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Watch “We’re All In This Together” for IDAHOBIT 2020
In We’re All In This Together director Logan Mucha turns his camera on Melbourne’s queer history in an award-winning short film. Released to mark IDAHOBIT 2020, the film retells five stories from Melbourne’s queer community. Scroll down for the movie We’re All In This Together is a verbatim hybrid-documentary that explores historical accounts of queer …
Sex and murder in gay Netflix thriller ‘Last Ferry’
A young gay man’s trip to the legendary Fire Island goes awry in new queer thriller Last Ferry, out on Netflix today. The film takes place in New York state’s iconic Fire Island Pines, the beach destination and vacation hotspot that’s on the wishlist for many gay travelers. Written by Ramon O. Torres and directed …
Pixar’s ‘Onward’ banned in Middle East for lesbian parents
Four countries in the Middle East have banned Pixar’s latest animation ‘Onward’ for promoting a lesbian cop and her girlfriend. ‘Onward’ centres around two elven brothers (Chris Pratt and Tom Holland) who embark on a quest to resurrect their dead father. But the criticism here comes from a scene in which a woman speaks about …
The Birds of Prey soundtrack is queer AF!
Birds of Prey, the new Harley Quinn film, was released this week, but most surprising was the soundtrack. It’s gay AF! It’s got voices from all different generations. From Barry White to Pat Benatar, to Halsey and Marilyn Monroe. What more could we ask for? My friend first told me about the BOPS earlier this …
Kristen Stewart is filming a lesbian rom-com and people are excited
Actress Kristen Stewart is currently filming a lesbian romantic comedy, and the Christmas movie is set to a star-studded affair. The festive film, titled Happiest Season, follows Stewart’s character as she plans a surprise marriage proposal to her girlfriend (played by Mackenzie Davis) while they go home for Christmas. However, she soon discovers that her …
Judge orders Netflix to remove ‘gay Jesus’ from screens
A judge has ruled a film portraying Jesus as gay must be taken down from streaming service Netflix in Brazil. The First Temptation of Christ caused chaos in the country, infuriating local Christians. Vigilantes even fire-bombed the production company with Molotov cocktails back in December. A petition to axe the film was created late last …
Christmas Eve firebombing of ‘gay Jesus’ comedy troupe
Molotov cocktails were lobbed at the offices of Brazilian comedy troupe Porta dos Fundos on Christmas Eve. Earlier in December, the troupe released a Netflix film that portrays a gay Jesus Christ. After the bombs set the offices ablaze, a security guard managed to contain the flames. No one suffered any injury in the attack. …
16 must-see queer films for the Christmas period
Christmas is almost here! (YAY!!) And what better way to celebrate than by snuggling up on the couch watching gay-friendly films with your loved ones. (Yes, that includes your fur babies, of course.) Here at Qnews we have compiled a list of our favourite queer Christmas films to celebrate the holidays. Check them out below! …
Want more of Arthur and Guillaume’s dance against homophobia?
Last week, two dancer/acrobats received a standing ovation from the audience at the auditions for France has Incredible Talent. Guillaume and Arthur also won the hearts of all four judges for their ‘dance against homophobia’. The pair danced to Jeff Buckley’s version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. They told the judges before their routine that the …
Friends of Dorothy: why Judy Garland is the original gay icon
Judy Garland, the gay icon once called the ‘The Elvis of Homosexuals’, died on this day in 1969 (22 June). Gay mythology long connected her funeral with the Stonewall riots and therefore the birth of the Pride movement. Gay historians however, dismiss the connection. One explained the rioters “were not the type to moon over …