5 LGBT+ series you can't miss - DYKKA.com

Netflix and chill on rainy summer nights or sunny winter weekends? No matter what time you choose for a series marathon, these gems will definitely not disappoint you!

• Girls Behind Bars (2013, USA)

The series Girls Behind Bars first takes us through the life of Piper Chapman, an educated, upper-class bisexual woman who is sentenced to prison for helping her then-girlfriend with drug dealing.

Later in the series, however, we will also meet other female prisoners, including Sophia Burset, a former transgender firefighter whose portrayal by Laverne Cox made her the first ever Primetime Emmy winner for acting. It is also interesting that although Sophia Burset was originally dubbed by Petr Lněnička in the Netflix version and Lucie Brychtová for Prima, on Netflix we can now only find the dubbing with Lucie Brychtová. The streaming company has decided that the transgender character will be voiced by a transgender person.

• Veneno. Life and Death of an Icon (2020, Spain)

La Veneno, or Jed, was the stage name of Spanish transgender actress and singer Cristina Ortiz Rodríguez, who became one of the first LGBT+ celebrities in her country. The series documents not only her rich life, but also her not entirely clear-cut death in 2016. The famous artist was portrayed by three actresses: Jedet Sánchez, Daniela Santiago, and Isabel Torres.

• Billions (2016, US)

Investment banking, speculation and money of unimaginable values ​​– that is the world depicted by the American series Billions . It also features Taylor Mason, a non-binary character who is an intern at Axe Capital, played by none other than non-binary Asia Kate Dillon, also Brandy Epps from Girls Behind Bars . The series thus became the first in history on US television screens in which at least one character is known to be non-binary.

• Dear White People (2017, USA)

Dear White People is a satirical series that deals with the lives of four black students at a fictional college in the United States, especially their perception of themselves at a school where the majority of the student body is white people. One of the characters is Lionel, who is gay and black, a member of a minority within another minority. Of course, he tries to fit in with his classmates, so he joins the editorial team of the school magazine and is assigned to write a report on Samantha, a mixed-race presenter who broadcasts a program critical of racism.

• Empire (2015, USA)

If you like music, you'll probably appreciate this series, which revolves around the hip-hop business, especially the family of music mogul Lucious Lyon. His middle son Jamal Lyon, a gay singer-songwriter, is trying to mentally cope with the harsh environment of rap and big money. Rapper Young MA was also supposed to play in the series, but she turned down the role, saying that she wanted to establish herself first, not as a character in the series.