Still via TriStar Pictures A movie is good when it not only has a great story, but when it also makes a statement about society’s stigma on homosexuals, AIDS, and the relationships between homophobes and queers. To put it simply…
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From White to Purple
Image via GLAAD From White to Golden to now Purple, Betty White will adopt a new color to her name, in support of Queer youth across the country. On October 17th, Betty White will be among millions of purple supporters…
Orphan Black’s Hot Lesbian
Still via BBC America If you fell in love with Netflix’s lesbianic original series, Orange is the New Black only to find that the season was over before you could bat an eyelash, then Orphan Black is the new show…
Feminism, The Swimsuit Edition: Forging a New Miss America?
Of the institutions and events in the United States that might be admired for leading the charge toward equality, beauty pageants are not likely to be considered among them. In a culture that is overwhelmingly, unbearably concerned with the manufactured…
Queer Film Review: Ma vie en Rose (My life in Pink)
Image via Haut et Court The movie is about a young boy named Ludovic. Ludovic cross-dresses and generally acts like a girl; he talks of marrying the neighbor’s son and cannot understand why everyone is so surprised about it. At…
Queer Spring Playlist
Perhaps my favorite depiction of the cracking forth of yolky spring from hard-shelled winter are Chaucer’s opening lines to The Canterbury Tales (bear with me through the Middle English, the ethical English major side of me disallows me from quoting…
Pretty Little Liars Does It Better Than You Think
Still via ABCFamily/Freeform It’s true: ABC Family is not a channel especially known for its award-winning shows. And perhaps “Pretty Little Liars” does not from the outset seem a show of particular note: its source is a series not noted…
City Spotlight: LA Transgender Film Fest
Photo by Ted Eytan/Creative Commons This past weekend, I had the pleasure of visiting the LA Gay & Lesbian Center for the first time to volunteer and see a series of short films that were part of the fourth annual…
Book Review: 50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Credit to Vintage Books Let me start off by being quite blunt–I loved the 50 shades books. I thought it was refreshing to read a book that was open and honest about sex, intriguing that marriage and committment were depicted…
Book Review: Ash by Malinda Lo
Credit to Little, Brown and Company The retelling of fairytales has never been uncommon, and today’s mainstream productions certainly speak to that fact. Within the last four months alone, there have been two big screen releases founded upon Snow White,…