By John Mack Freeman Another viral speech from Irish drag artist has been making its way around the Internet this week. In this Tedx Dublin Talk, Panti examines how the little slights of homophobia add up in a big way.
Watch: Panti Bliss Tedx Talk
Category: Media of note
Watch: Illinois ACA ad features same sex couple
By John Mack Freeman Get Covered Illinois has released a 30-second spot that focuses on a same-sex couple that are eligible for joint coverage due to the Affordable Care Act. The ad is part of a campaign to make sure that all families in Illinois know about the coverage that is available to them. Watch […]
Watch: “Operation Marriage” book adapted into short film
By John Mack Freeman Cynthia Chin-Lee’s book Operation Marriage about same sex marriage and its effects on families has been released as a short film. After making the rounds at film festivals, the entire film is availabe on Youtube. You can watch it below:
“Pride” DVD cover doesn’t mention homosexuality
By John Mack Freeman One of the most popular LGBT films of 2014 had a strange release in the United States. Pride, which is a British film about gay and lesbian activists who rallied to striking miners in the United Kingdom in the 1980’s, was released in the United States by CBS Films this week. CBS and […]
Queer Quest On Hiatus, Will Return Mid-January
By Ashley R. Lierman Post last week’s column, Queer Quest will be on a month hiatus. It will be back the week of January 12, 2015. Have a great holiday, and hey, nerds – if there’s something you’d especially like me to talk about in future columns, drop us a line!
Chinese gay dating app passes 15 million users
By John Mack Freeman (thanks to Ann Symons for the tip!) Chinese gay dating app Blued has surpassed 15 million users. Having grown out of the website Danlan.org, the site was originally created by Ma Baoli, a former member of the police force in a seaside city in China. The site and the app have […]
Two New Interconnected Series from Queer As Folk Creator
By Ashley R. Lierman Two interconnected gay drama series from Queer As Folk creator Russell T. Davies, called Banana andCucumber, have recently been announced. According to Out: “The two interwoven drama series will explore 21st century gay life in all its powerful, witty, dark and uplifting guises through the lens of two disparate generations. The hour-long Cucumber will […]
GLBTRT members featured on Rachel Maddow Show
By John Mack Freeman (thanks to Nel Ward for the tip) This week, the story of the Ferguson Library was featured as part of The Rachel Maddow Show’s “Best New Thing in the World” segment, and it included GLBTRT members Kyle Lukoff and Talya Sokol who have volunteered their time to help with the cataloging needs from […]
Queer Quest 6: “Gotham” and the problem of “for grownups”
By Ashley R. Lierman Having written about Constantine last column, I thought it’d be only fair to move on to another comic-to-television adaptation that’s been in the news for issues of LGBT representation. Gotham, Fox’s new Batman prequel/reboot, got some attention earlier this fall when executive producer Danny Cannon confirmed the show would include Detective […]
“Dragon Age: Inquisition” Writer Discusses Trans Character, Fan Feedback
By Ashley K. Lierman In a recent blog post, Patrick Weekes, a member of the writing team for the recent video game Dragon Age: Inquisition, discusses the process of creating that game’s trans character, Cremisius “Krem” Aclassi. Weekes mentions the feedback the developers had received from queer fans regarding previous offensive and stereotypical depictions of […]