
June 28
Tell It to the Bees
In this poignant 2018 British romantic drama directed by Annabel Jankel, Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger star as two women drawn together in 1950s rural Scotland—a time and place where their relationship threatens to upend everything.
Jean, a doctor, returns to her hometown and begins treating Charlie, a quiet boy whose mother Lydia is struggling through a bitter separation. As Jean and Lydia’s friendship blossoms into something deeper, their bond ignites whispers in a conservative community. But Tell It to the Bees also finds pockets of tenderness and resistance—especially through Charlie’s wonder at the beehive in Jean’s garden, a symbol of secrecy, truth, and nature’s order.
It’s a slow-burning, atmospheric romance that centers queer women’s love in a hostile world, reminding us how intimacy can be an act of rebellion.
Where to watch? Tell It to the Bees is available to stream on Prime Video and Tubi, also available to rent on Apple TV and YouTube.
Land of Women (Tierra de Mujeres)
Premiering in 2024, this bilingual comedy-drama-thriller stars Eva Longoria as Gala, a New York socialite forced to flee to rural Spain with her aging mother and teenage daughter after her husband’s shady dealings catch up to them. Inspired by Sandra Barneda’s bestselling novel, Land of Women weaves together mystery, matriarchal bonds, and unexpected second chances.
As secrets unravel and new identities take shape, the show explores generational trauma, family survival, and—yes—queer romance. It’s heartfelt and humorous, layered with emotional depth and culture clash as Gala and her family attempt to start over in a town that has secrets of its own.
Where to watch? Land of Women is available to stream on Apple TV.
Whenever You’re Ready by Rachel Runya Katz
What happens when the best friend you pushed away is the only person who truly knows your heart? In Whenever You’re Ready, Rachel Runya Katz delivers a sapphic friends-to-lovers road trip romance with emotional depth, Jewish identity, and a grief-fueled second chance at love.
After the death of their mutual best friend Michal, Nia and Jade went their separate ways—until a posthumous letter sends them on the Southern Jewish history road trip they’d once planned as teens. As the miles stretch and memories resurface, so do buried feelings. Nia has loved Jade for years, but Jade has never let herself cross that line… until now.
With humor, warmth, and aching honesty, this novel explores how grief complicates love, how friendship can fracture and mend, and how sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is admit what your heart has known all along.
Where to buy? Whenever You’re Ready is available to purchase at all reputable booksellers.
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