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TV: Netflix Cancels Another LGBTQ+ Show

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Dead End: Paranormal Park - Netflix

Another day, another LGBTQ+ Netflix show bites the dust: This time, it’s animated horror-comedy Dead End: Paranormal Park that has been cancelled by the streaming service. The series’ queer creator Hamish Steele confirmed the sad news in a statement on Friday (13 January), stating that “the powers that be” had decided to discontinue the show. “I have held onto this news for a while now, hoping that we could reverse it, change it, make something good out of it. But sadly I don’t think that’s possible right now,” Steele wrote. “It’s with a heavy heart that I tell you Dead … Read more

Movies: Chilling Trailer Released for M Night Shyamalan’s New LGBTQ+ Horror Film

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Knock at the Cabin

The second trailer for the upcoming apocalyptic psychological horror film Knock at the Cabin gives fans full plot details for the first time. Adapted from the acclaimed 2018 horror novel The Cabin at the End of the World by horror master M Night Shyamalan, the film depicts a family of three – two dads and their daughter – who are confronted by a group of strangers demanding that they must sacrifice one family member to avert the apocalypse. Starring Jonathon Groff and Ben Aldridge as Andrew and Eric, a gay couple vacationing with their adorable daughter Wen (Kristen Cui), the … Read more

TV: Our Flag Means Death’s Non-Binary Pirate “Reclaiming Our Stories”

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Vico Ortiz - Our Flag Means Death

Early on in Our Flag Means Death, the acclaimed new comedy starring Taika Waititi, we meet a pirate who loses their fake beard – and reveals their true identity. In the new feel-good series, which aired on HBO Max last year and launches on BBC Two on Wednesday (4 January), Vico Ortiz plays a gender non-conforming character who’s credited as both Jim and Bonifacia. When the show starts, Jim is presenting as a man so they can live their dream of being a pirate in the 17th century. That all changes when their fake beard and wax nose are foiled, … Read more

TV: Stranger Thing’s Noah Schnapp Comes Out as Gay

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Noah Schnapp - TikTok

Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp has been welcomed into the LGBTQ+ community with open arms after coming out as gay. Fans and celebrities have shared their love for the actor after he came out as gay in a TikTok video on Thursday night. “When I finally told my friends and family I was gay after being in the closet for 18 years and all they said was ‘we know,” he captioned the video. Full Story from Pink News

Comics: Gay Captain America Makes Mysterious Return

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Gay Captain America

An openly queer rendition of Captain America is finally returning to Marvel Comics and fans are beyond excited. Aaron Fischer – the unabashedly queer Captain America of the railways – will make his return in the upcoming eighth issue of Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty. The comic, which is set to release on Wednesday (4 January), sees Fischer team up with Steve Rogers to help bring various heroes back together after a mysterious calamity pulled them apart. During the preview, Rogers praises Fischer for “doing the good work” and helping to save those in need. Along with other iconic characters, … Read more

Movies: 2022’s Biggest LGBTQ+ Moments

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Lightyear

2022 was filled with LGBTQ+ film moments which sparked discourse and delight in equal measure. Although there have been some blows to LGBTQ+ representation on the big screen, there have also been huge wins and moments that have put a smile on our faces. So get ready as we go through the highs and lows of queer cinema this year in all its glory. The year’s best film was a queer multiverse epic. Everything Everywhere All At Once was the best film of 2022. Starring Michelle Yeoh in what should become an Oscar-winning performance, it told the story of a … Read more

Clive Barker Wants to do a Trans Remake of “The Mummy”

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The Mummy - Universal Pictures

The initial remake of Universal Pictures’ 1932 film The Mummy could have had a transgender lead character if gay horror writer and director Clive Barker had got his way. Barker, best known for being the brilliant writer behind Hellraiser and Candyman, has revealed that he and filmmaker Mick Garris pitched the idea of Universal way back in 1989, but the idea was rejected outright. Speaking together on Garris’ podcast Post Mortem, the pair reminisced about their desire to incorporate a trans lead into their initial remake, suggesting that the idea could still happen today. Full Story from Pink News

TV: Patty Lupone to Join WandaVision Spinoff

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Agatha: House of Harkness

WandaVision spinoff series Agatha: House of Harkness has added bonafide musical firepower to its cast in the form of showbiz legend, Patti LuPone. The upcoming series will follow the delightfully camp antagonist of Marvel’s WandaVision, Agatha Harkness (played by the Emmy-nominated Kathryn Hahn), after she was trapped in Westview at the end of the the series. According to Deadline, LuPone – who has won three Tony awards, two Olivier awards and two Grammys – will join the cast of the Marvel show in an as-yet unrevealed role, due to be released on Disney+ in 2023. Full Story from Pink News

TV: Doctor Who Christmas Trailer Drops With Yasmin Finney

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Yasmin Finney in Doctor Who

The new Doctor Who trailer has dropped and fans are ready to see Yasmin Finney (Heartstopper) thrive in the Whoniverse. This year Russell T Davies announced his return as Doctor Who showrunner, Ncuti Gatwa as the next Doctor and a three episode David Tennant-Catherine Tate special. When we last saw Donna (Tate) it was clarified she could never remember the Doctor at the risk of burning up her mind, with her memories of her time as his companion having been wiped. But it looks like this is all at risk in the upcoming special. Among the exciting news was trans … Read more

TV: Willow’s Erin Kellyman Talks About Playing a Queer Character on the Show

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Willow star Erin Kellyman - Jade

Willow star Erin Kellyman has opened up about the importance of playing a queer character in the Disney+ fantasy show. The series, which is a continuation of the cult classic ’80s film of the same name, has been widely praised for centring an LGBTQ+ relationship. Kellyman plays knight-in-training Jade, who fans have seen grow ever closer to her best friend, the rebellious Princess Kit (played by Ruby Cruz). In the most recent episode, ‘Wildwood’, the pair finally bit the bullet and revealed their feelings for one another. In the words of another character in the series — the pair have … Read more