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“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

Robin Byrd.

Cinema

Q&A: Robin Byrd, ‘Bang My Box’ directors look back on her TV legacy in new documentary

By Gary M. Kramer

Last October, President Trump, like presidents before him, issued an executive proclamation declaring Oct. 11, 2025, General Pulaski Memorial Day.

Fire Island News

Was General Pulaski a Revolutionary War Intersex Hero?

“Drunken Noodles," directed by Lucio Castro, opened June 25 at the IFC Center.

Cinema

Q&A with ‘Drunken Noodles’ director Lucio Castro

By Gary M. Kramer

If America were handing out scores for the stories it chooses to remember, LGBTQ+ ballroom culture would earn a verdict without hesitation: tens across the board.

Fire Island News

Tens Across the Board: Why Ballroom Culture Belongs at the Center of LGBTQ+ History

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AMNY

Staging Pride helps queer youth express themselves through theater

Art Smith of Gay Barchives stands against the backdrop of Avi Ram's mural.

Facebook group Gay Barchives captures glory days, forges connections

By David Kennerley

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Bronx Times

‘Be yourself. Live in your truth’ Solera, the only gay nightclub in the Bronx, officially opens

Congressmember Sarah McBride.

Cinema

‘State of Firsts’ Q&A: Filmmaker Chase Joynt recalls capturing Sarah McBride’s historic rise to Congress

By Gary M. Kramer

“Camp," directed by Avalon Fast, opens June 26 at the IFC Center.

Cinema

Avalon Fast’s ‘Camp’ delivers on supernatural storylines, but struggles to convey queer joy and empowerment

By Gary M. Kramer

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