Pride 2025: A Q+ Celebration!
June 26
Orphan Black: Echoes
Set decades after the events of Orphan Black, Echoes reboots the clone-heavy sci-fi drama with a new story and new faces—led by Krysten Ritter as Lucy, a woman who wakes up with no memory of who she is, only to discover she’s at the center of a shady biotech conspiracy. Alongside her are a cast of compelling queer characters navigating identity, autonomy, and survival in a world where the body is just another thing to be owned and replicated.
True to the Orphan Black spirit, Echoes delivers on the genre thrills while remaining deeply character-driven. If you loved the original for its themes of agency, queerness, and sisterhood, this new iteration keeps that DNA intact, just with a fresh twist.
Where to watch? Orphan Black: Echoes is available to stream on AMC+, and on-demand via Prime Video and Apple TV.
The Dove in the Belly by Jim Grimsley
At the University of North Carolina, Ronny’s kept things quiet: his heart, his sexuality, the messiness of who he is. Until Ben walks into his life. Big, brash, on a football scholarship, and full of contradictions, Ben shouldn’t be the one Ronny gravitates toward. But a slow, charged friendship builds between them, fueled by jokes that cut too deep, glances that last too long, and the kind of silence that feels like a secret being kept.
As the outside world begins to press in—Ben’s ailing mother, Ronny’s own fractured family, and the raw chaos of growing up—their bond is tested in ways neither saw coming.
Jim Grimsley’s The Dove in the Belly is a lyrical, emotionally rich novel about the in-between spaces of boyhood and manhood, where queerness blooms unexpectedly and love becomes both shelter and danger. It’s a coming-of-age story that aches, rages, and loves with every beat.
Where to buy? The Dove in the Bell is available to purchase at all reputable booksellers.
The World to Come
Directed by Mona Fastvold and adapted from Jim Shepard’s short story, The World to Come (2020) is a haunting period romance that finds two women navigating longing and loss in 19th-century rural America. Abigail (Katherine Waterston), a grieving farmer’s wife, meets Tallie (Vanessa Kirby), a spirited new neighbor, and what begins as companionship slowly turns into a deep, soul-shaking connection.
Framed in poetic voiceovers and stark, windswept visuals, the film is a tender meditation on queerness and emotional intimacy, all set in a world where women are barely allowed space to exist, let alone love. It’s not a story with easy answers or a sunny ending, but its emotional resonance lingers long after the credits roll.
Where to watch? The World to Come is available to stream on Hulu (with Showtime), or rent on Prime Video and Apple TV.
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