In honor of LGBTQIA history, empowerment, and joy we put together an expansive list of films, books, and podcasts that are enriching the world with their vibrant content focusing on queer health, happiness, and pleasure!

 

WATCH -- Films / Documentaries 

We Are Everywhere ~ Mathew Riemer & Layton Brown

Ain't I A Woman ~ Bell Hooks

The Fire Next Time ~ James Baldwin

HoodWitch ~ Faylita Hicks

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous ~ Ocean Vuong

Real Life ~ Brandon Taylor

Black. Queer. Southern. Women ~E. Patrick Johnson

The Black Flamingo ~ Dean Atta

Thick ~ Tressie McMillan Cottom

The Days of Good Looks ~ Cheryl Clarke

The Summer We Got Free ~ Mia McKensie

Black Is The Body ~ Emily Bernard

How We Fight For Our Lives ~ Saeed Jones

Stonewall ~ Martin Duberman

Go Tell It On The Mountain ~ James Baldwin

Hood Feminism ~ Mikki Kendall

Latin Moon in Manhatten ~ Jaime Manrique

Riot Baby ~ Tochi Onyebuchi

ZAMI: A New Spelling of My Name ~ Audre Lorde

Black Girl Dangerous on Race, Queerness, Class and Gender ~ Mia McKenzie

Bad Feminist ~ Roxeanne Gay

Fresh Water ~ Akwaeke Emezi

Redefining Realness ~ Janet Mock

Fairest ~ Meredith Talusan

No Tea, No Shade ~ E. Patrick Johnson

Gold By The Inch ~ Lawrence Chua

Sister Outsider ~ Audre Lorde

Since I Laid My Burden Down ~ Brontez Purnell

Untamed ~ Glennon Doyle

The Other Side of Paradise: A Memoir ~ Staceyann Chin

Coffee Will Make You Black ~ April Sinclair

Koolaids ~ Rabih Alameddine

Giovanni's Room ~ James Baldwin

B-Boy Blues ~ James Early Hardy

Not Straight, Not White ~ Kevin Mumford

Trap Door ~ Reina Gossett, Eric A. Stanley, and Johanna Burton

All Boys Aren't Blue ~ George M. Johnson

The Color Purple ~ Alice Walker

Juniper Leaves ~ Jaz Joyner

Black On Both Sides ~ C. Riley Snorton

A Year Without You ~ Julian J. Walker

Black on Both Sides ~ C. Riley Snorton

Close To The Knives ~ David Wojnarowicz

Unapologetic ~ Charlene A. Caruthers

Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars ~ Kai Cheng Thom

Looking For Lorraine ~ Imani Perry

A History Of My Brief Body ~ Billy Ray Belcourt

We Are Never Meeting In Real Life ~ Samantha Irby

Freshwater ~ Awaeke Emezi

A Brief History of Seven Killings ~ Merion James

Some Of Us Did Not Die ~ June Jordan

Feminist Theory From Margin To Center ~ Bell Hooks

Boy Erased ~ Garrard Conley

Felix Ever After ~ Kacen Callender

Rubyfruit Jungle ~ Rita Mae Brown

Hunger ~ Roxane Gay

Metaphysical Dog ~ Frank Bidart

The Tradition ~ Jericho Brown

Nepantla: An Anthology Dedicated To Queer Poets Of Color ~ Christopher Soto

Further reading: https://www.racialjusticebookshelf.com/#/books