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A Queer History of the United States – book review

A Queer History of the United States is a 2011 book by Michael Bronski who is a Professor of the Practice in Media and Activism in the Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality department at Harvard University. In 2012, this book won the American Library Association Israel Fishman Non-Fiction/Stonewall Book Award. It is recommended for […]

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Announcing: The LGBT Online Coming Out Film Festival. Submit your film now!

The LGBT National Help Center is excited to announce the 1st annual LGBT Online Coming Out Film Festival (ComingOutFilmFest.org), premiering online October 11, 2024, National Coming Out Day.We are the very first queer film festival to focus exclusively on the coming out experience.  The LGBT National Help Center has been supporting the LGBTQ+ community for […]

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The Book of Queer – A Review

We continue on our reviews this time on the Book of Queer.The Book of Queer is a 2022 historical TV series by Discovery+. The objective of the series is to reevaluate history from an LGBTQ+ perspective in a way that is factual but also highly humorous. The shows are approximately 45 to 50 minutes each, […]

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Quick Book Review: Small Beauty

Small Beauty is a 2016 novel written by transgender writer Jia Qing Wilson-Yang. The story won the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction in 2017. Small Beauty is recommended for late teen readers and adults due to its use of transphobic language, homophobia, deadnaming, racism, depiction of physical violence, along with drug and alcohol use. […]

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Quick Documentary Review – Passing

Passing” is a 2015 Canadian documentary directed by J. Mitchel Reed & Lucah Rosenberg Lee. It follows three black trans men and how their transitions affect how they navigate through the world. The full documentary can be found at: https://vimeo.com/119696471 You get to ask questions of yourself, and you get to discover who you are. […]

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Series Review: Fellow Travelers

Fellow Travelers is a 2023 historical romance series that is based on the 2008 book by Thomas Mallon of the same name. Fellow Travelers is available with a subscription to Paramount+ that specifically includes Showtime access. As this series includes profanity, sexual content, homophobic language, moments of suicidal ideation, and depictions of smoking, drug and […]

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Quick Short Review – Bros Before

Short content warning for language and some sexual scenes. “Bro’s Before” is an American rom-com short film directed by Henry Hanson that was released in 2022. Best friends Elijah and Billy are watching a show together until it eventually leads to them hooking up. They have a good time and you would think it would […]

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Quick Webseries Review: The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo

“The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo” is an American comedy web series created by Brian Jordan Alvarez in 2016. The series follows Caleb Gallo, a twenty-something year old gay man figuring out his love life alongside his friend group of queer actors in Los Angeles. Queerness can be messy, and that’s ok. If […]

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