#‘Strange Way of Life’ Review: Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal Heat Up the Desert in Pedro Almodóvar’s Intoxicating Queer Western

#‘Strange Way of Life’ Review: Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal Heat Up the Desert in Pedro Almodóvar’s Intoxicating Queer Western

Whether Pedro Almodóvar is expressing regret over turning down Brokeback Mountain all those years ago, continuing to dip his toes in English-language projects after The Human Voice or reclaiming the place of gay cowboys in America’s Old West, I am here for it and most definitely won’t be alone. Premiering in a Special Screening slot…

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#In an era of book bans, sci-fi and fantasy offer an LGBTQ refuge for young readers

#In an era of book bans, sci-fi and fantasy offer an LGBTQ refuge for young readers

Science fiction and fantasy are providing an oasis for young readers craving LGBTQ characters they can relate to as activists and wary parents increasingly clamp down on material they find offensive. Books featuring LGBTQ content are disproportionately targeted for bans in U.S. schools and libraries, with the most challenged titles regularly including “Gender Queer,” “All…

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#Marcia Gay Harden Reveals “All My Children Are Queer” During Drag Isn’t Dangerous Telethon

#Marcia Gay Harden Reveals “All My Children Are Queer” During Drag Isn’t Dangerous Telethon

Top drag stars, LGBTQ celebrities including Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Adam Lambert, and celebrity allies of the queer community banded together Sunday to stage Drag Isn’t Dangerous, a telethon to raise money to combat anti-LGBTQ legislation. As anti-drag and anti-trans bills proliferate across the United States — such as Tennessee’s ban on public drag performances…

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#The Big Idea: Defend Drag Shows

#The Big Idea: Defend Drag Shows

We need a way to protect LGBTQ+ Canadians—especially drag performers—from harm. An Ontario traffic law could work. “I’d love it if these bubbles started popping up across the country, in drag capitals like Toronto and in small towns alike. I’d love it even more if we didn’t need to use them.” (Illustration by Pete Ryan)…

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