LGBT Movies: Passages (2023)
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LGBT Books: Someday My Prince Will Come – “Red, White & Royal Blue” and Modern Gay Fairytales
Once in a blue moon, if you’re lucky, a book hits all the right notes: you pick it up, immediately dive deep into its world, fall hard for its characters, and don’t look back. For me, Casey McQuiston’s debut novel … Continue reading LGBT Books: Someday My Prince Will Come – “Red, White & Royal Blue” and Modern Gay Fairytales
LGBT Movies: Outfest LA 2023, Part 2
Outfest LA 2023 formally ended on July 23 – though virtual screenings continue through July 30 – amidst major turmoil for the film industry. With the Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America continuing to strike in the largest … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Outfest LA 2023, Part 2
LGBT Movies: Outfest LA 2023, Part 1
Outfest LA 2023 opened on July 13 (virtual screenings start today, July 17) amidst major turmoil for the film industry. With the Screen Actors Guild joining the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike in the largest labor action in the … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Outfest LA 2023, Part 1
LGBT Movies: Rock Hudson (1990)
Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.) was one of Hollywood’s top stars. The heart throb appeared in Douglas Sirk melodramas, Doris Day romcoms and the Oscar nominated Giant. He was also a closeted homosexual. He was outed in 1985 … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Rock Hudson (1990)
LGBT Movies: Frameline 2023
San Francisco’s 47th Frameline Film Festival made a portion of their program available for streaming. The films were a mix of new ideas and familiar tropes. Activism Chocolate Babies (1996, US). A valuable piece of New Queer Cinema has been … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Frameline 2023
Nimona Spoiler Space
I would have posted this a couple of days ago, but sometimes I forget that I can post threads myself now. Based on ND Stevenson’s webcomic-turned-graphic-novel of the same name, production on Nimona originally began at Blue Sky Studios and … Continue reading Nimona Spoiler Space
The Avocado’s Favorite LGBT+ Books: The Results
Happy Pride, everyone! Welcome back to the first ever (as far as I know!) poll of The Avocado’s Favorite LGBT+ Books! In the end, 43 lists were submitted, comprising an unbelievable 257 books representing LGBT+ experiences of all stripes and … Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite LGBT+ Books: The Results
LGBT Movies: The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970)
Christine Jorgensen was a photographer, a military clerk, and one of the first Americans to have gender confirmation surgery. When she was outed to the press, she leveraged it into a singing career. She used her platform to educate and … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Christine Jorgensen Story (1970)
The Avocado’s Favorite LGBT+ Books: The Voting
Welcome to the first ever (as far as I know!) poll of The Avocado’s favorite LGBT+ books! Over the next few weeks, the most astute readers anywhere on the internet (that’s you!) will be submitting their ballots, culminating at the … Continue reading The Avocado’s Favorite LGBT+ Books: The Voting
LGBT Movies: The Hunger (1983)
Tony Scott’s debut film The Hunger starring David Bowie, Catherine Denueve, and Susan Sarandon is a haunting and feverish Bisexual Gothic Romance. Easily one of the best Queer Women Vampire movies I’ve seen and one incredibly sexy 96 minutes. If … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Hunger (1983)
LGBT Movies: The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
The Day the Fish Came Out is a farce with too many targets. American soldiers, disguised as gay tourists, search for missing nukes on a Greek Island. The cast runs around in skimpy outfits and shouts at each other. The … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Day the Fish Came Out (1967)
LGBT Movies: The War Widow (1976)
The War Widow premiered on PBS on October 28, 1976. It was part of the Visions series of original teleplays. A repressed housewife (Pamela Bellwood) waits for her husband to return from World War I. She meets a photographer (Frances … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The War Widow (1976)
LGBT Movies: The Cherry Orchard (1990)
Shun Nakahara’s The Cherry Orchard (Sakura no sono) is not a direct adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s play. Instead, it adapts a manga about a group of school girls producing the play. We follow the cast through the rehearsal hall. A … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Cherry Orchard (1990)
LGBT Movies: Daughters Of Darkness (1971)
Delphine Seyrig vamps it up as the Countess Elizabeth Báthory while she’s on a mission to seduce Valerie Chilton (Danielle Ouimet) away from her new husband Stefan Chilton (John Karlen.) What ensues is a seductive slow burn full of dark … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Daughters Of Darkness (1971)
LGBT Movies: Mass Appeal (1984)
A self-righteous deacon (Željko Ivanek) comes under fire when he defends two gay seminarians. Jack Lemmon’s cynical pastor tries to teach him about church bureaucracy. Mass Appeal is better in concept than execution. Bill C. Davis’s screenplay, adapted from his … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Mass Appeal (1984)
LGBT Movies: The Wise Kids (2011)
Three Christian teens struggle with their faith as they plan for college. Sweet Tim’s coming out has sent devout Laura and doubting Brea into tail spins. Many stories address the rift between organized religion and human sexuality. Stephen Cone’s The Wise … Continue reading LGBT Movies: The Wise Kids (2011)
LGBT Movies: “Wild Things” (25th Anniversary)
Many years ago when I was in university, I was talking with a friend about what makes a film “queer.” Was it simply having queer characters and queer subject matter? Was it having something askew and off-kilter that queer viewers … Continue reading LGBT Movies: “Wild Things” (25th Anniversary)
LGBT Movies: Four More Years (2010)
A closeted Liberal Chairman (Björn Kjellman) falls for an out Social Democrat (a lovable Eric Ericson). Four More Years is an enjoyably fluffy romcom. The leading men have chemistry and charm. It’s refreshing to see a middle-aged actor in a … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Four More Years (2010)
LGBT Media: Wreck (2022)
Wreck was marketed as a comedy slasher series. Scream on a cruise ship. The ingredients are certainly there. The first episode introduces a killer in a duck costume, a saintly protagonist, hateful authority figures and an attractive ensemble of potential … Continue reading LGBT Media: Wreck (2022)
LGBT Movies: Different (1962)
Alfredo Alaria plays an eccentric dancer. He clashes with his conservative family. They suspect he may be… different. His penchant for performing campy musical numbers in revealing costumes is a clue. Different couldn’t directly address homosexuality in Franco’s Spain. But … Continue reading LGBT Movies: Different (1962)