Because I live in an area where I really don’t feel safe joining in the Pride events alone (very conservative, lots of Trump flags), I decided that I’m going to hold my very own virtual pride celebration this year. Last year I focused on a Pride themed TBR in June, which I will do again this year, but I wanted to take it a little further. So this year I will also be watching LGBTQIA+ themed movies, listening to a Pride inspired playlist and posting Pride themed content to my social media. I’m also making a couple of Pride themed crafts that I will share as well.

Today I want to share the 30 movies and 30 books that I want to get through in June. I may not get through all 30 books, but I’m going to try (I did it in January, so it’s possible).

Movies

Rewatches

Rocketman
Red, White & Royal Blue
Spoiler Alert
Bros
Love, Simon
Handsome Devil
Bottoms
The Birdcage
Happiest Season
Rent

New to Me

Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Whale
Mean Girls (2024)
Booksmart
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Imagine Me & You
Good Grief
The Prom
Call Me By Your Name
Single All the Way
The Boys in the Band
Nimona
Let it Snow
Just Friends
I Wish You All the Best* (If I can find it anywhere locally)
Fire Island
Prom Dates
Tell it to the Bees
Dancing Queens

Books

Currently Reading

Flash Fire by T.J. Klune
The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar
Okay, Cupid by Mason Deaver
Glitterland by Alexis Hall

On Hold at Library** (If they come in)

Canto Contigo by Jonny Villa Garza
Playing for Keeps by Jennifer Dugan
The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang
You Should be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian
The Guncle by Steven Rowley

The Rest

Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
Best Laid Plans by Roan Parish
Cursed Boys & Broken Hearts by Adam Sass
Director’s Cut by Carlyn Greenwald
Fat and Queer edited by Miguel M. Morales, Bruce Owens Grimm & Tiff Joshua Ferentini
The Ghost of Us by James L. Sutter
Never Kiss Your Roommate by Philline Harms
Prince of the Palisades by Julian Winters
Triple Sec by T.J. Alexander
We Could be Heroes by Philip Ellis
The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers by Adam Sass
Always the Almost by Edward Underhill
As Far as You’ll Take Me by Phil Stamper
A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall
The Long Run by James Acker
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
We Contain Multitudes by Sarah Henstra
All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson
Book Boyfriend by Kris Ripper
Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde
Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler

Since I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to find I Wish You All the Best anywhere locally (currently not available) before the end of June, I’m looking for an alternate movie to fill it’s place. Worst case scenario, I’ll probably go with Fellow Travelers and just binge the series.

There is also a risk that the books I currently have on hold won’t come available in time as well, but I’m not as worried there. I own enough LGBTQIA+ books to easily cover several months, so finding an alternate should be a piece of cake. (Which is good considering I had to make some last minute adjustments since I finished 3 LGBTQIA+ books this week and had to remove them from my list).

Other than that, I have been creating some graphics on Canva for social media, and will take some photos of various Pride pieces I have. Since I am not fully out to my family, I don’t have a lot, and what I do have is mostly subtle. And my playlist for June is stacked with a lot of music by LGBTQIA+ artists like Lil Nas X, Brandi Carlile, Sam Smith, Jason Mraz, Miley Cyrus, Queen, Elton John, Wrabel, Adam Lambert, Hayley Kiyoko, etc. (it also includes my regular songs that are on every monthly playlist and a mix of Taylor Swift).

Movie titles link to IMDB, book titles link to Goodreads.