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Rainbow flags, rainbow crosswalks, rainbow business window stickers, safe space signs. We love seeing the support from communities, businesses, and individuals by showing the ROY-G-BIV. Sometimes though, we think people get jealous of our swag. The city of Boston receives countless applications to fly flags over City Hall Plaza. One such request that has been […]… Continue reading When Rainbows Win Above Crosses. City Denies Religious Group The Right To Fly Its Flag — Instinct Magazine

If you’re following the Democratic Caucuses to select its party’s presidential candidate, you know that race is a major issue. Who gets the black voter’s support? With Biden on the decline, will Bloomberg pick up his voters? Will Mayor Pete get any of the POC voters’ support? One of many aspects that reporters point to […]… Continue reading What Mayor Pete Couldn’t Say, A Gay Black VP Candidate Said 40 Years Ago — Instinct Magazine

When Alex looked for a new roommate to move into his childhood home after his father’s brutal murder, he gets Shane: a confident, mysterious physical trainer who plunges him into a violent world of sweat and sex, forcing him to confront his past abuses. But even as Alex learns to fight back, there may be […]… Continue reading 1st Scene LGBT Screenplay Reading: AROUSED, by Barry Jay — LGBT Toronto Film Festival

THE WAY YOU SAW ME, 6min., USA, Drama/Romance/LGBT Directed by John Sylva Cindy, alone, grieves the War’s end. After her husband Tom returns, her only companion, Barbara, withdraws. As fantasy meets reality, Cindy slips away…the past her only reprieve. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! via The Way You… Continue reading The Way You Saw Me Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the LGBT Jan. 2020 Festival — LGBT Toronto Film Festival

DIMITRI, 15min., Italy, Drama Directed by Marino Baciga Alessandro is a young handsome man who takes advantage of a trip to Rome to catch fleeting meetings mediated by technology. The occasion becomes real when he meets Dimitri, elegant and refined, who after a moment of passion and understanding inexplicably disappears. Alessandro finds himself stuck in… Continue reading Dimitri Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the LGBT Jan. 2020 Festival — LGBT Toronto Film Festival

FUCK, 3min., USA, Drama/LGBT Directed by Vern Hass A one word journey through an unsuspecting freshman’s sexual trials, tribulations, and revelations during her first semester of college. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! via Fuck Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the LGBT Jan. 2020 Festival — LGBT Toronto Film… Continue reading Fuck Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the LGBT Jan. 2020 Festival — LGBT Toronto Film Festival

PICTURES OF LEO, 15min, Sweden, Drama/LGBT Directed by Eric Rusch Nicolas gets an unexpected visit from his past, and memories of life changing choices and long lost love are brought back to life. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! via Pictures Of Leo Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the… Continue reading Pictures Of Leo Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the LGBT Jan. 2020 Festival — LGBT Toronto Film Festival

TEDDY MATE, 15min., USA, Fantasy/LGBT Directed by Rommel Villa In a world where children bond with magical teddy bears that eventually transform into their perfect, human life partner; an optimistic and strong-willed young woman struggles when her teddy mate subverts expectations. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! via Teddy… Continue reading Teddy Mate Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the LGBT Jan. 2020 Festival — LGBT Toronto Film Festival

THE WAY THINGS END, 5min., Norway, Drama/LGBT Directed by Anna Fredrikke Bjerke Told from the perspective of Sofia, a queer woman discovering and asserting who she is as a young adult, THE WAY THINGS END is a poetic short film about two friends who are coming to terms with the painful truth that a shift… Continue reading The Way Things End Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the LGBT Jan. 2020 Festival — LGBT Toronto Film Festival

VIOLET, 11min., Ireland, Romance/LGBT Directed by Madeline Graham & Christopher Whiteside Northern Irish teenager Violet struggles to come to terms with her faith and being gay, whilst burdened by overbearing and conservative parents. CLICK HERE – and see full info and more pics of the film! via Violet Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the LGBT Jan.… Continue reading Violet Short Film, Audience FEEDBACK from the LGBT Jan. 2020 Festival — LGBT Toronto Film Festival