With so many cancelations and removals, it only felt right to start PrideMonth by ranking each streaming service by the diversity of their originals catalog:
, the messages and collections curated by these streamers feels more performative than ever this year, mostly thanks to the brutal year queer representation has had.
Though the main worry in regards to queer representation over the years has been the Bury Your Gays trope, lately, it seems that sentiment has shifted from killing queer characters to instead canceling queer shows, and in some cases, removing them from platforms entirely.
While queer shows getting canceled hurts, the disappearing act hits the hardest; representation is about being seen on screen, these shows act like lifelines for queer audiences, and making them unavailable and inaccessible is depriving queer people of a tangible connection to people like them—both on and off screen.
Below, we’ve ranked every streaming service based on how inclusive their originals are in particular, how many queer shows they have canceled, and how many queer shows they have erased. This list is a little bleak, but if you’re looking for something fun to watch this Pride Month, we have also ranked the best queer shows to watch if you’re looking for aThe most disappointing thing about Disney+’s representation is the lack thereof.
features a few queer side characters, Loki was confirmed genderfluid in a blink-and-you-miss-it frame in the credits of one of the episodes of his show, and’s minimal representation.
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