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‘Joyland’ wins the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival

‘Joyland’ wins the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival

In Joyland, a new film from Pakistani director Saim Sadiq, the protagonist is a young man who is under pressure from his family to produce a son with his wife. Instead he joins an erotic dance company and a falls for the troupe’s transgender director. The taboo-breaking film is the first film from Pakistan to be […]

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Actor Kevin Spacey facing charges over alleged UK sexual assaults

Actor Kevin Spacey facing charges over alleged UK sexual assaults

Actor Kevin Spacey is facing charges over a series of sexual assaults that he allegedly committed in the United Kingdom while serving as the Artistic Director of the Old Vic Theatre. The UK Crown Prosecutors Service has announced they’ve approved charges against Spacey over four charges sexual assault against three men. Charges against the Oscar […]

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Sauvage: First look at story of gay sex worker that shocked Cannes

Sauvage: First look at story of gay sex worker that shocked Cannes

Audiences at the world’s most prestigious film festival reportedly walked out of a screening of a new film that follows the story of a gay sex worker. Sauvage made its debut at this year’s Cannes Film Festival back in May, earning mixed responses ranging from glowing praise to absolute shock. Now the film’s first trailer […]

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Cannes Film Festival jury protest gay/bi persecution in Chechnya

Cannes Film Festival jury protest gay/bi persecution in Chechnya

Members of the jury at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival have taken a visible stand against reports of violence towards gay and bi men in Chechnya. The jury of six arrived at the annual event, bearing signs adorned with pink triangles and slogans like ‘No More’ and ‘Silence = Death’ on the red carpet. The […]

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