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Heath Ledger (left) wearing a jean jacket and white cowboy hat looking downward to the left of the frame. Jake Gyllenhaal stands behind him (right), wearing a black cowboy hat and jean jacket and looking downward to the right of the frame

That “Gay Cowboy Movie”: Queer People Reflect on 15 Years of “Brokeback Mountain”

by Donald Collins
December 16, 2020 at 10:00am
Six queer creatives reflect on “Brokeback Mountain’s” enduring, complex legacy and its indisputable impact on queer media and American audiences. Read more »
Gal Gadot wears a glittering headpiece during the Met Gala.

Whiteness Reigns: Our Cultural Obsession with Cleopatra

by Deena ElGenaidi
December 15, 2020 at 11:03am
Gal Gadot isn’t the first white woman to be cast as Cleopatra. Read more »
Two white women, both with brown hair, stand by a Christmas tree.

Jane from “Happiest Season” is Autistic-Coded—And She Thrives

by Alaina Leary
December 15, 2020 at 10:31am
Whether coded or canon, Jane makes autistic viewers feel seen. Read more »
Shia LaBeouf, a white guy with brown hair and a messy beard, wears a blue suit.

Shia LaBeouf’s Abuse Confession Can’t Absolve Him

by Nicole Froio
December 15, 2020 at 10:30am
LaBeouf admitted to abusing loved ones for years. Read more »
Rachel True, a Black woman with curly brown hair, poses against a turquoise background

In the Stars: Rachel True Wades into the World of Tarot

by Vilissa Thompson
December 15, 2020 at 10:01am
The magic isn’t really in the paper, the cards, or the ink. Read more »
Ijeoma Oluo, a light-skinned Black woman with short brown hair, poses in a red shirt and a leopard-print headband

Ijeoma Oluo’s “Mediocre” Explores the Disaster of White Male Supremacy

by Shannon Weber
December 14, 2020 at 3:11pm
Mediocre resists the naive and coddling notion that simply loving white men out of their brittle rage and self-hatred will turn things around. Read more »
Playwright Josefina López smiles. Her hair is dark and curled, and she wears red lipstick and blue eyeshadow.

Enduring Legacy: Playwright Josefina Lopez Reflects on “Real Women Have Curves”

by Karen Fischer
December 14, 2020 at 9:01am
Both the play and the film had a massive impact. Read more »
Elliot Page, who is white with medium length brown hair, sits at a table in a dark room and looks serious.

Give Elliot Page—and All of Us—the Rightful “They”

by Sarah Cavar
December 11, 2020 at 1:36pm
 Page’s coming out promises to further increase trans visibility in the public conversation. Read more »
A white guy with glasses and dark hair and a short white woman with messy bleach blond hair stand next to each other in fancy holiday outfits, looking shocked and upset.

Did Our New Slate of Queer Holiday Films Deliver?

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
December 11, 2020 at 10:40am
This roundtable comes in honor of 2020 very much being the year of the queer holiday film. Read more »
India Oxenberg, a thin white woman with blond hair, talks to the camera while wearing a black dress and sitting in a chair

No Question, “Seduced” Is the Superior NXIVM Cult Docuseries

by Sophia Stewart
December 11, 2020 at 10:12am
Seduced hands the reins to survivors of Keith Raniere’s abuse. Read more »

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