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Outfest Launching Inaugural OutFronts To Highlight LGBTQ+ TV

Outfest Launching Inaugural OutFronts To Highlight LGBTQ+ TV | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Outfest has announced that they will be launching a new virtual festival this June called OutFronts, highlighting LGBTQ+ representation in episodic television. The event will span the course of fiv…

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Outfest 2020: These Are the LGBTQ+ Films We’re Most Excited to Watch

Outfest 2020: These Are the LGBTQ+ Films We’re Most Excited to Watch | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

This year, the Los Angeles film festival is an 11-day virtual event featuring over 160 films.

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How ‘Disclosure’ Director Sam Feder Brought His Trans Visibility Documentary to Life

How ‘Disclosure’ Director Sam Feder Brought His Trans Visibility Documentary to Life | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

In this interview with Sam Feder, the Disclosure director discusses his Netflix documentary, working with Laverne Cox, transgender representation, and more.

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Netflix Documentary ‘Circus of Books’ Highlights LGBT, US History

Netflix Documentary ‘Circus of Books’ Highlights LGBT, US History | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Karen and Barry Mason were an average couple living the 1980s Southern California dream — a humble home in West Hollywood, three healthy children, weekly services at a synagogue in the San Fernando…

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Samantha Sidley makes bubbly, LGBTQ-friendly jazz-pop

Samantha Sidley makes bubbly, LGBTQ-friendly jazz-pop | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The L.A. singer's quietly radical new album, "Interior Person," featuring "I Like Girls," was born from surviving both a serious illness and a sexual assault.

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QueerX Awards Nikita Dragun + Laura Linney’s World Premiere & Raymond Braun’s STATE OF PRIDE

QueerX Awards Nikita Dragun + Laura Linney’s World Premiere & Raymond Braun’s STATE OF PRIDE | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Premiere queer global streaming network Revry presents QueerX, the 4th annual queer music, film, and industry festival May 31st – June 2nd in West Hollywood, California, sponsored by Lexus.  Today QueerX announces its full star-studded line up of luminaries in the LGBTQ and media influencer communities with concerts, screenings, industry panels, parties, the Powerhouse Industry Pitchfest and the Revry Visibility Awards honoring entrepreneur and media maven Nikita Dragun, advocate and media personality Raymond Braun, and the star and creator of Netflix’s Special, Ryan O’Connell. 

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Why the Gay Men’s Chorus of L.A. is singing for survival

Why the Gay Men’s Chorus of L.A. is singing for survival | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles has been part of the fabric of the city for 40 years, but recent allegations of sexual misconduct and serious financial problems have forced the group into painful self-reflection. An attempt to start over comes this weekend.

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John Butler, Matt Bomer & Alejandro Patiño on Papi Chulo

John Butler, Matt Bomer & Alejandro Patiño on Papi Chulo | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

We sit down with John Butler, Matt Bomer and Alejandro Patiño, respectively Papi Chulo's director and co-stars, to discuss the LA-set comedy-drama.

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Cheddar EXCLUSIVE: Revry Joins Comcast’s Xfinity X1 as Newest Network

Cheddar EXCLUSIVE: Revry Joins Comcast’s Xfinity X1 as Newest Network | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Revry CEO, Damian Pelliccione, was interviewed this morning on Cheddar Business, the millennial-minded financial and business network, to announce the queer streaming network’s upcoming expansion into the Comcast family.

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‘All American’ Team on Portrayal of Class Differences, LGBTQ Community

‘All American’ Team on Portrayal of Class Differences, LGBTQ Community | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The CW’s new drama “All American,” based on the real-life experiences of ex-NFL player Spencer Paysinger, centers on a a football player from South Central Los Angeles who transfe…

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Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Premieres Its First-Ever Short Documentary "One Stride: Chosen Family" at Outfest

Barefoot Wine & Bubbly Premieres Its First-Ever Short Documentary "One Stride: Chosen Family" at Outfest | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Featuring "Pose" star Mj Rodriguez and LGBTQ civil rights trailblazer Richard Leitsch, the documentary amplifies diverse stories of the LGBTQ community and speaks to the importance of finding chosen family
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Indie LGBT Documentary BETWEEN THE SHADES Announces LA Premiere

Indie LGBT Documentary BETWEEN THE SHADES Announces LA Premiere | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Dances with Films  (DWF) officially announced the LA Premiere of LGBT Doc Between the Shades to screen at The TCL Chinese Theatre as one of six feature documentaries on June 11th.

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2018 Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival Announces Achievement Award Recipient & Gala Screenings

2018 Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival Announces Achievement Award Recipient & Gala Screenings | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Outfest – the Los Angeles based non-profit organization promoting equality by creating, sharing, and protecting LGBTQ stories on the screen – today announced its 2018 Achievement Award recipient, Angela Robinson, and its galas, including Opening and Closing Night.

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Q&A with Cameron Esposito: Putting out a memoir during a pandemic and facing the darkness onstage

Q&A with Cameron Esposito: Putting out a memoir during a pandemic and facing the darkness onstage | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

“For a long time, I was using standup to talk about my life, what had happened to me,” the comedian says.

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Howard Director Don Hahn on Telling Howard Ashman's Story

Howard Director Don Hahn on Telling Howard Ashman's Story | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

'Howard,' the new Disney+ documentary from Don Hahn, looks at the all-too-short life of Howard Ashman, the lyricist and writer behind your favorite Disney movies.

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Brian Michael Smith of '9-1-1: Lone Star' on mindful quarantine

Brian Michael Smith of '9-1-1: Lone Star' on mindful quarantine | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

A regular in Fox's '9-1-1: Lone Star,' Smith has gotten a lot of reading done as he waits out the pandemic in a friend's guestroom.

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Featuring Renowned playwright and award-winning director Odalys Nanin

Featuring Renowned playwright and award-winning director Odalys Nanin | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Renowned playwright and award-winning director Odalys Nanin returns to the stage this February 2020 starring again as controversial Mexican artist and painter Frida Kahlo in the EDDON Award-winning play for Best Performance & Production: Frida: Stroke of Passion – an original play with live music and iconic songs: Paloma Negra, La Llorona, Piensa en mi, Estas Son Las Mananitas, Maria Bonita and a Tango Song Una Cabeza.

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Singer/Songwriter Donovan Holden Releases New Album, A Brighter Day

Singer/Songwriter Donovan Holden Releases New Album, A Brighter Day | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

A Ohio native, Donovan Holden, began early on to write his own songs, in notebooks, vastly influence bu the radio tunes of the time: country, soul, rock n’ roll, pop, blues, jazz, gospel, and sacred music, which all seemingly co-existed together before the days of heavily formatted radio.

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L.A. QueerX Fest (music/film/industry) Announces LineUp & Concert Headliner Brooke Candy+ Special Guests

L.A. QueerX Fest (music/film/industry) Announces LineUp & Concert Headliner Brooke Candy+ Special Guests | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Premiere queer global streaming network, Revry, is proud to present the 4th annual QueerX festival May 31st – June 2nd in West Hollywood, California. Formerly known as Out Web Fest, QueerX is the intersection of music, film, and industry.  Today, QueerX announces its 2019 Program lineup as well as the star-studded opening night concert headliners. The festival features luminaries in the LGBTQ and media influencer communities with concerts, screenings, industry speaker panels, parties, the Powerhouse Industry Pitchfest and the Revry Visibility Awards. 

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Revry wants to be the streaming service for and by LGBTQ people

Revry wants to be the streaming service for and by LGBTQ people | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Founded in late 2015, Revry markets itself as the first global LGBTQ streaming app, hosting more 4,000 hours of films, shows, podcasts and music.

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Revry is the queer streaming site you always needed in your life

Revry is the queer streaming site you always needed in your life | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

CEO Damian Pelliccione and COO Alia J. Daniels share their top picks on Revry, an entertainment streaming site by, for, and about the LGBTQ community.

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GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics Announces Timeline and Sets January 12th for Film & TV Dorian Awards

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics Announces Timeline and Sets January 12th for Film & TV Dorian Awards | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, previously known as the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, has announced its voting timeline and ceremony date for its milestone 10th Dorian Awards. The group’s approximately 220 members will begin voting their choices for the best in film and TV in both mainstream and LGBTQ categories on Thursday, December 27, 2018, with final ballots due Thursday, January 3, 2019. Winners will be announced Tuesday, January 8, and will be celebrated at GALECA’s annual Dorian Awards Toast at a gala luncheon in Los Angeles the following Saturday, January 12, 2019.

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Los Angeles LGBT Center Will Host Two LA Movie Premieres

Los Angeles LGBT Center Will Host Two LA Movie Premieres | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Los Angeles LGBT Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center and StandOut Productions have announced a special, one-night-only event - the Los Angeles premiere screening of the latest work from award-winning filmmaker Andrea Meyerson. The award-winning Getting Started and One Way Street, both written and directed by Ms. Meyerson, make their LA debuts at the Center's Renberg Theatre on Saturday, August 25, at 7:30pm.


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Getting Started had its world premiere in April 2018 at OUTShine Film Festival where it won the Audience Award for Best Short Film. It has also won the Audience Choice Award and Lily Tomlin Best of Fest Award at Cinema Systers Film Festival, and Best Comedy Short Film at the Kansas City LGBT Film Festival. The movie tells the story of Tori and Joy who, after meeting online, have their first date and chemistry ensues. But will their mutual attraction be enough to overcome the challenges that arise?

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2018 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival Announces Complete Lineup

2018 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival Announces Complete Lineup | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Celebrating its 36th Anniversary, Outfest – the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization promoting equality by creating, sharing, and protecting LGBTQ stories on the screen – today announced the complete programming lineup for the 2018 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival presented by HBO. The nation’s leading LGBTQ festival will be held July 12-22, 2018.

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WHAT’S A GUY TO SELL?! Former QVC Host Dale Guy Madison Brings Revival of One-Man Show to Hollywood Fringe Fest for Pride Month

WHAT’S A GUY TO SELL?! Former QVC Host Dale Guy Madison Brings Revival of One-Man Show to Hollywood Fringe Fest for Pride Month | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Former QVC Host Dale Guy Madison Brings Revival of One-Man Show to the Hollywood Fringe Festival For National LGBT Pride Month - What’s a guy to sell?! Well, back by popular demand, former QVC host Dale Guy Madison brings back a revival of his one-man show, “My Life in Three Easy Payments,” to the Hollywood Fringe Festival in June for National LGBT Pride Month. The festival runs from June 7-24, 2018 at various venues in the heart of Hollywood. For more information, visit HollywoodFringe.org.

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