Anthony Christian Ocampo at his home in Pomona. “Brown and Gay in L.A.” takes on the intersection of the immigration experience and queer life in Los Angeles — a first-person account that expands to take in the stories of dozens of gay men he’s interviewed across a scene he’s navigated for the better part of the last decade. A lot …
The 2010s: Queer Goes Mainstream toggle caption Kevin Winter/Getty Images Over the past decade, LGBTQ issues hit the mainstream in unprecedented ways. Songs about queer love played on the radio; mainstream sitcoms featured love stories between gay characters, all building on a legacy of activism begun decades ago. Sponsor Message On this episode of All Songs Considered, we look back …
Laurie Marhoefer, University of Washington Millions of people tuned in to the Oscars to see “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the biopic of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, compete for best picture, which “Green Book” ended up winning. There were a lot of people cheering against “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The film has been dogged by accusations of homophobia, and the film’s director, Bryan Singer, was …
