As leader of the world’s only LGBT political party, Bemz Benedito dreams of being the first transgender woman in the Philippine Congress. But in a predominantly Catholic nation, rallying for LGBT representation is not an easy feat. Bemz and her team of queer political warriors must rethink traditional campaign strategies to amass support. Taking their […]
Dealing with a topic too often ignored by mainstream society, Yes, we fuck! considers the pleasure and joy, prejudice and expectations, and potential physical obstacles to having sex when disabled. In this insightful documentary, directors Centeno and de la Morena survey disability and sex and the collectives, support groups, and sex workers who assist people in […]
Tchinda is one of the most beloved women on Cape Verde, especially after coming out as trans in a local newspaper in 1998. Since then, her name has become the term used by locals to refer to queer Cape Verdeans. In the month leading up to Carnival, the slow-paced atmosphere of the island transforms into a frenzied […]
Where are all the butches? What portrayals of lesbianism are acceptable and who is erased? Tender, funny, and thought-provoking, Gender Troubles: The Butches explores these questions through a series of interviews and testimonials with butch-identifying women, looking at the strange dichotomy of being both hypervisible in everyday life and invisible when it comes to media representation. […]
Is it a boy? Is it a girl? What if it’s neither? This award-winning doc explores the world of intersex people - those born with any one of a large number of variations that make their gender ambiguous according to traditional binary ideals. Presenter Mani Bruce Mitchell, one of New Zealand’s first out intersex people, and director […]
A joyful, empowering documentary charting the course of seven LGBT women of colour in a minivan on the road across America with THE REVIVAL, a slam style poetry tour. Both tour and film were created with the aim of building a literary arts movement among women who are LGBT and their allies. We get to […]
We present another selection of LGBTQ+ work made in Scotland, representing a variety of styles, subject matter, and identities. A non-conforming eight year old challenges gender expectations, childhood trauma is explored by a trans woman, wedding day fears and fantasies are divulged across a generation, and a bisexual daughter finds solidarity with her trans parent […]
SEX & The Silver Gays tells the idiosyncratic story of a randy New York chapter of national senior gay men’s organisation, the Prime Timers. Amidst a flurry of social activities, members participate in monthly sex parties. These octogenarian orgiasts invite us to their intimate gathering, illustrating explicitly their carnal activities and explaining frankly and inspiringly […]
‘I just want to be loved by my family,’ says Bennett, a nineteen year old trans man. ‘But for my family, it’s not as simple as that.’ Ben’s mum is having a hard time coming to terms with her child changing. His dad and sister no longer speak to him. But thanks to social media, […]
Leading up to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, a law banning the “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations to minors” - which could potentially be enforced against any LGBT person if they “flaunted” their status - was enacted in Russia. Human rights activists and LGBT people involved in the Games contemplated what to do about […]
