Ah, June. ‘Tis the season to be gay, merry and cutting a rug to the best gay anthems of all time in our favourite disco joints. However, if you’d prefer a quiet night in, then you’re in luck: here are a few ace shows to binge-watch during Pride Month.

PLEASE LIKE ME This comedy-drama was cooked up on our very own shores. Starring and created by Melburnian comedian Josh Thomas, the show follows a fictionalised version of Josh coming to terms with the fact he’s gay after getting dumped by his girlfriend, as well as starting adulthood as a young 20-something alongside a plethora of colourful characters – including beloved Tassie comedian Hannah Gadsby. It’s sweet, charming and contains the exact amount of cringe-inducing humour that makes us laugh without too much second-hand embarrassment, so we recommend giving Please Like Me a watch if you haven't yet made the plunge.

POSE If you happen to stumble across a fancier-looking and glitzier show than Ryan Murphy’s (of Glee and American Horror Story fame) POSE, please send it our way. This show, which takes place in the ‘80s and ‘90s, is set among the underground ballroom culture of New York City in its heyday, amid the devastating era of the AIDs epidemic. This series features an ensemble cast of mostly Black and Latino transgender and gay characters navigating their way through life by forming chosen family units known as ‘Houses’, and strutting their stuff in the city’s elaborate balls. It’ll make you laugh as easily as it’ll make you cry, and we reckon that it’s full of the best outfits we’ve ever seen in any TV show – every costume worn by Dominique Jackson is a dang masterpiece.

RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE OK because, duh. Colloquially known as the "gay Superbowl", we know that plenty of you have watched at least one episode of this iconic game – or have been binge-watching it for yonks already – but we simply cannot complete this list without giving Drag Race a mention. If you need a push in the right direction to watch this monolith series but have no idea where to start, we recommend checking out seasons three, five, six and nine of the original series (we reckon that they’re the very best, but if you’re a diehard fan please let us know what your favourite seasons are). Then there’s All Stars season two, three and seven when you’re ready, and after that there are the countless spin-offs and international seasons to keep up with, leaving us to think that RuPaul might be taking this sport epithet a tad too seriously – is watching it supposed to feel like a marathon? 

YELLOWJACKETS We’ve shown you some super-cute and glamorous series so far, but don’t think we’ve forgotten about the folks who prefer a show with a bit more grit: Yellowjackets is the spooky psychological mystery drama that’s right up your alley. This show follows a group of high school girls in 1996 who are attempting to survive in the Canadian wilderness following a plane crash with paranormal hijinks and cannibalism abound, as well as their lives as adults 25 years later. Through two timelines playing out simultaneously, we get a deeper understanding of each character’s psyche and the terrifying ordeal they all dealt with as teenagers - and continue to grapple with long after their rescue. If you’re itching to cast your peepers onto something a tad bit scary then check out Yellowjackets - we reckon that you’ll find yourself binge-watching and trying to unravel its secrets.

THE L WORD The original series first ran from 2004 to 2009 and followed the lives of lesbian and bisexual women kicking it in West Hollywood, which was ground-breaking for its portrayal of lesbian life through the female gaze (especially because the show itself was written and directed by mainly queer women). The L Word was so beloved that almost a decade after the original ended, in 2017, the show was picked up as a sequel series titled The L Word: Generation Q that ran until 2023. Together, they're the best of both worlds: the original series has all the retro Y2K fashion and sensibilities that have since been lost to time, while the sequel has all the familiarities of today’s world that we’ve come to love and continue to squabble about. Whatever era you decide to watch, we can guarantee you’ll have a nice time.