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10 Great LGBTQ+ and Inclusive Films to Close Out Your Holiday Weekend
These are very personal LGBTQ+ picks but offer something for everyone. As you recover from the turkey or tofurkey, relax to these classic queer films!
November 26, 2023
Moonlight's Answer to Trump Is Togetherness
The Moonlight cast rocked GLAAD pins during Saturday's Independent Spirit Awards.
February 27, 2017
Moonlight Sweeps Spirit Awards
The 32nd Independent Spirit Awards gave a lot of love, including Best Feature, to the film about a black gay youth.
February 25, 2017
This Lesbian Mixologist Moonlights as an Aerial Acrobat
Lana Gailani is a Renaissance woman of the 2010s.
October 9, 2018
'Moonlight' Expands Into 1,500 Theaters This Weekend
Fresh off an Oscar win, Moonlight will be expanding nationwide.
March 4, 2017
HRC's Alphonso David Moonlights at the Electoral College
David, as an elector in New York State, will play a role in making the Democratic ticket's election official.
December 8, 2020
Will Film Censors Ban the Release of Moonlight in China?
The Chinese government banned Oscar nominees Carol and Brokeback Mountain, and some critics presume China will also censor Moonlight due to its gay storyline.
March 30, 2017
Don't Forget Moonlight Made LGBT History
The media has allowed an embarassing mix-up to distract from a triumph: an LGBT film with an all-black cast won Best Picture at the Oscars.
February 27, 2017
It's Not Fake News: Moonlight Wins Best Picture
In an astonishing moment, the film about a black gay youth triumphed at the Oscars after La La Land was mistakenly announced as the winner.
February 27, 2017
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How a Beloved Queer Book Became 'This Year's Moonlight'
Justin Torres, author of We the Animals, reflects on the political, social, and personal factors that led to his book's timely film adaptation.
August 15, 2018
Gay Drama 'Moonlight' Garners 8 Oscar Noms
Moonlight makes history as the first narrative film about a black gay man to be nominated for Academy Awards.
January 24, 2017
Moonlight's Success Gives This Black Gay Artist Hope
The only thing that separates queer people of color from everyone else is opportunity, writes comedian Sampson McCormick.
January 13, 2017
The Gay Ambassador Who Moonlights as a TV Star
People often ask U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Rufus Gifford why he's so public about being gay. He explains to The Advocate why it matters to say 'gay,' especially when the cameras are rolling.
December 14, 2015
Oprah, Moonlight's Tarell McCraney Have Created Something Beautiful
Their new show, David Makes Man, brings the representation and splendor of the Oscar-winning film to TV.
August 14, 2019
Nurturing the Next 'Moonlight,' 'Carol,' or 'Call Me by Your Name'
A Sundance fellowship for young filmmakers is reshaping queer storytelling.
February 22, 2018
Moonlight's Oscar Win Ignites Hope in Liberty City, Miami
For this historically disadvantaged neighborhood, the fact that Moonlight takes place in Miami is opening the community's eyes to a world outside of what they've been taught to know.
March 28, 2017
Want to Fight Trump? See 'Moonlight' and More LGBT Films
Films that showcase LGBT folks and people of color have become "our weapons of defense" against bigotry, says the director of Outfest.
March 7, 2017