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Adam Silvera Is Writing the Books He Wished He Had as a Queer Teen

Adam Silvera Is Writing the Books He Wished He Had as a Queer Teen | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Adam Silvera gets as close to his characters as his readers do. The first—and only—time he cried while writing was at the death of one of the main characters in his third young-adult novel, 2017’s They Both Die at the End. He’d spent so much time outlining the story, he says, that “I knew that kid.” But his new prequel, The First to Die at th

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The Curious Cons of the Man Who Wouldn’t Die

The Curious Cons of the Man Who Wouldn’t Die | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

When Mark Olmsted contracted HIV, in the early 1980s, he figured the disease was a death sentence. And so he hatched a scheme to live out his last years in style—swiping credit cards, bilking insurance companies, even faking his own death. What’s the problem with some forgery, fraud, and crystal meth if you’ll soon be gone? A better question might have been: What the hell happens if you survive?

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Julio Torres Thinks Most Comedy Is Too Easy

Julio Torres Thinks Most Comedy Is Too Easy | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

“It’s almost like people are treating audiences as children,” says the daring, surrealist creator of “Los Espookys”

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How Wreck is breaking new ground for LGBT representation in horror

How Wreck is breaking new ground for LGBT representation in horror | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

How BBC Three show Wreck's LGBT characters are breaking new ground for representation

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Glenda Jackson Narrated LGBTQ Film ‘The Microcosm’ to Open at Queer Britain

Glenda Jackson Narrated LGBTQ Film ‘The Microcosm’ to Open at Queer Britain | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Maureen Duffy‘s 1966 book “The Microcosm” has been adapted as a film featuring two-time Oscar winner Glenda Jackson. In 1966 London, when homosexuality was still criminalized, The Gateways club in Chelsea offered a haven for women to dance, express themselves and love who they want. In the book, based on her own experience, Duffy

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Interview: Mariko Tamaki Talks LGBTQ+ Representation and L. M. Montgomery in ‘Anne of Greenville’

Interview: Mariko Tamaki Talks LGBTQ+ Representation and L. M. Montgomery in ‘Anne of Greenville’ | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Mariko Tamaki has reimagined Lucy Maude Montgomery's 'Anne of Green Gables' in the best possible way in her new YA novel, 'Anne of Greenville'. I had the opportunity to interview Tamaki and learned more about her reimagining of Montgomery's novel as well as the book's LGBTQ+ representation.

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Why ‘Bros’ Disappointed at the Box Office – It Is and Isn’t What You Think

Why ‘Bros’ Disappointed at the Box Office – It Is and Isn’t What You Think | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Billy Eichner's 'Bros' was a total box office disappointment. Here's a look at the complicated reasons why it didn't succeed as many hoped it would.

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Luke Macfarlane on Making Bros, a Big Step for Gay Rom-Com Representation

Luke Macfarlane on Making Bros, a Big Step for Gay Rom-Com Representation | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

We talked to Macfarlane in a bit more depth about Bros, his personal style, and what he'd be doing if he wasn't an actor.

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David Archuleta Talks ‘Faith in Me,’ Embracing His Queerness and Standing Up to LGBTQ Bullies

David Archuleta Talks ‘Faith in Me,’ Embracing His Queerness and Standing Up to LGBTQ Bullies | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The 'American Idol' fan favorite also opened up about his newfound Broadway ambitions.

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‘The People’s Joker’ Review: Trans Comic Finds Her Truth in Unauthorized Batman Parody

‘The People’s Joker’ Review: Trans Comic Finds Her Truth in Unauthorized Batman Parody | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

In the DC Extended Universe, it’s not the villains who have identity issues, but the heroes. Bruce Wayne watched his parents get murdered, adopted a teenage sidekick and now spends his nights cosplaying as the creature everyone associates with vampires. Kal-El also saw his parents die and goes through life trying to pass as the

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On TV, the Faces That Look Back at Us When We Come Out

On TV, the Faces That Look Back at Us When We Come Out | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

On television, for over 50 years, queer characters have confronted cruel, cringy, even heartwarming reactions.

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'Queer for Fear: A History of Queer Horror' trailer examines scary movies through an LGBTQ lens

'Queer for Fear: A History of Queer Horror' trailer examines scary movies through an LGBTQ lens | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Watch Shudder's trailer for "Queer for Fear: A History of Queer Horror", a documentary seeing scary movie history through an LGBTQ lens.

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P-Valley Season Finale Brings Black-Queer-Attracted Men’s Storyline Into The Forefront

P-Valley Season Finale Brings Black-Queer-Attracted Men’s Storyline Into The Forefront | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

J. Alphonse Nicholson sits down with Forbes to discuss the impact of P-Valley and his character Lil’ Murda’s role in introducing America to the lived experience of a queer-attracted Black man.

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GLEE Controversies Uncovered in New Discovery+ Docu-Series

GLEE Controversies Uncovered in New Discovery+ Docu-Series | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The series will pull the curtain back on the good and bad experiences of Glee's cast and crew. The series will also feature testimonies from close friends and family, revealing never-heard-before stories. The docu-series will also have exclusive access to Glee cast and crew members, who will give their personal stories.

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Omar Sharif Jr. Reflects on His Family, Finding His Voice, and More in ‘A Tale of Two Omars’

Omar Sharif Jr. Reflects on His Family, Finding His Voice, and More in ‘A Tale of Two Omars’ | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

After publicly coming out in 2012 in “The Advocate,” Sharif Jr. was thrust into a new spotlight.

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Interview With the Vampire's Queer Focus Surpasses the 1994 Film

Interview With the Vampire's Queer Focus Surpasses the 1994 Film | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

AMC's Interview with the Vampire is a modern retelling of the Anne Rice novel and 1994 film adaptation that puts queerness front and center.

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Breaking Brokebad: A True Gay Crime Story I Wouldn’t Believe if I Hadn’t Lived It

Breaking Brokebad: A True Gay Crime Story I Wouldn’t Believe if I Hadn’t Lived It | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

A truly accurate account of my descent into criminality would start on the day in 1981 when the New York Times published the first article about a bizarre new immune-suppressive syndrome just being…

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Yup, Velma is a lesbian. A new film removes any doubt.

Yup, Velma is a lesbian. A new film removes any doubt. | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Viral video clips from the new Scooby-Doo movie were met with enthusiasm by fans who had long considered Velma a queer icon.

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Oscar Winner Dustin Lance Black Revisits His Mormon Past in Trailer for HBO's 'Mama's Boy'

Oscar Winner Dustin Lance Black Revisits His Mormon Past in Trailer for HBO's 'Mama's Boy' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Dustin Lance Black says the documentary explores the "hard work it will take moving forward to rebuild trust, love, family and community in the places we've cherished and once called home"

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Bros Is So Much More Than An LGBTQ+ Romcom - Why It's So Important

Bros Is So Much More Than An LGBTQ+ Romcom - Why It's So Important | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Bros might seem like it's just a gay romcom on the surface, and the marketing leans on that, but the movie is more important than you think.

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Hannah Gadsby Has Signed A New Deal With Netflix To Hopefully Change The 'Notoriously Transphobic Industry'

Hannah Gadsby Has Signed A New Deal With Netflix To Hopefully Change The 'Notoriously Transphobic Industry' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The comedian is taking steps to hopefully make far-reaching changes in the industry.

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‘The Damned Don’t Cry’ Review: Fyzal Boulifa’s Refined, Strikingly Queer Mother-Son Melodrama

‘The Damned Don’t Cry’ Review: Fyzal Boulifa’s Refined, Strikingly Queer Mother-Son Melodrama | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

In the little-remembered 1950 noir “The Damned Don’t Cry,” Joan Crawford plays a Texan housewife whose grief for her late son spurs her to make a new life for herself in the urban underworld. Fyzal Boulifa’s exquisite new film of the same title is named expressly for that Crawford vehicle, but is neither a remake

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Something You Said Last Night Creatives on Crafting an Authentic Trans Film

Something You Said Last Night Creatives on Crafting an Authentic Trans Film | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Something You Said Last Night's Paige Madison Evans, Carmen Madonia, and Luis De Filippis discuss the hurdles of telling an authentic trans story.

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‘I’m black, I’m gay, I’m a woman. My country hates me!’: actor Samira Wiley on love, confidence and the Handmaid’s Tale

‘I’m black, I’m gay, I’m a woman. My country hates me!’: actor Samira Wiley on love, confidence and the Handmaid’s Tale | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Samira Wiley shot to fame in Orange is the New Black, then confirmed her status in The Handmaid’s Tale. Now she’s at the National Theatre. She talks about the timeliness of her roles – and trusting her wife to kill off her characters

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Jack Holden Answered a Call for Help, Then Wrote Hit Play ‘Cruise’

Jack Holden Answered a Call for Help, Then Wrote Hit Play ‘Cruise’ | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Jack Holden, a volunteer with much-cherished British LGBTQ charity Switchboard, was inspired to write his acclaimed play “Cruise” from the many calls for help and advice he took.

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