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With DEI and queer voices under threat, The Wedding Banquet speaks louder than ever

GAY TIMES speaks with The Wedding Banquet director Andrew Ahn and stars Kelly Marie Tran, Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Han Gi-chan and Joan Chen about the queer rom-com’s relevance in an era of rising conservatism. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS The stars of The Wedding Banquet have reflected on the film’s significance for LGBTQIA+, Asian and Indigenous-American representation, particularly in the era of Trump 2.0. A remake of the 1993 classic of the same name, the queer rom-com follows lesbian couple Angela (Kelly Marie Tran) and Lee (Lily Gladstone), who are…

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The Wedding Banquet – from the same director of Fire Island! – receives hilarious first trailer

The first trailer has arrived for The Wedding Banquet, starring queer icons Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone and Kelly Marie Tran. A remake of the 1993 classic of the same name, the upcoming rom-com follows lesbian couple Angela (Tran) and Lee (Gladstone), who are trying to have a baby via IVF but can’t afford a third round of fertility treatment. Min (Gi-chan, in his English-language debut), their friend, is the “closeted scion of a multinational corporate empire,” meaning he has “plenty of family money, but a soon-to-expire student visa.” After his…

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Killers of the Flower Moon star Lily Gladstone clarifies gender identity

Lily Gladstone has clarified that she is “not Two Spirit” and uses non-binary pronouns. On X, formerly known as Twitter, user @asdza_tlehonaei, who is Two Spirit, highlighted how there has been confusion as to whether Gladstone belongs to the community. “Ya’ll took some words they said and [white flag emoji] academic’d it to mean Two Spirit,” she wrote. “That’s not how reclaiming Two Spirit works.” Gladstone reshared her post, telling their followers that the user is “absolutely right” and “wasn’t aware” of the conversation, “but I found what she’s talking…

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Where were all the queer winners at this year’s Oscars?

Despite a range of queer nominees at the 2024 Academy Awards, hotly tipped actors like Lily Gladstone and Colman Domingo walked away without an award. But is there a different story if we look more closely? WORDS BY BILLIE WALKER HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN Last night, awards season reached its culmination with the 96th Academy Awards and, well, there was one thing we couldn’t help but notice. While the ceremony has, admittedly, always been more than a bit behind in terms of representation – it took until 2022 for a…

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