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‘How to Tell a Secret’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
"How to Tell a Secret" takes on the subject of navigating the social expectations around HIV in Ireland.
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‘Girls Don’t Cry’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
A gentle, somewhat predictable road trip/coming-of-age-and-out story that is more cute than memorable.
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‘Finlandia’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
Three generations of gender-variant people take pride of place in Horacio Alcalá's multifaceted narrative feature.
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At the End of Evin Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
'The End of Evin' is a tense and quietly moving thriller that asks what price a person will pay for freedom.
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‘The House of Usher’ Review: Death by Poe
Mike Flanagan combines Edgar Allen Poe's classics with the opioid epidemic and Faustian terror in "The House of Usher."
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Judge Allows Tennessee’s “BoroPride” to Take Place
A federal judge has blocked the city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, from enforcing a drag ban against organizers of the BoroPride festival.
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Gay College Student Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Kill Matt Gaetz
A New Hampshire college student has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Congressman Matt Gaetz over his anti-LGBTQ stances.
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Kentucky Democrats Will Abduct Children from Parents, Claims Ad
An ad opposing Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear claims parents will lose custody of their children if they do not affirm their gender identities.
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‘Orlando’ Review: Vision of Love
Constellation makes queer-forward farce of Virginia Woolf's gender-bending classic "Orlando," adapted by Sarah Ruhl.
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San Diego Queer Women’s Bar Set on Fire
A man arrested by San Diego police faces arson-related charges for allegedly setting fire to the queer women's nightclub, Gossip Grill.
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‘Queendom’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
The documenatry 'Queendom' provides a rare, candid glimpse into the tremendous plight and serious peril of Russians who identify as LGBTQ.
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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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Alabama Mailer Attacks Transgender Candidate Sylvia Swayne
LGBTQ groups are condemning the illegal election mailer attacking a Democratic candidate for office for being transgender.
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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Review: Killing Fields
Martin Scorsese enlists his two favorite leading men to serve up a full-course meal of cinema in 'Killers of the Flower Moon.'
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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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‘Coming Around’ Review: Reel Affirmations 2023
The documentary 'Coming Around' explores a young woman's relationship with her religious mother as she finds the courage to come out.
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Gay Jewish Lawmaker’s Apartment Vandalized with Swastikas
Congressional candidate Joe Vogel says the lobby of his apartment building has been vandalized with swastikas three times in recent months.
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Georgia Can No Longer Deny Coverage for Transgender Care
Georgia agrees to remove discriminatory language from employee health care plans, ensuring coverage for gender-affirming treatments.
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Reel Affirmations 30: All the Reviews!
Reviews of every single feature, documentary, and short in the 2023 Reel Affirmations LGBTQ film festival.
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‘Dicks: The Musical’ Review: Dick Pic
The outrageousness of the humor, and balls-to-the-wall performances by Mullally and Lane, really make "Dicks" sing.
