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REPORT: Future Star Wars Games Will Include Trans Representation

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Star Wars Non-Binary Jedi Terec and Ceret

Future Star Wars games will allow players to create trans characters, it’s been reported, bringing much needed representation to a galaxy far, far away. Sources close to We Got This Covered claim that character creators in future Star Wars games will be more inclusive and allow for trans representation. At present, this remains a rumour and it’s not clear which games this refers to. Of course, trans representation should be standard across the board. Plenty of indie games, like Boyfriend Dungeon and the forthcoming A Long Journey to an Uncertain End, include diverse pronoun options and don’t gender lock visual … Read more

HOLLYWOOD: Tanner Buchanan Would Love to Play a Bisexual Robin

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Robin Bisexual - DC Comics

Netflix star Tanner Buchanan is interested in playing Robin in the upcoming Batman films, and he’s said he’d love to play a bisexual Boy Wonder. Buchanan, who has starred in Cobra Kai and He’s All That, has repeatedly shared his aspirations to play Batman’s vigilante partner opposite Robert Pattinson in DC’s upcoming reboots. The 22-year-old actor opened up about his superhero dreams on Variety’s Just for Variety podcast, adding he wouldn’t mind honouring the character’s newly revealed LGBT+ identity. “If I have the opportunity to represent something like that, that’s incredible,” Buchanan said. “If they’re willing to write it, then … Read more

MOVIES: New Version of Horror Film Candyman Gets Praise for Gay Characters

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Candyman

The 2021 reboot of Candyman is already winning praise from LGBT+ horror fans for its surprisingly progressive treatment of a gay couple. The film – dubbed a sequel to the 1992 film of the same name – hit cinemas on Friday (27 August) and immediately won critical acclaim for its deft handling of systemic racism in America. But one of the less remarked upon aspects of the film is that it features a prominent gay couple. Misfits star Nathan Stewart-Jarrett stars as Troy Cartwright, the gay brother of Brianna (Teyonah Parris). Kyle Kaminsky appears as Troy’s boyfriend, Grady. Candyman doesn’t … Read more

TV: Amazon Bringing the Wheel of Time to Streaming in November

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Wheel of Time series - Amazon

Amazon has unveiled the first-look at its upcoming fantasy series Wheel of Time – and it looks pretty epic. Based on the novel series of the same name, the story of Wheel of Time takes place in a female-dominated society. Originally penned by Robert Jordan across 15 novels, the television adaption is premiering this November on Amazon Prime Video. It’s been described as a cross between Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings that flips the often male-centered genre on its head. In Wheel of Time, the largest kingdom is ruled by a queen who will pass her crown … Read more

THEATER: Russell Tovey Stars in London Queer Alternate Realities Play “Constellations”

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Russell Tovey & Omari Douglas in Constellations

Russell Tovey and Omari Douglas shine bright in the inventive, queer Constellations. For every path we choose in life, there is another untrodden by us that exists as a a parallel reality. In one existence, you scoff as a friend of a friend drops a horrendously cheesy chat up line. In an alternate life, it leads you to a torrid affair. In another, marriage. And so on, and so on. That’s the basic premise of Constellations. On paper it sounds fairly high concept, but in practice it’s a clever little rom-com full of laughter, soul-searching and heart – more Sliding … Read more

STUDY: Video Games Must Do Better With LGBTQ+ representation

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A damning new study has highlighted the lack of diversity in video games and how Twitch streamers perpetuate toxic masculinity. The study, titled “The Double-Edged Sword of Online Gaming”, explores how gaming can both help and hinder male gamers, with poor representation countered by community. It comes from The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and Promundo-US. The study found that male characters outnumber female by four-to-one, and white characters outnumber characters of colour three-to-one. Those white characters are significantly more likely to display violence compared with characters of colour (51.7 per cent of characters compared with 33.6 per cent). Full Story from … Read more

TV: Who Should Be the New Doctor Who?

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Doctor Who - BBC

Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker has confirmed she will be leaving the sci-fi drama next year, along with showrunner Chris Chibnall. Both star and showrunner will bow out following a six-part series set to air later in 2021, two specials already planned for 2022, plus one final feature-length adventure for the Thirteenth Doctor, which will also mark the BBC’s centenary next year. Jodie Whittaker, 39, took over the TARDIS in 2017 as the first female Doctor, breaking a major barrier for the long-running show. The next Doctor is yet to be announced but many Whovians are crying out for another … Read more

VIDEOGAMES: Gameplay trailer for Life is Strange: True Colors Introduces Bi Character’s Love Interests

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Life is Strange: True Colors

First gameplay has been shared of Life is Strange: True Colors in a new video. The video sees lead character Alex Chen perusing the Haven Spring’s Record Store and encountering two characters: Steph Gingrich and Ryan Lucan. Alex is bisexual and both Steph and Ryan are potential romantic interests. Players of Before the Storm will already be familiar with Steph. Here she runs the local radio station – the way she flirts with Alex who shyly responds is adorable. There’s also DLC planned specifically for players to learn more about Steph’s past. Ryan, meanwhile, is a sweet and unassuming “tree … Read more

When A marvel Film Almost Went Gay…

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Long before the stubbornly-heterosexual Marvel Cinematic Universe, cinema-goers were almost treated to a camp superhero epic that would have pitted Cher and KISS against Donna Summer and her Village People army. In 1979, Casablanca Records and some Hollywood execs wanted Marvel to piece together a script for a movie about Dazzler, an all-singing mutant superhero who can convert sound vibrations into light and energy beams, making her a literal blast at parties. Dazzer had made her comic book debut earlier that year, conceived in response to the rise of disco and in the hopes that Marvel would be able to … Read more

COMICS: Will the Next Superman Be Gay?

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Superman Kisses Batman - DC Comics

Editor’s note: This is still thinly sourced and may go up in smoke But oh, to dream: DC Comics is preparing to make Superman gay – and it’s partly down to longstanding trademark issues, according to unconfirmed reports. The claim was made by former DC Comics artist Ethan Van Sciver who is often considered to be in-the-know when it comes to the direction of future comic books. Van Sciver made the claim in a livestream on YouTube on Thursday (19 August) titled “SUPERMAN IS GAY! Shocking DC Comics SCOOP!!” “I just found out, I got a little bit of a … Read more