At G Adventures, we love seeing the world with everyone including all of our proud lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, and ally travellers. In celebration of Pride Month, we want to hear even more from LGBTQIA+ artists, authors and creators and part of that is sharing their stories widely. We’ll get you started with our list of top reads, watches, listens, and places to gather proudly.
Read
We Are Everywhere by Matthew Riemer and Leighton Brown
Rich and sweeping photographic history of the Queer Liberation Movement, from the creators and curators of the massively popular Instagram account @lgbt_history.
The Stonewall Reader by The New York Public Library
Collection of first accounts, diaries, periodic literature, and articles from LGBTQ magazines and newspapers documenting both the years leading up to and the years following the riots.
How To Survive a Plague by David France
Definitive history of the successful battle to halt the AIDS epidemic and the grassroots activists whose work turned HIV from a mostly fatal infection to a manageable disease.
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
Groundbreaking novel about love and the fear of love, set among the bohemian bars and nightclubs of 1950s Paris.
Sissy: A Coming-of-Gender Story by Jacob Tobia
Heart-wrenching, eye-opening, and giggle-inducing memoir about what it’s like to grow up not sure if you’re (a) a boy, (b) a girl, (c) something in between, or (d) all of the above.
Fairest: A Memoir by Meredith Talusan
A “sun child” from a rural Philippine village grows up to become a woman in America. Her reflections shift our own perceptions of love, identity, gender, and the fairness of life.
This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
Novel about revelations, transformations, fairy tales, and family. A fifth baby boy joins a large, loving, chaotic family but Claude only wants to be one thing when he grows up: a girl.
How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones
Memoir of a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, his country, and his own hopes, desires, and fears.
Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman
Set in 1980s Italy, this coming-of-age tale is a transcendent tale of first love, adapted into a film in 2017 by Luca Guadagnino. Told from the perspective of Elio Perlman, a 17-year-old Jewish-Italian boy, it chronicles how he falls in love with Oliver, a 24-year-old American scholar.
Watch
It’s a Sin
Heartfelt chronicle of young friends navigating the joys, heartbreak, and outlandish parties that await them amidst the AIDS epidemic in 1980s London.
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
In David France’s documentary, trans activist Victoria Cruz seeks to uncover the truth of a gay rights icons’ death while celebrating her legacy.
Moonlight
A young African American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence and burgeoning adulthood.
Milk
His life changed history. His courage changed lives. Based on the inspiring true story of the first openly gay man elected to major public office in the least tolerant times in U.S. history.
Love, Simon
The story of a teenager who is outed at school, feels completely alone and how he comes through the other side.
The Prom
A Broadway cast desperate to improve their fading careers come to the rescue of a high school student banned from attending Prom with her girlfriend.
Disclosure
Unprecedented, eye-opening look at transgender depictions in film and television, revealing how Hollywood simultaneously reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender.
God’s Own Country
Based in the barren moors of West Yorkshire, this hopeful love story follows self-destructive farmer Johnny, whose life changes when he meets Romanian migrant worker Gheorge.
Weekend
Directed by Andrew Haigh — who recently brought us the critically-acclaimed All of Us Strangers — Weekend follows lifeguard Russell, who meets artist Glen on a night out. What starts as a one-night stand, turns into a profound weekend with each other as they cover life, identity, and relationships.
Carol
Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara star in this adaptation of the 1952 novel The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith. Set in 1950s New York, Carol tells the story of a forbidden love affair between two women from very different backgrounds.
Will and Harper
A heartfelt and humorous documentary featuring actor Will Ferrell and his longtime friend, writer Harper Steele. The film chronicles their 17-day road trip from NYC to LA, exploring their friendship and the transgender experience too.
Femme
This brilliant psychological thriller follows London drag performer Jules, who is violently attacked by the seemingly homophobic Preston on a night out. Months later, Jules runs into Preston at a gay sauna — what follows is a complex relationship driven by revenge.
Heartstopper
This delightful coming-of-age series follows the blossoming relationship between Charlie Spring, a shy and gay student at Truham Grammar School, and Nick Nelson, a popular rugby player. As their friendship turns to romance, they and their friends navigate the complexities of being a teenager.
Drive-Away Dolls
2024 crime caper from none other than Ethan Coen, which follows lesbian best mates Jamie (Margaret Qualley) and Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan) who embark on a road trip from Philadelphia to Tallahassee. Little do they know that there is a basket with a severed head and a briefcase in the trunk…
Pose
An acclaimed series set in late 80s and early 90s NYC, which spotlights the world of LGBTQ+ ball culture, particularly within Black and Latino communities. Featuring a cast of mostly transgender and LGBTQ+ actors, its three seasons delve into the concept of ‘houses’ — chosen families living under one roof — as well as the AIDS crisis.
Heated Rivalry
This one will definitely get you hot under the collar! Two major rival hockey stars — one Canadian, one Russian — fall for each other as they navigate the hyper-masculine and homophobic world of sports. Series two is incoming.
Listen
LGBTQ&A Jeffrey Masters Podcast
Long-form interviews with influential LGBTQ+ people like Roxane Gay, Laverne Cox and Pete Buttigieg.
19 of the best LGBTQ+ podcasts everyone should listen to
Cosmopolitan gathers the best new and up-and-coming podcasts from around the world.
15 LGBTQ podcasts that’ll make you proud year-round
Each pick occupies a different spot on the LGBTQ spectrum for a variety of voices and perspectives.
Spotify: Pride Party 2026
Press play on your perfect Pride pop soundtrack and go all out in celebration. It’s Britney bitch.
Gather
Pride Toronto June 25–28 2026
Sydney Pride June 1–30, 2026
New York Pride June 28, 2026
Pride London July 4, 2026
Pride Amsterdam July 25–August 8, 2026
San Francisco Pride June 28, 2026
