THIS POST CONTAINS spoilers for this week’s episode of The Last of Us, “Left Behind.” The world of The Last of Us is both vast and tiny. Over the course of seven episodes, we’ve traveled from Texas to Boston to Colorado, with a stop in Jakarta. We’ve seen planes crash, …
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You may have heard that both HBO Max and DC’s film and television properties are in a state of major turmoil. Projects are being canceled even after they’ve completed production, other series are being dropped from the streamer altogether — the proper term for this is, I believe, “Zaslaving” — …
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“I had sex with a woman last night,” says Tomas (Franz Rogowski) to his partner, Martin (Ben Whishaw). “Can I tell you about it?” This is a place they’ve been before. Martin says that it happens whenever Tomas, a filmmaker, finishes a movie. And this is fine. It is what …
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An LGBTQ+ student organization at Yeshiva University is delaying its fight with the university after the school paused all undergraduate club activities in an effort to avoid a court order to recognize the LGBTQ+ club. YU Pride Alliance said Wednesday it will allow a stay on the court order while …
Read More »'Hamilton' Donates Damages Paid by Texas Church for Unauthorized Production to Gay Rights Organization
Weeks after putting on a production of Hamilton without permission and lacing it with homophobic teachings, a church in McAllen, Texas has apologized. The church will also pay damages to Hamilton‘s creators. Hamilton will donate the money to support a local gay rights organization. On Tuesday, nondenominational church The Door …
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You can just say you’re a transphobe, Ricky Gervais. And Netflix, just say you’re okay with anti-LGBTQ content on your platform. On Tuesday, after Netflix premiered Gervais’ tired special SuperNature, GLAAD released a statement condemning the streaming service for giving the comedian a platform to share anti-trans and anti-gay rhetoric …
Read More »His Principal Wants to Censor His Graduation Speech. This Gay Student Leader Won't Let It Happen
“There’s something very dystopian about someone telling you that you discussing your human rights would result in a ceremony becoming unenjoyable or problematic,” Zander Moricz, the first openly gay class president at his Sarasota county, Florida high school tells Rolling Stone. Moricz says he was recently called into the principal’s …
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