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Billy Porter helps examine origins of gay rights movement

Billy Porter helps examine origins of gay rights movement | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Starting this week, he narrates “EQUAL,” a new docuseries on HBO Max that traces the history of the LGBTQ movement through the Stonewall uprising in 1969.

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'Everybody's Talking About Jamie” Full Trailer Released

'Everybody's Talking About Jamie” Full Trailer Released | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

20th Century Studios has released the first trailer for “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” in honor of National Coming Out Day. The film stars newcomer Max Harwood in the title rol…

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Malaysian actor Henry Golding plays gay man revisiting Vietnamese roots in ‘Monsoon’

Malaysian actor Henry Golding plays gay man revisiting Vietnamese roots in ‘Monsoon’ | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

‘Henry Golding says GAY RIGHTS and we STAN.’ #tetapbangga This article, Malaysian actor Henry Golding plays gay man revisiting Vietnamese roots in ‘Monsoon’, originally appeared on Coconuts, Asia's leading alternative media company.

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Charlie Carver on Ratched, coming out, and The Boys in the Band

Charlie Carver on Ratched, coming out, and The Boys in the Band | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Charlie Carver sat down with us to discuss The Boys in the Band, a potential Desperate Housewives reboot, and of course, all things Ratched.

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First Out: New Music From Janelle Monáe, Mxmtoon, Fletcher & More

First Out: New Music From Janelle Monáe, Mxmtoon, Fletcher & More | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Singer-songwriter Rod Thomas (Bright Light Bright Light's off-stage name) has opened up about his experience trying to 'fit in' among the gay community.

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'Ammonite' Review: Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan's Lesbian Romance

'Ammonite' Review: Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan's Lesbian Romance | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

No matter the culture, no matter the century, one of the great obstacles facing LGBT people through time has been the virtual invisibility of those who have come before. If you don’t see anyone like...

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We Survived Bury Your Gays to Usher in Queer Immortality

We Survived Bury Your Gays to Usher in Queer Immortality | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Stories are still using the tired bury your gays trope, but they're also switching to immortal gays. The Old Guard uses this trope successfully.

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An LGBTQ+ Comedy About Dating And Falling In Love During A Global Pandemic

An LGBTQ+ Comedy About Dating And Falling In Love During A Global Pandemic | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

OML will release dating ‘in’ place, a 10- episode short-form series available to stream on the new OML ON REVRY NETWORK.

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Jacki Weaver on Stage Mother, LGBTQ Inclusion, and Animal Kingdom

Jacki Weaver on Stage Mother, LGBTQ Inclusion, and Animal Kingdom | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Jacki Weaver on her LGBTQ drama Stage Mother, working with Lucy Liu, why she can't watch Animal Kingdom anymore, and more.

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SF filmmaker Jenni Olson at center of summer's LGBT film world

SF filmmaker Jenni Olson at center of summer's LGBT film world | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

San Francisco filmmaker, historian and curator finds herself at the center of the LGBT film world this summer.

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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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Pride All Year: LGBTQ Network Revry and Xfinity Present The Beltway Pride Screening Series

Pride All Year: LGBTQ Network Revry and Xfinity Present The Beltway Pride Screening Series | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

At Comcast, one of our top operating principles is diversity and inclusion. We believe that a diverse and inclusive company is a more effective company, leading us to approach diversity as a driver for business growth and innovation. We also celebrate Pride all year long and are excited to introduce

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GLAAD film report: More LGBTQ characters, but lack screen time

GLAAD film report: More LGBTQ characters, but lack screen time | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Films have improved LGBTQ representation, but there's still a lack of transgender characters and people of color, according to GLAAD's annual report.

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Michael Fabiano Documentary 'Crescendo' Coming to Quibi

Michael Fabiano Documentary 'Crescendo' Coming to Quibi | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

When Michael Fabiano was starting out as an opera singer 13 years ago, he was advised to stay in the closet and that coming out as gay could be a career killer. “That was frustrating because...

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Zachary Quinto Talks Boys in the Band and Coming Out as Gay

Zachary Quinto Talks Boys in the Band and Coming Out as Gay | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Zachary Quinto has never seen William Friedkin’s 1970 big-screen adaptation of “The Boys in the Band,” based on Mart Crowley’s play about a group of gay men who gather in a New York apartment...

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New York LGBTQ Film Festival Lineup: 'Ammonite,' 'Uncle Frank,' More

New York LGBTQ Film Festival Lineup: 'Ammonite,' 'Uncle Frank,' More | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

NewFest, New York’s LGBTQ film and media organization, has announced its program for the 32nd New York LGBTQ Film Festival. This year’s event will feature virtual events, as well as dri…

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Punkie Johnson Is First Out Black Lesbian to Join SNL Cast

Punkie Johnson Is First Out Black Lesbian to Join SNL Cast | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

With Punkie Johnson, SNL just got 100% more lesbian, for a record breaking two (lol, yes TWO!) lesbians in the cast at the same time.

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'Coastal Elites' Star Dan Levy Recalls When Auditions Asked Him To 'up the Gay'

'Coastal Elites' Star Dan Levy Recalls When Auditions Asked Him To 'up the Gay' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Dan Levy plays an actor going for a superhero role on HBO's 'Coastal Elites.' The role brought back memories of some of his own auditions.

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Here’s your first look at Kristen Stewart’s gay Christmas rom-com

Here’s your first look at Kristen Stewart’s gay Christmas rom-com | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Honestly, who cares about the vaccine? The festive season is instantly saved.

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Nigeria’s ‘Ìfé’ film reclaims love at the center of LGBTQ stories

Nigeria’s ‘Ìfé’ film reclaims love at the center of LGBTQ stories | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Upon its release later this year, "Ìfé" will be Nigeria's first film that features a positive love story made by queer women about queer women.

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Cast unveiled for HBO Max's new 'Equal' series on LGBTQ history

Cast unveiled for HBO Max's new 'Equal' series on LGBTQ history | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

A four-part series based on pivotal moments in queer history, including key events prior to the Stonewall Uprising, is coming to HBO Max in October...

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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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'It’s a Wonderful Lifetime' adds LGBTQ and Chinese-American Stories

'It’s a Wonderful Lifetime' adds LGBTQ and Chinese-American Stories | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Lifetime has started to name the leads and specials for the network's upcoming It’s a Wonderful Lifetime programming block.

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Lifetime will air its 1st holiday movie with LGBTQ romance as lead story

Lifetime will air its 1st holiday movie with LGBTQ romance as lead story | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

"The Christmas Set Up," which will focus on a love story between two men, will air during the network's "It's a Wonderful Lifetime" programming block.

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‘Dog Valley,' a documentary about a gay Utah student murdered in 1988, is streaming in online film festival

‘Dog Valley,' a documentary about a gay Utah student murdered in 1988, is streaming in online film festival | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

When writer Chad Anderson learned the harrowing story of Gordon Church, a Southern Utah State College student who was beaten, raped and killed by two parolees in 1988, he wanted to make a documentary honoring Church’s memory.

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