Books
Elliot Page's 2023 memoir
Pageboy
movie adaptation of Becky Albertalli's best-seller
Love, Simon
one of/the first explicitly queer children's animated shows, set in the town of Beach City
Steven Universe
Life improvement reality show (but make it gay)
Queer Eye
British webcomic by Alice Oseman, now adapted into a graphic novel and tv series
Heartstopper
YA fantasy novel about a Latine transgender boy and a ghost
Cemetery Boys
rom-com starring Natasha Lyonne as a closeted cheerleader
But I'm A Cheerleader
fantasy Disney show featuring a canonical teenage wlw relationship (and other queer characters!)
The Owl House
Six-season Canadian sitcom starring Dan Levy, set in a fictional small town
Schitt's Creek
Illustrated memoir about gender that became one of the most banned books in the US
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
Graphic novel about theater and stage crew by the author of Ghost, Smile, and Sisters
Drama by Raina Telgemeier
2020 Netflix rom-com based on Cyrano de Bergerac about a shy Chinese-American lesbian
The Half of It
2018 re-imagining of a beloved show, rebooted by the creator of Nimona
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Hulu drag show starring Sasha Velour, Bob the Drag Queen, Priyanka, and Latrice Royale
We're Here
2015 graphic novel featuring a misunderstood villain and his shapeshifter sidekick
Nimona by ND Stevenson
An exploration of asexuality and amatonormativity that's considered some of the first mainstream ace literature
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen
Comedy-drama remake of a French film/play, starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane as queer dads
The Birdcage
Cartoon Network kids show featuring a map-loving boy and a sword-wielding lesbian
Craig of the Creek
2022 romantic comedy-drama created by David Jenkins, won GLAAD award for Outstanding New Series
Our Flag Means Death
Comic series about fun-loving queer kids at a supernatural summer camp
Lumberjanes
Leslie Feinberg's semi-autobiographical novel
Stone Butch Blues
Australian film about three queer friends on a road trip across the Outback
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Nickelodeon four-part series featuring the first canonical relationship between bisexual women
The Legend of Korra
show centering ballroom culture with the largest trans cast to date
Pose
Alison Bechdel's most famous comic strip, origin of the Bechdel test
Dykes to Watch Out For (DTWOF)