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[…] and his husband. The film also touches on Souza’s time working for Ronald Reagan and brings up Reagan’s lack of action during the early days of the HIV and AIDS crisis in the U.S. Though Souza cites this as an area of policy where he and Reagan disagreed, unfortunately it is glossed over quite […]

[…] None of these films passed the Vito Russo Test. CORPORATE ACTIONS In 2021, Paramount Pictures’ LGBTQ initiatives for employees included a company-wide conversation for National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with the Los Angeles LGBT Center and the American Red Cross on efforts with the ADVANCE Study to change the discriminatory FDA policy which […]

[…] of AIDS-related complications, Julia became an outspoken advocate for the community and used her platform to shine a spotlight on the need for care and funding for HIV and AIDS research and patients. I Carry You With Me Widest Theatrical Release: 111 theaters Based on a true story, this GLAAD Media Award-nominated drama tells […]

[…] All That Heaven Allows, the Rock Hudson biopic from out director Greg Berlanti, we hope to see this project move forward, as stories of characters living with HIV are almost entirely absent from major studio releases in recent years. In 2021, Focus Features released 13 films, two of which included appearances by LGBTQ people, […]

[…] when her counterparts in the faith movement do not. There is a scene in the film where she interviews a Christian pastor who was recently diagnosed with HIV, in an attempt to humanize him to the public and put a face to the crisis, and subsequently gets reprimanded by the network. She also argues […]

[…] expert manipulator, and includes his staged legal hearings to protect G. David Schine, recounts of the younger men he dated in New York City, and his eventual HIV diagnosis which he vehemently denied publicly until his death. The documentary is a fascinating portrait of how the politics of a closeted gay man supported the […]

[…] Biden’s support of transgender rights will destroy women’s sports Opposed marriage equality as both South Carolina state representative and governor. Rejected matching funds for a program offering HIV medication to lower-income patients. Signed a voter ID law, which critics contend is racist and/or meant to suppress the Democratic vote. Tim Scott The “Issues” section […]

[…] Oz with queer characters.  In 2019, Universal announced a Greg Berlanti-helmed biopic of Rock Hudson, All that Heaven Allows, which would dive into Hudson’s career, identity, and HIV diagnosis. There hasn’t been news on the film since its announcement, but GLAAD hopes to see this necessary and important film make it to theaters. There […]