Queer Shows to Watch After Heated Rivalry

Originally posted by twirlymarimo

It’s been a real joy seeing so many people find their way to the world of male/male (m/m) romance and boys love (BL) after seeing the excellent work in Heated Rivalry. Now that viewers must await a planned second (and perhaps even third) season, I wanted to provide some options for people who want to see more stories about queer people. It may surprise some to learn that we actually have a broad collection of works to watch; they’re just not often made in the West on accessible networks. 

I’ve curated a list of shows to watch below. I tried to select shows that are relatively accessible to American viewers, but will be linking to some streaming services that folks may not have heard of before. 

Sort Of (HBO)

Originally posted by anderwater

Were you excited about Canadian tax dollars paying for on-screen queer sex? Did you want to see a show more about brown and black people? Do you want to see a trans and non-binary story? Do you miss the punchy, quirky comedy of Josh Thomas’s Please Like Me (2013-2016)? This is the show for you. If you’re in the mood for a layered comedy about queerness and cultural identity, this show has some of the best comedy-drama writing of the last decade.

Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (Hulu)

Originally posted by mikimeiko

Did you connect to the details about Shane’s autism being part of Hudson’s performance? Do you want to see a show about and starring multiple autistic queer people? Are you just missing Josh Thomas now that I brought him up? This show tells the story about a man diagnosed with ADHD who has to take care of his two teenage half-sisters (one, autistic) when he learns that his dad is dying. This show navigates grief, care, and family with the same kind of empathetic comedy unlike few other shows in existence. If you want to see a show that navigates queer love and romance in neuroatypical people, please watch this. 

Noah’s Arc: The Movie (Paramount Plus)

Originally posted by p1325

Have you always wanted to see what a group of gay friends looks like when they hit their midlife crises? Do you want to see ass eating on a major network platform again? Would you like to be part of a 20-year gay TV project? Try out Noah’s Arc! This series started 20 years ago, and recently returned after as 12 and five-year break with another movie outing. Watch a gay couple prepare for the incoming both of their twins, and see how their other friends are coping with life in their 40s and 50s. 

Fellow Travelers (Hulu/Paramount Plus-Showtime)

Originally posted by vitaminkc95

Did you connect with the closeted themes of Heated Rivalry? Did you think a lot about how Shane and Ilya hook up for eight years before having a meaningful conversation about their lives? Do you want to experience the tragic angst of being closeted for decades? Do you want to watch Jonathan Bailey (the current sexiest man in the world) have a lot of sex with Matt Bomer? Do you want to see a gay Don Draper work his way through McCarthy era politics into the Reagan years? You’ll want to check this show out. Shoutout to Jelani Alladin and Noah Ricketts for covering Black politics in the era.

What Did You Eat Yesterday? (Free at GagaOOlala)

Originally posted by ctl-yuejie

Have you always wanted to see a show about what gay life feels like after they make the big decision to be together? Do you sometimes just want a quiet drama about two people solving everyday life struggles? Would you like to love a couple more as they grow closer over time? Do you just want to watch gay people make Japanese food? Please watch this show! We have two seasons and a movie of a closeted gay lawyer and his flamboyant hairdresser boyfriend’s lives together.

Also, this is the only show on this list that’s actually free to watch!

Thank you for taking the time to read this. I wanted to point fans of queer media to a few shows made within the last five years that people may have missed. If you watch any of these shows, please drop me a line and tell me your thoughts!

miss-wizard:

rewatching deep space 9. i like when they want to make it look like a character is swamped in work but they don’t use paper in the setting so you’ll just see captain sisko at his desk surrounded by ipads

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wanderlust-in-my-soul:

Forehead touches - an indication of not only the emotional or physical connection and understanding, but also a mental one. (Part 2/?)

1. The Day I Loved You
2. Boyband - The Series
3. History 4: Close To You
4. Shigatsu no Tokyo wa… / Tokyo in April is…
5. Our Skyy 2: Never Let Me Go
6. At The Moment
7. Gaya Sa Pelikula / Like In The Movies
8. Chains Of Heart
9. My Story
10. Ghost Host, Ghost House

Part of my favorite bl-tropes collection, as always in no particular order.

waitmyturtles:

A POWERFUL moment. Jesse Kortuem, a longtime semi-pro hockey player from Minnesota, came out publicly yesterday, inspired by Heated Rivalry.

(Source: Facebook)

(Source: Out Magazine)

rosettyller:

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4x08 ● “XXXVI.”

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compilation

here’s a couple more

new additions

new one hot off the press

via rosecrystal but these are too good not to add

thank you oli for your humble contribution

unbelievable that i’ve yet to add this

good news i found a new addition

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h4h4n0tfunny:

I mean I have eaten alot of chicken nuggets in my time…

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despazito:

thedurvin:

despazito:

holy fuck

I saw a production and it was fascinating: that only describes the first and second acts, and then the third is set like a hundred years later when a bunch of half-remembered memes and plot summaries have coalesced into an allegorical oral tradition retelling the nuclear disaster that ended the world, with hints of dangerous schisms forming between fans of different interpretations of the story. It’s a story about how we find comfort in mundanity and ritual in times of catastrophe but then those rituals can overtake genuine coping mechanisms, which is a good message in these times but goddamn I cannot see Disney allowing any of this to be filmed intact

waow..

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sirellas:

And, yet with all this pure logic… V'ger is barren, cold, no mystery, no beauty.

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