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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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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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'Our sound engineer got a death threat': how lesbian label Olivia shook up music

'Our sound engineer got a death threat': how lesbian label Olivia shook up music | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

It’s the kind of smooth soul groove you can imagine hearing on California FM radio in the late 70s. Bright strings dance over sparkling Fender Rhodes keyboards while an oily talking-bass accompanies a deep, sensuous female voice that would “Like to get to know you / In a special kind of womanly way.” The song is Linda Tillery’s Womanly Way. Originally released in 1977, it’s one of the standout tracks on the second volume of DJ Supermarket’

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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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The Old Guard Writer Explains Why The LGBTQ Characters Are So Important

The Old Guard Writer Explains Why The LGBTQ Characters Are So Important | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

In an interview with EW, the screenwriter who penned Netflix's The Old Guard explains what he wanted to achieve with the film's two gay leads.

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Here TV Steps Back Into the Distribution Spotlight with All Rights Acquisition Deal

Here TV Steps Back Into the Distribution Spotlight with All Rights Acquisition Deal | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it
Here TV, America’s first and largest LGBTQ+ video channel, has acquired all US rights for the feature film “Family Members” (Los Miembros de la Familia), nominated for Best Feature Film at the Berlin International Film Festival in addition to the Grand Jury Prize at Milan and Santiago.
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‘Mucho Mucho Amor’ Trailer: Netflix Documentary on Gay Latinx Icon Walter Mercado

‘Mucho Mucho Amor’ Trailer: Netflix Documentary on Gay Latinx Icon Walter Mercado | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The flamboyant Puerto Rican astrologer who enthralled the Latin world with his sequined capes and horoscopes gets a loving film treatment.

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With COVID-19, Much Like HIV, Stigma Kills Prevention Efforts

With COVID-19, Much Like HIV, Stigma Kills Prevention Efforts | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Sean Strub founded the HIV publication POZ and the advocacy group The Sero Project. Now he's showcased in a documentary that tells the story of how he became the mayor of Milford, Pennsylvania.

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First LGBTQ+ Virtual Reality Channel Launches First Pride Event in VR

First LGBTQ+ Virtual Reality Channel Launches First Pride Event in VR | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Revry Partners with VR Platform, Littlstar, for First Queer VR Channel and First VR Global Pride - Revry, the first LGBTQ+ virtual cable network, has teamed up with Littlstar, the premier livestreaming platform on the PlayStation®4, PlayStation® VR, and Android TV, to launch the first VR streaming channel for the queer community in time for this season of Pride.

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Rodney Hicks and Azure D. Osborne-Lee on ‘Pride Plays’ and Fighting for Black Queer Change in Theater

Rodney Hicks and Azure D. Osborne-Lee on ‘Pride Plays’ and Fighting for Black Queer Change in Theater | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

In the first of a two-part series on Black queer playwrights with work in the “Pride Plays” season, Rodney Hicks and Azure D. Osborne-Lee discuss racism, theater, and change.

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Innovative nationalist John Palmer helped Canadian theatre come into its own

Innovative nationalist John Palmer helped Canadian theatre come into its own | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

A co-founder of Toronto Free Theatre, he once directed a show called The Pits, with an improvised script and a roaming audience, that was 'way ahead of its time'

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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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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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Queer young adult fiction isn't all gloomy realism. Here are 5 uplifting books to get you started

Queer young adult fiction isn't all gloomy realism. Here are 5 uplifting books to get you started | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Sci-fi, fantasy and rom-coms: books with LGBTQIA+ characters are as diverse as their readers.

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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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Why the Gay Christmas Movie ‘A Holiday I Do’ Could Make TV History

Why the Gay Christmas Movie ‘A Holiday I Do’ Could Make TV History | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

No Lifetime or Hallmark Christmas movie has yet featured a same-sex central couple. With Jane and Sue in “A Holiday I Do,” film-maker Alicia Schneider could make screen history.

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Award-Winning Filmmaker Nicole Conn Launches Nicole Conn Films Global (NCFG)

Award-Winning Filmmaker Nicole Conn Launches Nicole Conn Films Global (NCFG) | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Kicking off on June NCFG’s mission is to provide a digital space where artists, creators and financial investors can come together to create, network and build partnerships to develop new entertainment projects.

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'Say I Do' Is Like 'Queer Eye' for Weddings - 'Say I Do' Hosts, Plot, Spoilers

'Say I Do' Is Like 'Queer Eye' for Weddings - 'Say I Do' Hosts, Plot, Spoilers | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Netflix's new dating show 'Say I Do' is like 'Queer Eye,' but for weddings. Meet Jeremiah Brent, Thai Nguyen and Gabriele Bertaccini, the hosts making it happen.

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Theater companies turn to streaming for Pride Month offerings

Theater companies turn to streaming for Pride Month offerings | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Pride Films and Plays, About Face Theatre and Playbill.com stream online play readings and adapted stage shows for Pride weekend and beyond.

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Donja R. Love and Carmen LoBue Are Bringing Black Queer Lives Center Stage and Changing Theater

Donja R. Love and Carmen LoBue Are Bringing Black Queer Lives Center Stage and Changing Theater | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

Black queer playwrights Donja R. Love and Carmen LoBue talk racism, joy, resistance, and why theater must be radically restructured to foster Black talent and tell Black stories.

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'We Were There, Too' to tell story of Black, Brown, LGBTQ 'outsiders'

'We Were There, Too' to tell story of Black, Brown, LGBTQ 'outsiders' | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

'We Were There, Too' is a coming-of-age film inspired by 1980 John Hughes movies, but focusing on "the Brown kids, the LGBTQ kids, the Black kids, the real outsiders, and not the Brat Pack cool kids." The project from Gloria Calderon Kellett and Natasha Rothwell will debut on HBO Max.

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Hulu’s ‘Love, Victor’ tells journey of a Latino gay teen

Hulu’s ‘Love, Victor’ tells journey of a Latino gay teen | LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music | Scoop.it

The 2018 film, “Love, Simon,” brought a fresh perspective to the first love, coming-of-age genre through the eyes of a gay teen. Exploring love's innocence, isolation, and fear of rejection, the film showed that...

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