When Burroughs wrote the partial sequel to his book "Junkie" in 1953, he boldly called it "Queer." The 1985 cover for William S. Burroughs' "Queer," which he wrote in 1953 but was deemed too ...

Every month, CinéWilde presents a film screening that speaks to all aspects of queer culture. Recent screenings have included Party Girl with Parker Posey, the landmark mainstream drag film To Wong ...

Kyle Turner has always embraced the old soul archetype. When he was five years old, his mother introduced him to a movie called Bringing Up Baby — a 1930s cinema classic that finds a paleontologist ...

Here we are in 2025, and making an LGBTQ-themed movie can still be a challenge. The same goes for getting a film with a predominantly Asian cast onto the big screen. Now, imagine the challenge of ...

Luca Guadagnino’s next film Queer premiered at the Venice Film Festival with several special guest stars hitting the red carpet ahead of the screening. A24 boarded the film, which stars Daniel Craig, ...

It's an edgy tale of addiction and also a love story, as Craig, pursuing Drew Starkey's object of desire, infuses Burroughs with a winning vulnerability. “Queer” tells the story of Burroughs’ love ...

A new LGBTQIA+ film series, intended as a showcase for recent work and potentially standing in for the absence of Outfest, will launch in July. Taking place at multiple venues across Los Angeles, ...

Queer Rhapsody runs throughout Los Angeles starting July 19 and will convene LGBTQ audiences across five venues in a summer season without the beleaguered Outfest. With a focus on liberating ...

Marking its milestone 50th edition, Frameline (the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival) has set its closing ...

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Mey Rude is a journalist and cultural critic who has been covering queer news for a decade. The transgender, Latina lesbian lives in Los Angeles with her fiancée.