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Stars Launch LGBTQ Filmmaking Fund

The Necessary Foundation, backed by Alan Cumming, Bowen Yang, and Lena Waithe, will fund and mentor emerging LGBTQ filmmakers.

License Purge

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Crime for Passion

The women were detained under Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, which imposes life sentences...

Pentagon Deal Targets Trans Scouts

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Taking the Stage

Atlas Performing Arts Center’s five-week Intersections Festival features 35 performances, including a...

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Celebrities Launch Foundation to Support LGBTQ Filmmakers
By John Riley
The Necessary Foundation, backed by Alan Cumming, Bowen Yang, and Lena Waithe, will fund and mentor emerging LGBTQ filmmakers.
- John Riley | March 5, 2026
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- John Riley | March 5, 2026
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- John Riley | March 5, 2026
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- John Riley | March 5, 2026
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- John Riley | March 5, 2026
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- John Riley | March 4, 2026
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LGBTQ Artists Take the Stage at Atlas Intersections Festival
By Randy Shulman
Atlas Performing Arts Center’s five-week Intersections Festival features 35 performances, including a strong slate of LGBTQ artists.
- Randy Shulman | February 26, 2026
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- Kate Wingfield | February 25, 2026
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- Kate Wingfield | February 25, 2026
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- André Hereford | February 25, 2026
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