A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Storytelling: FilmOut San Diego Returns for Its 26th Year
By Cesar A Reyes FilmOut San Diego’s 26th Annual LGBTQ Film Festival returns August 20–23, 2026, bringing four days of inspiring films,
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Beyond the Perfect Image: Sam McConnell’s Test Explores Masculinity, Identity, and Self-Acceptance
By Cesar A Reyes For director Sam McConnell, Testis not just a story about bodybuilding, but a story about the search
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Sal Bardo’s Out of the Woods Navigates Love, Memory, and the Courage to Be Seen
By Cesar A Reyes Some stories change as we grow older. For writer-director Sal Bardo, Out of the Woods began as one
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Gary Jaffe’s Before I Do Celebrates Love, Friendship, and Second Chances
By Cesar A Reyes Before Before I Do ever became a screenplay, it began with a question that many people quietly ask
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Jeffrey Schwarz’s Mineshaft: The Cruising Murders looks beyond controversy to honor a forgotten LGBTQ+ community
By Cesar A Reyes Jeffrey Schwarz has spent much of his career documenting pivotal moments in LGBTQ+ history, but Mineshaft: The
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Sergio Tovar Velarde’s La Divina Tragedia Examines Love, Family, and the Stories That Define Us
By Cesar A Reyes For filmmaker Sergio Tovar Velarde, movies are like photographs. They preserve a moment in time, capturing
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Overdose Awareness in the LGBTQ+ Community
By Gus Hernandez On August 31 every year, communities around the world observe International Overdose Awareness Day, a day dedicated
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In Loving Memory of Eduardo “Aang Xiety” Ramirez Aguilar
He not only created unforgettable drag, he created spaces where people felt seen, loved, and free to become themselves. Some
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Rhinestone Heart by Slayyyter
By Korie Houston “I wanted to believe in love, it’s hard. Glitter that I cry like falling stars” It’s the
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Finding a Voice: The Family Album Turns One Woman’s Story into a Universal Musical
By Cesar A Reyes Sometimes the stories we’re told are “too personal” become the ones audiences need most. That was
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