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From Netflix’s Atypical via Black Lightning, to F.R.I.E.N.D.S and Sex In The City BY GEORGIA BUTLER. IMAGE ATYPICAL/YOUTUBE What do we want? Diverse and accurate LGBTQI+ representation in the media. When do we want it? About 25 years ago, maybe..? Things have come a long way since the first issue of DIVA was published way […]… Continue reading VIEWS: The best (and worst) of LGBTQI representation on screen today — DIVA MAGAZINE

As the world becomes more and more of a nightmare, with an impending climate catastrophe and negative news arriving via push notification every other hour, people have turned to an unorthodox escape method: true-crime stories. Since the podcast Serial launched our true-crime obsession into overdrive in 2014, we’ve been getting to know convicted murderers from […]… Continue reading Rise of gay killer: Why pop culture suddenly thirsty for queer blood… — CauseACTION Clarion

Stacy Bailey, 33, from Arlington, Texas was put on administrative leave in September of 2018 after she showed her students a photograph of her future – now current – wife. via https://youtu.be/ZCQVSphx_rk via Lesbian art teacher, 33, wins $100,000 settlement after suing school district — Flower Mound, Texas News

With only fifty-three percent of reviews aggregated through Rotten Tomatoes praising Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct (1992), this Hitchcockian classic of its time is an underrated and misunderstood film. If you don’t know what to watch next, Basic Instinct is available to stream on Hulu. The neo-noir erotic thriller was nominated for the Academy Awards for […]… Continue reading Hulu review: Paul Verhoeven’s “Basic Instinct” (1992) — Hunter Goddard

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — It is against state law in South Carolina for public school sex education classes to mention anything other than heterosexual relationships, unless the talk involves sexually transmitted diseases. A federal lawsuit now aims to change that. The National Center for Lesbian Rights and Lambda Legal said their lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks… Continue reading South Carolina sued over its ban on LBGTQ sex ed discussions — WSAV-TV

Thirty-three years ago today, the film Some Kind of Wonderful premiered. I love nearly every John Hughes movie, this being near the top of the list. And the soundtrack is quintessentially 80s. You have to see this film. Title: Some Kind of Wonderful Directed by: Howard Deutch Produced by: John Hughes Written by: John Hughes […]… Continue reading Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) — Waldina

★★★★ Butterfly is a queer anthology which sizzles with an electric energy. On stage, five individuals from history gather, their extraordinary stories forgotten about until this moment. Its timely staging in LGBT History Month is one thing, but these past tales of struggle, defiance and liberation have a raw and contemporary resonance. It’s a certain […]… Continue reading ‘Butterfly’ review – Forgotten queer stories told with thrilling enthusiasm | Gifted — Liam O’Dell

A South Carolina law banning sex education teachers from mentioning any relationships other than heterosexual ones — unless the talk involves sexually transmitted diseases — is fueling a climate of state-sanctioned discrimination, a federal lawsuit says. The National Center for Lesbian Rights and Lambda Legal said the lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks to overturn the Comprehensive… […]… Continue reading LBGTQ groups say South Carolina law puts students at risk — Akahi News

Film Courage: Should a screenwriter have different piles for completed screenplays? Markus Redmond, Actor/Writer/Director/Producer: Yes, absolutely. You should know your stuff that is good for the marketplace and you should know stuff that you want…if that’s the career you want. Some writers just want to be writers, that’s all they want to do. They just […]… Continue reading Screenwriters Need Different Piles For Their Screenplays by Markus Redmond — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: What do you wish you’d known before starting down this screenwriting path? Mark Sanderson, Screenwriter/Author: I wish I’d known how difficult it would be and how much of my life (of my choice — not complaining) would have been given up for it and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I could… Continue reading Harsh Truths About Being A Screenwriter by Mark Sanderson — FilmCourage.com