Fiestas.Guide not to get lost in the 2021 Pride celebrations
Television series on payment platforms outnumber traditional media in diversity. This is what the Spanish LGTBIQ + collective believes and this has been collected by Nielsen, a global firm specialized in the measurement and analysis of audiences, in the recently published report
Nielsen Consumidor Digital LGTBIQ +: equity in advertising and media
, prepared in collaboration with Dynata. According to this study, an initiative whose objective is to give a voice to the LGTBIQ + community and make visible their perceptions and behaviors of the media and advertising, the content seen on platforms such as Netflix, HBO, Movistar +, Amazon Prime ...) are in the number two in the ranking of media that
best treat diversity in their programming
, only below what family and friends publish on social networks.
Traditional TV ranks third on the podium of the least inclusive (according to 35% of those surveyed).
We searched those platforms for 10 of the best series that can be seen now that deal with diversity and inclusion issues, taking advantage of the celebration of International Pride Day.
Feel good
The Bafta TV award-nominated British comedy was rated one of the best LGBTI series in 2020, the year of its premiere.
With only two seasons, and 26-minute chapters, it tells the story of Mae, a lesbian woman with addiction problems, who begins an intense relationship with George, a girl who has only dated men and decides to hide it from her friends.
On Netflix.
Pose
Set in the 1980s and 1990s, this American drama deals with the African American and Latino LGBTQ + and gender nonconformist cultural scene in New York City at the time.
The third and final season has just premiered.
AIDS, the
underground
world
of dancers, models, dominatrixes and
strippers
are the theme of this American show.
On HBO.
Grace and frankie
This Emmy-nominated comedy series starring Jane Fonda and Martin Sheen has been running for six seasons.
Grace and eccentric Frankie's lives take a 180-degree turn when their respective husbands, partners in a successful San Diego divorce law firm, announce that they are gay, in love with each other, and want to get married. .
On Netflix.
A Very English Scandal
This three-part miniseries from the British BBC, starring Hugh Grant, deals with the true story of Jeremy Thorp, the young head of the British Liberal Party and the country's first politician to be prosecuted for attempted murder.
At the end of the 1960s, after homosexuality was decriminalized, this man's career was threatened after his relationship with another man, Norman Scott, until then secretly led, came to light.
On Prime Video.
Looking
This LGBT-themed American television series chronicles the experiences of a group of gay friends residing in San Francisco.
Their stories intertwine dramatically as they seek happiness and intimacy in the current age, full of options and rights for the homosexual community.
On HBO.
Special
Created by and starring Ryan O'Connell, this American comedy is based on the author's personal story and memoirs titled:
I'm Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves
(2015).
Ryan is gay, has cerebral palsy and wants to start over with the hope of leading the life he has always wanted.
It premiered in 2019 and has two seasons.
On Netflix.
Gentleman Jack
Period miniseries set in Yorkshire in 1832 based on the story of the English landowner Anne Lister (1791-1840) from her own diaries, discovered and deciphered (she encoded the most personal topics) long after her death.
The eight episodes focus on the life of this adventurous woman who breaks with the canons of the strict English society of the early 19th century who was known as the first modern lesbian.
He got to marry a woman.
On HBO.
Elite
The Netflix teen phenomenon just premiered its fourth season.
The series, which starts when three working-class youths enroll in an exclusive private institute, delves into the relationships of its characters, including the romance between Omar and Ander, and the freedom with which they live their sexuality.
On Netflix.
Transparent
Five seasons and numerous Emmy and Golden Globes endorse the success of this comedy-drama about the misadventures of the Pfeffermans, a wealthy Jewish family from Los Angeles.
One fine day, the recently retired father of the clan tells his three grown children that he feels like a woman, that he has changed his name to Maura and that, from that moment, he will dress as a woman.
On Prime Video.
Sex education
The subject of sex seen from the adolescent perspective: Otis's mother is a sexologist, so a friend encourages her to open a sex office to advise her high school classmates.
There are tips for everyone and especially for the LGTB + collective.
On Netflix
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