Pop Culture
Wheel! of! Fortune!
Queer Tarot series, I will get through the post-covid-recovery-brain-fog-exhaustion and finish writing you, I swear! Um, I mean... hello. Welcome back to this series about LGBTQIA+ perspectives on the Tarot cards. If you're new to the series, a quick catch-up:
By Steph Cole4 years ago in Pride
Alice: Cruel Transwoman stereotype, or something more?
In this day and age, we're seeing more LGBT characters than ever across adult and even children's cartoons. These characters are usually portrayed quite sensitively and positively, but even as recent as a decade ago, the rare gay character would almost always be a walking caricature of what society as a whole saw these individuals as.
By Daniel Teach4 years ago in Pride
When Australian TV led the world in going Gay!
Back when I was a boy one of my father's favourite sayings was; "Back when I was a boy!" Then he would launch into some lengthy story, the gist of which would be how life/things/people were all so much better back then, or far less complicated, or just simpler. I'm sure most of you can relate to this.
By Mark 'Ponyboy' Peters4 years ago in Pride
The Top 5 Reasons Why Charlamagne Tha God Might be Tip-Toeing Out of the Closet
The Breakfast Club co-host Lenard McKelvey pka Charlamagne Tha God is no stranger to controversy. This latest kerfuffle with LGBTQ+ rap artist Saucy Santana may help him be a full-on gay man. This is no disrespect. Scores of people ease out of the shadows and let their truths shine. Let him be the next if that is the case. There has been no greater time in human history for him to do it. Prepare for The Top Five Reasons Why Charlamagne Tha God Might be Tip-Toeing Out of the Closet.
By Skyler Saunders4 years ago in Pride
Blue is the Warmest Colour
Blue is the Warmest Colour is a sapphic tale featuring tragedy, young love and sexual discovery in the 1990s in France. This book has been on my wishlist for some time. The reason for this was because I saw the film of the same title on Netflix and was impressed with the cinematography. I loved the film when I watched it, it blew me away. I loved the little details and the way it ended. There was some clever storytelling.
By Chloe Gilholy4 years ago in Pride
Comedy Has Slapped Me Around My Entire Life
I highly recommend Jerrod Carmichael’s new HBO Special, Rothaniel. It’s powerful. Much of what I have learned about racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, really all the “isms” — has come from first-person accounts that required a lot of vulnerability on the part of the storyteller. I found these accounts in person or literature, seldom, until much more recently, in film or on television. Carmichael gets raw and vulnerable and tells an important story so many can relate to.
By Martha Madrigal4 years ago in Pride
Classic Movie Review: 'Brokeback Mountain' Opened the World to New Western Stories
With The Power of the Dog exploring themes of sexuality and masculinity in the context of the mythic American west as it transitioned to modernity and civilization, I was reminded of how Brokeback Mountain explored similar ideas in an even more modern version of the West. With The Power of the Dog nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, and rankling the elderly members of the Academy with its modern themes, it seems that now is as good a time as ever to reflect on Brokeback Mountain.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Pride
This show is like the People’s Choice Awards, but super gay, and with way more drag queens
“We have so much to celebrate this year,” says Dan Tracer, Editor in Chief of the popular LGBTQ entertainment news site, Queerty.com. Earlier this month, they hosted their 10th anniversary Queerties award show in Los Angeles. It will begin streaming on Revry and YouTube this Wednesday. “The LGBTQ community made significant strides in pop culture that will have a lasting impact on the next generation of queer youth.”
By Ben Nelson4 years ago in Pride
