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Five queer-antine films for a virtual Pride Month
June 9, 2020By: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor At the unfortunate news of Pride celebrations being cancelled across the world at the hands of COVID-19 (AKA Miss Rona), many have found themselves disheartened at the move to a virtual Pride. The Vancouver Pride Society itself announced back in April that Vancouver’s Pride celebration, typically held in August, would also be put on hold. Yes, I know what you’re all thinking and I fully agree: Miss Rona is definitely homophobic. SEE MORE: “Pride events may be cancelled, but being proud is not.” However, the move to a virtual Pride Month does not mean we…
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Boy Erased is a brutal film on gay conversion therapy, and straight people need to watch it
November 9, 2018By: Winona Young, Arts Editor Boy Erased is centred around the story of a young man sent to a gay conversion therapy program. Taking place after his first year of university, Jared Eamons (played by Lucas Hedges), the son…
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Director Joel Edgerton tells all about his process adapting the memoir, Boy Erased, to film and more
November 5, 2018PC: Joel Edgerton stars in Boy Erased as head therapist, Victor Sykes Until June 6, 2018, gay conversion therapy was still legal in Vancouver. While many may think gay conversion therapy couldn’t possibly still exist, shake their heads at…
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