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"Love Is Blind" Is Basically a Lesbian Reality Show for Straight People — and I Can't Get Enough of It

"Love Is Blind" Is Basically a Lesbian Reality Show for Straight People — and I Can't Get Enough of It | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

This show forces straights to do what lesbians do all the time — talk about their deepest fears and feelings, endlessly.

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The return of The L Word: the groundbreaking lesbian show is back

The return of The L Word: the groundbreaking lesbian show is back | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The glossy 00s drama with a cult following has been given a revamp but how does it fit into a different TV landscape?

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‘Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn’ Review: A Revealing Doc

‘Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn’ Review: A Revealing Doc | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

A second documentary about the infamous Roy Cohn, directed by the granddaughter of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, is less authoritative but more anecdotally revealing than 'Where's My Roy Cohn?'

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GLOW season 3 and the evolution of queer storytelling

GLOW season 3 and the evolution of queer storytelling | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

GLOW season 3 addresses the queer and LGBT issues of the '80s that had been simmering in the background

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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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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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OUTtv and Air Canada partner to bring Pride to In-Flight entertainment

OUTtv and Air Canada partner to bring Pride to In-Flight entertainment | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

World’s First LGBTQ+ TV network’s programming will be available to watch on board Summer 2018 - To celebrate Pride 2018, OUTtv and Air Canada today announced a partnership that will bring OUTtv content to Air Canada’s enRoute in-flight entertainment system for a summer of Pride themed programming.

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How ‘Pose’ Will Make History for Trans Storytelling

How ‘Pose’ Will Make History for Trans Storytelling | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Writer-director-producer Janet Mock writes about the impact Ryan Murphy's new FX drama "Pose" will have for the trans community.
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Tinseltown's Queer! Vintage LGBT Television Comes Out of the Closet!

Tinseltown's Queer! Vintage LGBT Television Comes Out of the Closet! | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

“Tinseltown’s Queer”, produced and hosted by Nicholas Snow, aired on Los Angeles-area television for most of the 1990’s. With the launch of PromoHomo.TV in the Spring of 2016, he brought this episode literally out of the closet to share with his growing worldwide audience, the majority of whom were not even born with this particular …

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Is ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ the Most Radical Show on TV?

Is ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ the Most Radical Show on TV? | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The reality-television competition that began nine years ago has evolved to reflect an era fixated on gender and identity — and the boundary-pushing spirit of its star.

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Danny Miller on the Robron 2018 Wedding: ‘It’d be nice to have a big happy gay wedding where nothing goes wrong!’

Danny Miller on the Robron 2018 Wedding: ‘It’d be nice to have a big happy gay wedding where nothing goes wrong!’ | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Danny Miller talks about the Robron 2018 wedding and reveals his high hopes that it will be plain sailing for Aaron and Robert in ITV soap Emmerdale
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LGBT characters on U.S. TV at record highs

LGBT characters on U.S. TV at record highs | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
The number of lesbian, gay and transgender characters on U.S. television shows have reached record highs, and campaign group GLAAD said on Thursday that their stories were more important than ever given moves in the United States to roll back LGBT acceptance.
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‘Will & Grace’ Is Back. Will Its Portrait of Gay Life Hold Up?

‘Will & Grace’ Is Back. Will Its Portrait of Gay Life Hold Up? | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The groundbreaking NBC sitcom helped normalize gay characters in the 1990s. But its sharp-edged humor and stereotypes may feel out of step in the identity politics age.

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'Out on Television' tracks evolution of LGBTQ portrayals

'Out on Television' tracks evolution of LGBTQ portrayals | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Actor Wilson Cruz says a new documentary on the evolution of LGBT depictions on television is a “love letter” to the medium’s power

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The Very (Very) Slow Rise of Lesbianism on TV

The Very (Very) Slow Rise of Lesbianism on TV | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Early efforts to introduce thoughtful story lines about women who love women gave way to gimmicks in the 1990s, before returning with force this century.

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Gay performers shine with several wins at the Emmy Awards

Gay performers shine with several wins at the Emmy Awards | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Gay performers shined at the Emmy Awards on Sunday with wins in several categories including best actor in a drama series, which went to "Pose" star Billy Porter as the first openly gay black man to take home the honor.

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'The L Word' Creator Ilene Chaiken on LGBTQ Stories on TV

'The L Word' Creator Ilene Chaiken on LGBTQ Stories on TV | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

"It's still a predominantly white male world and there's still a scarcity of stories of marginalized populations being told," said the Emmy winner when discussing the revival of the groundbreaking drama at MIPTV.

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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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‘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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Most Americans Don’t Know Anyone Who’s Transgender. “Pose” Could Help Change That

Most Americans Don’t Know Anyone Who’s Transgender. “Pose” Could Help Change That | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Pose, the new series on FX that debuts on June 3, is a revelation. It shows that trans people can be heroes, and not just victims. First, there’s what’s in front of the camera. The show tells the story of New York City’s ball culture scene in the AIDS-plagued 1980’s, and follows a group of […]
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Ultimate 'Roseanne' Fan: Be Prepared to Love This Unexpected Reboot

Ultimate 'Roseanne' Fan: Be Prepared to Love This Unexpected Reboot | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
With many people skeptical about the upcoming Roseanne reboot, this insider attempts to dispel our fears: the show reflects truth in today's America.
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Runaways, Black Lightning, and a new kind of LGBT representation

Runaways, Black Lightning, and a new kind of LGBT representation | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Are we entering a brand new era of LGBTQ+ representation?
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Pop Culture Fix: Ryan Murphy’s New Show “Pose” Will Feature an Astonishing 50+ LGBT Characters

Pop Culture Fix: Ryan Murphy’s New Show “Pose” Will Feature an Astonishing 50+ LGBT Characters | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Plus: Jodie Whittaker takes over the TARDIS, Mary and Mel and Sue reunited for Christmas, some Steven Universe ballet, the new Grace & Frankie trailer, and more!

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how punk rock lgbt television was redefined by a bunch of club kids and their friends

how punk rock lgbt television was redefined by a bunch of club kids and their friends | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
TV legends Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey, the makers of RuPaul’s Drag Race have been making niche “unscripted storytelling” TV shows since the 80s, from underground movies about club kids to docs about finding love in Iraq.
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I didn’t grow up with LGBT kids’ TV characters – but I found them elsewhere

I didn’t grow up with LGBT kids’ TV characters – but I found them elsewhere | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
The Disney Channel has introduced its first ever LGBT storyline in Andi Mack – but in my formative years, I had to look outside kids’ TV to find my small-screen role models
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