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Is the Wachowskis’ Classic Film ‘The Matrix’ an Extended Metaphor for Coming Out as Transgender?

Andy Towle April 14, 2016 Leave a Comment

The Matrix

Online film critic Film Runner presents an interesting argument that The Matrix, the 1999 sci-fi classic directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski, is a … [Read more...] about Is the Wachowskis’ Classic Film ‘The Matrix’ an Extended Metaphor for Coming Out as Transgender?

Topics: Coming Out, Film/TV/Stream, Society, towleroad More Posts About: Film, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, Transgender, Wachowskis

Director Ang Lee to Be Honored at Provincetown International Film Festival

Andy Towle March 25, 2016 Leave a Comment

Ang Lee, the director of Brokeback Mountain, Life of Pi, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Sense and Sensibility, among others, will be honored with … [Read more...] about Director Ang Lee to Be Honored at Provincetown International Film Festival

Topics: Drag, Film/TV/Stream, Society, towleroad More Posts About: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain, Film, John Waters, Provincetown, Travel, Travel: Massachusetts, Travel: Provincetown

Thursday Morning News: North Carolina, Conversion Therapy, Whales, Time Travel Subway Car, Benjamin Melzer, Leg Day

Sean Mandell March 24, 2016 Leave a Comment

leg day

NORTH CAROLINA. Michelangelo Signorile on how the Tar Heel State passed its "Blood-Curdling Anti-LGBT Law Right Before Our Eyes": "...the Human Rights … [Read more...] about Thursday Morning News: North Carolina, Conversion Therapy, Whales, Time Travel Subway Car, Benjamin Melzer, Leg Day

Topics: Society, Travel More Posts About: News, News Updates

Ian McKellen Talks Coming Out: ‘No One Regrets Being Honest About Their Sexuality’ – WATCH

Sean Mandell March 22, 2016 Leave a Comment

ian mckellen

Sir Ian McKellen sat down with British columnist and YouTuber Owen Jones to talk about coming out and his iconic work as both an actor and a gay … [Read more...] about Ian McKellen Talks Coming Out: ‘No One Regrets Being Honest About Their Sexuality’ – WATCH

Topics: History, Society, Theater, towleroad More Posts About: England, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Shakespeare, United Kingdom, Video

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Urges Obama to Make Stonewall Inn a National Monument: VIDEO

Michael Fitzgerald March 22, 2016 Leave a Comment

Eric Garcetti

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has written to President Obama asking him to designate the Stonewall Inn as a National Monument. The letter also … [Read more...] about Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Urges Obama to Make Stonewall Inn a National Monument: VIDEO

Topics: History, Society More Posts About: Eric Garrcetti, Los Angeles, Stonewall, Stonewall Inn

SeaWorld Announces End to Orca Breeding Program; Current Generation Will Be Its Last

Andy Towle March 17, 2016 Leave a Comment

SeaWorld

SeaWorld announced today that it is ending its cruel orca breeding program: Writes the company: It’s a key piece of our big announcement that … [Read more...] about SeaWorld Announces End to Orca Breeding Program; Current Generation Will Be Its Last

Topics: Health, Society More Posts About: animals, business, Conservation, Nature, SeaWorld, Whales

Ted Cruz’s Dad: Gay Marriage Will Destroy All of Us — LISTEN

Michael Fitzgerald March 10, 2016 Leave a Comment

Rafael Cruz

Rafael Cruz, the unhinged father of Presidential hopeful Ted Cruz, has said that the SCOTUS ruling on same-sex marriage will lead to the destruction … [Read more...] about Ted Cruz’s Dad: Gay Marriage Will Destroy All of Us — LISTEN

Topics: Society, Supreme Court More Posts About: gay marriage, Rafael Cruz, same-sex marriage, Ted Cruz

Louie Gohmert Stands By Claim That Gays Will Die Out if You Put Them on a Desert Island: LISTEN

Michael Fitzgerald March 10, 2016 Leave a Comment

Louie Gohmert

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) has come out fighting against attacks on his suggestion last year that trapping gay people on a desert island will prove … [Read more...] about Louie Gohmert Stands By Claim That Gays Will Die Out if You Put Them on a Desert Island: LISTEN

Topics: Nature/Climate, Society More Posts About: Donald Trump, gay marriage, Louie Gohmert, Republican Party, Texas

Notorious Homophobe Ken Cuccinelli Withdraws From Consideration For Spot on Virginia Supreme Court – VIDEO

Sean Mandell March 9, 2016 Leave a Comment

ken cuccinelli

Ken Cuccinelli, the former Virginia Attorney General who declared that gays are a "threat to society" and tried to keep in tact the state's … [Read more...] about Notorious Homophobe Ken Cuccinelli Withdraws From Consideration For Spot on Virginia Supreme Court – VIDEO

Topics: Society, Supreme Court More Posts About: Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia

Viral Taiwanese McDonald’s Ad Focuses on Heartwarming Coming Out Story – WATCH

Sean Mandell March 8, 2016 Leave a Comment

A new Taiwanese commercial for McDonald's featuring a gay son coming out to his dad has gone viral. As of this posting, the video has racked up … [Read more...] about Viral Taiwanese McDonald’s Ad Focuses on Heartwarming Coming Out Story – WATCH

Topics: Coming Out, Society More Posts About: Advertising, Gay Advertising, I'm Gay, Taiwan

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