A Pride guide to culture: What to read, watch, listen to and more this month
Let us stipulate up front that June is not the only month you can or should be consuming LGBTQ culture. (And thanks to queer folks’ essential role in entertainment and the arts, you couldn’t avoid it even if you wanted to! Ha!) Still, when June 1 rolls around, the annual flurry of new releases — books, TV shows, movies, albums, more — pegged to Pride can overwhelm even the most organized of culture vultures.
That’s where we come in. This year for Pride, we’ll be rounding up our LGBTQ culture coverage in the guide you’re holding in the palm of your hand, offering ideas for what to read, watch, listen to and more. And we’ll be updating it throughout the month, so if you don’t find anything that strikes your fancy yet — or if you speed through “This Is Going to Hurt” as fast as we did — there’s plenty more on the horizon.
So press pause on Meg Stalter’s “Hi Gay!” video and scroll down. (Oh, and of course: Happy Pride!)
“When I fell asleep at night as a kid, I always imagined I was on the ‘E! True Hollywood Story,’” the “Hacks” scene stealer told The Times.
A long car ride and a dangerous conversation with the cult filmmaker in Los Angeles for a day to promote his debut novel.
The author of a new memoir insists that politics isn’t what motivates his musical theater parodies.
Discussing touring, Twitter and his bittersweet new book, legendary comic writer David Sedaris defends his right to cause offense.
The Old Gays have amassed more than 7 million followers on TikTok with delightful videos that bridge generational gaps.
Here’s how a Jane Austen classic got a landmark queer update in ‘Fire Island,’ from writer-star Joel Kim Booster.
From animated series to a period piece drawn from real life, here’s what you should add to your queue this Pride.
Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller on their podcast and book, “Bad Gays,” and rethinking queer history through the lens of imperfect people.
Andrew Holleran’s new novel, “The Kingdom of Sand,” about an aging gay man, is on par with his post-Stonewall classic, “Dancer From the Dance.”
Taika Waititi and showrunner David Jenkins base their pirate comedy loosely on a real story. And in it, LGBTQ viewers find a story to embrace.
Imogen Binnie’s ‘Nevada,’ first published in 2013, follows two people at different points of a transgender journey, each trying to live in the present.
The bisexual, multilingual funk singer Anitta, who dazzled audiences at Coachella, co-headlines this weekend’s Pride in the Park concert.
Stars Michael Cimino and Ana Ortiz and co-creators Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger break down the groundbreaking series’ ‘very poetic’ finale.
The “feel-good” show Gadsby thought she owed her fans after “Nanette” and “Douglas” is as subtly self-reflective as ever.
A fledgling open-mic night for queer poets and performers has found an incongruous — but in fact ideal — home at Micky’s nightclub.
