WNBA Draft Basketball Player Brittney Griner Says to LGBT Youth, “Don’t Hide Who You Really Are”
Brittney Griner speaks about being an out athlete and role model for young LGBT people of color.
Masculinity, Gender Roles, and Queer Art History: The Cultural Significance of Campbell X’s Stud Life
Stud Life is sexy, charismatic, foreign yet familiar. The sensual combination of a hypnotic soundtrack, mesmerizing cast, and a rich storyline pulls you into a world where the accents are different but the conversations are ours – queer women of color trying to define our relationships and our future.
FILM RELEASE: Animated Lesbian Sci-Fi Movie, “Strange Frame”, Takes Queer Women of Color to the Future
Animated sci-fi film “Strange Frame” follows the story of two queer brown women in the 28th Century as they make love and music. Pre-order the DVD before its release on March 19th.
Love in the Grey: A Thank You to Shonda Rhimes (from a Bisexual, Mixed Race Queer woman of Color)
Our Intern Breanne gushes about her love for Shonda Rhimes, queer women of color characters, interracial adoptions, multiracial hotties and what it really means to be an LGBT ally in the media industry.
Sistah Sinema Makes Black Women’s History, Launches “The Netflix of Queer Women of Color Film”
Sistah Sinema Makes Black Women’s History, Launches “The Netflix of Queer Women of Color Film”. Also, QWOC Media Wire and Sistah Sinema enter exclusive partnership to foster more dialogue around films and other visual media produced by queer women of color.
Queer African Women Making History: Namibian Artist Shishani Releases Video for New LGBT Equality Anthem, “Minority”
Our founder, Spectra Speaks, catches up with award-winning Namibian indie soul artist, Shishani, whose new video, “Minority” calls for Africans to choose freedom, equality, and love for all.
Boobs, Lingerie, and Trans Women: Reality TV Show “Double Divas” Gets It Right
We’re seeing more transgender women in the media these days, which is great… and nerve-wrecking, especially when the media frequently gets it wrong. But, when a show like The Double Divas, which follows two lingerie shop owners’ quests to fit women with the right bras, gets it right, now that’s great television.
Film Review of “Yes or No?” Using Humor to Break the Silence of LGBT Voices in Thailand
We review A story about two Thai college girls falling in love against cultural norms in the midst of laughter and tears.
Spotlight: Li Yuchen – Asian Pop Culture Icon Challenges Gender Norms in China
Spotlight on Li Yuchun, on of China’s first masculine of center female celebrities, using media to change the conversation around gender/sexuality in the country
On Coming Out: Queen Latifah Won’t Let The Media Claim Her(Story), And Neither Should We
Last week, Huffington Post’s article, ‘Queen Latifah Says She Did Not Come Out At Long Beach Pride Festival’ confirmed that …
From Skater to “Skate Her”: Queer Women of Color Invade the World of Skateboarding
Ever hear of queer women of color skateboarders? Well, lucky for you, they made a film.
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