All posts by Rudy Malcom
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‘Radicals Shorts’ Reviews: Reel Affirmations 2023
A collection of films chronicling the LGBTQ struggles and triumphs through political activism and demonstrations.
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‘Before I Change My Mind’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
Trevor Anderson's 'Before I Change My Mind' is a magnificent work that will make you laugh and cry in the same breath.
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‘All the Colours of the World…’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
Two Nigerian men fall for each other in a land where LGBTQ relationships are essentially banned.
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I’m Allan, and I’m More Than Kenough
It can be fun and fulfilling to be Allan, but it can also be traumatizing to be reduced to a plot device in someone else's...
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Japanese Pop Star Comes Out as Gay
“I’m a gay man.” It’s a rare announcement for a man in conservative Japan. And it’s even rarer for a big performer whose livelihood depends...
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Attempt to Remove San Diego Library’s LGBTQ Books Backfires
Two San Diego residents checked out nearly every single book in their library’s Pride Month display, claiming that such materials shouldn’t be available to children....
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Malaysia Cancels Music Festival Following Matt Healy’s Gay Kissing Stunt
The recent antics of The 1975 frontman Matt Healy at a festival in Kuala Lumpur — where he kissed a male bandmate on stage and...
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Ron DeSantis Pledges to Revive Ban on Trans Military Members
The United States military has a recruitment problem. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s solution? Revive the Trump-era ban prohibiting transgender people from serving openly in the...
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Italy Erases Same-Sex Parents from Children’s Birth Certificates
“I cried for 10 days when I opened the letter. It was as if I did not exist,” Michele Leidi, a lesbian mother who lives...
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Gay Film ‘Passages’ Gets Slapped With An NC-17 Rating
This move is dangerous for “a culture which is already battling...the possibility of LGBT imagery to exist,” said director Ira Sachs.
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Pride Festival of Central PA Embraces Inclusion and Respect
Celebrating its 31st anniversary, the Pride Festival of Central PA in Harrisburg is Saturday, July 29.
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Barbie or Oppenheimer? A Metro Weekly Forum
We asked readers for their thoughts on how to be a plastic girl in a military-industrial complex world.
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The Barbies of Freddie’s Beach Bar
Freddie Lutz has been collecting Barbies since he was a child. Now hundreds of the dolls adorn both of his renowned LGBTQ bars.
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“Tiger King” Weighs in on Backlash to Bud Light
Somehow, Joe Exotic has remained in the public eye for three years — and somehow, conservative backlash against Bud Light has persisted for what feels...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Appears in Anti-Transgender Rap Video
For a woman to be a successful politician, she must not know what a gun is, but know how to fire one; must glow in...
