Slasher films have notoriously played into homophobic and transphobic tropes. But queer and trans fans love them anyway, and ‘Camp Miasma’ addresses that tension head-on.
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The characters become immersed in a psychosexual frenzy of self-discovery.
This powerful custody drama questions how society judges queer mothers.
If a straightforward happy ending is what you are after, Departures is not the film for you.
‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ owes its cult success to independent repertory cinemas and their audiences.
This adult animation, laced with beautifully illustrated musical sequences, offers a fresh take on modern lesbian relationships.
Luca Guadagnino’s new film stays remarkably true to William Burroughs’ novella, set in Mexico and the Ecuadorian jungle.
In recent years, TV shows have started to explicitly state a character’s sexuality. But bisexual characters rarely have such moments in film.
Despite harsh laws, a growing number of African countries are representing queer life in their cinema.
Like other recent queer rom-coms that pitched to the mainstream, Red, White & Royal Blue explains gay contexts to non-queer audiences.
The hard-won legal rights for LGBT+ people have slowly shifted some public perceptions and begun to filter through into the media around us.
His books bring north Africa into conversation with sub-Saharan Africa about lived queer experiences.
Bros star and creator Billy Eichner blamed the poor box-office showing on “straight people” who “just didn’t show up”.
New York’s tiny Fire Island, featured in the new rom-com film of the same name, has a long history as a haven for gay people.
More than 30 years after the Berlin Wall fell, the re-release of the East German film ‘Coming Out’ reminds us that protecting minority populations’ rights is every society’s responsibility.
The timely re-release of ‘Working Girls’ by Lizzie Borden brings sex work into the public eye as activists in Canada prepare for another Supreme Court challenge to laws criminalizing commercial sex.
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