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A new book of photography by Burt Heynen features the intimate moments of queer dads in America. American culture has not been particularly starved of images of gay fatherhood, particularly in recent years. It no longer feels revelatory to see them on television, as it did when âModern Familyâ premiered in 2009. Less common are images of gay fathers who arenât Instagram ready â like two men combing their daughtersâ hair. Read the article here.
Deep canvasses require volunteers to be vulnerable with strangers, which can be uncomfortable but effective. A 2016 study published in Science found that 10 percent of voters deep-canvassed on transgender rights shifted their views in a positive direction. âThat may not sound like a lot,â said Dave Fleischer, director of the Leadership Lab, a group involved in the research. âBut itâs better than zero, which is the result of almost everything else weâve tried.â Read the article here.
My interview with Lachlan Watson, star of Netflixâs reboot of Sabrina, appeared in September 2022 issue of Glass Man. Lachlan was a pleasure to interview, and super impressive. At 18 years old, theyâve spent the last year filming a major television show, gracing magazine covers, and schooling the media on the intricacies of feminism, sexuality, and gender identity. The best part of the interview was listening to Lachlan, one of Hollywoodâs most visible nonbinary actors, talk about the roles theyâd like to tackle next after Theo. After âalways playing the queer kid,â they hope their next role is in a completely different genre â like a Western. âPut me in a corset, give me those ringlet curls, and let me go train hopping,â they said.
Greg Louganis isnât exactly an unknown quantity. So your first reaction upon hearing that HBO picked up Back on Board: Greg Louganis, a new documentary about the diverâs life and career, might be to wonder: Really? Whatâs left to tell?
âHow could you be cynical about humanity and join Airbnb?â Itâs a rhetorical question, but in this momentâwhen nothing but a door separated my mother from my naked guest, and the gallery of hardcore porn he had erected in my living roomâI felt Iâd found the answer.
Move over âKinky Boots,â thereâs a new gay show in town. But unlike the sparkle, glam, and drag weâve come to expect from most Broadway shows with a queer focus, Peter Parnellâs âDADA WOOF PAPA HOT,â directed by Scott Ellis, gives the theatrical treatment to a newer area of the LGBTQ experience: parenthood.
The main tension in the movie centers on a question posed between would-be parents in bedrooms, fertility clinics, and couples therapy sessions all across the country, regardless of sexual orientation: what happens when one of you wants parenthood less?
