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For the gay community, coming out is as unique an experience as it is personal. The process of identifying one’s sexual orientation, then sharing that information with loved ones, is, generally speaking, one of life’s biggest game-changers.

Originally published: May 5, 2022   Almost 50 years after the landmark decision that legalized abortion, women’s rights are once again under attack as the  Supreme Court ruled that Roe vs. Wade is no longer.

“The change we need is so profound that it’s often described as impossible,” says the transgender, non-binary subject of the new documentary Uýra: The Rising Forest. “But the impossible is coming.

“When I was in college, I was a theater major, and I wasn’t out” recalls Greg Berlanti about his own passage to self-acceptance. “I was surrounded by kids who were out and brave and courageous and I remember thinking, I wish I had their courage.

As part of its significant philanthropic effort over the last three decades, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association has helped to endow the restoration of over 138 classic films. The latest beneficiary is Federico Fellini’s 1954 film La Strada, restored by the Film Foundation with funding from the HFPA.

Father of the Bride The dad from the Father of the Bride films has always topped the list of the most protective fathers in cinema. The newest version of the film that just debuted on HBO Max stars Golden Globe nominee Andy Garcia as Billy Herrera, a successful Miami-based architect who was exiled to the United States years ago from Cuba and built his entire life and family with his wife Ingrid (Grammy-winning Gloria Estefan).

On June 19, people celebrate a complex date. There’s the power, joy, and creativity of generations, and there’s the pain, hate, and violence of centuries.

The shorthand explanation of Juneteenth, formally established as a federal holiday in the United States in 2021, is that it commemorates the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, while also honoring their resilience and celebrating the breadth and scope of their cultural contributions. The date itself marks the anniversary of General Order No.

Gazal Dhaliwal is an Indian screenwriter who has written for some widely appreciated Hindi films and series over the past five years, including Lipstick Under My Burkha, Qarib Qarib Single, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga – India’s first mainstream film about a gay woman – and a popular Netflix India series Mismatched. Dhaliwal is also a public speaker and LGBTQ+ activist, who has spoken openly about being a transgender woman in several talks and in the media – most famously in an episode of the Indian superstar Aamir Khan-led talk show ‘Satyamev Jayate.