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Just a Girl is a romantic-comedy in which a transgender teen girl returns to her high school and comes out as transgender after transitioning in another town, only to have her former best friend fall head over heels for her. The romance plays out against the backdrop of an international high school robotics competition. CAST […]… Continue reading LGBT 1st Scene Script Reading: Just a Girl (AKA Swerve), by Minsun Park & Teddy Tenenbaum — LGBT Toronto Film Festival

This is a story about one’s boys journey out of the closest, and the consequences of the lies he’s to everyone in his life, especially his girlfriend. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Jack: Biden Hall Daisy: Aliya Hamid — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly […]… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Screenplay: Consequences of Living a Lie, by Kieron O’Sullivan — LGBT Toronto Film Festival

A timid, over-weight gay man gets the body of his dreams thanks to a powerful weight-loss supplement, but it comes with ravenous side effects. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Gabe: Biden Hall Kayla: Pascale Behrman — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting Director: Sean Ballantyne Editors: Kimberly Villarruel, Ryan Haines, […]… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Script: Adonix, by Daniel Boddicker — LGBT Toronto Film Festival

Originally posted on LGBT Toronto Film Festival: https://youtu.be/E0bLvwu6jSg A timid, over-weight gay man gets the body of his dreams thanks to a powerful weight-loss supplement, but it comes with ravenous side effects. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Gabe: Biden Hall Kayla: Pascale Behrman — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo, Rachel Elder Casting… via… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Script: Adonix, by Daniel Boddicker — LGBT Toronto Film Festival

Originally posted on LGBT Toronto Film Festival: https://youtu.be/JTNqitWgGgk This is a story about one’s boys journey out of the closest, and the consequences of the lies he’s to everyone in his life, especially his girlfriend. CAST LIST: Narrator: Val Cole Jack: Biden Hall Daisy: Aliya Hamid — Producer/Director: Matthew Toffolo http://www.matthewtoffolo.com Festival Moderators: Matthew Toffolo,… via… Continue reading LGBT Best Scene Screenplay: Consequences of Living a Lie, by Kieron O’Sullivan — LGBT Toronto Film Festival

You might remember the thrills of your first, young love—or lust—and the butterflies in your stomach that made daily life fade to black whenever that person is near. Throw in the discretion of being a closeted gay boy and the idea of doing something that could potentially shatter your world made those kisses all the […]… Continue reading José is the Queer Coming of Age Film We Need — Instinct Magazine

A diary written in 1810 by a Georgian era farmer shows that attitudes towards homosexuality were not all negative in the nineteenth century, as the diary contains passages suggesting that people thought that homosexuality is a normal human tendency, according to BBC. Matthew Tomlinson, a widower and farmer from Yorkshire, is the writer of the […]… Continue reading Nineteenth Century Diary Shows Acceptance Towards Homosexuality — Instinct Magazine

Get ready to cry. We wish we could more often share happy and loving stories like this one below. Stories of allies supporting LGBTQ people and stories of better days ahead for LGBTQ youth. Thankfully, this story and its adjoining video are the right amount of sweet to better our souls. The video centers on […]… Continue reading Trans Teen Shocked After Classmates Pay For His Name Change — Instinct Magazine

Choices, Choices. Was Sex Education’s Eric right for choosing whom he chose? Let’s talk about it. It goes without saying, but still. Warning: Spoilers for Sex Education Season 2 below. Two weeks ago, I finished my binge session of Netflix’s Sex Education season 2. In that time, I watched Eric Effiong (played by Ncuti Gatwa)… Continue reading Did “Sex Education’s” Eric Make The Right Choice? — Instinct Magazine

Jerry Harris must be loving life right now. The breakout star from Netflix’s Cheer had quite the wild night on Sunday, February 9, when he covered the 2020 Academy Awards red carpet for The Ellen DeGeneres Show. His appearance at the biggest movie award show in the world was quite overwhelming not only for him […]… Continue reading ‘Cheer’ Star Jerry Harris Loses His Mind At The Oscars – Watch — Instinct Magazine