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Movies: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Trailer Shows Off Pro Trans Poster

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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has been praised after fans noticed a pro-trans poster in the background of the animated film’s newly-released trailer. A second teaser for the eagerly-anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse dropped on Tuesday (April 4) ahead of the film’s release in cinemas on 2 June – and it didn’t take long for viewers to spot a brief but unmistakeable nod to the trans community in the previously unseen footage. Clearly visible in the Across the Spider-Verse trailer is a poster on a wall behind Gwen Stacy / Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) that reads ‘Protect Trans … Read more

TV: New Queer Horror Film “Swallowed”

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Swallowed

A new queer horror movie, Swallowed, aims to bring scare seekers a story of drugs, bugs and extremes – where all is not as it seems. Swallowed, which will be released in the UK and Ireland digitally on 24 April, is a Blue Finch Film by acclaimed director Carter Smith who has also worked on the 2008 natural horror, The Ruins. Starring American actor Jena Malone, whose credits include The Ruins and Donnie Darko, Mark Patton, who starred in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, Cooper Koch and Jose Colon, Swallowed is an action-packed horror that will see … Read more

TV: Trans Actor Pete MacHale Joins Doctor Who Cast

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Pete MacHale

Doctor Who has reportedly cast its first-ever trans man, Pete MacHale, for its upcoming season. MacHale is one of five new cast members announced in the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine, TV Zone reported, along with Bhav Joshi, Eilidh Loan, Pete MacHale, Miles Yekinni and Hemi Yeroham. Their roles are all currently unknown. The new Doctor Who cast members will join Doctor Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson in season 14, expected to air in early 2024. MacHale is the first out trans man cast in Doctor Who. He follows in the footsteps of Heartstopper’s Yasmin Finney, who is playing … Read more

Movies: Gaga Kisses a Woman in Captured Footage From Joker: Folie à Deux

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Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn

New footage from the set of the Joker sequel Joker: Folie à Deux has sent queer women into a frenzy after pop diva Lady Gaga was spotted kissing a woman while in character as Harley Quinn. Videos shared online show Gaga walking up the stairs outside the Manhattan Criminal Court while in character as the Joker’s love interest, Harley Quinn. One clip sees Gaga walk up the steps and past a woman holding a newspaper, which shows a photo of Harley Quinn holding a hospital placard on the front page, alongside the headline ‘Crazy In Love’. A woman standing among … Read more

UK Play Review: Black Superhero

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Black Superhero Play

Danny Lee Wynter and Dyllón Burnside (Pose) star in Black Superhero, an ambitious, sexy play about a queer life in crisis. David (Wynter, who also writes Black Superhero) is a queer, Black actor whose chances for greatness are fading as he nears 40. His distinct lack of fame and fortune is made all the more stark by the world-conquering success of his friend King (Dyllón Burnside, Pose’s Ricky). Known to the public as the Marvel-eqsue superhero, Craw, King is every inch the heartthrob – and it’s clear from the off that David’s feelings for his friend are complicated. When King … Read more

DC Comics Reveals Pride Collection 2023 Covers

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The DC Book of Pride

DC Comics has unveiled its special edition covers to mark Pride Month 2023. This year will see the release of a 104-page DC Pride special with four different covers created by LGBTQ+ designers. The annual anthology will feature all-new stories spotlighting LGBTQ+ fan favorites, and is being released on May 30. The special edition will feature stories based on new trans and non-binary superhero, Circuit Breaker, as well as Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Crush and Tim Drake and Connor Hawke. Full Story from Pink News

Podcast: Starship Q Star

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Starship Q Star

QSFer Meegan May has a queer sci fi fiction podcast out: Starship Q Star. “When a tone deaf space agency sends the ‘first all women and non-binary crew’ on a PR mission to Mars, they inadvertently end up the last six humans in the universe. Lead by Co-Captains (and ex-girlfriends) Aurelia and Sim, STARSHIP Q STAR follows this extremely queer crew and the last man left alive, as they quest across the galaxy in search of a new home.” Listen to the Podcast Author Bio Lauren & Meegan Co-writers, co-creators, co-wives. Collaborating since 2017, in love since 2018 – together … Read more

TV: Tyler DiChiara on Trans Representation in Gotham Knights

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Gotham Knights

Trans actor Tyler DiChiara, who plays Cullen Row in Batman spinoff Gotham Knights, has opened up about the experience of creating a fully realised trans character. Gotham Knights centres on various ‘disciples’ of the Caped Crusader, many of whom are framed for his murder. The series cast multiple queer and trans actors in these roles – one of whom is Tyler DiChiara. Based on the DC comic series of the same name, the events of Gotham Knights takes place after the death of Bruce Wayne, aka Batman. Without the Dark Knight roaming in the shadows, Gotham’s seedy underbelly takes over, … Read more

Movies: First Look – Melissa McCarthy as The Little Mermaid’s Ursula

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Melissa McCarthy as Ursula in the Little Mermaid

The first Little Mermaid trailer dropped during the Oscars 2023, giving a closer look at Halle Bailey as Ariel and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula. McCarthy and Bailey introduced the trailer during Sunday night’s (12 March) ceremony. “For 100 years the Walt Disney company has produced some of the best heroes, villains and stories of all time and this amazing legacy would not be complete without The Little Mermaid,” McCarthy told the audience. She added that 1,735 film artists technicians and crafts people had come together to tell the story. “I may be biased,” she said, “but I have enjoyed making … Read more

Film: “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Originally Ended With Michelle Yeoh Singing a Gay Anthem

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Everything Everywhere All at Once

Everything Everywhere All at Once was supposed to end with a karaoke cover of Aqua’s “Barbie Girl”. The comedy-sci-fi epic is nominated for a staggering 10 Oscars on Sunday (12 March), including Best Film Editing for editor Paul Rogers. Speaking to Newsweek, Rogers explained that a lot of the film’s content ended up on the cutting room floor. In its final form, Everything Everywhere All at Once ends with queer protagonist Joy Wang (Stephanie Hsu) and her mother Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh) accepting their differences and mending their relationship – after Joy’s alter ego almost ends reality itself – with … Read more