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New York City Pride 2019 in Photos

Photos of the 2019 New York City Pride March that also marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.

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TIFF 2018: Papi Chulo

Papi Chulo's heart is in the right place. The problem is, from the Latino perspective, the "friendship" in this story could be the basis of a horror movie.

Film

Lenny Zenith Celebrates Beauty With "Suddenly Someone" (premiere)

Pioneering trans artist Lenny Zenith reminds listeners that it's about more than "a little surgery and a pronoun change" on "Suddenly Someone".

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'David Bowie Made Me Gay' Raises the Question, How Do We Define LGBT Music?

The World's Worst Records blogger is funny, catty, and gossipy. Capturing the history of LGBT music in book form, however, outwits the author.

Books

'Queer Game Studies' Aims to Break Entrenched Binaries

This collection exemplifies what great benefits the wider gaming community stands to reap as people of more diverse backgrounds find themselves comfortable within that community.

Books

Alison Bechdel's 'Are You My Mother?' Reveals a Graphic, Independent Mind

Like her previous memoir about her father -- the acclaimed and prismatic Fun Home -- Are You My Mother? blends textbook academia, beautifully emotive drawings, and generous confessions to find some familial recovery after years of discord.

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Beyond Jodie Dallas: TV's 10 Most Important LGBT Characters

Several "best" or "favorite" LGBT TV character lists have popped up in recent years, but they don't always include the most important LGBT characters. So, we pay tribute to the ten(ish) most significant LGBT characters in US television history.

Culture

"I Am Not the Defiant One": Lt. Dan Choi and the Vital Need to Achieve Full Personhood

Outspoken LGBT activist Lt. Dan Choi has sacrificed much to help advance the gay rights movement, and insists that there is far more to go. He talks with PopMatters about the current state of LGBT rights, his unfiltered thoughts on President Obama, and the one piece of advice he regrets having followed ...

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Moving Pixels Podcast: A Look at Inclusivity in Video Games

This week the Moving Pixels podcast interfaces with writers from The Border House, Gay Gamer, and The Vorpal Bunny Ranch to discuss inclusivity in video games.

Games

'Stuck Rubber Baby' Brilliantly Illustrates the Complex Era of 'Kennedytime' in American History

In this new edition of this excellent work of graphic fiction, Howard Cruse never suggests the battles against racism and homophobia were won -- or even that they ever could be.

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Thrills, Trills and Outcasts, But Still No Happy Homo in the 24th Century

Is Star Trek only able to come out on the Internet?

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All the Girls Were in 'The Closet' with Ellen DeGeneres

The true story about Ellen's fourth season, which includes the famous coming out 'The Puppy Episode (Parts 1 and 2)' is that it's really not about gay people at all: it's really about straight society USA, circa 1997.

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New York City Pride 2019 in Photos

Photos of the 2019 New York City Pride March that also marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.

TIFF 2018: Papi Chulo

Papi Chulo's heart is in the right place. The problem is, from the Latino perspective, the "friendship" in this story could be the basis of a horror movie.

Lenny Zenith Celebrates Beauty With "Suddenly Someone" (premiere)

Pioneering trans artist Lenny Zenith reminds listeners that it's about more than "a little surgery and a pronoun change" on "Suddenly Someone".

'David Bowie Made Me Gay' Raises the Question, How Do We Define LGBT Music?

The World's Worst Records blogger is funny, catty, and gossipy. Capturing the history of LGBT music in book form, however, outwits the author.

'Queer Game Studies' Aims to Break Entrenched Binaries

This collection exemplifies what great benefits the wider gaming community stands to reap as people of more diverse backgrounds find themselves comfortable within that community.

Alison Bechdel's 'Are You My Mother?' Reveals a Graphic, Independent Mind

Like her previous memoir about her father -- the acclaimed and prismatic Fun Home -- Are You My Mother? blends textbook academia, beautifully emotive drawings, and generous confessions to find some familial recovery after years of discord.

"I Am Not the Defiant One": Lt. Dan Choi and the Vital Need to Achieve Full Personhood

Moving Pixels Podcast: A Look at Inclusivity in Video Games

This week the Moving Pixels podcast interfaces with writers from The Border House, Gay Gamer, and The Vorpal Bunny Ranch to discuss inclusivity in video games.

'Stuck Rubber Baby' Brilliantly Illustrates the Complex Era of 'Kennedytime' in American History

In this new edition of this excellent work of graphic fiction, Howard Cruse never suggests the battles against racism and homophobia were won -- or even that they ever could be.

Thrills, Trills and Outcasts, But Still No Happy Homo in the 24th Century

Is Star Trek only able to come out on the Internet?

All Cried Out: A Queer Ear for Blues’ Wailing and Recovery

All the Girls Were in 'The Closet' with Ellen DeGeneres

The true story about Ellen's fourth season, which includes the famous coming out 'The Puppy Episode (Parts 1 and 2)' is that it's really not about gay people at all: it's really about straight society USA, circa 1997.

The 50 Best Albums of 2019 So Far

Corb Lund and Hayes Carll Join Forces for "Cover of the Rolling Stone" (premiere)

Ahead of the Curve: An Interview with Patrice Rushen

On the Permeable Place Between Science and the Supernatural

New York City Pride 2019 in Photos

Corb Lund and Hayes Carll Join Forces for "Cover of the Rolling Stone" (premiere)

Rupert Stroud Gets Personal with 'Along the Low' (album stream) (premiere)

Golden Dawn Arkestra Seeks to Heal With "Mama Se" (premiere + interview)

Lexi Todd's "Madonna" Is Her Feminist Autobiography (premiere)

Janet LaBelle's "I Only See You" Is Spare, Haunting Ballad (premiere)

18th & Addison Bemoan "Leeches" in New Video (premiere)

Fujiya & Miyagi Debut Stunning Vince Clarke remix of "Fear of Missing Out"(premiere)

The Mariachi Ghost Frame the Duality of Humankind in "Cuerpo Mortal" (premiere)

Eleni Mandell Sings of Friendship, Hope for the Future on "Evelyn" (premiere + interview)