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Tag: queerness

Three Great Things: Sherry Cola

Film
By Sherry Cola | August 3, 2023
By Sherry Cola | August 3, 2023

Three Great Things: Sherry Cola

The breakout star of Joy Ride and the new dramedy Shortcomings on Romeo Must Die, the San Gabriel Valley and her "superpower."

Revisited: Southern Discomfort, Or What I Learned About Queerness and Telling Other People’s Stories

Film
By Donal Mosher | February 6, 2019
By Donal Mosher | February 6, 2019

Revisited: Southern Discomfort, Or What I Learned About Queerness and Telling Other People’s Stories

The director of The Gospel of Eureka on his experiences making (and then screening) a documentary short about an LGBT haven in the Bible Belt.

Introducing: Sophie Strauss’s “I Was”

Music
By Sophie Strauss | January 7, 2019
By Sophie Strauss | January 7, 2019

Introducing: Sophie Strauss’s “I Was”

A new music video, plus a conversation with Strauss and her director Suzanne Jennett.

Tales From a Rock & Roll Queer

Music
By Kings of Spade | October 25, 2018
By Kings of Spade | October 25, 2018

Tales From a Rock & Roll Queer

KC (Kings of Spade) on queerness, the Blues, and coming out twice.

How Bigotry Redefines Love

Music
By Terra Naomi | February 23, 2018
By Terra Naomi | February 23, 2018

How Bigotry Redefines Love

I was stunned last year, when my husband, in between sobs, told me his family would not celebrate our wedding because of “religious reasons.”

Owen Pallett on the Defiance of Intimacy in Perfume Genius’s No Shape

Music
By Owen Pallett | May 9, 2017
By Owen Pallett | May 9, 2017

Owen Pallett on the Defiance of Intimacy in Perfume Genius’s No Shape

"Mike rides his piano bench like a white horse into a hostile town, with his middle finger raised."

Southern Discomfort, Or What I Learned About Queerness and Telling Other People’s Stories

Film
By Donal Mosher | May 3, 2017
By Donal Mosher | May 3, 2017

Southern Discomfort, Or What I Learned About Queerness and Telling Other People’s Stories

Donal Mosher breaks down his experiences making – and then screening – a documentary short about Eureka Springs, an LGBT haven in the Bible Belt.

How Britney Spears Helped Me Settle into My Queerness

Music
By Michael Doshier | September 19, 2016
By Michael Doshier | September 19, 2016

How Britney Spears Helped Me Settle into My Queerness

Johnny Darlin’ looks back at his first Britney show — and years of fandom.

Princess Superstar Talks Le1f’s Riot Boi

Music
By Princess Superstar | November 9, 2015
By Princess Superstar | November 9, 2015

Princess Superstar Talks Le1f’s Riot Boi

Now that it's OK to be into both club music and hip-hop, the world is FINALLY ready for Le1f.

Kerthy Fix (Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields) Talks Paul Dugdale’s One Direction: Where We Are — The Concert Film

Film
By Kerthy Fix | October 20, 2014
By Kerthy Fix | October 20, 2014

Kerthy Fix (Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields) Talks Paul Dugdale’s One Direction: Where We Are — The Concert Film

A trip to see the boy band's latest movie prompts discussion of straight queerness, Japanese crossdressers and masturbation as performance art.

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