posted Thursday, April 22, 2021
Only I Can Hear is a wonderful documentary that represents a lesser-known aspect of Deaf culture – CODAs. A CODA is a Child Of Deaf Adults. Here is the synopsis of the film: Nyla wants to be Deaf. But as she turns 15, she finds herself inextricably pulled towards the hearing world, and away from […]
posted Wednesday, April 21, 2021
I Am Syd Stone is a six-part series written and directed by Denis Theriault and produced by Gharrett Patrick Paon. The series, which sprung from the 2014 Iris Prize-nominated short film of the same name, had its world premiere at Toronto’s Inside-Out LGBT Film Festival. It’s based on Theriault’s own experiences circumventing his sexuality within the film […]
posted Wednesday, April 21, 2021
San Francisco. 1986. What could Harry, an amiable but lonely retired kosher butcher, have in common with Barbara, his young lesbian writing teacher at the senior center? Is it enough to bridge the divide? When Harry fulfills a writing assignment to compose a letter to someone from his past who’s dead, he writes not to his late wife Frannie but Harvey Milk, the first […]
posted Friday, April 16, 2021
The hit Canadian preschool series Miss Persona is celebrating love and 2SLGBTQ+ communities with two new episodes airing on Treehouse. In “Love Every Moment” premiering Saturday, April 17 at 11:45 a.m. ET, Miss Persona’s mom (Jane McClelland) marries her partner, Lorna (Elvira Kurt). Then, in “I Wanna Wear” premiering Sunday, April 18 at 11:45 a.m. ET, Brandon Bear attends his […]
posted Thursday, April 15, 2021
Each week LGBTQ artists from around the world release new music only to have it go unheard, unplayed, and unknown. As members of a community who are often under-represented, it is vital that we know and support our artists as they write their place in history. Music is universal and can be a support and […]
posted Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Scarlett Bobo is no stranger to the world of television, and she’s set to return to the screen with her documentary “Underneath the Empire,” which was produced by Absolut Vodka in collaboration with the Absolut Empire’s Ball competition. Absolut Empire’s Ballwas started by Scarlett Bobo in 2018 as a place for all types of drag […]
posted Friday, April 9, 2021
composer Beverly Glenn-Copeland announces the reissue of his 1986 masterpiece, Keyboard Fantasies. The LP/CD release will be out on April 9th via Transgressive, marking the 35th anniversary of its original release and will feature updated artwork and liner notes by pop star, Robyn. This will be the first time the album has ever been available on CD, and both physical […]
posted Friday, April 9, 2021
Late last month, members of Toronto’s LGBTQ+ community woke to the news of the passing of an icon, Michelle Ross. Michelle began her career as a drag entertainer back in the 1970’s, and continued performing and entertaining throughout her entire life. How does one put into words the legacy of Michelle Ross, one who was […]
posted Friday, April 9, 2021
The 2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is presenting four world premieres of National Film Board of Canada (NFB) documentaries that explore powerful themes of identity and human rights by Indigenous, LGBTQ2+ and women film creators. This year’s festival will be available online to all Canadians from April 29 to May 9. Two new NFB feature-length films are premiering in […]
posted Thursday, April 8, 2021
MOFFIE explores the life of a closeted young boy serving his mandatory military service during Apartheid in 1980s South Africa. To be a moffie is to be weak, effeminate, illegal. The year is 1981 and South Africa’s white minority government is embroiled in a conflict on the southern Angolan border. Like all white boys over […]
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