Entertainment
4 impactful LGBTQ web series you should be watching
We want to highlight web series that not only have made an impact by their numbers but also by the issues they hit concerning the LGBTQ community.
June has been officially declared pride month, and all month we are highlighting positive stories in the LGBTQ community.
We want to continue by highlighting LGTBQ web series that not only have made an impact by their numbers but also by the issues they hit concerning the community.
If you’re into watching great content beyond the television screens, then web series is the way to go.
Although there are many great web LGBTQ series featuring fascinating people in the community, these four web series have been on our radar and kept us interested because of their storylines.
Be on the lookout for our favorite LGBTQ movies.
Four LGBTQ Web Series
1. Between Women
Between Women is a dynamic web series based out of Atlanta, Georgia. The story follows a group of friends, most who are lesbians, as each of them experience an interesting life journey.
What I like most about the series is that it has limited sexual content and focuses on real issues from transgender, identity, betrayal, domestic violence, and bisexuality.
No matter your sexual orientation, I think you’ll enjoy this one. After watching Season 1 and Season 2, you’ll love it so much that you’ll join their current campaign to bring them back for a movie. Go support them here.
2. Refracted Reflections
I call this the sophisticated series because of its well thought out storyline.
Refracted Reflections takes a look at women of color in various roles in life and probably the most diverse LGBTQ web series I’ve seen yet.
The series aims to show lesbians as professionals such as a doctors and college professors and breaks the stereotype that gay women of color are only seen as sexual objects. Not only that but the series also explores topics like stud on stud relationships, interracial gay couples, and individuals living with disabilities.
3. Finding Me The Series
We’ve all been through a point in our lives or in that point now where we’re still finding ourselves.
Fabyien and his friends are doing just that. Finding Me is another series that deviates from explicit sexual content and draws on real issues no matter your orientation.
Exploring bisexuality within men, and the “thug” who struggles with the idea that he’s gay, Finding Me, is a well-rounded series, giving insight on people with daily struggles and how they live through them.
4. The Out Crowd
The Out Crowd is a comedy webseries that follows an average guy and his friends as they navigate the ins & outs of the hysterically small, but always larger than life urban gay scene.
The title simply explains this series at best, “Out”. Because everything about him is out, but he doesn’t know where he fits in. The series starts off with the protagonist being dumped and he ends up at a New Year’s Eve party.
There, he is categorizing the types of “gay men” in the community. From the “queens”, to the “hyper-masculine”, but he doesn’t fall in those categories. He’s just him and at the end of the day, looking for success, friendship, and love.
Black Excellence
Inside the 17th Annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood® Awards
Hosted by Clifford “Method Man” Smith, the star studded event premiered March 15, exclusively on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN).
Get a look inside the 17th Annual ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards.
Hosted by Clifford “Method Man” Smith, the star studded event premiered March 15, exclusively on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN).
About ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards
The ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood honors women who are making their undeniable mark in film and television and amplifies their strides in defining what it means to be a Black woman in Hollywood.
Honorees
This year’s honorees and entertainment industry trailblazers include Academy Award nominated actress & Grammy Award winner, Danielle Brooks, six-time Grammy nominated singer and leading-actress Halle Bailey, acclaimed screenwriter and showrunner of All American, All American: Homecoming and Found, Nkechi Okoro Carroll, and industry powerhouse & President of Original Programming for STARZ, Kathryn Busby.
Check out some photo highlights inside the 17th ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards
For more, please visit http://www.essence.com/bwih2024
Culture
U.S. Virgin Islands Announces the Performance Line-up for St. Thomas Carnival Village Featuring Shaggy, Sizzla, Patrice Roberts, and Machel Montano
The Village will be headlined by Caribbean superstars Shaggy, Patrice Roberts, Sizzla Kalonji, Kes, and Machel Montano, who will kick off the six-night free Village concerts on Monday, April 29.
The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism and Division of Festivals has announced the performance line-up for the 72nd Annual St. Thomas Carnival Village.
72nd Annual St. Thomas Carnival Village
The Village will be headlined by Caribbean superstars Shaggy, Patrice Roberts, Sizzla Kalonji, Kes, and Machel Montano, who will kick off the six-night free Village concerts on Monday, April 29.
“The anticipation around this year’s St. Thomas Carnival is at an all-time high, and the Village night performers reflect the continued influence and growth of our territory’s three carnivals,” exclaims USVI Department of Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte.
Center Stage
Adam O, Rudy Live, Temisha, Karnage, Blind Earz, VIO International, and Spectrum Band are among the performers who will take center stage to represent the U.S. Virgin Islands.
“Every year, our goal is to pay homage to the vast Virgin Islands and Caribbean culture that is at the cornerstone of these annual celebrations for natives and visitors alike,” added USVI Division of Festivals Director Ian Turnbull.
Haitian kompa band VAYB and Dominican salsa orchestra Chiquito Team Band will provide a cross-cultural immersion of sound, highlighting the diverse musical interests of Virgin Islands residents.
First-time performers
Rounding out the village are a few first-time performers in the territory, including TeeJay, Jada Kingdom, and Kollision Band, and returning favorites Edwin Yearwood and Krosfyah, and Grandmasters.
Kids Night Out Village Night
This year, the Division of Festivals will host its first Kids Night Out Village Night, with activities including the Toddlers Derby, Best Dressed Doll, and performances by TMK and OTB.
More information on 72nd Annual St. Thomas Carnival Village
For up-to-date information about the 72nd Annual St. Thomas Carnival, visit https://www.instagram.com/usvifestivals/.
Culture
Online romances get a dose of reality in OWN’S all-new love & relationship series ‘The Never Ever Mets’
Hosted by Ta’Rhonda Jones, this 10-episode series features seven couples who have been virtually dating for some time and believe they may have found lasting love – only they have never met each other in person.
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has announced an all-new relationship series that takes online dating into the real world, The Never Ever Mets.
About The Never Ever Mets Series
Hosted by Ta’Rhonda Jones, this 10-episode series features seven couples who have been virtually dating for some time and believe they may have found lasting love – only they have never met each other in person! Now, they’re meeting face-to-face for the very first time and sharing a house together for three weeks to see if their internet love can survive off the screen and in real life.
Synopsis
As all seven couples convene under the same roof, dating in person rather than through their computers or phones quickly proves to be the biggest challenge yet.
While many couples have been years in the making, some quickly find the in-person relationship is not what they anticipated.
To test the strength of their love connections, the group participates in a series of fun and flirty relationship activities, couples therapy and for some, a trip to the “boom boom room.” But visits from discerning loved ones, meddling opinions and tension from others in the house challenge their bonds even further. At the end of their stay, some will go home together…and some will be signing off for good.
Premiere
The series premieres on Friday, April 19 at 8pm ET/PT, on the OWN Network.
Check out the trailer below:
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