By Francis Buseko
While Dakan made waves as the first openly West African queer love story, its significance extends far beyond its historic debut.
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By Gregory Walters
Here was Rod Stewart, unabashedly telling anyone who would listen he was friends with a gay man. It’s important that he describes George as “the kindest guy I ever knew.”
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It’s rather surprising considering the visuals that it wasn’t until 2019 that a Broadway musical based on a Tim Burton film came to the stage. Based on the original 1988 film, the show is playing at the Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary until January 12th,…
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After last years successful Boy Band themed holiday show, this year the ladies takeover with Girls Just Wanna Have Fun until February 2nd.
Like last year’s show, the first act will appeal mostly to older audiences familiar with artists like The Suprem…
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By Maggie Schreiner
The exhibition is organized around ten central themes, exploring topics such as the activist organizations who advocated for the bill’s passage, the New York politicians who played key roles during the fifteen-year campaign …
The …
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Exploring Cartagena, Medellín, and Fredonia
It turns out that Colombia, a country known for its vibrant culture, rich history, and breathtaking landscapes, is also a great spot for LGBTQ visitors. From the sun-kissed beaches of Cartagena to the tempe…
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By Elizabeth Costello
My heart, my gut, my cunt assumed positions of power. If that moment was a tarot card it was absolutely The Tower — the first time I spoke to her I felt hit by lightning. The rules of my gravity changed.
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By Brian Alessandro
Like then novel by William S. Burroughs on which it is based, Luca Guadagnino’s film adaptation of Queer is less about homosexuality than about the agonies and ecstasies of being a soul trapped in an aging, alienated body.
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By Damisola Sulaiman
How do you accept that your closet is a country, that the place that made you into the person you are, is where you can’t be yourself?
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Since 2011 The Book of Mormon has shown tremendous staying power. The musical, created by South Park’s Trey Parker and Matt Stone, continues to sell out shows on Broadway and the West End and touring shows. A packed house of long-time fans and newbies …
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LOVE IN THE BIG CITY Directed by Eon-hie Lee Sang Young Park is a peculiar figure in Korea’s literary scene. In a country where homosexuality is still very much taboo and gay literature practically non-existent, he has successfully create…
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By Patruni Sastry
I had watched enough Bollywood movies to know that a good pair of sunglasses could shield both my identity and my makeup from prying eyes. I packed my carefully chosen outfit— flowers handcrafted by my partner, and a wig— into a bag, …
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By Dale Corvino
We the Parasites is a deeply personal and ekphrastic poem-as-essay. It pursues its end to contaminate criticism with the queerest of methods. Dig in.
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By Steve Warren
The title, Queen Tut, is essentially a spoiler. Our young hero, Nabil (Ryan Ali), doesn’t choose it as his drag name until near the end of the film.
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