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Also known as "The Gay Brothers," this short film showed two men dancing together.
Best Picture at the Academy Awards and also depicted one of the earliest onscreen same-sex kisses.
Alfred Hitchcock's "Rope" tells the story of two heavily coded gay men who murder one of their classmates for the sheer thrill of it.
The well-known drama includes clear, coded gay subtext between troublemaking teen protagonist Jim Stark (James Dean) and his new classmate, Plato (Sal Mineo who later came out)
Robert Aldrich's film about the breakdown of an aging lesbian TV actress included a lesbian sex scene that broke down a major taboo associated with the Code's erasure of gay characters on screen.
John Director Waters, challenged the concept of camp by making deliberately filthy, transgressive films that let their queer, outcast characters gleefully behave badly.
William Friedkin's "Cruising" was reviled by many gay viewers, with one pamphlet saying that, in the film, "gay men are presented as one-dimensional sex-crazed lunatics."
Donna Deitch's "Desert Hearts" tracks the romance that develops between repressed English professor Vivian and free-spirited rancher's daughter Kay. It's regarded as the first mainstream lesbian film with a happy ending.
Jennie Livingston's acclaimed documentary chronicles New York City's Black and Latino Harlem drag ball scene of the late 1980s, bringing the vital subculture into the public eye in a major way.
Director Cheryl Dunye plays a Black lesbian filmmaker working on a project about "The Watermelon Woman," an obscure 1940s Black actress.
Hedwig Robinson, a gay East German rock singer develops a relationship with a younger man, Tommy, becoming his mentor and musical collaborator, only to have Tommy steal her music and become a rock star.
Ang Lee's film about the long-term secret romance between two cowboys (Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger) made history as one of the first big mainstream movies that centered on a gay love story. The film became a critical and box office success and won three Oscars, proving to Hollywood that LGBTQ+ stories had a place outside of strictly independent filmmaking.
Lesbian filmmaker Dee Rees arrived on the scene with her 2011 debut narrative feature film, "Pariah." The semi-autobiographical film centers on a Black Brooklyn lesbian's experiences with coming out and reckoning with her identity.
Moonlight tells the story of a young Black gay man named Chiron as he grows up and comes to terms with his identity. It made history as the first LGBTQ+ movie and the first movie with an all-Black cast to take home the top prize.
Director Wanuri Kahiu's "afro bubblegum" film "Rafiki," which tells a love story between two teenage girls, became the first Kenyan film to screen at the Cannes Film Festival.
The animated documentary "Flee" centers on a man identified as Amin Nawabi, a refugee from Afghanistan who left his country for a new life in Denmark, as he shares a painful hidden past ahead of marrying his soon-to-be husband.
In the early 1960s, Agnes Torres — a pseudonymized transgender woman — participated in sociologist Harold Garfinkel's gender health research at UCLA, making her the first subject of an in-depth discussion of transgender identity in sociology.
Relive the warmth and energy of Poetry on Fire, featuring some of Calgary’s finest wordsmiths! Whether you were in the room, or didn’t make it and relied on dispatches from friends that did, feast your senses on a slice of what made this celebration of National Poetry Month so inspiring 💖
Endless gratitude to @calgaryspokenwordsociety, @eightyeightbrewco, and @worknicer for setting the stage on which these orators shone 💫
and the poets @arettiea, @thetransplanter, @skykay13 , @audreylane.c and @shonethistle!
Feeling the FOMO? Join Calgary Queer Arts Society and @vogueyyc for “A Meeting With Management” next Thursday, May 17th, and be part of the energy 👯
📽️ @jbvisualz_
Attention Queer artists and makers!
As part of the 26th annual Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival, there’ll be an arts exhibition and makers’ market hosted during the four-day festival. Applications are open now 🎉
Applying is free and easy - visit the link in our bio for all the details.
You may submit up to 4 pieces for consideration by a jury of artists and art administrators. All artists & makers selected will receive an honorarium, and have the opportunity to share & sell their work with a built-in audience of art lovers 💖
Good luck and stay tuned for updates!
p.s. know someone who’d be a good fit for this? Send them this post or encourage them to get in touch 📨
@vogueyyc is bringing the brightest minds in the Ballroom business together for "A Meeting With Management," and you`re invited 💼
Read on for the official announcement, and adjust your priorities accordingly 📅
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Meetings, Presentations, 1-on-1’s with the boss, set your Calendars and keep your Slack notifications on because we have a major corporate event in the works. Junior staff, executives, and office sirens, bring your best office wear to the function. Show us what you`d wear to see the manager, on top of officewear.
In collaboration with Calgary Queer Arts Society, join us for for a Meeting With Management Kiki ball at the Hemingway Room.
It’ll be hot, with cash prizes per category.
Visit the CQAS Linktree for category & ticket information.
Let’s action that and have that across by May 17th.
Best Regards,
Vogue YYC & Calgary Queer Arts Society
Dear Community Members,
You can help to set the direction of Calgary Queer Arts Society.
This survey aims to gather feedback on potential programming and accessibility measures, in order to ensure that CQAS continues to serve the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and enables its creatives to thrive.
Please answer all questions applicable to you. This will only take a few minutes!
Visit our Linktree to access it.
Thank you for your time and energy. Please share this with your networks and with friends and colleagues aligned with our mission.
From now until May 29th, 2024, make your voice heard!
Yours in gratitude,
- the CQAS team 💖
A huge thanks to the community, poets, partners and friends at @calgaryspokenwordsociety, @eightyeightbrewco and @worknicer - you made Poetry on Fire an evening to remember! Whether you attended or couldn`t make it, let`s keep the poetry love going by highlighting our performers:
@skykay13
@arettiea
@thetransplanter
@audreylane.c
@shonethistle
Also… @jbvisualz_ Jevan Bailey for these gorgeous photos!! ❤️
Curious what`s next? Put on your dancing shoes and save the date for a joyful event with @vogueyyc on May 17th. Stay tuned for more info 👯
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Tonight’s the night - are you ready for Poetry on Fire? ✍️❤️🔥
It’s your last chance to secure tickets in advance, otherwise we’ll see you at the door!
We’re thrilled to re-introduce a familiar face in Shone Thistle: Calgary Queer Arts Society’s Executive Director, and our emcee for tonight ✨
Shone Thistle is an author, poet and multidisciplinary artist. Their work ranges from radio to jazz ensemble, festival to conference keynote, inner city cabaret to gallery by the sea. They’ve received perfect scores at the world-famous Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and recently wrote, produced and collaborated on Nippy I’aoue Water We, a sound art installation and cabaret performance for Arts Commons. Shone’s writing can be found in several anthologies, including Mic Check: An Anthology of Canadian Spoken Word Poetry, and YYC POP: Poetic Portraits of the People.
🎟️ link`s in our bio 👀
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Meet Skylar Kay, the latest addition to our star-studded Poetry on Fire lineup! Here`s your chance to experience her intimate works firsthand 🌠
Skylar Kay`s work has been described as raw, tender and tinged with humour and grace, appearing in numerous literary journals across North America and Europe. Her first book of poetry, Transcribing Moonlight (Frontenac House, 2022) was shortlisted for the 2023 Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, and won the 2023 Robert Kroetsch Award for Poetry. She is a grad school dropout, and guardian to a very fluffy cat.
Tickets for Poetry on Fire are available now - secure your ticket through the link in our bio today!
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"Alix is about the adventure - she can liberate people with that personal energy, the fearlessness, the lightheartedness."
We couldn’t be more excited to be screening “Left Lane: On the Road with Folk Poet Alix Olson” this Saturday at Poetry on Fire!
Selected in over 40 festivals worldwide and having won eight Audience Awards, join us in celebrating this Queer poetry icon amongst some of Calgary’s own finest poets.
Here’s what the New York Times had to say about this inspiring time capsule of a film:
“Take to the road with internationally renowned folk poet and progressive queer artist/activist Alix Olson and manager/filmmaker Samantha Farinella in this intimate portrait that follows the duo across the country while highlighting spoken word performances and fueling the never-ending struggle to promote independent thought. Igniting and inspiring audiences wherever she may travel, Olson uses her witty and sympathetic voice to highlight a grassroots struggle against intolerance that is as entertaining as it is poignant.”
Tickets are available online now via the link in our bio, with limited amounts held at the door 🤞
Barrier-free tickets are also available - get in touch with marissa [at] calgaryqueerartssociety [dot] com for more info 💖
See you there! 💫
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Meet the delightful @thetransplanter - our third featured poet for Poetry on Fire! Read on and discover one of Calgary`s multitalented plant-whisperers 🌱
Cece Chow is a Calgary born Chinese trans model, advocate and public speaker. She firmly believes that positive representation is a key factor in creating equity for the trans community and especially for queer trans people of the global majority (QTPOC). She connects with audiences and readers with deeply personal vulnerability and authenticity to bring people together in our shared humanity.
Whether she is being art, creating art, or speaking out with her voice, she hopes to lift up the marginalized, fill in the gaps, and instigate journeys of discovery.
Tickets for Poetry on Fire are available now - visit the link in our bio to secure yours today!
#queerartsyyc #yycpoetry #yycevents #YYCnow #calgaryevents
Meet @arettiea - a long-time friend of the Society and our second feature poet for Poetry on Fire! 🔥✍️
Poet, book reviewer and longtime Fairy Tales programming volunteer Alex Rettie writes from the top floor of a rented house in Kingsland. His work has been published in journals in Canada, the US, and the UK, and been featured in the animated short film Old Dragon Man. He is single, but hopeful.
Catch Alex and a complement of Calgary and area`s finest wordsmiths this Saturday, April 27th - check out the link in our bio to secure your ticket today!
#queerartsyyc #yycpoetry #yycevents #YYCnow #calgaryevents
The Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge that we operate on the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprising the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations) this land is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III. We acknowledge the traditional caregivers of this land and the importance of a commitment to continued decolonization of our work for the dignity and equity of all. We would like also recognize that Treaty 7 is about a relationship we all actively share in, as settlers and original peoples. A relationship needs to be open, honest, respectful, mutually beneficial and grounded in meaningful reconciliation.
