Legendary: 30 Years of Philly Ballroom is an inside look into the effort to preserve Philadelphia’s ballroom scene, a black LGBTQ safe-space that has endured for 30 years. A film produced by The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Emmy-winning video team. Continue reading
Category Archives: LBGTQ
1/8/23 WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Moi Renee performing Miss Honey
The Legendary Moi Renee performing “Miss Honey” May she rest in peace!!
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6/6/22 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Enough of Your Sh*t Florida, It’s Pride Month- The Amber Ruffin Show
June is National Pride Month for the LGBTQIA+ Community! It is a month to celebrate and remember the historical and present events affecting the community. Amber Ruffin is here to break down some important current events such as DC’s new comic with a bisexual Superman, Gov. Greg Abbott‘s persecution of transgender kids, and Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill. Continue reading
6/6/22 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY- PRIDE: Paris is Burning
Paris Is Burning is a 1990 American documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston. Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the African-American, Latino, gay, and transgender communities involved in it. The film is considered to be an invaluable documentary of the end of the “Golden Age” of New York City drag balls, and critics have praised it as a thoughtful exploration of race, class, gender, and sexuality in America.”
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1/4/22 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Lil Nas X on Montero
Lil Nas X had a hit with his breakout single Old Town Road, about a horse-loving hip hop cowboy. But for his debut album, Lil Nas X wrote songs about his real life as a gay man, and called the album by his real first name, Montero. The multiple-Grammy-nominee talked with correspondent Tracy Smith about reinventing himself, as his true self. Continue reading
11/27/21 O&A NYC IT’S SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: When Harry met Santa (English Subtitles)
Posten, the Norwegian postal service, puts out an annual holiday short film advertisement and this year’s offering is quickly going viral online. The four-minute short, When Harry Met Santa, features a gay love story. And it ends with a recognition that it is the 50th anniversary of the country’s decriminalization of homosexuality. Continue reading
10/27/21 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Honey Balenciaga- Like, Really Cunt Choreography
Honey Balenciaga is a member of the House of Balenciaga and appeared in the second season for the television series of Legendary. Continue reading
9/22/21 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Lil Nas X Gives Birth
Lil Nas X shot his debut album out his “bussy”, and Montero was born. Continue reading
5/23/21 O&A NYC MUSIC: Lil Nas X: Montero (Call Me By Your Name) (Live) – SNL
Musical guest Lil Nas X performs MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) on Saturday Night Live. Continue reading
2/10/21 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Batty Boy (2020)
Batty Boy is an uncompromising short film exploring the complexities of the black gay coming out experience through the eyes of young Dolcie a Black British gay boy of Caribbean heritage as he faces the struggles of fitting in with a community posing strong cultural homophobic beliefs. Continue reading