Standing in the kitchen, my dad took out the sheets of paper he’d printed off from the NHS Blood and Transplant website, which had a list of around 30 questions you’re asked before donating blood. Things like travel, tattoos, piercings and whether you had had sex with a man in
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Filmmaker Mike Mosallam is hoping to emphasize the importance of family, both biological and chosen, this Pride Month with one of his most beloved projects. HuffPost got a sneak peek at “Brothers,” which hits the streaming service Dekkoo on June 16, via the clip above. Written and directed by Mosallam, the short film comprises
Read moreMany tears were shed on Sunday night. “I joked to my friend [on Sunday] that I didn’t have any tears left because I cried them all in filming the finale,” says “Pose” actor Dyllón Burnside. He hosted a viewing party at home with friends for the third season and series
Read moreI never thought I’d celebrate the working-class Lancashire community in which I grew up. Feeling excluded, I used to hate it. I grew up in Bolton in the 1980s, at a time when the prejudice directed at gay people – or children who showed signs of being gay – could
Read moreLet’s review something real quick: When a person comes out as transgender, they often they ask to be called by a new name. The original moniker given to them at birth then becomes a “dead name,” and referring to the person by this name is harmful. It invalidates them and
Read moreA country music duo hopes to meet with a Tennessee lawmaker who blocked the passage of a state measure to honor its lead singer, who is gay. The planned resolution was set to congratulate T.J. Osborne, who is one-half of the Brothers Osborne, for being “a trailblazer and a symbol of hope
Read moreThe conversation around periods has moved forwards in some ways: we’re slightly more open about them, we’re slightly less ashamed, we’re slightly better educated. There’s more work to do. But it’s still seen as a cis woman-exclusive issue, and that’s where we haven’t progressed at all. Periods aren’t just experienced
Read moreNetflix’s “Special” looks poised to go out on a high note, with new characters, an extended run time and a messy love triangle. The second and final season of the comedy series, due out next month, once again follows Ryan (played by writer-creator Ryan O’Connell), a 20-something gay man with cerebral palsy in Los Angeles. After
Read moreAhead of Pride month in June, Kellogg’s and GLAAD are launching a limited-edition collaboration cereal, Together with Pride nationwide this May. The cereal celebrates everyone having a seat at the breakfast table together in support of the LGBTQ+ community. Looking a lot like your childhood favorite Froot Loops, the colorful
Read moreLos Angeles-based LGBTQIA+ organization Outfest is set to empower even more queer storytellers wtih the 2021 Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous and People of Color) Film Festival. The hybrid fest will take place April 16-20. This year’s fest will include 10 feature films, 41 short films, a One-Minute
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