Born and raised in Brooklyn, singer-songwriter, actress, and essayist Nomi Ruiz has blazed a trail as the first Latinx trans woman to perform at major international music events like the Montreax Jazz Festival, Glastonbury, and Lovebox. In 2005 she released her debut album, Lost In Lust, a gritty blend of 90s hip-hop, R&B and soul,... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: cinematographer Ava Benjamin Shorr on HBO Max’s LGBTQ+ rights docu-series Equal “it’s a deeply emotional experience to recreate these people from the past”
Following her work as director of photography on Sam Feder's groundbreaking documentary Disclosure, Ava Benjamin Shorr has now lensed the dynamic and stirring four-part LGBTQ+ civil rights docu-series Equal, which premieres on HBO on Thursday October 22nd. Her work on the series saw her collaborate with directors Stephen Kijak and Kimberly Reed to create visually... Continue Reading →
Love In Transition: six romantic interviews set to Elvis Presley’s Can’t Help Falling In Love
Legacy Recordings and digital studio Cut.com have partnered to release Love In Transition, a touching video interview montage celebrating the beauty of love set to Elvis Presley’s classic Can’t Help Falling In Love. https://youtu.be/NgVHr5jf5t4 Falling in Love with My Trans Partner Love In Transition shares the stories of six couples who describe falling in love while a trans... Continue Reading →
NAQFA: North American Queer Festival Alliance’s inaugural event celebrates Sam Feder’s Disclosure
Last week it was announced that four leading North American LGBTQ film festivals, San Francisco's Frameline, Toronto's Inside Out, New York's NewFest, and Los Angeles' Outfest had joined forces to form NAQFA: the North American Queer Festival Alliance. NAQFA's first collaborative event, taking place tonight Wednesday June 24th 6pm PST/9pm EST, is a live-streamed celebration... Continue Reading →
Exclusive Interview: Disclosure filmmaker Sam Feder “Trans people are the experts on their own history & we don’t need anyone talking about us or for us”
In the spirit of the landmark documentaries The Celluloid Closet and Ethnic Notions, Sam Feder’s ambitious, ground-breaking and nuanced Disclosure, which launches globally on Netflix on Friday June 19th, examines over a hundred years of trans screen representation. Covering an impressive range of frequently damaging trans portrayals and storylines, Disclosure takes in Oscar-winning movies like... Continue Reading →
YA author Lisa Williamson responds to J.K. Rowling’s transphobic essay
A number of individuals and organisations have responded swiftly, eloquently and comprehensively to J.K. Rowling's recent 'essay' in which she detailed her reasons for speaking out about sex and gender issues. I won't pretend that I have anything unique to add. However, I am also aware that in moments like these, the trans community shoulder... Continue Reading →
Film Review: Becoming A Man in 127 Easy Steps: But What About the Children ★★★★
Due to world premiere at last month’s postponed Tribeca Film Festival, Becoming A Man in 127 Easy Steps: But What About the Children is a short film written and produced by and starring trans trailblazer Scott Turner Schofield, based on his live show exploring the trans male experience. Directed by activist and filmmaker Andrea James,... Continue Reading →
DOC NYC 2019 Film Review: I’m Gonna Make You Love Me ★★★★★
Karen Bernstein’s I’m Gonna Make You Love Me received its world premiere at DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary film festival, in New York tonight. The deeply personal, artfully executed film weaves archive footage, photographs, classic movie clips and talking head interviews to paint an intimate portrait of Brian Belovitch. Assigned male at birth, Belovtich transitioned... Continue Reading →
Film Review: The Most Dangerous Year ★★★★
Author of young adult novel The Art of Being Normal, Lisa Williamson, reviews transgender rights documentary The Most Dangerous Year exclusively for The Queer Review. The year in question is 2016. So-called 'Bathroom Bills', aiming to repeal the rights of transgender people to use the bathroom that fits their gender identity are sweeping the USA.... Continue Reading →
Film Night at Trans Pride Brighton & Hove
MyGenderation hosts Film Night tonight, Friday 19th July 2019 at Brighton's Duke of York’s Picture House as part of the 7th annual Trans Pride Brighton and Hove. My Genderation is an ongoing film project that celebrates trans lives and experiences and tonight’s programme is a diverse collection of trans-related films, created by trans filmmakers or... Continue Reading →