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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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Book review of The Pink Line: Journeys Across the World's Queer Frontiers by Mark Gevisser

Mark Gevisser spent eight years examining the cultural shifts around the world.

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MTV Beats Launches The First Ungendered Love Album By The LGBTQIA+ Community

In a first of of its kind move MTV Beats has come up with an album of ungendered love songs by the LGBTQIA+ community.

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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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Why I am an activist artist, by JChris

Why I am an activist artist, by JChris | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The Latino gay millennial singer-songwriter on his decision to be part of the solution.

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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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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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A Dutiful Boy Is a Moving Memoir about Growing up Gay and Muslim

A Dutiful Boy Is a Moving Memoir about Growing up Gay and Muslim | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

“I want young people struggling with their identity to feel less alone,” says Mohsin Zaidi of his new book, which charts his journey towards the reconciliation of his faith and queer identity

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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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‘The Boys in the Band’: A Time Capsule of Art and Identity

‘The Boys in the Band’: A Time Capsule of Art and Identity | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

William Friedkin’s 1970 film version of Mart Crowley’s unflinching play about gay Manhattanites, featuring the original theatrical cast, commemorates a fine ensemble and the brilliance of Crowley’s work.

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Australian LGBT Comedy 'Metro Sexual' Heads For U.S., Canada Streaming

Australian LGBT Comedy 'Metro Sexual' Heads For U.S., Canada Streaming | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Australian sitcom, “Metro Sexual” has landed multiple streaming arrangements in North America. It will premiere in the U.S. on Sept. 1 on the free streaming service Crackle, and on Canada’s OUTtvGo…

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Don't Miss: 'Different Stars,' a Queer Song Cycle

Don't Miss: 'Different Stars,' a Queer Song Cycle | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Karl Saint Lucy's queer song cycle, "Different Stars: A Reckoning with Time, Trauma, and Circumstance," premieres on August 15.

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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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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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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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S.G. Goodman & Becca Manari Share More Than Nashville Ties

S.G. Goodman & Becca Manari Share More Than Nashville Ties | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The two country-leaning singer-songwriters on their time in Nashville, addressing the darkness of life while staying in the light and the difficulties of thinking forward in the South.

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Cidny Bullens Paints a Rich Picture of Transgender Life in 'Walkin’ Through This World'

Cidny Bullens Paints a Rich Picture of Transgender Life in 'Walkin’ Through This World' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Catching up with Bullens ahead of Walkin' Through This World, his first album since his transition

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Outshine Film Festival 2020 Guide: Dry Wind, The Capote Tapes, Stage Mother

Outshine Film Festival 2020 Guide: Dry Wind, The Capote Tapes, Stage Mother | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Outshine Film Festival, South Florida's longest-running LGBTQ+ film festival, is the first local film festival to pivot to virtual screenings.

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Hallmark Channel's First LGBTQ+ Wedding Just Aired On 'Wedding Every Weekend'

Hallmark Channel's First LGBTQ+ Wedding Just Aired On 'Wedding Every Weekend' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

One of Hallmark Channel's latest movies, 'Wedding Every Weekend,' featured an LGBTQ+ wedding for the first time.

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Singer Will Young on fame, having a breakdown and new book To Be a Gay Man

Singer Will Young on fame, having a breakdown and new book To Be a Gay Man | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Will Young lives in a pretty little terraced house on a quiet street not far from Clapham Common. I knock on his front door and immediately, from the other side, there comes the sound of barking

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What one American realized about growing up Black and queer

What one American realized about growing up Black and queer | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

George M. Johnson’s memoir about growing up at the intersection of racism and homophobia is being adapted for TV by Gabrielle Union.

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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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