2017’s great year of LGBTQ filmmaking doesn’t start and end with Call Me By Your Name, Luca Guadagnino’s dreamy, sun-dappled tale of summer romance. If laden glances between Oliver and Elio have whetted your appetite for queer stories on the big screen, the last 12 months have had a lot to offer. You just needed to venture outside the multiplex to find it. Read the full article HERE.
Chelsea Handler is under fire for a tweet about South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, where she implied that the politician is gay and is being blackmailed by the Trump administration because of it. “Holy f— f—. I just the video of trump’s bipartisan ‘meeting’ yesterday. Hey @LindseyGrahamSC what kind of d–k-sucking video do they have on you for you 2 be acting like this? Read the full article HERE.
We just stumbled upon this Joan Rivers interview from The Dick Cavett Show. In the interview, which originally aired on Sept. 16, 1969, Rivers reveals that she used to vacation in one of America’s most well-known gay enclaves, Fire Island. Cavett asks Rivers where she was all summer, as she wasn’t in New York City. “Mainly Fire Island, and I certainly wouldn’t run into you there,” she quips. Cavett responds, “Not under my real name.” Read the full article HERE.
Earlier this week, Coachella, the annual California music and arts festival, announced its 2018 lineup. The lineup includes Beyoncé, St. Vincent, Perfume Genius, Cardi B and Eminem alongside many other musicians. But just like last year, it has once again come to light that the festival’s owner Philip Anschutz has given nearly $200,000 to Republican politicians and Super PACs throughout 2017, including some who are anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ rights. Anschutz has not yet responded to reports of his Coachella anti-LGBTQ donations. Read the full article HERE.
Last week, late-night talk show host and openly gay Bravo TV executive Andy Cohen was criticized for being “divisive” and elitist for describing himself as a “Gold Star Gay.” But what is a Gold Star Gay (or the elusive “Platinum Star Gay”)? How did these “awards” come about, and why do some consider them inappropriate? Read the full article HERE.
Out with the 2017 best-of lists, in with the 2018 preview lists — and frankly, when it comes to anticipated LGBTQ film, TV, music and books, the latter sure was fun to compile. Say what you want about the state of the world, but the next 12 months seem likely to offer up enough queer cheer to get me excited to ride out the apocalypse. Read the full article HERE.
Here are some of the year’s best films about true LGBT stories. Whitney: Can I Be Me frankly explores the many problems that plagued the brilliant singer, including drug use, homophobia, and the pressure not to sound “too black.” Among those featured in the Showtime documentary is… Read the full article HERE.
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