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'Jeopardy!': Trans contestant Amy Schneider wins Trans Awareness Week

'Jeopardy!': Trans contestant Amy Schneider wins Trans Awareness Week | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

"Jeopardy!" contestant Amy Schneider is heading into Monday's episode with a 3-game winning streak, joining the few openly trans winners on the show.

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Bob Mackie Dishes About Designing for Divas Like Cher, Streisand

Bob Mackie Dishes About Designing for Divas Like Cher, Streisand | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

From Cher to Carol Burnett to Barbra Streisand and more, Palm Springs' Bob Mackie dishes about his famous diva designs in a new book.

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Author And Activist Darnell L. Moore Is Creating A Table For Everyone.

Author And Activist Darnell L. Moore Is Creating A Table For Everyone. | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Darnell L. Moore talks about his decade's long career of creating equitable pathways for the Black LGBTQIA community and season three of his award-winning podcast Being Seen.

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‘It’s not just about being trans’: Always Jane is a moving, intimate portrait of late adolescence

‘It’s not just about being trans’: Always Jane is a moving, intimate portrait of late adolescence | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Jane Noury goes from 18 to 20, undergoing gender-affirming surgery along with everyday rituals of youth, in a striking new Amazon Prime series

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Peppermint to host ‘Dreaming the Queer Future’ virtual discussion on Zoom

Peppermint to host ‘Dreaming the Queer Future’ virtual discussion on Zoom | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

A conversation about trans and gender nonconforming representation in the theater, Dreaming the Queer Future, will be held on Zoom on Tuesday, October 19, beginning at 6 pm. Presented by National Queer Theater (an innovative theater collective dedicated to recognizing generations of LGBTQ artists and providing a home for current ones) in partnership with the […]

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WHEREFORE ART THOU JULIET? to Premiere in New York City

WHEREFORE ART THOU JULIET? to Premiere in New York City | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The first self-guided immersive “broadway” show Wherefore Art Thou Juliet? premiers on September 27th, 2021, in New York City’s theater district. Wherefore Art Thou Juliet? can be discovered only on the ChalkNotes app – available on both Google (coming soon) and Apple App stores – and experienced in real life across Manhattan.

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#ILoveGay Views LGBTQ+ Bars short film accepted into Phoenix International Short Film Festival

#ILoveGay Views LGBTQ+ Bars short film accepted into Phoenix International Short Film Festival | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

We are pleased to announce our first #ILoveGay Today series of interviews edited into a longer form short-form documentary about LGBTQ+ bars and how they have adapted during the pandemic has been accepted into the Phoenix International Shorts film festival.

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Inside Grindr’s First Original TV Series ‘Bridesman’

Inside Grindr’s First Original TV Series ‘Bridesman’ | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The queer hookup app is getting into the TV business with its first scripted series, “Bridesman.” Will it be able to compete with a grid of shirtless torsos for users’ attention?

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Hybrid horror-LGBTQ film shot in Danbury accepted to 20 festivals

Hybrid horror-LGBTQ film shot in Danbury accepted to 20 festivals | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The film was shot at the co-producer's home on Candlewood Lake. 

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Broadway Plus Brings Virtual and Hybrid Experiences to Fans

Broadway Plus Brings Virtual and Hybrid Experiences to Fans | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Broadway Plus Founder and President Nathaniel Hill | Broadway Plus has continued to connect actors and fans over Zoom amid theater shutdowns.

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Publishing for Pride: The Alphabet Soup Project

Publishing for Pride: The Alphabet Soup Project | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Alphabet Soup: The Quintessential Guide to LGBTQ2+ Inclusion, by Michael Bach | Check out 'Publishing for Pride: The Alphabet Soup Project' on Indiegogo.
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Robert Rinder hopes classical music series will shed new light on LGBT composers

Robert Rinder hopes classical music series will shed new light on LGBT composers | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

TV judge Robert Rinder said he hopes his new series about LGBT classical music figures will offer a more complete picture of their lives.

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World’s First LGBTQ+ EDM Festival, GayDM “One Love,” Happening in Atlanta

World’s First LGBTQ+ EDM Festival, GayDM “One Love,” Happening in Atlanta | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

On the heels of a sold-out launch party this past weekend featuring Danny Tenaglia, Oscar Velasquez, O. Diggs and Ebbe und Flut at District Atlanta, GAYDM “One Love” has announced its initial lineup for the first LGBTQ+ EDM festival to be held on Saturday, Sept. 11 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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George M. Johnson Talks Book Bans and Porn Accusations

George M. Johnson Talks Book Bans and Porn Accusations | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

This fall, Johnson's book "All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto" has been removed from school libraries in at least eight states.

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‘Sex workers, reggae girls, squatters, all the ones who didn’t fit in’: how Rebel Dykes reveals a secret lesbian history

‘Sex workers, reggae girls, squatters, all the ones who didn’t fit in’: how Rebel Dykes reveals a secret lesbian history | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

What began when Siobhan Fahey looked up her old friends from 80s London, grew into a vital document of a tough community at the forefront of the gay rights struggle

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Hedwig and the Angry Inch: A love story that broke taboos

Hedwig and the Angry Inch: A love story that broke taboos | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The cult film Hedwig and the Angry Inch was released 20 years ago. Leila Latif explores the enduring revolutionary power of an unlikely love story.

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Sundance Institute Launches Trans Possibilities Intensive

Sundance Institute Launches Trans Possibilities Intensive | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Six artists were selected for the inaugural Trans Possibilities Intensive, a three-day program to help sharpen their craft.

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Just your average 40-year-old, gay, married, memoir-publishing, Joni-befriending rock star

Just your average 40-year-old, gay, married, memoir-publishing, Joni-befriending rock star | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Following a late-career Grammy breakthrough and a best-selling memoir, Brandi Carlile returns with an ambitious new album, "In These Silent Days."

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Dear Evan Hansen: Is Evan Hansen gay?

Dear Evan Hansen: Is Evan Hansen gay? | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

It doesn’t get better for anyone who thought this musical was about a queer teen.

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‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ Review: Groundbreaking Musical Fetes a Teen Drag Queen’s Coming Out

‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ Review: Groundbreaking Musical Fetes a Teen Drag Queen’s Coming Out | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Unlike most of the kids in his class, 16-year-old Jamie New knows what he wants to be when he grows up: a drag queen. And unlike most of the fabulous aspiring female impersonators who’ve strutted on-screen before him, he has surprisingly few obstacles in his way. Jamie has an understanding mom, a supportive best friend

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Queer Bookstores Are Ready To Be the Gathering Spot We All Need

Queer Bookstores Are Ready To Be the Gathering Spot We All Need | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Our bars may be disappearing, but LGBT2Q bookstores are having an unexpected, optimistic resurgence.

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Mark Wahlberg Shares Messages from Parents of LGBTQ Youth on Joe Bell

Mark Wahlberg Shares Messages from Parents of LGBTQ Youth on Joe Bell | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

'We love hearing how you've been moved by Joe Bell's mission to honor his son and end bullying,' Mark Wahlberg wrote alongside a gallery of the messages

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‘A Luv Tale’ Gives Black Queer Women A Voice

‘A Luv Tale’ Gives Black Queer Women A Voice | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Series writer Erickka Sy Savane writes about the importance of telling the stories of older, Black queer women in the new BET + series 'A Luv Tale.'

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E3 Radio: Online radio station gives LGBTQ artists a platform

E3 Radio: Online radio station gives LGBTQ artists a platform | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

E3 Radio is an online radio station playing queer and independent music in high rotation with an R&B and hip-hop vibe.

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35 LGBTQ people present 'a guidebook for the next 10 years of activism'

35 LGBTQ people present 'a guidebook for the next 10 years of activism' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

By spotlighting stories of what different queer people all around the world are experiencing we can start to get a picture of what needs to change.

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