Review: Cucumber, Banana and Tofu
Russell T. Davies may be particularly famous for his revival of Dr. Who and spell as showrunner from 2005 to 2010, but before then, he made the shortlived series Queer as Folk, chronicling the lives...
Category: LGBTQ+
Forget Transparent, Transgender Progress is Elsewhere
At Sunday’s Golden Globes ceremony, Amazon series Transparent took two awards: best comedy or musical series, and best actor in a comedy series (Jeffrey Tambor). The world promptly took to the...
Showtime’s “The Affair” Fizzles
Showtime’s The Affair is generating a great deal of buzz on the fall television schedule, as a show that might provide an intriguing narrative approach and some insight into the way we view men,...
Amazon’s “Transparent” is Transphobic Bullshit
Transparent is part of Amazon’s answer to Netflix, an attempt to make itself relevant in a new television landscape by producing indie web content for subscribers; and it’s getting rave reviews,...
A Quickie with Michael Lucas: The Gay Porn Mogul Discusses “Campaign of Hate: Russia and Gay Propaganda”
Michael Lucas is the most mainstreamed, provocative, and controversial figure in gay adult entertainment” according to his website, and it’s hard not to believe the hype. A sort of David O....
Eurovision: A Referendum on Putin’s Russia
The Eurovision Song Contest, that glorious, glittery spectacle that isn’t just out of left field, but comprises the field, had quite the 2014 edition. A televised competition featuring entrants...
A Legal Third Sex? Norrie’s Win in Australia
International media are abuzz with the recent news out of Australia, where Scottish-Australian Norrie sued for the right to select “non-specific” as a sex option on her (Norrie’s been...
Gays Not Welcome: America’s New Wave of “Religious Freedom” Laws
If Arizona legislators have their way, business owners will soon be able to deny services to people on the grounds that they’re wearing mixed fibers—a Biblical no-no—along with others who...
What’s Gender Got to Do with It? Coming Out Genderqueer
I’ve always been a staunch defender of celebs like Anderson Cooper who for most of his career refused to confirm his homosexuality. To me, speculation as to whether Cooper was or wasn’t gay...
Review: Dallas Buyers Club
Some films live in the head and some in the heart. “Dallas Buyers Club” does shuttle runs between the two. The head tells you that when a homophobic Texan asshole rides to the rescue of gay men...