10 LGBTQ comedies and rom-coms to watch at home

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Among the new releases hitting streaming and VOD platforms this weekend, one in particular caught our eye: Fire Island, the modern gay Pride and Prejudice adaptation directed by Andrew Ahn and written by and starring Joel Kim Booster. The movie is now available to stream on Hulu, and many of us at Polygon will be watching it this weekend.

If, like us, you are excited about this movie, or you have watched it and are in the mood for more LGBTQ comedies and romantic comedies: good news! We’ve compiled the following list just for you.

Here are 10 hilarious and heartfelt LGBTQ comedies and romantic comedies that you can watch right now at home on streaming services like Netflix, Hulu, and others. Be sure to share any favorites in the comments!

“Um, I’m looking for the grown-up underwear of a woman in charge of her sexuality and not afraid of change?”

Desiree Akhavan’s (The Miseducation of Cameron Post) feature film debut tells a story that is close to home — it follows Shirin (played by Akhavan), who (like the writer-director-star) is a bisexual New York City native born to Iranian immigrants. After a bad break up, Shirin’s life is thrown into disarray, forcing her into some uncomfortable conversations she had been avoiding — both with her family and with herself. This offbeat comedy is always surprising and never loses its sense of humor or its heart. Just watch the hilarious underwear-shopping scene; it’ll give you an idea of how much this movie is for you. —Pete Volk

Appropriate Behavioris available to stream on The Criterion Channel, or for free with ads on The Roku Channel, Vudu, Tubi, Pluto TV, Plex, and FreeVee.

It’s hard to even imagine Nathan Lane as unconfident about anything in his life, especially when it comes to