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A trans woman leans against a wall in a doctor's office in the new documentary GEN_, Sundance Film Festival 2025 is written on the side
Movie Features

Sundance 2025: New Documentary ‘GEN_’ Normalizes Fertility Care and Trans Healthcare

The best compliment I can give GEN_ is that it’s kind of boring.

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Movie Reviews

Sundance 2025: ‘Sauna’ Tells a New Trans Story the Same Old Way

It’s technically true that I cannot think of another feature film about a cis gay man grappling with his feelings about dating a trans man for the first time. So why does Mathias Broe’s Sauna feel so dated and predictable?

Drew Burnett Gregory January 31, 2025 1 Comment
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A Queer Coming of Age in Five Makeouts

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Movie Reviews

Sundance 2025: ‘Where the Wind Comes From’ Gives Us a Queer Girl/Guy Best Friend Platonic Love Story

There’s a propulsive energy to the film that makes it a blast to watch even as the characters face hardships.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 30, 2025
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Trump Wants To Fight Imaginary Indoctrination in Public Schools by Implementing Ahistorical and Anti-Trans Indoctrination

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Stef Rubino January 30, 2025 2 Comments
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Movie Reviews

Sundance 2025: ‘Jimpa’ Should Have Embraced Its Straight Protagonist

If someone watching this film had never met a queer person, they’d assume “dancing in slow motion” was what we were all about.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 30, 2025
PROTECT TRANS YOUTH
Politics + Activism

How To Argue Effectively Against Trump’s Executive Order Banning Health Care For Transgender Youth

Trump’s executive order attempting to ban gender-affirming care for trans people under the age of 19 relies on lies and misinformation to push through sweeping reform that will ruin a lot of lives.

Riese January 30, 2025 4 Comments
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First Person Movie Features

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As a mother and a career-driven individual who holds power in various aspects of my own life, I immediately related to Babygirl’s Romy.

Crystal Reyes January 29, 2025
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Politics + Activism

Trump’s Attack on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Will Be Challenged in the Courts, but It’s Alarming Nonetheless

Trump’s latest anti-trans Executive Order targets trans people seeking gender-affirming care under the age of 19, using pseudoscience, outright falsehoods, fear-mongering, and the threat of prosecution against medical practices enthusiastically endorsed by medical professionals to make its case.

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No Filter: A Sunset Food Tour Through San Francisco With Chef Melissa King? Don’t Mind if I Do

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Christina Tucker January 29, 2025 2 Comments
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Movie Reviews

Sundance 2025: Eva Victor’s ‘Sorry, Baby’ Is an Accomplished Traumedy About Life After Assault

The most important relationship in the film isn’t between Agnes and her abuser but Agnes and her lesbian best friend.

Drew Burnett Gregory January 29, 2025 2 Comments
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Politics + Activism

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Riese January 28, 2025 2 Comments
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Movie News & Trailers

Well I’m Already Obsessed With ‘The Wedding Banquet’ Thanks to This Teaser

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Gender Politics + Activism

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Like many trans people in recent weeks, I’ve found myself buried in government paperwork and waiting in lines at various agencies.

Motti January 28, 2025 13 Comments
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Pop Culture Fix

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Television TV Show Recaps

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Natalie January 28, 2025 1 Comment
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Book Features

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Chirp of tree frogs floating sonorous, each piercing chirrup rising on the wane of the last. I’m in my childhood home.

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TV Reviews

Sundance 2025: Lili Reinhart Kisses Girls, Has Family Trauma in the Uneven New Series ‘Hal & Harper’

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Drew Burnett Gregory January 28, 2025 3 Comments
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Movie Features

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