Big Gay Blog
Pride the Perfectly Swedish Way
Some reflections on the Big Gay Nordic Tour are being published by DailyXtra. Here is how Stockholm Pride rocked my world … ever so gently. Stockholm Pride: the Swedish way to be gay How gay-friendly can Sweden be when you’re expected to fit in, not stand out? ...
A Big Gay Thank – You.
After four different european screenings and three amazing Nordic Pride marches, the Big Gay 2015 Pride Tour has come to an end. I was home for a heartbeat and then off to Toronto for Visible Evidence, an international documentary conference that fuelled my academic...
Next Stop Stockholm Sweden
The Big Gay European Adventure Continues in Stockholm Sweden. Stockholm Pride will be begin July 27th and wrap up on August 1st with the parade and festival. This is the largest Pride festival in the region and I’m excited to see...
Helsinki Pride: The Perfect Storm
Some people get caught up in the celebrations of Pride and forget about its important contributions to social justice. For others it’s just as easy to become disenchanted and cynical with the corporatization and commercialism of our movement. Beyond Gay was about the...
Freiburg Germany is going Beyond Gay
As part of this whirl wind European tour Christopher Street Days Freiburg is screening Beyond Gay tonight at the CinemaxX Theatre. This is the launch of their CSD with a parade and the bulk of parties and events taking place on July 17-18. Freiburg is a beautiful...
Helsinki Will Be Beyond Gay Very Soon!
Every year since Beyond Gay was released there is a little rush of enquiries about screenings during Pride season, and this year there's been more than in a long time, and they're very exciting. Earlier this week our producer Charlie David presented the film in South...
EuroPride in Riga, Latvia. Changing History is Hot!
So as the snow melts here in the great white north of Canada, organizers around the world are once again gearing up for Pride season. Florida International University held a screening of Beyond Gay this month to celebrate Pride Week (more here about that). As always...
Pride House Vancouver Revisited
We are very excited to be having another screening of Beyond Gay in Vancouver, commemorating its premiere here at Pride House during the 2010 Winter Olympics. This screening is taking place during the 2014 Winter Olympics on February 22nd at 9 PM and it is...
Russia, Boycotts the IOC and me.
It's hard to believe it has been over five years since I was attacked on the streets of Moscow while filming a gay rights demonstration for my documentary Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride. It is the only time I have ever been physically gay bashed, so it's no wonder...
The courage to make love equal.
Big news in the UK this week with equal marriage laws getting the stamp of approval from her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and British Prime Minister David Cameron released a passionate statement with PinkNews Exclusive: I am so proud we have had the courage...
Tilda Swinton Holds Rainbow Flag In Moscow In Defense Of Russia’s Gay Community
A photograph of Academy Award-winning actress Tilda Swinton defending Russia’s beleaguered lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community by holding a rainbow flag in front of Moscow’s Kremlin is going viral in the blogosphere. The star, who nabbed an Oscar...
NYC Pride
Well, it's hard to believe that it's been five years since I met in Tompkins Park for my first NYC Drag March. I was shamefully under dressed and naive about the powerful impact it would have on me. Nor could I have guessed that three years later I would return to...