Selene's favorite gayest things
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You've heard of Oprah's favorite things? Well, I compiled my own list — Selene's favorite gayest things — to celebrate LGBTQ Pride month.
Between the lines: I tried to keep this to recently released feel-good things. While there is a lot of great thoughtful queer media that surrounds tough and important topics like tragedy and prejudice, I'd like to take this month to soak in as much queer happiness as I can.
- I'm also the co-lead of Quaxios, our LGBTQ employee resource group. So I’ll be celebrating with my fellow Axions later this month.Â
📺 Movies and shows
- "Our Flag Means Death" — SO happy this got renewed for Season 2.
- "Queer Eye Germany" — Way less annoying than the American version, with a cast that's still wonderful and bringing their queer magic into people's lives. Plus, if you're reading subtitles you can't doomscroll on your phone at the same time.
- "Alice Junior" — A pure feel-good movie about a trans teen who gets a happy ending. Ditto on that subtitles note.
- "A Secret Love" — A beautiful documentary following a couple in a league of their own.
📚 Books
- "Nothing to See Here" — Kevin Wilson writes the main character — a lesbian — so well here I was shocked this book was written by a man. And it's a tearjerker of a sweet story.
- Simon Snow series by Rainbow Rowell — Looking for a queer alternative to Harry Potter? Look no further. This is basically if Harry and Draco fell in love, but Rowell creates her own magical world.
- "The Gunkle" — A former actor begrudgingly takes in his niece and nephew and have adorable misfit adventures.
- "This Is How It Always Is" — Another sweet family story, but this time with an adorable trans kid at its center.
🎧 These were all great audiobooks btw.
🗯 Comics
- "Heartstopper" series by Alice Osman — I finally got my hands on all four after the reprint and they were so worth the wait. Watch the Netflix series first and then sob along in with comics.
- "Woman World" — When a birth defect wipes out all men, women and trans folk rebuild society under the flag of "Beyonce's Thighs." (Also free on Webtoons!)
- Cosmoknights — Like Star Wars for lesbians!
Oh, by the way: I'm starting a Queer Comic Book club with Tombolo and Metro Inclusive Health! If you're queer and love comics or just want to try them out, hit me up.
👟 Actual things
- Tom's Mallow Unity slides — SO COMFY.
- Teva's Pride 2020 sandals — Not sure why they took these off their current pride collection but you can find them at other retailers.Â
- Emotional Rollercoaster mug — This mug from Talking Out Of Turn makes my daily iced latte 100% cuter and better.
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