Heartwarming Sundance hit 'Jimpa' celebrates queer family bonds
The film stars Olivia Colman, John Lithgow, and director Sophie Hyde's child Aug Mason-Hyde.
January 31, 2025
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How Joel Edgerton, a Former Bully, Became the Director of 'Boy Erased'
The straight actor and filmmaker discusses his evolution into an ally who's helping lead the crusade against conversion therapy.
November 12, 2018
Pursuit of Equality
Two straight filmmakers document the glimmer of hope Mayor Gavin Newsom offered LGBT people when he legalized same-sex marriage in San Francisco, a milestone in our continued march toward marriage equality.
November 20, 2007
'Building a Bridge' Between Catholic Church and LGBTQ+ Community
Is the gulf unbridgeable? Father James Martin and the filmmakers behind a new documentary don't think so.
May 3, 2022
This Filmmaker Says Sexuality Is Fluid, Even for Gay and Straight Men
Steve Balderson's latest film, El Ganzo, explores the love between a black man -- who identified as gay -- and a white woman. We need to stop being so hung up on sexual rigidity, Balderson says.
September 7, 2016
What a 60s Mixed Race Marriage Case Says About the Present
The parallels between the landmark 1967 Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia and the fight for marriage equality today are undeniable.
January 11, 2012
The Post-Gay Wave of Filmmaking?
Sundance 2009 marked a turning point in gay cinema -- gay films that aren't actually gay films ... a "post-gay" response to the death of the coming-out movie.
January 26, 2009
Rent gets real
As the pansexual, AIDS-inflected Broadway sensation becomes a gritty, hyperreal movie, three returning cast members talk about how the show's messages of love, life, and liberty for all have only become more urgent
October 24, 2005
What you need to know about the Stonewall uprising, which began 55 years ago
Some of the details are disputed, but here's what we know about what happened at the Stonewall Inn in 1969.
June 27, 2024
38 LGBTQ+ Films and Events at the Tribeca Festival
Documentaries about Rock Hudson, the Indigo Girls, and a trans filmmaker in Afghanistan, a drag story hour, a conversation with Billy Porter, and more will be on offer at the New York City fest.
June 7, 2023
Naughty naughty
The raunchy, outrageous sex comedy Another Gay Movie pushes queer cinema into taboo-busting new territory.
July 17, 2006
Three New Films Capture LGBT Life in the Middle East
These documentaries reveal precarious, uncertain, and inscrutable queer existence in Syria, Israel, and Saudi Arabia.
August 28, 2015
'Adam' Director Rhys Ernst Addresses Critics and the 'War on Nuance'
The film -- about a cis teen who pretends to be trans to date a lesbian -- has stirred controversy in the LGBTQ community.
July 22, 2019
The Gay Introvert Takes Center Stage in James Sweeney's 'Straight Up'
The director, writer, and actor talks bringing up a new brand of queer representation to media.
March 1, 2020
From ABCs to LGBT
The 1996 documentary It's Elementary showed teachers talking about gay people with their students. A decade later, its impact can be seen in classrooms, state laws, and the kids -- now grown -- who appeared in it.
October 19, 2007
WATCH New Documentary Celebrates Being Out in the Open
The film features straight and gay celebrities who talk about accepting themselves and one another.
September 17, 2012
If Hollywood Won't Tell Our Stories, We Must
An exciting new way to access LGBT content is on its way, writes Allie Esslinger, and not a moment too soon.
August 11, 2016