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In the Flesh, the 2022 program features nine total short plays by Sharpe.The roster includes: Bad Date starring Antwain Cook-Foreman and Zukeh Freeman. A Visit to the Ladies Room with Abbey Asare-Bediako, Adrianne Foster, and Ashley Nicole Lyles.One Day in the Park featuring Gregory Ford and Larry Hull. After Ours with Moses Princien and Ameirah Neal.

The police department in Miami Beach, Florida, covered one of its cars in stripes from the LGBTQ Progress flag and rolled it through the Miami Beach Pride Parade last month, as the department’s Instagram account proudly proclaimed at the time.Comments on that Instagram post reeked of homophobia, as you might expect, with people saying the Pride-themed police car was “too much” or “a waste of taxpayers’ money.” (Someone else called for a “straight people parade,” as if that’s not every other day of the year.)But on Reddit’s r/lgbt forum, a photo of the car sparked a different backlash, considering the “Don’t Say Gay” law Florida just passed.“Surprised this is allowed in Florida,” one commenter said of the MBPD’s rainbow-hued police car.“Feels extra performative because of that,” another person replied. “Actions speak multitudes louder [than] the pride flags.”A third person wrote, “Short-circuit the state’s legislature when you call in a ‘don’t say gay’ alert on the police.”  A post shared by Miami Beach Police Department (@miamibeachpd)Related: New study reveals police stop LGBTQ people at a much higher rateOther people, meanwhile, noted the torturous history of LGBTQ populations’ interactions with law enforcement.

Natsumi Yamada, 36, has been the co-president of Tokyo Rainbow Pride since October 2019. The group organizes parades, panel discussions and various online activities to connect with the LGBTQ community in Japan — many of which will take place in June, which is Pride Month around the world.1. How did you get involved with Tokyo Rainbow Pride? In 2012, a friend of mine invited me to join as a volunteer.

Pride officials in San Diego have reached a compromise with law enforcement that will allow officers to march in uniform at its in-person parade in July. It remains unclear, however, if they will be able to do so in future years.While the organizers of the Southern California city's LGBTQ celebration are still encouraging law enforcement officers not to march in their uniforms, they are not requiring them to wear their civilian clothes.

El Chingon Prideapple cocktail and Pride shot. (Courtesy photo)

Talented Irish artist Niamh Barry is re-launching her No Queer Apologies exhibition at the new Hen’s Teeth studio on Mill Street today, May 26. The exhibition will remain open to the public until May 28 and it has also been made into a beautiful photobook. The original exhibition of No Queer Apologies happened in February […]

Texas this week, saying the Bible teaches “we should hate pride, not celebrate it.”“God’s already ruled that murder, adultery, witchcraft, rape, bestiality, and homosexuality are crimes worthy of capital punishment,” Jonathan Shelley, pastor of Stedfast Baptist Church in Fort Worth, said at the council meeting Tuesday.The council was taking public comments on whether to proclaim June as Pride Month. It has issued such proclamations for the past several years, TV station KERA reports.

To say our movement has lost a giant is an understatement.  NCLR has had the honor to work beside and follow the larger-than-life lead of Urvashi Vaid for decades and, for this, we are always better and forever changed.

Wildhood stands out by putting the focus on an underrepresented community to tell a tender tale of young love and identity.From two-spirit filmmaker Bretten Hannam, Wildhood begins in a rural, East Coast trailer park where half-brothers Link (Vikings‘ Phillip Lewitski) and Travis (Avery Winters-Anthony) ditch their bigoted father to hit the road in search of Link’s Mi’kmaw mother, who was long thought dead.Along the way, they encounter pow wow dancer Pasmay (Joshua Odjick), whose clear attraction to Link kickstarts the elder brother’s journey toward self-discovery. Initially at odds, a spark grows between them as they travel across the Mi’kma’ki territory of Nova Scotia.The film also stars character actor Michael Greyeyes, who’s been on an impressive hot streak lately, turning up in everything from Peacock comedy Rutherford Falls to Stephen King adaptation Firestarter to indie Wild Indian, which earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination.Wildhood has spent the better part of the last year on the festival circuit, racking up plaudits and critical raves along the way.

Pride Month, where millions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and queer people will gather at parties and parades to celebrate LGBTQ rights and the transformational impact these communities have made.From London to New York, the celebrations are held the world over.The main symbol of Pride is a rainbow flag, with the vibrant colors reflecting the movement's diversity and denoting the sheer spectrum of gender and sexuality.Read on to learn more about the month-long celebration, and the different aspects of the LGBTQ+ community.Acronym LGBT stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender, while increasingly, a Q is included for Queer and/or Questioning.An "A" for Asexual, an "I" for Intersex and/or a "2" for Two-Spirit is also sometimes included in the acronym.A lesbian is defined as a woman who is mainly romantically, emotionally and physically attracted to other women.A gay person is usually denoted as a man who is exclusively attracted to other men, although this term is occasionally used to refer to lesbians.Bisexuality refers to a person who is drawn to members of both people born male and female.Transgender broadly denotes anyone who does not identify with his or her assigned gender, and as an identity, the term refers those who transgress either the traditional sex and gender characteristics or expectations.Dr. Trevor A.

Tom Daley has launched a brand new Price collection on his Made With Love fashion label.

The new play Party Scene: Chemsex, Community and Crisis by theatre production company THISISPOPBABY premieres this summer at Cork Midsummer Festival and in Dublin’s Project Arts Centre. Using dance and drama, the play explores how the chemsex scene and queer culture intersect in Ireland, sometimes with detrimental effects on the lives of gay men. Dublin-based […]

CHICAGO — As drag brunch came to a close at a Mexican restaurant here last Sunday, the performers conga-lined their way through the crowd of about 40 party people who were just this side of tipsy on Brunch Punch. But this was no standard drag brunch; it was a Taco Bell Drag Brunch. And that wasn’t a microphone in the lead queen’s hand; it was a Grande Toasted Breakfast Burrito.

Shooting to fame during the first year of the pandemic isn’t ideal, and it certainly isn’t easy. Yet when Lee Rodriguez, the queer actress who immortalized the role of Fabiola on Netflix’s Never Have I Ever, rose to prominence after the show’s first season hit in 2020, she found herself unprepared for the windfall of probing questions that were directed her way.

BERLIN — Samuel Mariño is a rarity in opera: a true male soprano. Rather than relying on falsetto as a countertenor would, Mariño, 28, is able to comfortably sing high notes with his chest voice. Now he is branching out from Baroque parts originally written for castrati.

Channel 4 has announced a new documentary featuring Stephen Fry, which will centre the lives of two queer World War II heroes. The production focuses on artist Willem Arondeus and cellist Frieda Belinfante who defiantly fought back against the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands. The Dutch pair have a fascinating history, giving up their practices […]

I was thoroughly on board with Everything Everywhere All at Once based solely on the crazy trailer and the movie having Michelle Yeoh as the lead. What I wasn’t expecting was a surprise queer influence on the story. Spoilers ahead for those who have watched the movie. Michelle Yeoh plays Evelyn Wang, a Chinese-American woman […]

KTVU. “However, if the Pride Board does not reverse its decision, I will join our city public safety departments that are not participating in the Pride Parade.“Let’s be very clear about who we are talking about: brave women and men who not only have the courage to put on their uniforms and go out and risk their lives every day to serve our city, but who also have the courage to do so as openly out women and men in uniform,” she added.Breed’s decision to opt out of the parade highlights a growing controversy regarding Pride events held in many major cities, where organizers have either sought to ban LGBTQ officers from marching in the parade altogether or to ban them from wearing uniforms while at Pride events.

Dublin-born TV star Darren Kennedy opened up about feeling a sense of “danger” in the streets after a rise in homophobia in Ireland. The presenter also recalled being recently insulted with homophobic slurs in the capital city, as he spoke at the launch of the new Bord Gáis initiative Imagine a Better Way, which will […]

Cross Border Xpress in San Diego, which I recently became aware of when some friends and I used it to enter the country for a destination wedding.  Mountaintop view of Puerto Vallarta skyline Initially opened in 2015, the entry point was designed by pioneering Mexican architect Ricardo Legoretta, and its main feature is a 390-foot enclosed pedestrian skybridge that quickly and easily connects travelers to the Tijuana International Airport. In its first five years, more than 10 million travelers crossed the U.S.-Mexico border using CBX, with a record 2.9 million travelers crossing in 2019 alone.CBX has gained more attention during the pandemic, since American citizens are now required to provide proof of a negative COVID test before flying back to the States.

Kalvinn Garcia, 25, of Sedro-Woolley, Washington, admitted to committing a hate crime because seeing the word “queer” angered him.

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More than half of LGBTQ+ adults have felt isolated from their family due to their sexuality or gender identity – but some did feel better after coming out, a study has found.A poll of 500 LGBTQ+ adults found 57% felt they had no-one to turn to after coming out, with 49% also feeling isolated from their friends.As a result, despite 38% feeling relieved and 32% feeling happy after disclosing their true feelings, over a quarter (26%) were left feeling vulnerable, while 17% felt alone.Worryingly, 16% feel unable to reach out to friends or family when they need to speak about personal problems.For some, their relationship has only worsened since they came out as LGBTQ+ with their family (14%) and friends (30%).But 25% said their relationship is now better than it was before.It also found 63% feel a lack of kindness at the time made a difference to how they felt after coming out.The stats emerged in a study by Fairy and Ariel, to mark its #SpreadTheLove campaign in partnership with youth homelessness charity akt, ahead of Pride Month.A spokesman for the laundry and washing up brands said: “Things have not been easy over the past two years, so it’s important we don’t underestimate how valuable a simple act of love and support can be to someone who may need it.“This survey shows inclusivity, acceptance and kindness go hand-in-hand with one another – and the simple act of showing someone you care can really help brighten up someone’s day.“Our family, be that blood relatives or our chosen family, play an important role in our happiness, and showing them you care about them goes a long way.“This might be as simple as having an open conversation at home, which can seem more relaxed over dinner or even while doing the household

San Francisco Pride organisers have been told by the city’s Democratic Mayor London Breed that she will boycott the annual Pride parade, if police officers are not allowed to march  in uniform. Police presence in pride marches have been a contentious issue across the world, including in Australia. In 2020, in the wake of protests over the murder of George Floyd, SF Pride organisers had banned the police from marching in the parade in uniform.

You’ve got one weekend left this year to “travel back in time” with the cast, crew, performers — such as the amazing Moor of Dundee (aka Leza Mesiah), pictured here — and vendors of Scarborough Renaissance Festival, so make the best of it. The festival, located at 2511 FM 66, just off I-35 in Waxahachie, is open Saturday, Sunday and Monday, May 28-30, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Head on out this weekend for one more joust, one more show and one more turkey leg until next year.

Rupaul’s Drag Race, it was Season 14, Episode 10, at a streaming party. Other guests called it the worst game of snatch game ever. It reaffirmed my decision to not participate in the mainstream cultural phenomenon.

Pride Month, and the history and achievements of LGBTQ communities will be celebrated across the TV landscape with series and specials, including live streaming coverage of Pride parades in Los Angeles and New York.In addition to a slew of new content tied to Pride month, older titles centered on queer people and characters will become newly available in June. For one, after being out of the streaming world for about six months, all six seasons of “Glee” will debut on Hulu and Disney+ on June 1.

One of the more warmly received features at this year’s Cannes Film Festival is the stirring relationship drama The Blue Caftan, a story of love, grief, and queer desire from Moroccan filmmaker Maryam Touzani.The Blue Caftan follows the story of married couple, Halim (Saleh Bakri, from The Band’s Visit) and Mina (Lubna Azabal, known for her work in Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies) who run a traditional caftan shop in one of Morocco’s oldest city centers, where Halim carefully hand-sews garments for demanding clientele. To keep up with the work, the pair hires a handsome young apprentice, Youssef (Ayoub Messioui), and it’s not long before he and Halim find themselves making longing glances at one another from across the room.Pulling at the threads of this mutual affection naturally causes some snags in Halim and Mina’s relationship, further complicated by Mina’s declining health.

Jasper Soloff at 26 is the baby-faced director you need to keep your eye on.Whether he’s directing a Billy Porter music video or shooting a cosmetics campaign starring Gigi Hadid, he’s on his way to real magic in story telling.After finishing school at Central Saint Martin in London, he moved to Brooklyn and got his start photographing his friends on his roof.Having zero contacts and wanting to work in fashion in NYC, he did what gay men do best: hustle. The hustle–and the formidable talent–eventually paid off and he began to book shoot after shoot.Today he’s directing commercials, video editorials  and has a determined desire to tell queer stories in film, big queer stories that we can’t wait to see on the little or big screen.Get to know the Jasper Soloff behind his Instagram @jasperegan in this exclusvie Queerty chat with Queerty contributor Michael Page Wright.Hi Jasper!!!HIII!As I do, lets jump into it. As a director there must have been that movie you watched an insane amount of times?Chicago.

GCN has the scoop on the exciting events upcoming on June 4. Make sure to mark your calendars for a night filled with incredible entertainment right here in Dublin, courtesy of Film Fatale! Come out to The Sugar Club and join the Film Fatale family in celebrating their 10th birthday party on Friday, June 4 […]

“In the beginning there was nothing. God said, ‘Let there be light!’ And there was light.

How do you write a queer romantic comedy? That is, not one where you merely gender flip a lead (“rom-com, but make it gay!”) but actually create a story that interrogates the very foundational tropes of the genre? If you’re Joel Kim Booster, you do so by adapting one of the most beloved Jane Austen novels of all time, the one whose recent big-screen adaptations have earned the likes of Keira Knightley and Renée Zellweger Oscar nominations.

Yahoo! News reports.“I confess that before Rik Carmichael and John Hay sent me the fruits of their amazing research, I had never heard of Willem Arondeus or Frieda Belinfante — a pair whom I now regard as being authentic and remarkable heroes,” Fry said. It’s an oversight the documentary Willem and Frieda: A Story of Resistance seeks to correct.Prior to WWII, artist Willem Arondeus and cellist Frieda Belinfante lived out lives in the Netherlands.

Representatives from Belong To, Foróige, Youth Work Ireland, and the National Youth Council of Ireland as well as 70+ youth workers have all signed a letter calling for action to be taken to correct the current healthcare crisis Irish LGBTQ+ youth are facing. The letter was addressed to Ministers Stephen Donnelly TD (Minister for Health) […]

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Laverne Cox is getting her very own Barbie doll.Mattel is celebrating the actor and LGBTQ activist with a new doll made to her likeness, just in time for her 50th birthday.

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For the first time, the rainbow flag has been flown on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years.

Talented Irish artist Niamh Barry is re-launching her No Queer Apologies exhibition at the new Hen’s Teeth studio on Mill Street today, May 26. The exhibition will remain open to the public until May 28 and it has also been made into a beautiful photobook. The original exhibition of No Queer Apologies happened in February […]

Casting queer actors in queer roles in Fire Island added “so much” authenticity to the film, according to James Scully.

La Concha Renaissance San Juan Resort, it’s after midnight and a pool party is being serenaded by a live DJ. The beat reverberates through the lobby. It ripples through the floor.

Bratz is recognizing its queer fans, and celebrating self-expression, self-love, and the LGBTQ+ community by releasing the first-ever set of fashion dolls sold as a same-sex couple!The all-new Pride collection is inspired by beloved Bratz characters and girlfriends Roxxi and Nevra, who came out as a couple for Pride 2020. Roxxi came out as a lesbian, and Nevra came out as bisexual in a post made on Bratz social media.

This June, Waterford will see its first Pride march in over a decade as part of the Pride of the Déise festival. Taking place this June bank holiday weekend, the four-day festival promises an event-packed lineup with music, film, workshops, and cabaret – what more could you ask for?! “For years, many of us had […]

In a video shared on Twitter by blogger and activist Hemant Mehta, Shelley addresses the Arlington City Council, where a meeting was being held about acknowledging Pride month, telling them that he's "horrified and ashamed" that the city decided to "promote and solicit Pride." Amid loud boos, Shelley continues, saying there's nothing to celebrate about Pride, and that in fact "it's an abomination" according to the Bible."According to God we should hate Pride, not celebrate it," Shelley said as the audience got louder. "I don't understand why we celebrate what used to be a crime not long ago.

violently jumped after being asked why he was ‘wearing a girl’s jacket’ and called a ‘f**king f*g’.The 22-year-old suffered a bleed on the brain and needed surgery after being attacked in Manchester in the early hours of April 10.He was left with three smashed teeth and broken bones in his nose, cheek and around his eye socket.Morgan – a support worker for adults with learning difficulties – moved to Manchester from the small market town of Retford, Nottinghamshire, for work more than a year ago.His family previously revealed he made the switch because he felt he would be less likely to experience homophobia in a larger city with a thriving LGBT+ scene.Parents Paul and Dawn Fevre rushed from their hometown to be by his side at Salford Royal as he fought for his life.Morgan is now out of hospital and continuing his recovery but the search for his attackers goes on.Greater Manchester Police have released images taken from CCTV following the incident in Charlotte Street at about 1.35am.Detectives say they want to speak to the man and woman visible in the footage.Detective Constable Lucy Hatton said: ‘This was an unprovoked attack in the street that the victim can remember very little about.‘Morgan was punched in the head and then fell to the floor, and spent 10 days in hospital being treated for head and face injuries.‘He has now been discharged from hospital but is still suffering from the after-effects of the incident.’Last month, his father revealed his son had no memory of the attack but recalled receiving homophobic abuse and negative comments about his sequin jacket before it happened.He said: ‘Morgan would go into town on his own and make new friends while he was out, he’s that kind of chap.‘But now, I went to see

London artist and activist Dominique Holmes, it is inscribed with the words protest, visibility, unity, and equality – Pride in London’s key values.The coin won’t enter general circulation, but will be available to buy in a range of metals this summer.It comes weeks before Pride month, a time dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ communities across the world.It is held in June as this was the month the Stonewall riots erupted in New York, triggering the rise of LGBTQ+ rights movement across the world.Asad Shaykh, director of marketing and communications at Pride in London, said it was ‘a privilege to visit The Royal Mint and see our coin being made’.‘It humbles me greatly that the words that I coined for the brand … will be on an actual coin, opposite the Queen’, he said.‘This queer brown immigrant has come a long way, powered by hope, love and this city.’Clare Maclennan, director of commemorative coin at The Royal Mint, named the 50th anniversary of Pride UK ‘a milestone celebration’.She said: ‘This is the first ever UK coin dedicated to Britain’s LGBTQ+ community, with colour printing technology capturing the spirit of Pride UK with its iconic rainbow colours.‘It was an honour to host representatives from Pride in London at The Royal Mint recently to strike their own coins as part of the launch and discuss with them our commitment to diversity and inclusion within the business and show how we are reinventing for the future.’Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.For more stories like this, check our news page.Not convinced? Find out more »

Ricky Gervais can't be a trans ally while he continually makes lazy 'jokes' about usRicky Gervais vows he supports trans rights after packing Netflix special with cruel jokesChurch of Scotland will allow same-sex marriages for first timePride month is in June because this is when the Stonewall riots erupted in New York, triggering the rise of LGBTQ+ rights movement across the world.In a similar sign of solidarity, the Royal Mint has unveiled a rainbow-coloured 50p coin.