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The 13 Best LGBTQ+ Shows and Films to Stream in December 2020


 

Thanks to the ongoing pandemic, the 2021 awards season will be remarkably different — but that hasn’t stopped Netflix from keeping its release calendar relatively intact. December has always been the month for awards-ready film premieres, and this month, the streamer is debuting two: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, which spotlights electric performances by its sure-to-be-Oscar-nominated co-leads Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman, and Ryan Murphy’s film adaptation of The Prom, which is sure to sweep all the Golden Globes “comedy/musical” categories. (I mean, you don’t make Meryl Streep rap if you don’t want some trophies!)

But if glitzy awards-bait films aren’t your cup of tea, don’t fret; Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and HBO Max have plenty of alternatives this month too. Cinephiles can catch the glorious God’s Own Country and the heartrending Funny Boy. On the TV side, you can look forward to the superb fourth season of Big Mouth (perhaps its queerest yet) or the highly entertaining debut seasons of The L Word: Generation Q and Work In Progress (which Showtime aired back-to-back earlier this year to create the queerest night on cable TV). Reality show fiends can prepare for Jenna Lyons’ new makeover show Stylish and a holiday special of the highly bingeable Haute Dog. If you’re seeking mystery, try out The Wilds, an all-girl teen version of Lost, or Shonda Rhimes’ Bridgerton, which imbues a high society romance with a healthy dose of scandal after an anonymous gossip columnist begins airing out the town’s secrets. Of course, I’m most looking forward to the upcoming “bridge episode” of Euphoria, which finds Zendaya’s Rue trying to bounce back after her unfortunate relapse in the season one finale.

Showtime

In the early aughts, The L Word felt like a revelation. A show about a group of Los Angeles lesbians talking, laughing, loving, breathing, fighting, fucking, crying, and drinking? It was unforeseen! But before long, the groundbreaking Showtime series came under fire for its lack of racial diversity, backwards view on trans men, and, eventually, its increasingly unrealistic plotlines. Enter The L Word: Generation Q, a reboot that, a decade after the original went off air, managed to right many of those initial wrongs. Its first season was far from perfect, but with a much more diverse cast and some real trans storylines, there is clear potential in the future.





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