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Our Flag Means Death’s Vico Ortiz Sets Sail With Fandom Infamy and Queer Pride
“I knew my character was going to be the queer one,” Vico Ortiz said in our interview last week. “I’m used to being the queer one.” Ortiz is speaking about their role in the hit pirate comedy, Our Flag Means Death. Their character, Jim (shortened from their last name, Jiminez), is a transgender, nonbinary, Latine…
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Report: Disney Didn’t Want to See the Nimona Movie’s Gay Kiss
According to Insider, former staffers at the Disney-acquired — and then shuttered — studio Blue Sky were pressured into censoring a same-sex kiss in their animated adaptation of Nimona. The staffers took kiss out of future presentations with Disney executives, although they state that they hoped to include it in the final film. According to…
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Queer Men Become Romantic Superheroes, Pirates, and More in Comics Anthology Young Men in Love
Comics are a lot more open about exploring queer stories than they ever have been before. From independent queer-focused creations to even blockbuster pride celebrations from the likes of Marvel and DC, the medium has taken big steps toward bringing more LGBTQ creators and their stories into the spotlight. A new anthology from A Wave…
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Disney Censored ‘Gay’ and ‘Lesbian’ in Tiktok Text-To-Speech Character Voices
As part of its Disney Plus Day promotion last week, Disney partnered with TikTok to release a suite of text-to-speech voices featuring beloved characters like Chewbacca and Stitch from Lilo and Stitch, but wouldn’t let them say words like “queer,” “gay” or “lesbian.”