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The year 2026 marks the 115th anniversary of Tennessee Williams' birth.

Fire Island News

Tennessee Williams: Collaboration, Friendship, and Betrayal

“I Want Your Sex," directed by Gregg Araki, opens July 31.

Cinema

New queer cinema great Gregg Araki checks in on straight men in ‘I Want Your Sex’

By Steve Erickson

Wham! China Tour 1985. Beijing

Cinema

Q&A: Andrew Ridgeley recalls historic 1985 tour in ‘WHAM! 10 Days in China’

By Gary M. Kramer

“Jimmy," directed by Yashaddai Owens, opens July 31 at the IFC Center.

Cinema

‘Jimmy’ recalls James Baldwin’s time in Europe

By Gary M. Kramer

London gay activists aid striking Welsh miners in "Pride The Musical."

Theater

Pride sings at London’s National Theatre

By Andy Humm

"It Is Not Enough to See, One Must See Through to Find Truth" (2013), Emmett Wigglesworth.

Arts

Exhibition explores esteemed Harlem incubator for artists

By Nicholas Boston

Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) and Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) in "Heartstopper Forever."

Cinema

‘Heartstopper’ ends on a high note

By Michael Shirey

Peter Hujar's (1934 – 1987) self-portraits at 189 Second Avenue, 1974.

Peter Hujar exhibit at the Morgan: A love for outsiders

By Andy Humm

“Rosebush Pruning,” directed by Karim Aïnouz, opens July 24 at the Angelika Film Center.

Cinema

Gay filmmaker Karim Aïnouz on his new black comedy, ‘Rosebush Pruning’

By Gary M. Kramer

“Rhythm Is a Dancer,” directed by Lauren Caster, opens July 16 at the Roxy Cinema.

Cinema

Q&A: Actress Amy Aquino on playing co-star’s real-life lesbian mother in ‘Rhythm Is a Dancer’

By Gary M. Kramer

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Bronx Times

The 9th annual Latin American Foto Festival at the Bronx Documentary Center aims ‘for our Latino community to see themselves’

Annie Hoeg and Queen-Tiye Akamefula.

Theater

‘What A World! What A World’: An exploration of gender and art

By Christopher Byrne

“Macho Dancer," directed by Lino Brocka, is running at IFC Center.

Cinema

‘Macho Dancer,’ a landmark of queer Asian cinema, returns to US

By Steve Erickson

Joan Chen stars in her new film, "Montreal, My Beautiful," as Feng Xia, a married, menopausal Chinese immigrant in Montreal who has an affair with Lisa (Charlotte Aubin), a 30-year-old she meets on a dating app.

Cinema

New York Asian Film Festival’s ‘Queer Unbound’ program showcases LGBTQ features

By Gary M. Kramer

Wet Leg's “Moisturizer debuts July 10.

Music

July LGBTQ music: Wet Leg’s ‘Moisturizer’ and Lido Pimienta’s ‘Caribenya’

By Steve Erickson

“Mary Oliver: Saved By The Beauty Of The World," directed by Sasha Waters, opens at IFC Center July 3rd.

Cinema

‘Mary Oliver’ documentary tells the story of a lesbian poet through her aesthetic

By Steve Erickson

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