With the growth of Queer communities on social media, podcasting is a crucial tool for LGBTQIA+ comedians and entertainers wanting to build a following, now more than ever. And among those who’ve found great success online, Eric Williams is definitely among...
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It’s easy to lament that comics conventions aren’t “really about comics anymore,” but why have that pessimistic outlook? The Emerald City has always opened its arms to new artforms, stories, and mediums, and I like to think it’s been for the better. Today, no...
As a parent, Marie Loeb quickly learned that many institutions are not equipped to work with neurodivergent children, often due to the fact that they are run by neurotypical people who cannot understand their specific needs. Loeb is the parent of two autistic...
Is there truly a force stronger than capitalism? This is one of the central questions author Jade Song explores in their new sophomore novel, I Love You Don’t Die. Set in the hustle and bustle of New York City, the plot follows Vicky, a young woman drawn to...
Capitol Hill is a neighborhood constantly in change. For decades, long-term residents have complained about gentrification, small businesses have come and gone, and generations of twentysomething Queer people have grown up, rented their first crappy...
Indian films have long avoided discussions of sexuality and sex. Unlike Western movies, early works never portrayed intimacy or nudity on camera, instead treating the subject as taboo. However, recent ones have begun to embrace the open depiction of these...
If you think times are hard now — with a crude, cruel, and racist president — imagine what it was like to be Queer during the McCarthy era. In the 1950s, Sen. Joseph McCarthy created both the Red Scare and the Lavender Scare: the first by accusing government...
No chief of the Seattle Police Department had stepped foot inside one of the SPD’s LGBTQ Advisory Council meetings before — until Chief Shon Barnes accepted an invitation to attend on February 11. Attendees for the first time were finally able to hold the...
After her triumphant 2022 drama Good Luck to You, Leo Grande with Emma Thompson, writer-director Sophie Hyde dug into her own complicated family history, as well as her close relationship with Nonbinary child Aud Mason-Hyde, for Jimpa, an emotionally complex,...
The film’s title, Pillion, can be interpreted in several ways. On one hand, it refers to the passenger seat on a motorcycle — a powerful symbol of vulnerability and reliance on the driver. On the other, it suggests being carried through life, dependent on the...