"The Human Surge 3" Offers Space to Dream
…here is a welcome escape from our daily miseries in a world with borders and homophobia. Shot in Sri Lanka, Peru, and Taiwan, the film makes these very different locations…
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"Uma Família Feliz" is a Broken One
…on shock value, unfolds to reveal the hypocrisies of his characters. From the not-so-subtle homophobia of Brazilian “educated” society – as he would know as a gay man himself –…
"The Devil Never Sleeps" at 30: Lourdes Portillo’s Family Mystery Endures
…stemming from homophobia and machismo that can still be found today. It’s at once an interesting time capsule and sobering reminder, even in death, the systems and attitudes sustaining machismo…
Decoding the Feminine Power in “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”
…recognizes the homophobia, the racism, and the inadequacy of societal dynamics like The Swans. And he was preaching to the choir. “Your book, it is the firing squad that killed…
“De La Calle” Celebrates Urbano Music and the Latinx Musicians Who Make It
…De La Calle also takes pains to celebrate Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ artists, discussing racism and homophobia along the way. Black, brown, and queer folks are tasked with explaining and…
Meet Roger Ross Williams, Director of “Cassandro”
…broken, that people can come together, despite their prejudices and the things that divide them. Getting past homophobia and sexism and all of that – It’s possible. Cassandro lets us…
In "Cassandro," Queer Joy is Liberating and Defiant
…by great supporting players such as Raúl Castillo as Gerardo, a love interest of Saul’s whose internalized homophobia keeps the pair at an uncomfortable distance. Castillo does a great job…
"Red, White, & Royal Blue" Lets Its Characters (and Romance) Breathe
…spend more time together to repair the damage. What starts as a forced necessity becomes an actual friendship, and eventually, a delicate romance. However, societal expectations, homophobia, and Prince Henry’s…
Bleaching Bookshelves: An Analysis of Recent Book Bans in America
…Picture at the Oscars (Green Book, Black Panther, BlackKklansman, Bohemian Rhapsody, Roma, Vice, The Favorite, and A Star is Born) centered around racial and/or class inequality, homophobia, substance abuse, or…
‘Love, Victor’ Concludes With Bittersweet Finale
…internalized homophobia, religious trauma, or his family’s struggle to accept him because of their own cultural ideas of sexuality and gender. Later, we saw that deepen with Rahim, who is…