June is Pride Month, and in celebration of that, Netflix has introduced Prism: A Spectrum of LGBTQ+ Stories, a section which features a collection of films and shows that celebrate the voices, stories, and the characters of the queer community.
The page is formatted just like your typical Netflix homepage, where you can see all the content you have already added to your list, as well as recommendations Netflix thinks you'd like, depending on your streaming habits.
Here are just 8 of the shows you can now stream or add to your lists from Netflix' PRISM section:
Trinkets (Season 1)
Number of Episodes: 10
A series based on a young-adult novel by Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith, Trinkets is about three teenage girls – Elodie, Moe, and Tabitha – who meet at a Shoplifter's Anonymous where they formed their friendship. The three of them find strength in each other as they go through their own family issues, high school dramas, and the struggle to fit in. It stars Brianna Hildebrand, Kiana Madeira, and Quintessa Swindell.
Tales of the City (Season 1)
Number of Episodes: 10
Tales of the City stars Laura Linney, Ellen Page, and Paul Gross, and is inspired by the books of Armistead Maupin. It centers on Mary Ann who returns to San Francisco where she is reunited with her daughter and ex-husband, 20 years after she left them to pursue her career. To try and escape her midlife crisis, she goes to Anna Madrigal, where she is introduced to her chose family and a new generation of queer young residents of 28 Barbary Lane.
Sex Education (Season 1)
Number of Episodes: 8
Sex Education is a coming-of-age story about an awkward teenager named Otis, who lives with his sex therapist mom. Realizing that he can use his knowledge about sex to gain status in school, he sets up an underground sex therapy for his fellow students. One of the show's fan-favorites is Ncuti Gatwa's Erica, Otis' openly-gay best friend who uses drag as a form of self-expression. The show stars Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson, Cohnor Swindells, and Kedar Williams-Stirling.
Pose (Season 1)
Number of Episodes: 8
Set in the 80s, Pose is a drama series centering on the African-American and the Latino gay and gender-nonconforming ballroom culture scene of New York City. The show, created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Steve Canals, stars Evan Peters, Kate Mara, James Van Der Beek, MJ Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, and more. The second season kicked off just last week, on June 11.
Bonding (Season 1)
Number of Episodes: 7
Bonding is about Tiff, a grad student at day and a dominatrix at night, who recruits her high school best friend Pete as her assistant. The series follows Tiff as she juggles between her school life and her job at night, and Pete, who is just starting to come to terms with his sexuality while being liberated about the world of sadomasochism. It stars Zoe Levin and Brendan Scannell.
Sense8
Number of Seasons: 2
Sense8 is a sci-fi drama about 8 individuals – sensates, as they're called – from different parts of the worlds who are all interconnected with each other. The show explores themes of family, friendship, gender, culture, and religion. It stars Jamie Clayton, Aml Ameen, Doona Bae, Tina Desai, TUppence Middleton, Max Riemelt, Miguel Angel SIlvestre, and Brian J. Smith.
RuPaul's Drag Race
Number of Seasons: 11
RuPaul's Drag Race is a reality competition show which first aired in 2009, and is hosted by RuPaul. In the show, drag queens compete with each other in a series of mini-challenges, main challenges, runway walks, and lipsync battles to search for "America's Next Drag Superstar". RuPaul also coaches and judges in the show.
Queer Eye
Number of Seasons: 3
Queer Eye is a reality show starring the Fab Five – Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Jonathan Van Ness, and Tan France – as forge relationships with people of different backgrounds and beliefs and transform aspects of their lives for the better. The show is a revival of the 2003 show of the same name.
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