The Matrix, a 1999 cyberpunk action film, is one of the greatest action films ever made, and one of the most important of late 90s/early 00s era. Written and directed […]
Queering Game Studies and Playing With Our Selves: a Retrospective on 2021’s LGBT+ History Month Games Events
by Dr. Joe Baxter-Webb, Senior Lecturer in Games Design In 2021, I enlisted the help of colleagues and students to put together two games-related events as part of CCCU’s LGBT+ […]
Is it safe to come out of the closet? LGBTQ+ horror creators
Join us as we celebrate the directors, the writers, the costume designers and many more who work within the horror film industry and are proud members of the LGBTQ+ community. […]
LGBT History Month 2023 Film Challenge – Movies to love this February
‘Behind the Lens’ Winter is dragging (see what we did there? 😏), but you can add some colour to it by joining our ‘Behind the Lens’ Film Challenge during February […]
Queer Joy in Cinema
There’s no shortage of queer tragedy on film. Stories of LGBT+ suffering and sadness are all too familiar. And of course bearing witness to and being moved by pain on […]
The LGBTQ+ Muppeteer bringing joy to the masses
feature image attribution; Richard Hunt, Gribbaziggy, CC-BY-SA, https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Richard_Hunt You have most likely heard of the Jim Henson’s Company or Creature workshop. Your possibly familiar with The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, […]
LGBT+ History Month 2023 #BehindtheLens: What’s On?
February is LGBT+ History Month and each year, the education charity Schools OUT UK, which works to make educational institutions safe and inclusive places for members of the LGBT+ community, […]
The History of The Rainbow Flag – Celebrate Pride
These days we see rainbow flags flying everywhere. We see them on public buildings, in shop windows, across streets; while also being incorporated into clothing, pins, badges, stickers and cakes. […]
Keith Haring: a true icon
Chances are, if you see an example of Keith Haring’s work, you’ll find it instantly recognizable. His pop art style has become iconic, enduring the decades since his death, and […]