CIFF Documentary “A Sexplanation” Explores American Sex Education
"This movie is born out of the kind of lingering shame and frustration around sex that that I've felt for pretty much my entire adult life."
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Breaking the Silence: Under the Rainbow (Creative Nonfiction)
"And then, we saw it. The Rainbow Pride Flag!"
Breaking the Silence: Visibly Trans on a Sunday Afternoon (Poem)
When my friends and I meet in the park in our own version of Sunday Best, painting ourselves into Seurat, it is not just for quality time, it is liberation – celebration.
Breaking the Silence: Costume Change (Creative Nonfiction)
"I was pushing us to go to a Halloween party that sounded, well, questionable."
The Amazing Things That Happen When You Put Lesbians on the Cover of a Magazine
We spoke with director Jen Rainin about her incredible new documentary Ahead of the Curve.
Gayer Than Ever! – The 2021 Cleveland International Film Festival Offers a Diverse Slate of LGBTQ+ Offerings
The Buckeye Flame spoke with Patrick Shepherd of CIFF to find out just how gay this year's films will be for audiences to screen from home.
Trans in College Musical Theatre: How Can I Hope for a Future That I Don’t See?
"Typing the word ‘transgender’ into the search bar in an American Drama database gets you zero results."
UPDATE – Walsh U. Pres: Actor’s Content Does Not Meet Our Values & Standards; Actor Responds
This story comes as a new survey was just released revealing that LGBTQ+ students at Christian colleges face increased harassment.
Actor Daniel Franzese (“Mean Girls” / “Looking”): An Ohio University Just Fired Me For Being Gay
"I’m really the first casualty of the Vatican’s statement. That's how quickly this affected a queer person."
Cleveland Indie Filmmaker Puts Queer Spin on Horror Zombie Classic
We spoke with Roger Conners about Cleveland’s indie film community, queer horror, and why—now more than ever—we need to support artists.
