– ‘We Are Pride’ YouTube channel has today announced it is bolstering its growing partnership with Lesflicks to premiere five brand new acclaimed lesbian films and digital series to the channel in June and beyond to celebrate 2024 LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.
Operated by global entertainment company VA Media, The We Are Pride YouTube channel boasts more than 500K subscribers and celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community – delivering a diverse slate of acclaimed film and television content from around the world that’s free to watch on YouTube. Averaging up to 300 new titles per year, We Are Pride has reached more than 45 million views across its YouTube catalogue.
The go-to destination for lesbian content on YouTube, We Are Pride is home to some of the most watched lesbian films and series on the platform, including: More Beautiful for Having Been Broken (8.9m views), Camp Belvidere (7.2m views), Tell Me I Love You (6.3m views), AESOP (4.2m views), and Looking For Her (3.3m views). Most recently, We Are Pride premiered the lesbian series Rumors on YouTube, which after only one month has garnered over 1 million views and counting. All these titles and more are available to stream on We Are Pride’s Women Loving Women playlist.
The upcoming slate of lesbian content arriving throughout June for Pride Month features a mix of dramas, documentaries, comedies, movies and short films, with highlights including:
- LOVE ME LEX A brand new, seven-episode, lesbian web series from Australian writer and director Sanja Katich, Love Me Lex is produced by Stephanie Davis and Somedae Pictures. The series follows a 40 something woman looking for love in the tiny puddle that is the Lesbian dating pool.
- THE WHISTLE
- feature documentary from director StormMiguel Florez, revealing the story of a secret code created by and shared among young lesbians in 1970s and 80s Albuquerque, New Mexico as a means of self-identification and finding community.
- WHEN ABBIE MET EMMY–
- short film from director Kevin Walls. When an offbeat young woman encounters her perfect match in a movie theatre, she must summon the courage to win her dream girl’s heart.
- METRO SEXUAL
An Australian comedy series starring comedian Geraldine Hickey and Riley Nottingham. Shot in a mockumentary style, the series follows the lives of doctors Stephanie Huddleston and Langdon Marsh, who work at Metropolitan Sexual Health, while also juggling friendships, relationships with colleagues, and their love lives.
- THE VISIT
- short film from writer-director Shannan Leigh Reeve. A simple birthday card and a firstclass ticket bring Andi and Emily face-to-face with a question that neither thought she was ready to confront.
The upcoming slate will be featured in a branded Pride Month playlist on the We Are Pride YouTube channel throughout June.
Since its launch in 2020, Lesflicks has been bringing authentic sapphic stories to the screen via their independent subscription streaming platform and in-person screening events. Lesflicks seeks to support audiences and filmmakers alike and their streaming platform features the largest collection of authentic lesbian & bisexual stories of any streaming service in the world, available on subscription ad-free on the web and all major TV and phone apps. Lesflicks are proud to partner with We Are Pride to offer a selection of their titles free with-ads, meaning that there is a price-point and viewing option for all, no matter their budget or viewing preferences.
Hannah Barnes, We Are Pride Director of Unscripted and Original Production, said: “Lesflicks is at the forefront of lesbian storytelling, bringing honest and absorbing stories of sapphic love to the screen. We are really pleased to be deepening our partnership with Naomi and the team at Lesflicks to license a raft of acclaimed content for the We Are Pride YouTube channel as we celebrate Pride Month this June and beyond.
“Lesbian content is our most popular content on We Are Pride. Audiences are craving authenticity and representation in the content they watch and we anticipate our partnership with Lesflicks will only continue to grow with the demand for these films and series.”
Naomi Bennett, Lesflicks Founder and CEO, said: “Everyone deserves to see themselves on screen and authentic lesbian & bisexual stories offer hope to those discovering their true selves as part of their coming out. Lesflicks proudly champions under-represented voices and showcases authentic sapphic stories otherwise overlooked by mainstream distributors. We work with independent filmmakers and share their stories because they matter, and not just in Pride Month because as a lesbian-owned business we know that our audiences are queer all year, not just in June!
“A minimum of 11 million women worldwide don’t identify as heterosexual, and that number only grows year on year. Together with the We Are Pride YouTube channel, we’re going to celebrate those women and their stories this Pride Month and beyond.”
New Lesflicks content will premiere on the ‘We Are Pride’ YouTube channel throughout June
in celebration of 2024 LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.
