Outfest's Union Effort Meets Employee Layoffs and Executive Director Takes Leave of Absence
Staff members faced unexpected job cuts as unionization move unfolds at the LGBTQ+ nonprofit.
September 29, 2023
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Violent Gay Protests at the Oscars: Could It Happen Again?
Furious over queer villains in The Silence of the Lambs, JFK, and Basic Instinct, activists clashed with police at the 1992 Academy Awards. Has representation changed enough since?
February 27, 2016
Lesbian Romance in Kate Winslet & Saoirse Ronan Film Sparks Backlash
The family of 19th-century paleontologist Mary Anning does not approve of the filmmakers giving her a female love interest.
March 16, 2019
WATCH Ian McKellen and Ellen Page Featured In New X-Men: Days of Future Past Trailer
The upcoming film's new promotional video focuses on the hunt for Marvel Comics' mutants.
March 24, 2014
Kate Winslet & Saoirse Ronan Smolder in Image From Lesbian 'Ammonite'
The lesbian-themed film stars Winslet as the British paleontologist Mary Anning and Ronan as her love interest Charlotte.
May 14, 2019
Queer Actors Leslie Jordan & Anne Heche Left Out of Oscars In Memoriam
The beloved actors were only a couple of surprising exclusions.
March 13, 2023
San Francisco Celebrates a Century of Queer Asian Activism
Spirit: A Century of Queer Asian Activism is a two-day event taking place May 10-11 in the City by the Bay, featuring more than 23 amazing acts.
May 2, 2013
Watch Alexandra Billings shine in the trailer for the queer coming-of-age film 'Queen Tut'
Here's your first look at the film about an Egyptian teen who relocates to Toronto after the death of his mother and finds a queer family who embraces him.
February 8, 2024
In western Kentucky, the only all-lesbian film festival in the U.S. is thriving
Cinema Systers is a declaration that lesbian voices belong, and they deserve to be heard in rural places too.
May 24, 2025
LGBTQ+ Refugees Tell Their Stories in 'Unsettled,' Now Streaming
The award-winning film about people fleeing anti-LGBTQ+ violence is available at World Channel.
June 29, 2020
'Vida' Doesn't Just Represent Queer Latinx Women, It Empowers Them Offscreen
The showrunner of the new Starz hit explains how she's mentoring her all-Latinx writers' room.
May 4, 2018
Separation of Sundance and State
In 2009, Sundance will celebrate 25 years of bringing together international cinema and a variety of cultures in Park City, Utah. But with California's gay community reeling from the passage of Prop. 8, activists and filmmakers are suggesting a boycott of the festival and theater chain Cinemark, whose CEO donated a substantial sum to the marriage ban's campaign. But just how realistic is a boycott of an entire state?
November 21, 2008
Op-ed: The Simpsons, Comic-Con, and Me
Comic-Con is a place where LGBT folks let their freak flags fly. Like Pride, but with geeks.
July 17, 2013
5 Red State LGBTQ+ Communities Targeted in New Pride Initiative
The "United We Stand" effort, from Unilever, Rana Reeves, and Tourmaline, will address LGBTQ+ people in cities with few to no protections.
June 2, 2021
11 Must See LGBTQ+ TV Shows and Movies to Watch in October
Spooky season means queer season, right?
October 11, 2023
United We Stand Centers Queer Stories From Least LGBTQ-Friendly Places
The videos from Tourmaline and creative agency RanaVerse give voice to LGBTQ+ narratives in five of the least queer-friendly locales in the country.
June 16, 2021
14 LGBTQ+ TV Shows and Movies to Watch in August
Summer is in full swing and so are queer summer series and films.
August 5, 2023
A Muslim First
Filmmaker Parvez Sharma gives a first-person account of making his new documentary, A Jihad for Love, about homosexuality in the Islamic faith and how his commitment to his faith and his desire to show the world another side of Islam brought him to his own jihad.
April 23, 2008
