These local BC filmmakers put stories of queer youth on the big screen

New program at VQFF features local queer stories from emerging creators

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Adrian Stimson’s gender bending Buffalo Boy takes aim at colonialism

The artist celebrates two-spirit identity on screen

Created for Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival

Remember the thrill of your first gay romance?

As Call Me By Your Name opens in theatres, we ask a few people to reflect on the lessons they learned and the love they found

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Arts

How Thor: Ragnarok promised a bisexual character, then erased it altogether

Why is it so hard for Hollywood to show openly queer characters on screen?

By Frederick Blichert

Arts

Five films not to miss at Inside Out 2017, Ottawa’s LGBT film festival

By Chris Dupuis

Arts

In the film B&B, the queer nightmare starts with a thin veneer of polite tolerance

When two newlyweds take a stand against a homophobic bed and breakfast, the pushback may be more than they bargained for

By Frederick Blichert

Arts

Meet the queer and two-spirit Indigenous artists sharing their stories for ImagineNATIVE 2017

In its 18th year, the event is showcasing a widely diverse selection of films

By Chris Dupuis

Identity

How the Cheongsam helped me find my trans womanhood

The more I am told that the traditional dress of my ancestors will never be mine, the more stubbornly I try to squeeze my body into its confines

By Kai Cheng Thom

Arts

I watched the new Wonder Woman biopic with a room full of polyamorous people

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women is the first Hollywood film to target the poly market

By Niko Bell

Arts

What really happened to Stonewall’s founding mother?

Director David France reopens an unsolved mystery in The Death and Life of Marsha P Johnson

By Niko Bell

Opinion

How a film about Carnival captures the struggles and triumphs of LGBT Trinidadians

In Play the Devil, I saw aspects of my own inner conflict on the road to acceptance of my sexuality

By Natasha Barsotti

How CeCe McDonald survived prison and became a voice for trans activism

Documentary Free CeCe! screens at the 2017 Vancouver Queer Film Festival

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Why Vancouver’s Queer Film Festival is shining a spotlight on queer filmmakers of colour

‘Queer people of colour are not a monolith,’ says co-artistic director

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This organization is bringing queer media to rural Alberta

When you can’t find representation at home, OUTReels brings it to you

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Arts

How the Toronto Queer Film Festival is shaking up Pride Month

In its second year, the fest screens queer and activist films without the influence of corporate sponsorships

By Chris Dupuis

Inside Out festival gears up to choose an LGBT international film winner

Jury will select from 19 film entries

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Arts

Five queer films you don’t want to miss at Toronto’s Inside Out 2017

From romantic comedies to gut-wrenching documentaries, there’s something for everyone

By Chris Dupuis

Five films to look out for at Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival 2017

Festival insiders share their picks for this year’s event

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