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2. Books, TV shows, and films featuring LGBTQIA+ characters
Here are a couple of lists featuring books, TV shows, and movies featuring LGBTQIA+ characters.
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Books
Title
Author
Description/Recommendation
Want to read
Finished reading
1
Becky Albertalli
Really cute coming-of-age and coming out story featuring 16-year-old Simon. Inspired the movie Love, Simon.
2
Meredith Russo
Novel written from the point of a view of a trans girl in high school. Author is also a trans woman.
3
Leighton Brown,
Matthew L. Riemer
A rich and sweeping photographic history of the queer liberation movement from the creators of the massively popular Instagram account @lgbt_history, released in time for the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.
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TV shows
Title
Description/Recommendation
Want to watch
Finished watching
1
Schitt’s Creek
Award-winning show that normalizes LGBTQ relationships
2
Euphoria
Including...
3
Saved by the Bell (2020 reboot)
Stars Josie Totah who is a transgender cheerleader leading the “in-crowd” at Bayside High
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Films
Title
Description/Recommendation
Want to watch
Finished watching
1
A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.
2
The Half of It
A shy, introverted student helps the school jock woo a girl whom, secretly, they both want.
3
A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story
A Girl Like Me tells the story of Gwen Araujo, a young trans Latina, who was beaten and murdered by a group of men who attacked her after they found out she was trans when she was just 17 years old. The film, which originally aired on Lifetime, stars J.D. Pardo as Gwen and won the 2007 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Movie for Television.
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