52 Books, Documentaries & Movies to Celebrate Pride Month

| June 1, 2023 | 7 min read
52 Books, Documentaries & Movies to Celebrate Pride Month

Pride Month is a time to celebrate the full spectrum of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) identities, while also paying tribute to the LGBTQ+ community’s fight for equality. Since its origins as a 1970 New York City Pride march that commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Pride Month has grown into a worldwide event to celebrate self-affirmation, demand equality, and honor the impact of LGBTQ+ individuals on history and culture. 

It’s important to continue to broadcast the ongoing discrimination that LGBTQ+ individuals face in the workplace that keeps them from getting in the door for jobs, getting paid equally, and being promoted. LGBTQ+ workers earn about 90 cents for every dollar compared to the median wage for all U.S. workers — and LGBTQ+ people of color, transgender women and men, and nonbinary individuals earn even less. A recent Glassdoor survey found that nearly half (45%) of LGBTQ+ employees fear that being open about their sexuality at work could negatively impact their chances for advancement. The same survey found that over half (55%) of LGBTQ+ employees had either personally experienced or overheard homophobic remarks made by colleagues. And, while 7% of American adults identify as LGBTQ+, only 0.8% of Fortune 500 CEOs are LGBTQ. Additionally, only 1% of the total number of existing board seats in the S&P 500 are held by LGBTQ+ directors.

Syndio is committed to providing solutions that solve workplace inequities so that every employee is hired, compensated, and promoted based on what they contribute, not their identity. To celebrate Pride Month, our team has curated a collection of memoirs, novels, documentaries, movies, and tv shows that share LGBTQ+ voices, experiences, stories, and perspectives. Take a look to find some to add to your summer reading and watch lists.

 

Nonfiction books

Good Boy My Life in Seven Dogs book coverGood Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs

by Jennifer Finney Boylan

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Stonewall book coverStonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution

By David Carter

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Me book coverMe

by Elton John

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A Wild and Precious Life book coverA Wild and Precious Life: A Memoir

by Edie Windsor with Joshua Lyon

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How We Fight for Our Lives book coverHow We Fight for Our Lives: A Memoir

by Saeed Jones

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Fiction

The Empress of Salt and Fortune book coverThe Empress of Salt and Fortune

by Becky Chambers

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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet book coverThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

by Becky Chambers

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Dates anthology coverDates! An Anthology of Queer Historical Fiction Stories

edited by Zora Gilbert and Cat Parra

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The Song of Achilles book coverThe Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

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The Color Purple book coverThe Color Purple

by Alice Walker

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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo book coverThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Annabel book coverAnnabel

by Kathleen Winter

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Poetry, essays & graphic novels

Girls Can Kiss Now book coverGirls Can Kiss Now: Essays

by Jill Gutowitz

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The Rise of Kyoshi graphic novel coverAvatar: The Last Airbender – The Rise of Kyoshi

by F.C. Yee

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Sister Outsider book coverSister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

by Audre Lorde

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The Black Flamingo book coverThe Black Flamingo

by Dean Atta

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Gender Queer graphic novel coverGender Queer: A Memoir

by Maia Kobabe

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Documentaries & podcasts

A Secret Love documentary posterA Secret Love

Watch on: Netflix

 

 

 

 

(A)sexual documentary poster(A)sexual

Watch on: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV

 

 

 

The Memory Palace podcastThe Memory Palace: A White Horse

Listen to the episode

 

 

 

The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson documentary posterThe Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

Watch on: Netflix

 

 

 

 

The Case Against 8 documentary posterThe Case Against 8

Watch on: HBO

 

 

 

 

Paris is Burning documentary posterParis is Burning

Watch on: HBO, Apple TV

 

 

 

 

 

Movies

Dear Ex tv show posterDear Ex

Watch on: Netflix

 

 

 

 

Crush movie posterCrush

Watch on: Hulu

 

 

 

 

Do Revenge movie posterDo Revenge

Watch on: Netflix

 

 

 

 

Tangerine movie posterTangerine

Watch on: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play

 

 

 

 

Saving Face movie posterSaving Face

Watch on: Amazon Prime Video

 

 

 

 

Desert Hearts movie posterDesert Hearts

Watch on: Max, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video

 

 

 

 

The World Unseen movie posterThe World Unseen

Watch on: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV

 

 

 

 

Portrait of a Lady on Fire movie posterPortrait of a Lady on Fire

Watch on: Hulu, Amazon Prime Video

 

 

 

 

But I'm a Cheerleader movie posterBut I’m a Cheerleader

Watch on: Peacock, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, Apple TV

 

 

 

 

The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert movie posterThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Watch on: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play

 

 

 

 

Moonlight movie posterMoonlight

Watch on: Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Showtime

 

 

 

 

Carol movie posterCarol

Watch on: Netflix

 

 

 

 

Pride movie posterPride

Watch on: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV

 

 

 

 

 

TV Shows

The Ultimatum: Queer Love tv show posterThe Ultimatum: Queer Love

Watch on: Netflix

 

 

 

 

Heartstopper tv show posterHeartstopper

Watch on: Netflix

 

 

 

A Leage of Their Own tv showA League of Their Own (2022)

Watch on: Amazon Prime Video

 

 

 

 

Steven Universe tv showSteven Universe

Watch on: Max 

 

 

 

 

Wynonna Earp posterWarrior Nun

Watch on: Netflix

 

 

 

 

Pose tv show posterPose

Watch on: Hulu

 

 

 

 

Teenage Bounty Hunters tv show posterTeenage Bounty Hunters

Watch on: Netflix

 

 

 

 

She-Ra posterShe-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Watch on: Netflix

 

 

 

 

Wynonna Earp posterWynonna Earp

Watch on: Netflix

 

 

 

 

Our Flag Means Death tv showOur Flag Means Death

Watch on: Max

 

 

 

 

First Kill tv show posterFirst Kill

Watch on: Netflix

 

 

 

 

Schitt's Creek tv show posterSchitt’s Creek

Watch on: Hulu

 

 

 

 

Queer as Folk TV show posterQueer as Folk

Watch on: Showtime

 

 

 

 

Gentleman Jack tv show posterGentleman Jack

Watch on: HBO Max

 

 

 

 

The Fosters tv show posterThe Fosters

Watch on: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+

 

 

 

Sex Education tv show posterSex Education

Watch on: Netflix

 

 

 

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