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New Delhi – Critically-acclaimed Indian filmmaker Onir wanted to direct a movie inspired by a gay army major who resigned and came out in a blaze of publicity — but despite the country’s democratic status the military stopped it from being made.Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist government has been repeatedly accused of ramping up censorship in a systematic attack on dissent — including clampdowns on human rights activists, journalists and NGOs — since coming to power eight years ago. In 2020 it issued an order advising filmmakers to seek prior clearance for any military-themed script, a decision described by free speech campaigners as both Orwellian and unconstitutional in the world’s largest democracy.Onir, who uses only one name, is gay himself and was among the first major Bollywood figures to openly acknowledge his sexuality.He is known for his movies about the lives of socially marginalized groups, and his creative eye was caught by the case of Major J.

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Everyone enjoy their Valentine’s, I trust? Uh huh. My, what a difference a year doesn’t make. How does one even begin? I suppose to start with —

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Dallas-based company B. Moore Dance, pictured, joins Avant Chamber Ballet, IM Terrell Academy, Impulse Dance Project, Sarah Newton and DanceTCU in a performance on Saturday, Feb. 19, benefitting AIDS Outreach Center in Fort Worth. The annual event, organized by the TCU students of Chi Tau Epsilon Honor Society, was first organized 20 years ago as a memorial. This year’s performance begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theatre in Erma Lowe Hall, 3000 S. University Drive on the TCU campus in Fort Worth. Tickets will be available at the door. For information call 817-257-4255.

website.The annual Progress Pride Flag Raising Ceremony to mark the start of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival will take place at 6pm Friday March 18.The flag will be raised at Sydney Town Hall.Other events for the Sydney Mardi Gras include Laugh Out Proud.Laugh Out Proud is a comedy event on February 25 showcasing rising stars in the Australian queer comedy scene.As COVID-19 restrictions ease across NSW just in time for Mardi Gras, many pubs and nightclubs will be hosting events.Singing and dancing will be back on the cards.Other events include the Mardi Gras Film Festival exhibiting more than 110 films, all "unabashedly and proudly queer".It is currently underway until March 3.Lifesavers with Pride have teamed up with Surf Life Saving Clubs along the east coast of Australia to bring the spirit of Mardi Gras to the country's iconic beaches on Sunday February 27.Lifesavers with Pride have marched in the Mardi Gras parade for over a decade.Surf clubs up and down the coast are dressing up and decorating in rainbow to celebrate Mardi Gras.Beach patrollers, nippers and swimming clubs are adding colour to their equipment and fluro zinc to their sun protection.Clubs hosting Rainbow Beaches celebrations include Bronte, Tamarama, Coogee, Bondi, Dee Why, Bigola, Avalon and Queenscliff, Byron Bay, Brunswick and Yamba.Rainbow Beaches first started in 2021 to celebrate diversity and including among Surf Live Savers.Ivan Power from Lifesavers with Pride said: "Surf Life Saving has evolved to become far more diverse and inclusive since it was formed over 100 years ago to make our beaches safer.""The more diverse, inclusive and welcoming we are as a community, the stronger and more effective our movement can be."

More and more Americans consider themselves part of the LGBTQ community, so much so that the number has doubled in the last decade, according to a new poll.A poll released Thursday by Gallup found that the percentage of U.S. adults identifying as other than heterosexual has risen to a new high of 7.1 percent—double the percentage the polling company recorded when it first asked the question in 2012.

A Pennsylvania couple adopted six brothers and sisters who spent 1,640 days in foster care.

Liz Mikel in Dallas Theater Center’s ‘Our Town | Nuestro Pueblo.’ (Photo courtesy DTC)

The eighth episode of HBO Max’s Peacemaker was released on Thursday, capping off a season filled with alien invaders, imperfect heroes and plenty of laughs.In the penultimate episode, audiences even learned the titular character, played by John Cena, is queer.Related: John Cena goes on “thirst journey” and directs fans to his “bubble butt”HBO Max recently announced plans for a season two, and we’d love to see Peacemaker’s sexuality explored more.

Big changes are afoot at San Francisco Pride with the sudden departure of its executive director, less than five months before the nonprofit plans to return to pre-COVID life with its annual in-person parade and festival.

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival It was supposed to be a hybrid event this season, but omicron has forced it to be all virtual this year. Included in the lineup is the sexy LGBTQ-themed film, “The Swimmer.”

Giovanni van Bronckhorst was bursting with pride after his players produced a remarkable 4-2 win over Borussia Dortmund in their own backyard.

Cirque du Soleil ‘OVO’ (Photos courtesy Endicott PR)

I’m really startled by a lot of the decisions made in the reboot. You know, it’s a television product, done with Michael Patrick King and Sarah Jessica Parker, who have both worked with HBO a lot in the past.

Popular Information reviewed campaign contributions from 2020 onward to the bill’s sponsors in the Florida House and Senate, the senators who voted for the bill in committee, and Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has not officially committed to signing it into law but has indicated support for it.

Fresh off the heels of his super embarrassing appearance on Fox News where he nearly broke down sobbing, Eric Trump sat down this week with right wing troll Candace Owens for a softball interview about nothing substantive, interesting, or informative.At one point, Owens asked Eric who he would like to have dinner with, dead or alive, to which the 38-year-old answered, “How about Jesus?”“Jesus! That’s a good answer!” Owens replied, impressed.“That’d be a good one, right?” Eric said.The eye-rolling moment felt very scripted and was obviously inspired by George W. Bush’s “Jesus moment” during the 2000 presidential campaign, when he was asked during the Republican primary debate in Iowa who his favorite political philosopher was and replied, “Uh, Christ.

Former Fox News host Lou Dobbs has offered his two cents on the future of Republican Party leadership, and the response has been less than enthusiastic.Dobbs, who was canceled by Fox 24 hours after he and the network were named in a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit filed by voting technology company Smartmatic, said that if the GOP retakes the House majority this year, only the “brightest” conservatives like Jim Jordan and Matt Gaetz should be considered for speaker.The Trump loyalist also attacked current Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy as a “RINO” (Republican in name only) who should should not be considered for speaker.Lou Dobbs says there is no way Kevin McCarthy should be Speaker if the GOP retakes the majority, and that only the “brightest” conservatives should be considered like Jim Jordan and Matt Gaetz. pic.twitter.com/yKuLLtkid0— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) February 17, 2022Related: Jim Jordan is having a craptastic birthdayNot only did everyone seem to agree this is the worst idea ever, but commenters also shared their feelings about Dobbs:Not only is Lou Dobbs the stupidest man on all of TV, he reminds me of Quato.

Rockmond Dunbar, who abruptly exited his role on Fox’s hit drama series over Covid-19 vaccine mandates on the show, has sued the series’ production company 20th Television and its parent Disney claiming the studio engaged in discrimination, including mocking his religious beliefs, barring him from the set and hampering his ability to get other work.

Whatever your entertainment needs, we got your back (and hopefully your mind) with Queerty’s weekly “Culture Club” column with some of the highlights of new releases, streaming shows, classics worth revisiting, and what to drink while you watch.Writer/director Jarrod Frieder’s much talked about spec script finally makes the miraculous journey to the big screen. Troye Sivan stars as Caleb, a teen living with his grandparents (Ellen Burstyn & Louis Gossett, Jr.) in Hollywood, Florida in 2011.

Goede kans op vervolging van homo hatende dominee Het Haagse gerechtshof wil de omstreden dominee Anthonie Kort horen over zijn enlsquo;discriminerendeenrsquo; uitspraken rond homoseksualiteit. Na dat gesprek hoort de Krimpenaar of hij vervolgd zal worden.

US skater Timothy LeDuc will become the first non-binary athlete to participate in a winter Olympics when he takes to the ice with partner Ashley Cain-Gribble on Friday as new guidelines aim to make future Games more inclusive for trans athletes.

Deadline first reported the news about the biopic, which looks to chronicle her ascension and eventual downfall as the face of a billion-dollar fraud investigation in 2002.“Claiming to be a shaman from Jamaica, Miss Cleo’s charisma and famous imperatives enabled the Psychic Readers Network, a pay-per-call service, to charge callers seeking answers over $1 billion for advice,” XTR said. “But in 2002 it all came crashing down when the Federal Trade Commission accused the network and its owners of deceptive advertising, billing, and collection practices, bringing Miss Cleo’s reign as queen of clairvoyance to a dramatic end.”Harris came out in The Advocate as a lesbian in 2006 after being encouraged to do so by her godson.

Zendaya’s career has been going from strength to strength, leaving some questioning whether or not she will leave Euphoria.

WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department has tapped a seasoned computer crimes prosecutor to lead its new national cryptocurrency enforcement team and announced on Thursday (Feb 17) that the FBI is launching a unit for blockchain analysis and virtual asset seizure.

Britney Spears is no stranger to fan mail, but it’s likely not often it arrives on official ‘Congress of the United States’ letterhead.The “Stronger” singer shared a congratulatory letter she received from Congressmen Charlie Crist and Eric Swalwell, which included an invitation to meet, to her Instagram on Wednesday.The letter is dated Dec. 1, 2021, just a few weeks after Spears successfully ended her 13-year conservatorship.“Congratulations to you and your attorney, Mathew Rosengart, on your historic victories,” the letter reads.“It goes without saying that we have been following your conservatorship closely and we’re elated that you were able to both remove your father as a years-long conservator in September and finally terminate your conservatorship entirely in November,” it continues.“Your journey toward justice will inspire and empower many others who are improperly silenced by the conservatorship process.

It’s Jim Jordan‘s birthday.

Holly Willoughby went makeup-free as she took the opportunity walking her dog Bailey in the forest to share a rare moment of pride for her new lifestyle brand Wylde Moon and all its accomplished in the first few months.The This Morning presenter, who surprised everyone when she launched her new venture last year, beamed in the crisp winter air as she strolled along through the woods. Wearing her blonde bob clipped back and a long black puffa jacket to fend off the chill, the 40 year old mum-of-three showed off her natural skin for the camera. "Good morning," she smiled.

High Entropy, the new comedy-drama pilot by Irish Trans filmmaker Ailo Kerr, is now casting its two lead roles. “This pilot will explore family dynamics, identity, censorship, and the factors that can affect a good relationship, not only between other people but between people and their bodies,” Kerr tells GCN. “It will delve into the […]

In recent months, CNN has seen its fair share of tumult with the suspension and firing of Chris Cuomo in December and last week’s resignation of Jeff Zucker as CNN Worldwide’s president.  But now one of the network’s most visible anchors, Don Lemon, is set to head to court to face a sexual assault case. The trial comes after Lemon, whose show aired in the slot after Cuomo’s and who cohosted a podcast with the now-dismissed news personality, reportedly turned on his longtime friend, questioning why CNN would reward the disgraced anchor by paying his multimillion-dollar severance during a call with WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar, The Wall Street Journal reported. On Wednesday, a federal judge set a date for jury selection in the federal civil sexual assault trial against Lemon in the Eastern District of New York courthouse on Long Island, according to court documents viewed by The Advocate.

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CAIRO — In one of the opening scenes, a Lebanese mother confronts her 17-year-old daughter after discovering two condoms in her purse. Minutes later, an Egyptian wife sneakily slips off her underwear just before leaving for dinner with her husband. Fast-forward to the moment of peak tension (spoiler alert!): An Arab man, who is part of a group of close friends, is revealed to be gay.

Release date: February 2, 2021What it's about: After launching her own successful cosmetic line, 47-year-old Lela Bennett catches the eye of marketing genius Donovan James, who also happens to be her college crush. Donovan is awestruck by how much Lela has changed — she is beautiful, confident, successful and she knows it! They spend an amazing night together and after blurting out that she was in love with him all those years ago, Lela finds herself alone in the morning, just like another night she spent with him years ago.

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A brand new ‘Frockumentary’ will document how the Frock Destroyers recorded their debut album during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Good Morning America.Initially, the couple thought they would adopt two or three children; however when they found six siblings on a foster care website — Carlos, Guadalupe, Maria, Selena, Nasa, and Max — Steve and Rob knew in their hearts they could provide the children, who’d been in the foster care for nearly half a decade and had been subjected to abuse prior to that, a better life.“We instantly fell in love,” recalled Steve.“I’d say our kids have brought a great kind of crazy to our lives. It’s heartwarming and so exciting to see how they connect with us,” added Rob.The couple was paired with the children in June 2018, and the kids moved into their home the following month.

MyLondon reports.The college student told the outlet that the man had yelled at staff while in line to pay for his items at the Primark store in the Westfield shopping mall. Thomas said he told him he would have to wait like the other people in line.The man paid for his items and then Thomas and her friend did. However, as the two friends made their way down the escalator to the lower floor of the Primark, Thomas said the man was waiting for them at the bottom.“He was waiting for us at the bottom of the escalator.

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LGBTQ+ portrayals include (from left) Hailee Steinfeld as Emily Dickinson on Dickinson and Vincent Rodriguez III and Mark Indelicato as Henry and Jorge on With Love.It’s a good year for LGBTQ+ representation on TV — indeed, a record one, according to GLAAD’s annual Where We Are on TV report.The report, released Thursday morning, found that 11.9 percent of series regular characters scheduled to appear on broadcast scripted prime-time TV this season are LGBTQ+ — an increase of 2.8 percentage points from last year and a record-high percentage in the history of the report, now in its 17th edition.“The growing state of LGBTQ representation on television is a signal that Hollywood is truly starting to recognize the power of telling LGBTQ stories that audiences around the world connect with,” GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a press release. “At a time when anti-LGBTQ legislation and violence continues to increase, it is cultural institutions like television that take on the crucial role of changing hearts and minds through diverse and inclusive storytelling.

The course of history is rarely a ‘straight’ forward timeline and this is especially true of the fight for Irish LGBTQ+ rights. Inherently, the struggles of individual minorities within the LGBTQ+ community have become intrinsically enmeshed within the push for gay rights overall. Whilst fighting for the rights of individual minorities, in so many ways these […]

The 2021 to 2022 period saw a record high for LGBTQ+ representation and racial diversity on broadcast television in America, a study found.

If Ivanka Trump didn’t already regret her decision to pivot from designing discount handbags made in China to working in government, she certainly does now.The House select committee investigating January 6 is considering issuing her a subpoena after she didn’t respond to its request for an interview last month, insiders say.Related: The Jan. 6 committee wants to speak with Ivanka and things are about to get uglyThe subpoena would force the former first daughter to cooperate with the inquiry into her dad’s failed attempt at overthrowing the 2020 election results or be held in contempt and possibly go to jail.The subpoena would also be the first time one of Trump’s children would be called to testify against their father, which would no doubt cause a major rift in the family.

GLAAD’s annual “Where We Are on TV” report was released Thursday, analyzing the overall diversity of primetime scripted TV series regulars on broadcast networks and assesses the number of regular and recurring LGBTQ characters on primetime scripted cable programming and original scripted streaming series.

This week (23 February), the TV personality and Drag Race judge announced his engagement on social media to Dr. Wellington García.

Television personality Ross Matthews is getting married.On Tuesday, the RuPaul’s Drag Race judge made the surprise announcement that he recently got engaged to his boyfriend, Dr. Wellington García.A post shared by Ross Mathews (@helloross)He posted the news on his social media accounts, and shared his excitement during a sweet segment on The Drew Barrymore Show.“I’m going to tell you something that nobody knows,” he said.

ABOVE: A shirtless reminiscence.