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Photo courtesy of BigStock/vladm The Guardian reports that Brazil’s supreme court has overturned rules that limit gay and bisexual men from donating blood in a decision considered a human rights victory for LGBT+ people in the country. Read the full story at The Guardian via Brazilian Court Lifts Restrictions On Gay And Bisexual Men Giving Blood… Continue reading Brazilian Court Lifts Restrictions On Gay And Bisexual Men Giving Blood — Lavender Magazine

Anna lives a reclusive life- avoiding all forms of social interaction as much she can; she walks everyday wearing a pensive emotion on her face, carrying a sketch pad. Her foster mother Yoriko worries about her all the time, much to her ire because she wants nothing but everyone to shut up and […] via “When… Continue reading “When Marnie was there”- A review of one of the lesser known Ghibli movies — Screen Scouts

If you’re in the UK you can access the British Film Institute’s treasure trove LGBT Britain for free, it’s a rich visual time capsule of the country’s queer past. You’ll discover the “pioneering gender-bending” risqué music hall ditty Miss Norah Blaney, (1932) and the Tennessee Williams-inspired short film Scarborough Ahoy! (1994). There are period lesbian, […]… Continue reading LGBT Britain – the BFI’s free queer history time capsule — The Queer Review

By Lindi Masinga The Cape Town International Film Market and Festival (CTIFMF) said on Thursday it was proud to present a series of films focused on LGBTQI+ stories from around the world. “Queer cinema has never offered a more richly complex and diverse characters and stories than we have seen recently and that shines through […]… Continue reading Cape Town Film Festival to feature LGBTQI+ movies — Creative Diary of Lindi Masinga

Welcome to the forty-second entry in our Six Circuit series. The “Best Picture” outcome of 2006 goes down in history as the most upsetting, turning Paul Haggis’ intersecting race drama, “Crash,” from underdog to villain in a matter of moments. Jack Nicholson’s visibly shaken reaction upon announcing the result proved even Hollywood knows how to […]… Continue reading Six Circuit: Whose 2006 “Best Picture” Party Invite Was Stolen by “Crash”? — AwardsCircuit | Predictions | Reviews | Movies | TV | News

Moffie directed by Oliver Hermanu (Beauty, The Endless River), is a drama set in 1980s South Africa during apartheid that explores the life of a closeted young man drafted into the military. Recruited to defend the regime, Nicholas Van der Swart (played by Kai Luke Brummer), is forced to hide his sexuality from his fellow […]… Continue reading Moffie: A New Drama About Gay Men In The Military — DNA Magazine Australia

Straight Outta Compton (2015, Felix Gary Grey, US) As part of this blog alongside Reviews, Commentary, and Opinions, I want to display some of my own work including projects and essays. This essay tasked me with analysing a scene from a film of my choice and how it relates to theories of race and representation. […]… Continue reading Analysing A Scene from Straight Outta Compton and its significance with Race and Representation — Cinema Cinephilia

In 2009, Karyn Kusama’s Jennifer’s Body made its cinematic debut, but unfortunately, at the time of release, it made only $30 million in the box office and was poorly received critically. However, it was impossible to deny that Jennifer’s Body had a macabre charm. Amanda Seyfried and Megan Fox were a timely duo, having both […]… Continue reading Jennifer’s Body Deserves a Reassessment — Cinema Etc.

The Queer East Film Festival is a platform which honours LGBTQ+ cinema from East and Southeast Asia. In response to COVID 19’s lockdown and the indefinite closure of independent venues, Queer East launches a new charitable initiative to celebrate inspiring queer activism and storytelling from East and Southeast Asia whilst also raising money for independent […]… Continue reading Queer East: HomeSexual Virtual Queer Film Festival — ART IS ALIVE

Also known as Pólvora en el corazón, Gunpowder Heart is a raw and angry film from Guatemala. Set (and filmed in) Guatemala City, Gunpowder Heart tells the story of two girlfriends. Claudia (Andrea Henry) is the calmer of the two and works at a call center, where she says that she spends almost all of… Continue reading SXSW 2020 Review: Gunpowder Heart (dir by Camila Urrutia) — Through the Shattered Lens