Calam Lynch and Ellis Howard in the BBC's What It Feels Like For A GirlThe new BBC drama What It Feels Like For A Girl is already generating a lot of conversation.Based on the memoir of the same name by journalist, presenter and transgender activist Paris Lees, the coming-of-age comedy-drama centres around teenage Byron as they navigate the many highs and lows of growing up queer in the East Midlands in the 2000s, and how their life changes as they find their own tribe.Over the course of it eight episodes, What It Feels Like For A Girl tackles heavy subjects like gender identity, sex, class and the importance of community and chosen family for queer people, and is already being hailed as “totally fearless”, “raw” and “essential viewing”.Here’s a selection of why the BBC series is being called a must-watch…
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