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First Take | Badhaai Do, Moothon, Single All The Way, I Carry You With Me — a latest quartet of commendable LGBTQ films

Badhaai Do succeeds in doing what no other mainstream Hindi film has done -- it confers dignity and credibility to the LGBTQ community without getting hysterical or self-righteous.

Why is Dave Chappelle obsessed with transgender jokes? He needs the shock of offensiveness to make an impact

As a group of trans employees at Netflix prepare to stage a walkout in protest against Dave Chappelle's stand-up special The Closer, we see how the comedian sees pushing these hot buttons as the easiest way to make a big fuss.

Did we really need Superman to be bisexual? Embedding queer stories into existing narratives is a cop-out

If Nagraj or his descendant were to come out as gay tomorrow, I am sure it will be an odd detour for fans – like myself - of the comic book. I'd rather have Raj Comics invent a character we can like for ‘their’ story, and not for being the descendant of a cultural icon we all know and adore.

What makes Superman coming out as bisexual a watershed moment of LGBTQ+ representation in pop culture

Though Superman is not the first LGBTQ+ hero, and will not be the last, comics experts said that there was something particularly momentous about Superman coming out.

Superman comes out: DC Comics announces Jon Kent, son of Clark and Lois Lane, is bisexual

DC Comics described the new Superman as "bisexual" in its press release, which is headlined "Jon Kent finds his identity."

Pose star Billy Porter reveals he's been 'living with HIV' for 14 years

"I hope this frees me so that I can experience real, unadulterated joy, peace and intimacy without shame," Billy Porter says, who won an Emmy for his HIV-positive character Pray Tell in Pose.

Netflix leads GLAAD Media Awards nominations with 26 nods; winners to be announced in April

Netflix has scored nominations for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Prom and Big Mouth, among others, at the GLAAD Media Awards that recognises fair and accurate representations of LGBTQ people.

Elliot Page, Oscar-nominated star of Juno, The Umbrella Academy, announces he is transgender

“I can’t begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self,” Elliot Page writes in a statement on social media

In Portrait of a Lady on Fire, A Secret Love and Four More Shots Please!, rooting for romance and desire

At first glance, Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire (which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year but became available to stream in India via MUBI only recently), Chris Bolan’s Netflix documentary A Secret Love, and season 2 of Nupur Asthana's Amazon Prime Video India Original show Four More Shots Please! seem like entirely different entities, but at the core of all three — when you strip away the layers of form, treatment, tone, era — is a heart-stopping romance. #PrideMonth

Ayushmann Khurrana responds to Donald Trump's tweet on Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan

Ayushmann Khurrana says he is surprised to see a reaction from the US President on his recent release Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan