The Ang Lee film quickly became the butt of many jokes as the 'gay cowboy' movie–even though if people actually watched it they would realize it is about bisexual shepherds. Here are some of the best Netflix subscribers can enjoy this Pride Month. One of the few movies about a transgender character on the streamer, for example, is the oft-criticized The Danish Girl, the film from Cats director Tom Hooper, led by cisgender actor Eddie Redmayne.ĭespite the Netflix catalog having some notable omissions when it comes to depicting the whole spectrum of queer life, it does contain some excellent films that have turned LGBTQ+ stories into sublime comedy, activism-stoking tragedy and awareness-raising documentaries. Netflix's catalog reflects this, with the streamer's movie collection featuring a lack of films featuring, for example, trans people. Hollywood has been notoriously slow in telling the stories of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender characters, never mind those of others who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community.
Pride Month is marked every June, when the lives of the LGBTQ+ people are celebrated, and those within the community reflect on how far they have come–and how much still needs to change.
