To mark Pride Month this year we have rounded up some of the incredible shows available now that celebrate LGBTQ+ creators, actors, and communities.
This is Going to Hurt, BBC iPlayer
Junior doctor Adam juggles his personal life with his boyfriend Harry against his hectic job on the labour ward. In the chaos of the ward, he makes his first big mistake.
Lily: A Transgender Story, BBC iPlayer
Documentary filmed over five years. We follow Lily Jones as she transitions from male to female, leaves her seaside home for the city, undergoes gender reassignment surgery and finds love.
Feel Good, Channel 4
Comedy starring Mae Martin as Mae, who is recovering from drug dependence and navigating the modern-day world of love, addiction and sexuality. Series 1 is available on All 4, and Series 2 is available on Netflix.
I Kissed A Girl, BBC iPlayer
It’s loud, proud and starts with a kiss as Dannii Minogue plays cupid to ten single ladies. It's a heart-breaking, heart-racing hot girl queer summer.
I Kissed A Boy, BBC iPlayer
The path to love is never straight. Pop goddess Dannii Minogue plays Cupid in the UK’s first ever gay dating show. No small talk, no swiping - it's all about the first kiss.
Big Boys, Channel 4
Jack Rooke's comedy about two mismatched boys who strike up an unlikely friendship when they're thrown together at university. Starring Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing.
Lost Boys and Fairies, BBC iPlayer
Family is made from love. A heartbreaking, joyous and musical tale of gay couple Andy and Gabriel's journey to adoption.
The Confessions of Frannie Langton
Powerful period drama about a young Jamaican woman who arrives in Georgian London. When a crime takes place, Frannie is accused. But is she to blame?
Pose, BBC iPlayer
Groundbreaking US series about the underground world of 1980s ball culture, set at the height of the AIDS epidemic.
God Shave the Queens, BBC iPlayer
All the queens from Season 1 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK embark on a UK tour.
Sugar Rush, Channel 4
Drama series based on the novel by Julie Burchill. Teenager Kim has moved to Brighton and developed an earth-shattering, hormone-surging crush on her new best friend, Sugar.
The Bisexual, Channel 4
Comedy drama with Desiree Akhavan and Maxine Peake that explores the difference between dating men and women from the perspective of Leila who, for the first time, finds herself doing both
Twenties, BBC iPlayer
A figuring-it-out comedy by Lena Waithe. Wannabe screenwriter Hattie is an unapologetic, queer, African-American woman. Hollywood isn’t ready for her, but is she ready for Hollywood?
In Conversation: Elliot Page, BBC iPlayer
Oscar-nominated actor Elliot Page speaks to the BBC’s gender and identity correspondent Megha Mohan about his childhood, Hollywood, trans rights and his relationship with his body.
Queer as Folk, Channel 4
Set in and around the Manchester 'scene', this groundbreaking Channel 4 drama, documents the lives and loves of young gay men Stuart, Vince and Nathan.
Olly Alexander: Growing Up Gay, BBC iPlayer
Documentary in which Years and Years frontman Olly Alexander explores the mental health issues faced by members of the LGBT+ community.
Genderquake, Channel 4
In 21st century Britain, what it means to be a man or a woman is changing. Eleven strangers of different gender identities and sexualities spend a week together - with explosive results.
Gentleman Jack, BBC iPlayer
Set in 1832 West Yorkshire, England, Gentleman Jack is inspired by the true-story and coded journals of Anne Lister (played by Suranne Jones), and follows her attempt to revitalize her inherited home, Shibden Hall, and find herself a wife.
Out on Strike, Channel 4
The humorous and candid true story of two miners' wives who met and fell in love during the 1984 miners' strike.
A Very English Scandal, BBC iPlayer
Based on a true story, starring Hugh Grant and Ben Wishaw. A Very English Scandal enraptured critics and audiences alike when it first aired in 2018. It tells the story of Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal Party in the late 1960s, who is desperate to hide his affair with Norman Scott. As long as Norman Scott is around, Thorpe's brilliant career is at risk, and eventually Thorpe can see only one way to silence Scott for good.
Coming Oot! A Fabulous History of Gay Scotland, BBC iPlayer
Celebrating the postwar history of Scotland's gay community which, over 70 years, has seen gay men and lesbians transform from Scotland's pariahs to Scotland's pride. Using a rich mix of eyewitness testimony, jaw-dropping archive and historical research, the documentary charts radically changing attitudes. Scotland was over a decade behind England and Wales in decriminalising homosexuality but now has the best gay rights in Europe: nothing short of a revolution.
It’s a Sin, Channel 4
An incredibly moving drama from Russell T Davies about five friends. With their lives tested as they grow up in the shadow of AIDS, they're determined to live and love more fiercely than ever.
