Tag: LGBTQ
In the UK The Best TV Travel Guides are all hosted by LGBTQ stars
We don’t think that this actually constitutes a major new trend BUT we have suddenly become aware of LGBTQ+ people hosting excellent TV travel programs in the UK As they put their own spin on the places they visit and the people they meet we realize how naturally curious (nosey?) gay people are,…
Foundation helping to tell the stories of LGBTQ Latino Chicagoans
A Chicago-based charitable foundation is helping make sure under-represented queer Latino artists and communities get their stories told. The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation is awarding almost $2 million to creative small arts organizations in Chicago. It’s being called the Broadening Narratives Initiative. Our history is important to us for the current queer…
Homophobia and Hypocrisy is alive and well in UK Tory Party
The UK Conservatives finished their Party Conference with an LGBTQ+ party night which ended in disarray amidst ‘disgusting’ homophobic abuse The event was organized by LGBT+ Conservatives, the official LGBTQ+ wing of the Conservative Party (kind of like the obnoxious republican Log Cabin in the US). It was the final night of the…
The Golden Globes are so much better when they go Queer
Just recently GLAAD reported concern about a decline in LGBGTQ representation on the large and small screen. We are sure they are correct about that, but after seeing the list of Golden Globe Nominations announced today it seems that queer is still very much here . We have been through the list with a…
Myles Thatcher : exploring gender binaries through Dance.
San Francisco Ballet dancer Myles Thatcher is one of 12 of the most innovative international choreographers who have been given the opportunity to create ballets for UNBOUND a Festival of New Works that the SF ballet is running from April 20th to May 9th. Thatcher’s ballet is a new piece called OTHERNESS which explores gender…
