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Ariana DeBose makes history as first openly queer actor of colour to win an Academy Award

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Ariana DeBose has made history as the first openly queer woman of colour to win an Academy Award for acting. On 27 March, the 31-year old took home the Best Supporting Actress Award for her portrayal of Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. Upon receiving her award, the Hamilton star took to the stage and gave a heartwarming and inspiring speech. “Now you see why Anita says ‘I want to be in America’ because even in this weary world that we live in, dreams do come true, and that’s…

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Pop star Troye Sivan fights HIV stigma in first big film role

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Australian pop singer Troye Sivan, whose YouTube videos and music have inspired a generation of young LGBTQ+ people, wants his first major film role to combat ignorance around HIV/AIDS. In “Three Months”, Sivan plays 17-year-old Caleb, who is exposed to HIV after a one-night stand on the eve of his high school graduation. The film details the shame and anxiety Caleb experiences while waiting three months for diagnosis. Current medical guidelines require 12 weeks from exposure to be 100% certain. Set in 2011, when a positive diagnosis was no longer…

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Oscars 2022: Kristen Stewart, Ariana DeBose and Andrew Garfield nominated for awards

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The nominees for the 94th annual Academy Awards have been unveiled and LGBTQ+ stars are in the spotlight. On Tuesday morning (8 February), actors Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan announced this year’s incredible lineup of nominated productions. LGBTQ+ hit highlights include nomination for West Side Story, Tick, Tick … Boom!, Spencer and more. However, it comes as a surprise to see House of Gucci snubbed with leading actress Lady Gaga missing out on a Best Actress nomination. Steven Spielberg’s cinematic musical adaptation of West Side Story has raked in the…

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Elliot Page to executive produce ‘artful’ transgender documentary

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Elliot Page will serve as an executive producer for a soon-to-be-released transgender documentary, Nel Mio Nome. The film, which translates to Into My Name, comes from Nicolò Bassetti, an Italian director best known for his work on Magnificent Fortunes. It is scheduled to premiere in February 2022 at the Berlin International Film Festival as part of the Panorama section, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The storyline will follow four friends as they come to terms with their gender identity and transition from female to male at different points in their…

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Harry Styles breaks silence on surprise Eternals appearance

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Harry Styles has opened up about his unexpected appearance in Chloé Zhao’s Eternals for the first time. The former One Direction star appears in the Marvel movie as Thanos’ brother Eros. “I’m only in right at the very end,” he told Dazed. “But who didn’t grow up wanting to be a superhero, you know? It was a great experience and I’m so grateful to have gotten to work with Chloé.” Styles has been dabbling more in acting recently, including upcoming appearances in Don’t Worry Darling and My Policeman. “I like…

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Billy Eichner’s “historic” Bros wraps filming: “This movie is a long time coming”

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Billy Eichner’s upcoming movie, Bros, has wrapped filming and is set to make history when it hits the big screen in 2022. Bros is set to be the first gay romantic comedy released by a major studio, with Eichner making history as the first openly gay man to co-write and appear in one. The film will focus on two gay men, played by Eichner and Luke Macfarlane, who, according to Universal, “maybe, possibly, probably stumbling towards love. Maybe. They’re both very busy.” All of the principal heterosexual roles will be…

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Haaz Sleiman has “no respect” for governments banning Eternals over gay kiss

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Haaz Sleiman has praised Marvel for refusing to edit out the LGBTQ+ representation in Eternals after it was banned in certain countries. Marvel’s latest blockbuster has been banned in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait. According to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), the Chloe Zhao-directed film will be not released in the aforementioned territories due to the inclusion of Marvel’s first-ever gay superhero Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry). Eternals also features Marvel’s first big screen queer couple and in one scene, Phastos reportedly shares a “passionate kiss” with his husband Jack (Sleiman). THR…

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Lady Gaga’s House of Gucci just dropped another trailer – and it’s camp

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From Lady Gaga’s Italian accent to the murder mystery realness throughout, the second House of Gucci trailer is nothing if not camp. The movie will see the Rain on Me singer portray Patrizia Reggiani in 1995 during the events and aftermath of the murder of Maurizio Gucci. “I don’t consider myself a particularly ethical person,” Gaga says at the start of the trailer, “but I’m fair.” This sets the tone for the rest of the preview, which serves glamour, suspense and drama at every turn. Gaga first gave fans a…

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Aitch Alberto to direct film adaptation of queer YA novel Aristotle and Dante

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A film adaptation of Benjamin Alire Sáenz YA novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets Of the Universe is officially on the way. The LGBTQ+ film is set to follow Ari and Dante “two Mexican American boys on the cusp of manhood who form a life-changing bond after a chance meeting at an El Paso pool in the summer of 1987.” The 2014 novel has been praised for its heartfelt exploration of the queer identity, sexuality and first love. According to a report from Deadline, the film is set to…

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Colman Domingo to play gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in Netflix biopic

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Candyman star Colman Domingo has signed on to play gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in the upcoming film, Rustin. According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, the film is set to be developed by Michelle and Barack Obama’s production company Higher Ground and released by Netflix. During the civil rights movement, Rustin was an advisor to Martin Luther King Jr. and an influential figure within the community. One of his many accomplishments include organizing the March on Washington in 1963 – which featured MLK’s historic “I Have A…

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