The Call Me By Your Name Sequel Is Officially Happening
André Aciman’s follow up ‘Find Me’ will be released this fall. Hours after the news broke that Armie Hammer isn’t interested in making a sequel to Call Me By Your Name, André Aciman has announced that he is officially writing a sequel to the novel the film is based on. So stick that…
Marvel Is Searching for Its First Gay Superhero
2020’s ‘The Eternals’ will feature Mavel’s first openly queer character. This month Marvel will debut their first female-led superhero movie, Captain Marvel, hopefully altering the landscape of comic book films forever — much to the chagrin of misogynist trolls. Last year Black Panther became the biggest solo superhero film of all time. But what’s…
Adam Devine Urges Hollywood to Make Films Where ‘Being Gay is Not The Main Issue’
The actor has starred in a number of popular films including ‘Pitch Perfect’ and ‘Bad Neighbours’ Adam DeVine has called for Hollywood to make films where ‘being gay is not the main issue’. The actor – who became a household name after starring in Pitch Perfect, Modern Family and Bad Neighbours – has opened…
LGBTQ Stories Won Big at The Oscars Last Night & We Looked Good on The Red Carpet Too
LGBTQ stories took home awards at last night’s Academy Awards. Green Book, a film about gay black pianist Don Shirley won the night’s top honors: Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. Mahershala Ali, who played Shirley, won the award for Actor in a Supporting Role. In his acceptance speech, Ali…
WATCH LIST: Ellen Page’s “The Umbrella Academy” and Matt Bomer Enters the DC Universe
And gay drama “Sorry Angel” hits theaters. Openly gay writer-director Christophe Honore’s Sorry Angel is an outstanding queer drama worthy of post-screening conversations. Set in early ’90s France, young would-be filmmaker Arthur (Vincent Lacoste) falls for Jacques (Pierre Deladonchamps), an accomplished HIV-positive writer and father, despite major differences in their respective realities,…
What It Was Like To Watch My Conversion Therapy Story on the Big Screen
Author Garrard Conley opens up about creating Boy Erased and why we need to focus on survivors. If I tell you how many we number, will you listen to our stories? If I tell you that before we possessed this figure, before we learned that there are 700,000 conversion therapy survivors…
8 Films in 2019 to Get Excited About
Grab your popcorn and get ready 2018 was a great year for LGBTI audiences at the movies. From Love, Simon to Colette, there was an abundance of diversity and representation on the big screen. Some of those films, like Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite, is also posing as a strong contender for awards…
This Powerful Short Film Highlights The Stigma That Still Surrounds HIV
#HIVDoesntDefineYou. A new short film titled JUS+ LIKE ME has been created to combat the stigma that still surrounds HIV. It profiles Philip Antony Dzwonkiewicz, an HIV activist and Mr Gay England 2018 on his journey to launch the campaign and break down myths that still persist. It was…
Troye Sivan Brings On The Heartbreak With ‘Boy Erased’ Song ‘Revelation’
The “Bloom” singer dropped a lyric video for the track, which is a collaboration with Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi. Troye Sivan plays a “gay conversion” camp attendee in “Boy Erased,” but he didn’t have to abandon his musical sensibilities entirely for the role. The pop singer, whose hits include “My My…
Report: LGBTQ Characters of Color Outnumber White Counterparts on TV
GLAAD’s latest Where We Are on TV report has news of record-breaking representation. For the first time, LGBTQ characters of color outnumber white LGBTQ characters on broadcast television. This was one of the major findings from GLAAD’s latest Where We Are on TV report, which examines diversity on network, cable, and streaming television in…
Armie Hammer: ‘Call Me By Your Name Sequel Will Happen’
Call Me By Your Name star Armie Hammer has confirmed that a follow-up to the highly-acclaimed romantic drama “will happen”. At the Toronto International Film Festival, the American actor was questioned on the sequel, and revealed: “It will happen because there are already people working on it and trying…
Pride & Patriotism: 10 Queer Films Remind Us We Are Not Alone on Independence Day
Hot dogs, fireworks, wieners and Katy Perry’s “Firework“–yes, the 4th of July is here. Feeling patriotic can pose a challenge in the era of Trump, bathroom bills, and retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. As a sort of antidote, we’ve prepared this screening list of films that will remind viewers of triumphs and…