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In Deep Mudd. Jeff Baker, Boogieman In Lavender

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“I’m a doctor, not a T.V. tie-in writer.”—-anon. Recently, I viewed the last, nearly-forgotten episode of the original “Star Trek,” from 1978. Sort of. At least, I consider it an episode. But first, some background is in order. In the era before You Tube, streaming, DVDs or even VCR tapes there were precious few ways for rabid fans to relive their favorite T. V. shows or movies. For fans of Gene Roddenberry’s classic, the original “Star Trek,” one way was through a series of paperback novelizations featuring adaptions of the original episodes as short stories. These books, which were bestsellers, … Read more

TV: Yellowjackets Nicole Maines on Trans Visibility

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Nicole Maines - Yellowjackets

Nicole Maines made history as TV’s first ever trans superhero – Nia Nal in CBS’s Supergirl. Now, she’s feeding her fans with a recurring appearance in Showtime’s cannibalistic thriller Yellowjackets. While viewers of the innately queer drama have only just met Maines in character as Lisa, an established member of Lottie’s (Simone Kessel/Courtney Eaton) Camp Green Pine cult and new inductee into Natalie’s (Juliette Lewis) heart, she has already made a big impression. The importance of having a trans actress on-screen on one of 2023’s most hotly anticipated series, particularly during a time of intense pushback against the trans community, … Read more

TV: Yellowjackets’ Melanie Lynskey: “I’m big on pushing the homosexual agenda”

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TV: Yellowjackets' Melanie Lynskey: "I’m big on pushing the homosexual agenda"

The Last of Us, Yellowjackets and But I’m a Cheerleader star Melanie Lynskey has addressed her status as a queer icon and confirmed that she’s all about “pushing the homosexual agenda”. Certified ‘mother’ to the LGBTQ+ community Lynskey is currently starring as Shawna Shipman in Showtime’s teen cannibal thriller Yellowjackets, about a girls’ high school soccer team struggling to survive in the wilderness after their plane crashes. Split between two timelines, the show boasts an excellent young cast playing the team as teenagers and iconic names including Lynskey, Christina Ricci and Juliette Lewis among the actors playing their adult versions. … Read more

Movies: Summoning Sylvia – Queer Comedic Horror at Its Best

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There was a time when the words “straight-to-video” carried an unspoken implication of mediocrity, at best – but that was before a massive shift in the film industry, accelerated but perhaps not solely driven by the pandemic and the need it created for “watch at home” options – changed the game when it comes to judging a movie by its viewing format. Consider “Summoning Sylvia,” a campy horror comedy that made its VOD premiere on April 7, in which all but one of the characters (two if you count dead people) are queer. It’s safe to say that it’s definitely … Read more

Movies: Melissa McCarthy: Ursula is ‘100%’ a Tribute to Drag Queens:

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Melissa McCarthy as Ursula in the Little Mermaid

Melissa McCarthy is starring as the slippery sea witch Ursula in the upcoming reboot of The Little Mermaid – and the actor has now revealed that her character has drag queen roots. One of pop culture’s best-loved and queer-coded villains, Disney’s evil sea witch Ursula will be played by Melissa McCarthy in the upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid – and if the latest glimpse of the film is anything to go by, it looks as though McCarthy’s new incarnation will be living up to the watery wonder of the animated classic. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the Bridesmaids and … Read more

Theater: Iconic Black and White Image Graces Tube Stations for Black Superhero Play

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Black Superhero

Across tube stations in London right now, there’s an image that might catch you off guard. Two Black men, one shirtless, embracing each other in a defiant display of queerness. “It was really important to me to have an image for this play that was unashamedly, unapologetically Black and queer,” says actor, writer and Olivier Award nominee Danny Lee Wynter. “How many times do you see a picture on the underground of two black men being intimate?” He’s sitting in the bar area of the capital’s Royal Court Theatre, the same theatre in which he used to work as an … Read more

Man Who Raised TV’s First Trans Superhero Fights for Trans Kids

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Wayne Maines

Wayne Maines’ daughter Nicole broke ground as TV’s first trans superhero in The CW’s Supergirl. As anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment intensifies in the US, he’s now fighting to help trans youth live their truth. There was a time not so long ago where the so-called trans debate seemed confined to the bathroom. Throughout the 2010s, trans people and their families in states from North Carolina to Virginia headed to court with one simple request: to be able to use the toilet in peace. Wayne Maines was one such parent standing on the frontline of that battle. Full Story from Pink News

Movies: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Trailer Shows Off Pro Trans Poster

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has been praised after fans noticed a pro-trans poster in the background of the animated film’s newly-released trailer. A second teaser for the eagerly-anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse dropped on Tuesday (April 4) ahead of the film’s release in cinemas on 2 June – and it didn’t take long for viewers to spot a brief but unmistakeable nod to the trans community in the previously unseen footage. Clearly visible in the Across the Spider-Verse trailer is a poster on a wall behind Gwen Stacy / Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) that reads ‘Protect Trans … Read more

TV: New Queer Horror Film “Swallowed”

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Swallowed

A new queer horror movie, Swallowed, aims to bring scare seekers a story of drugs, bugs and extremes – where all is not as it seems. Swallowed, which will be released in the UK and Ireland digitally on 24 April, is a Blue Finch Film by acclaimed director Carter Smith who has also worked on the 2008 natural horror, The Ruins. Starring American actor Jena Malone, whose credits include The Ruins and Donnie Darko, Mark Patton, who starred in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, Cooper Koch and Jose Colon, Swallowed is an action-packed horror that will see … Read more

TV: Trans Actor Pete MacHale Joins Doctor Who Cast

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Pete MacHale

Doctor Who has reportedly cast its first-ever trans man, Pete MacHale, for its upcoming season. MacHale is one of five new cast members announced in the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine, TV Zone reported, along with Bhav Joshi, Eilidh Loan, Pete MacHale, Miles Yekinni and Hemi Yeroham. Their roles are all currently unknown. The new Doctor Who cast members will join Doctor Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson in season 14, expected to air in early 2024. MacHale is the first out trans man cast in Doctor Who. He follows in the footsteps of Heartstopper’s Yasmin Finney, who is playing … Read more