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14 LGBTQ Shows on Netflix That are Perfect to Binge ASAP

It doesn't need to be pride month for you to watch these!

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Over the past few years, LGBTQ+ representation in media has continued to increase year over year thanks to great new stories and more diversity overall. Television has been no exception to the rule, with more LGBTQ+ series regulars and stars finally getting the chance to tell the stories that many have been waiting so long for. Of course, there's no better place to binge watch all these incredible shows than Netflix. With an expansive library, there's something there for everyone and you're definitely bound to find a character that you either relate to or reminds you of one of your closest friends or family.

So get ready for the ultimate Netflix binge, because you definitely won't want to stop once you get into all these incredible shows. Here are all the best LGBTQ shows on Netflix.

Atypical

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If you still haven't seen this incredible show, then you're in for a treat. It follows Sam Gardner, an autistic teen who is just trying to navigate life and figure out his own independence. While his friends and family try to help him all they can, he soon realizes that even neruotypical people have no idea what they're doing when it comes to surviving high school.

Sex Education

Shy boy Otis teams up with bad girl Maeve to help run a sex therapy clinic at his school. However, as he becomes more popular and learns more about the sex lives of all his classmates, things start to get hilarious and complicated.

Cheer

If you thought cheerleading was an easy sport, than you definitely don't know anything about what the kids at Navarro College have to go through. Cheer follows the college's cheerleading team as they prepare for the National Cheerleading Championships in the hopes of bringing back another trophy.

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Queer Eye

The iconic remake of the series is not slowing down. Now in its fifth season, the Queer Eye guys are ready to take on Philadelphia as they continue to help people transform into their best selves.

Schitt's Creek

The Rose family had it all until their financial lives came crashing down, causing them to move into one of the few places that they still were able to own: a small town called Schitt's Creek.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Don't knock this show out just because it's animated. She-Ra and the Princess of Power brings the iconic hero to the 21st century with her own show and all the representation that you wanted as a kid. Thanks to its strong writing and big heart, this show is perfect for when you need a little pick-me-up and you'll soon find yourself unable to press stop as soon as you start it.

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The Politician

Payton Hobbart just wants to be student body president, but the lengths he'll go to get it is kind of insane. Will he win the election? Or will his first step to trying to become the President of the United States completely fail?

Never Have I Ever

Devi is just trying to get the hottest boy in school to sleep with her. However, as her plan slowly comes true, she must make a tough choice between becoming popular or being there for her friends.

Legacies

Hot vampires, witches, and warewolves are all put together in one supernatural high school. What can possibly go wrong? In this The Vampire Diaries and The Originals spin-off, it's Hope Mikaelson's turn to tell her story and everyone at the Salvatore School is super chill about everyone's identities just as long as they're not a human.

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Glee

A group of misfit kids band together to be a part of their high school Glee club despite their differences.

Sense8

Eight different strangers try to find each other after they discover a mysterious mental link between each other and a group of people that are suddenly out for them.

Pose

Get ready for your life to be changed as Pose takes fans into what it was like for LGBTQ+ youth in the 80s and 90s in the midst of the AIDS crisis.

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Jane the Virgin

Things quickly turn upside down for Jane Villanueva after she accidentally gets artificially inseminated with her hot EX's sperm causing their two worlds to collide.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Rebecca Bunch decides to uproot her life from NYC to West Covina, California in an effort to try to reunite with her ex in this fun and witty musical-comedy.

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Tamara Fuentes
Entertainment Editor

Tamara Fuentes is the current Entertainment Editor at Cosmopolitan, where she covers TV, movies, books, celebrities, and more. She can often be found in front of a screen fangirling about something new. Before joining Cosmopolitan, she was the entertainment editor over at Seventeen. She is also a member of the Television Critics Association and the Latino Entertainment Journalists Association. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram

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