In 2016, two friends decided to make a list of queer movies with happy endings. The list had about 37 things on it.
In 2019, even more people added to the list of movies and also decided to create sections for tv shows and books as well. By then the list had grown to be a few hundred things long.
In 2020, the founder of The Pride Library said to another friend, “I wish I had a list like this when we were kids. Maybe then my foray into queer media wouldn’t have been watching Brokeback Mountain and Queer as Folk when I was WAY too young.” That friend, named Phoenix, then suggested we take our little list and make it accessible to everyone. It began as a pipe dream, but after their passing we knew we had to make it a reality. We now have a database list of thousands of pieces of media and that list is growing all the time.
Now, in 2025, we have people from all over the world contributing to our dream and it’s growing every day. We hope that our hard work and international input will help create a site full of diverse LGBT+ stories so that, through our system, everyone can find something they resonate with.
We know we don’t have everything, but we want to try to have as much as we can anyway. So if you see something we are missing or notice something is wrong, please let us know so that we can get it changed!
If you have questions check out our FAQ or send us a message through our contact form and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
Special thanks to Danyl, Phoenix, Maddie, Brechje, Sandra, Madi, and Nemes. Words will never be enough to explain how much of this exists because of you.
In Memorial
Phoenix Nesmith
June 3, 1999 – June 10, 2020
Phoenix identified as Bisexual and genderqueer, using They/Them pronouns. They were an activist for social justice including LGBTQ rights and Black Lives Matter. Phoenix was an amazing advocate for change and discussed rights for all marginalized groups that were in need of support. Phoenix did hours and hours of research on mental health issues, racism, prejudice, LGBTQ+ history and more, so when they spoke publicly, they did it with authority. Phoenix was posting about racism right up to the time they passed away. They were always completely transparent with the issues they faced or a point of view they had, no matter how uncomfortable it made other people. Phoenix was never happier than when they could educate people about sexuality and gender identity, and many people sought their advice.