2016
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It is still tough being Trans at work.
To mark International Day of Trans Visibility a new Report has been published by TotalJobs which shows how tough it is to be a trans employee in the workplace. 60% have experienced transphobic discrimination, 53% felt the need to hide from the colleagues and 36% left a job because the environment was so unfriendly. …
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Ballez : ballet with a queer agenda
When Misty Copeland was finally promoted to principal dancer in the American Ballet Theater last year, she became the first African American woman to be given this honor in their 75 years of existence. This is a very vivid reminder that even in this day and age the world of ballet is still one of the…
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Fire Song
Even as queer cinema continues to keep evolving it is still something of a surprise to discover yet another new barrier has been broken with the first movie from an unexpected provenance. Writer/director Adam Garnet Jones has done just that by setting and actually making his feature film, a very tender coming-of-age drama, in a First Nation reservation…
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I’m A Sex Worker, But I’m Not ….
BuzzFeed has produced a powerful new video that goes a long way to help de-mystifying the role of sex workers in our community today. It is, as the three interviewed claim, just another job. One that they are proud and open about, and that they are eager to discuss to dispel some of the many…
