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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

Black History Month: Black queer characters and their stories (Part 2)

February 18, 2022January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

Keep Black History Month going with more shows and films about individual Black experiences.

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Tagged Black History Month, film, Finding Carter, Scream 5, television, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The Walking DeadLeave a comment
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Avoiding queer characters in films is cowardly: Scream 5

January 22, 2022January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

A queer character in the new horror film is iconic, but is that enough?

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Tagged film, horror, Jasmin Savoy Brown, representation, review, Scream 5Leave a comment
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
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Melbourne Queer Film Festival screens Israeli film amid controversy

December 3, 2021January 4, 2023 Tzedek Collective

“There can be no ethical partnership with the Israeli state as things stand.”

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Tagged activism, boycott, Fahad Ali, film, Israel, Jewish community, Melbourne, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Molly Whelan, Nayuka Gorrie, News, Palestine, police, protest, The SwimmerLeave a comment
Entertainment

Happiest Season: A conveniently gift-wrapped queer rom-com

November 12, 2021January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

This queer film follows the script of every straight rom-com.

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Tagged Aubrey Plaza, Christmas, Clea Duvall, comedy, coming out, Dan Levy, family, film, Happiest Season, holidays, Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, outing, relationships, reviewsLeave a comment
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Sydney Mardi Gras 2022 lineup announced

November 10, 2021January 4, 2023 Jesse Jones

The awesome events will range from arty to parties.

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Tagged Fair Day, festival, film, Mardi Gras, Mardi Gras Film Festival, parade, party, SydneyLeave a comment
Entertainment, Opinion

Creepy and camp new LGBTQ films and shows for Halloween

October 29, 2021January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

Check out this fresh new spooky season entertainment.

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Tagged Chucky, film, Halloween, horror, I Know What You Did Last Summer, reviews, Slumber Party Massacre, television, There's Someone Inside Your HouseLeave a comment
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Queer characters surviving horror films shouldn’t be radical 

October 18, 2021January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

A new Netflix film does something that’s uncommon in horror: queer characters survive to the end. 

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the punishment of male femininity 

September 27, 2021January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

Even in gay culture, a queer man presenting as femme is still not so accepted.

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Elvira delights queer fans by coming out in time for Halloween

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Jesse Jones

The icon has revealed her 19-year secret gay relationship.

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Entertainment, Opinion

Internalised homophobia is a killer: Knife+Heart

August 31, 2021 vanessamaki

This French horror film is a rollercoaster of queer tragedy.

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Entertainment, Features

The Greenhouse: Queerness and magical realism come together

August 11, 2021January 4, 2023 Jordan Pike

“Queer cinema is itself a box that's been created around us.”

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4 lesser-known LGBTQ films to watch during Pride Month

June 2, 2021January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

Check out these films, spanning a range of genres, and you might find a new queer favourite.

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Tagged Bound, But I'm a Cheerleader, film, Orange is the New Black, Pariah, Pride Month, review, Vegas in Space1 Comment
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Lesflicks announces diverse LFEST film lineup for 2021

June 2, 2021January 4, 2023 Jesse Jones

This year's festival will again be held online, featuring special interactive events.

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Tagged documentary, film, lesbian, Lesflicks, LFEST, Talana Kreeger, the Furies, womenLeave a comment
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Entertainment, Features, Opinion

5 movies that prove vampires are queer

May 22, 2021January 4, 2023 vanessamaki

These five horror films show that vampires are the queerest of all supernatural creatures.

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Tagged Bit, Daughters of Darkness, David Bowie, film, Fright Night, HIV, horror, Joel Schumacher, Nicole Maines, The Hunger, The Lost Boys, trans, vampiresLeave a comment

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