Tom Ford has said he hates the word ‘masculine’ and insists that sleeping with men doesn’t make you gay in a provocative new interview. Amid another wildly successful yet chaotic New York Fashion Week, the ageless style icon, 56, talked about his new line and how both fashion and sexuality have grown more fluid.
This summer brought many queer diversions to the New York stage, but now it’s time to get serious, theatergoers. Mark your calendars for these 10 buzzworthy Broadway and off-Broadway shows with special LGBT interest.
Long before South By Southwest and Austin Film Festival stepped out on the Austin festival scene, a film movement focused on LGBTQ issues arose in a small theater on the UT campus. Today, the short movie series that drew lines outside the doors of Dobie Theater on move-in weekend has come to be known as the Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival — one of the longest-running cinema festivals in the city.
“Moonlight” premiered at the Telluride Film Festival exactly one year ago, followed by a bow in Toronto before making history by winning Best Picture in one of the most exciting Academy Awards ceremonies of all time. While “Moonlight” may have opened more doors for black filmmakers than for queer ones, the film’s central themes of identity, masculinity, and sexuality were firmly rooted in queerness.
Queer cinema reached peak visibility at the 89th Academy Awards when Barry Jenkins’ film Moonlight won for Best Picture. The film, which details the adolescent and adult lives of a young, black gay man, carries the distinction of being the first LGBT movie to win Best Picture and is clearly a turning point for more LGBT filmmakers to find wider representation in Hollywood.
Durbanites will have to wait until late September to enjoy the seventh annual Durban Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. With seven feature films, 11 documentaries and almost 30 short films from 14 countries globally, including South Africa, the festival – which now begins on September 28 – expects to speak to the interests of many different audiences.
The Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF) has announced the official selections for the festival’s 30th edition, which is screening exclusively at Alamo Drafthouse Lamar (1120 S. Lamar Blvd.) on September 7-10. There are many highlights in the festival lineup for lesbians and queer women out of the 39 feature-length films and 54 short films. Sure to be a highlight is Daniel Powell and Elizabeth Rohrbaugh’s BECKS, which is set for the festivals’ Closing Night slot.
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