LGBTQ+ Studies: Media

This series celebrates the trajectory and success of members of the LGBTQ+ community. Exploring their life stories from the background, upbringing to coming out, career, and activism, the series aims to highlight the strides made by these individuals in increasing acceptance for queer people as well as educating the community at large to be more comfortable with people of all genders and sexualities.

Meet young Australians who do not identify as either male or female to gain an understanding of their lives and experiences.

Suited tells the story of Bindle & Keep, a Brooklyn tailoring company that looks beyond the gender binary, creating custom-made suits for gender non-conforming and transgender clients. Among those who share their unique stories are a transgender man preparing for his wedding, a New York City cab driver looking to feel comfortable for a big birthday, a young law student struggling through job interviews, and a 12-year-old trans boy whose bravery is only rivaled by his nervousness about looking good for his upcoming Bar Mitzvah. An HBO Production.

Homosexuality is forbidden in almost half of the world and a global revolution is underway to obtain what UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and President Barack Obama call “the final frontier in human rights”—the universal decriminalization of homosexuality. This film follows the battle for this decriminalization in Russia, Cuba, Cameroon, Nepal, and South Africa.

This documentary follows five British teenagers as they come out, capturing intimate first-hand experiences, empathising with them as they seek acceptance for their sexuality.

Nelly and Andrea are a real life Romeo & Juliet whose forbidden love for one another tears their traditional Portuguese families apart. The girls marry despite the wishes of their parents. Today they run an unusual business called “Our Little Secret” which specializes in gay and lesbian wedding planning.

This episode of 20/20 reveals what was uncovered during a yearlong investigation into so called “gay conversion therapy.” Viewers will meet a boy who escaped, an undercover cop who helped, and Jeremy Jordan's fight to free his cousin from a similar establishment.

Learn how you became the unique individual you are. In this segment, meet Maddie, a seven year old transgender girl.

Deafness may appear to be his disability, but that isn't what makes Austin self-conscious. This is a film at the intersection of deaf and transgender. Burdened by female anatomy, he binds his chest every day. While his mother strives to accept his male identity, Austin's community views him as a pioneer.

Bringing the voices of queer history to life through intimate conversations with LGBTQ champions, heroes, and witnesses to history.

Coming Out with Lauren & Nicole is a weekly podcast where pals Lauren Flans and Nicole Pacent have queer folks from all walks of life tell the tales of how they came out to friends, family, and the world at large.

The Big Gay Fiction Podcast is for avid readers and passionate fans of queer romance fiction.

How might we live better as queer people of faith and allies? Matthias brings together theologians, psychologists, poets, thinkers, and change makers for conversations around belief and being.