A new major force has entered what Hollywood calls the ‘streaming wars’ – and this time, it’s a platform for short videos that focuses on content that will be mostly streamed on mobile devices. All of the episodes on Quibi have a runtime that lands more or less on the 10-minute mark, which makes these shows pretty easy to watch on a casual basis.
If you’re looking for quality new LGBTQ+ content to watch that isn’t going to take up your entire day, Quibi might be a good option for you. Even before launch, Quibi had already attracted top-tier names in Hollywood, and many queer artists have been given a platform on the streaming service.
9 Gayme Show
Hosted by Matt Rogers and Dave Mizzoni, Gayme Show is one of the most hilarious series you can watch on Quibi. The premise of the show is simple: each episode, two straight contestants undergo a series of challenges. In the end, one of them is crowned the “Queen of the Straights.”
Watching these straight contestants trying to fit in with gay culture is one of the most fun aspects of Gayme Show. However, even more credit must be given to the hilarious hosts and the LGBTQ+ guests that they invite to mentor those straight contestants.
8 NightGowns
Sasha Velour won season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race after giving the fans an iconic lip sync that has gone down in history (and was even parodied by Saturday Night Live). However, even before Sasha was cast on Drag Race, she was already the host and main producer of an ongoing New York City-based project called NightGowns.
The NightGowns docu-series on Quibi explores the world that Sasha Velour has created for herself and like-minded performers. Over the course of 6 episodes, we see various performances from different LGBTQ+ artists and also gain an even deeper knowledge of Sasha Velour’s process as a showrunner, businessperson, and drag performer.
7 Fight Like a Girl
Fight Like a Girl is a show about women who are paired with WWE superstars and attempt to turn their lives around on a physical and emotional level. The series has a touch of Queer Eye and a splash of The Biggest Loser, and it’s very entertaining even if you’re not a regular WWE watcher.
This Quibi original series features the likes of Charlotte Flair, Sasha Banks, Nikki Bella, and Brie Bella, all of whom are very popular among WWE fans. Moreover, Fight Like a Girl also features Sonya Deville, who became the first openly lesbian wrestler in the history of the WWE franchise.
6 Dishmantled
Fans of Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt have been missing Tituss Burgess since the series ended. In 2020, the always funny Tituss is back as the host of a Quibi cooking competition called Dishmantled.
Each episode, two chefs must attempt to recreate a dish that they never actually saw in front of them. This hilarious challenge is then judged by celebrity guests such as Antoni Porowski, Dan Levy, Rachel Dratch, and Michelle Buteau. If you like Netflix’s Nailed It!, then Dishmantled is probably something you’ll enjoy as well.
5 Nikki Fre$h
Nicole Richie’s alter ego has gained its own TV show on Quibi. The somewhat-self-titled Nikki Fre$h series follows Nicole’s hilarious persona giving viewers advice. In the words of the Los Angeles Times, this show is “Goop meets Snoop.”
Without a doubt, the so-called ‘conscious trap’ sense of humor on Nikki Fre$h targets LGBTQ+ viewers. In fact, Nikki Fre$h says so in the trailer for the Quibi series, calling her music for “mostly moms and gays.”
4 Punk’d
Punk’d is back, but not on MTV. Hosted by Chance the Rapper, the new version of Punk’d follows the same format we’ve come to know and love over the years, but has even shorter episodes to accommodate for the Quibi concept.
Given that Punk’d is now hosted by Chance the Rapper, the series is heavy on pranking huge hip hop stars. With that said, we have LGBTQ+ representation on the fourth episode of the series, which features Lil Nas X being pranked.
3 Fierce Queens
At first, Fierce Queens seems like just a nature docu-series that focuses on female animals in the wild. What is surprising about this series is that it doesn’t shy away from exploring topics such as sexuality and gender identity in animals, making the point that these are biological events that take place in nature.
Narrated by Reese Witherspoon, Fierce Queens is undoubtedly LGBTQ-friendly. Even if you’re never been a fan of nature documentaries, this doc is still worth the watch.
2 You Ain’t Got These
You Ain’t Got These is a TV show about the culture surrounding sneakers. Hosted and executive produced by Emmy-award winner Lena Waithe, the show is not about LGBTQ+ topics in particular, but queer representation is there nonetheless.
On its 10th episode, the series explores why sneaker culture is still largely dominated by men, and prominent figures such as Candace Parker and Billie Jean King discuss how women have joined those conversations over the years.
1 Singled Out
Every person who owned a TV in the 1990s will probably remember MTV’s Singled Out. In 2020, Quibi has revived the dating game show, which is now hosted by Keke Palmer and Joel Kim Booster.
Quibi’s Singled Out is strong in its diversity of contestants. Overall, the series features several people of color and LGBTQ+ contestants and even has a drag queen looking for love on Episode 5. Furthermore, if you know anything about Joel Kim Booster’s comedy, you know that LGBTQ+ people will feel represented no matter which episode of Singled Out they are watching.
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