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Entertainment, Opinion

This queer horror short film isn’t afraid to explore hard topics

June 14, 2022January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

What makes this horror short so captivating is not only its performances but its outright queerness.

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Tagged Alaska Thunderfuck, drag, film, horror, Jamal Douglas, mental health, Sam Wineman, short film, suicide, The Quiet RoomLeave a comment
Entertainment, Opinion

Is The L Word’s Jenny the ultimate queer villain?

May 12, 2022January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

Jenny Schecter is a queer villain who isn't the result of lazy homophobic writing.

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Tagged lesbian, review, television, The L Word, womenLeave a comment
Entertainment, Opinion

Killing Eve and a trope that should be buried

April 20, 2022January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

The series finale is the opposite of a love letter to queer fans.

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Tagged homophobia, Killing Eve, Laura Neal, review, televisionLeave a comment
Entertainment, Opinion

Best friends and young love: Queer shipping in anime

April 13, 2022January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

"Where queer relationships in media are concerned, we often grab hold of what we can."

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International, Opinion

Zimbabwe tabloid stokes anti-LGBTIQA+ hate and discrimination

April 12, 2022January 4, 2023 Tafadzwa Evans Muranganwa

A "bad taste" story might set back the rights of LGBTIQA+ people in the country.

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Tagged Africa, discrimination, GALZ, Hands of Hope, homophobia, media, News, trans, transphobia, ZimbabweLeave a comment
Opinion

It’s time to stop tolerating stigma – our lives depend on it

March 20, 2022January 4, 2023 Contributor

Hate is killing too many LGBTIQA+ people.

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Entertainment, Opinion

Euphoria, queer women, and tragedy in sapphic relationships

March 20, 2022January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

Sapphic relationships in media too often end tragically.

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Tagged Euphoria, relationships, review, television, women, young peopleLeave a comment
Entertainment, Opinion

What queer fans really want from Killing Eve’s final season

March 11, 2022January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

Spy thrillers are moving away from the cringy past of the genre.

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Tagged Killing Eve, neurodiversity, people of colour, review, television, womenLeave a comment
Opinion

‘You are not welcome’: The message a Christian college is giving queer students

January 31, 2022January 4, 2023 Maeve Moroney

When you tell queer children that they are immoral, we risk losing them.

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Tagged Brisbane, Citipointe Christian College, discrimination, homophobia, religion, school, transphobia, young peopleLeave a comment
Opinion

Looking for a hero: Acceptance and being a queer Muslim 

January 30, 2022January 4, 2023 Aly M

I worried that religion would be used to justify hate against my community.

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Tagged AFLW, coming out, community, family, football, Haneen Zreika, homophobia, Israel Folau, Margaret Court, Muslim, Pride, religion, social media, sportsLeave a comment
Entertainment, Opinion

‘Unapologetically queer’: Seeing ourselves in the media we love

January 14, 2022January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

There's power in representing yourself, even in fiction. Vanessa Maki discusses Yellowjackets.

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Entertainment, Opinion

From cults to vampires: The year’s best queer horror

December 21, 2021January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

A roundup of some of the best creepy film and television that 2021 gave us.

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Tagged Amazon Prime, Chucky, Fear Street, film, horror, Netflix, representation, reviews, Syfy, television, The Girl in the Woods, Van Helsing, web seriesLeave a comment
Entertainment, Opinion

Stone Ocean: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure has its first female hero

December 14, 2021January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

The newest instalment of the anime hit gives viewers a new female lead and queer cast members.

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Opinion

Worlds AIDS Day: Battling a pandemic on the frontline

November 30, 2021January 4, 2023 Douglas Billing

“I could see history repeating in the fear and stigma.”

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Opinion

The battle is far from over: Reflections on World AIDS Day

November 29, 2021January 4, 2023 Keith Paulusse

This year’s WAD theme focuses on ending inequalities and pandemics.

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Entertainment, Opinion

How JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure influenced my queer journey

November 27, 2021January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

An anime series has played an unlikely role in how I experience gender.

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