563: Why LGBTQ+ Representation in Film Matters – Christin Baker
Hollywood, Hollywood, Hollywood. Everything in Hollywood is so open, diverse, welcoming, and gay. Maybe not so much. But it has gotten better. So good that it is becoming more common for the LGBTQ+ crowd to be honored with Emmy’s, Oscars, and all types of film acknowledgements. Sharing her journey as Founder of Tello Films, a…
426: Pride is all about Healing – Brian Falduto
Imagine being cast in a major motion picture, and suddenly having to fight your truth, or at least hide it until you are ready. You fight it, don’t want to confront it, and basically avoid it because you have to heal yourself before you can be yourself. Sound familiar. Brian Falduto of “Fancy Pants” fame…
328: Bringing Hollywood Out of The LGBTQ Closet – Jason T. Gaffney
Imagine, in the land of imagination – Hollywood – that LGBTQ characters have leading roles that are never based on stereotypes. That the main conflicts of LGBTQ characters face on the big screen aren’t based solely on their sexual orientation. That female characters have roles that go beyond mother, wife, daughter, and/or woman-in-jeopardy. And, that…
315: Older, Wiser, Better, Bolder – Jack Tracy
What happens when you don’t date in high school, because you have to keep your crushes and dating life hidden because you are gay? For starters you end up missing out on all the crazy high school relationships your straight classmates went through as teens, and then suddenly as adults you’re faced with being the…