Gayfest 2013, Reel Queer Cinema and more.

Gayfest 2013, Reel Queer Cinema and more.

It’s been interesting watching the changing attitudes towards LGBT rights in recent years. We’ve had many successes, and then been disappointed with half measures and violent attacks. The Boy Scouts of America lifted their ban on gay youth, but failed to...
International Day Against Homophobia

International Day Against Homophobia

  Today marks the 9th annual International Day Against Homophobia, the anniversary of the date 23 years ago that the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders.  In Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson made a surprise visit to...
Pride 2012

Pride 2012

Every year it seems Pride is here faster than the one before. It’s hard to believe that it has been four years since we took that epic journey from Sao Paulo to Moscow and experienced the scariest moments of our lives.  Even harder to believe that it seems like...
Hot Docs 2012

Hot Docs 2012

For the last 10 days Toronto has been bustling with doc filmmakers for the annual Hot Docs Film Festival.  With over 180 films, meetings, seminars, and the forum, there is a lot to take in. The highlights for me were the charming Italy – Love it or Leave it and...

Vues Parallels

Happy Friday the 13th! We are thrilled that Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride has been  included in the program of Quebec City’s first LGBT film festival Vues Parallels.  The one day festival is taking place this Saturday April 15th at the Cinelplex at 591 rue...