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“My Own Private Idaho” searches for queer freedom

My Own Private Idaho
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Gus Van Sant’s 1991 queer classic is a mournful tone poem about lost youth, and the intersection between class and queerness.

Clint Worthington Posted on June 16, 2020June 18, 2020

“Young Soul Rebels” is an essential piece of Black Queer Resistance

Young Soul Rebels
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Isaac Julien’s British coming-of-age drama centers Black and Queer people in all their complexities.

Oluwatayo Adewole Posted on June 9, 2020June 9, 2020

Amor Vincit Omnia: The Radical Sentimentality of “Sense8”

Sense8
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The Wachowskis took their high-concept empathy to TV with a gloriously ambitious Netflix show that was gone far too soon.

Clint Worthington Posted on June 30, 2019June 30, 2019

AIDS Activists Guy Vandenberg and Steve Williams Talk About the Plague Years and “5B”

5B - Guy Vandenberg and Steve Williams
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I sit down with two subjects from the upcoming AIDS documentary 5B to talk about Pride and the plague years.

Clint Worthington Posted on June 14, 2019August 11, 2020

June’s Filmmakers of the Month: Lana and Lilly Wachowski

Lana and Lilly Wachowski
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For June, we celebrate Pride Month by diving into the filmography of cinema’s most prominent transgender filmmakers.

Clint Worthington Posted on June 2, 2019July 2, 2019
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