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In this week's Eat. Watch. Do. newsletter: Shermann ‘Dilla’ Thomas has a new TV special, plus espresso martinis return to cocktail menus

The work homes in on the homosexuality of silent film stars Ramon Novarro and William Haines and argues that once Hollywood adopted the Hays Production Code in 1930, their careers were essentially done.

There is a destructive plague of conservative censorship sweeping across the U.S. that must be resisted.

An effective way for one to safely identify as queer, a need-to-know coded language through fashion has expand...

“Although no one should assume that there’s a simple one-to-one correspondence between what appears onscreen and what happens offscreen,” writes Helene Meyers in the introduction to her new book, “Movie-Made

There are as many paths to exploring queer history as there are people who have lived it, and many legends we’ve nearly forgotten about who, in a more just world, would be household names. History can provide inspiration, and can also help us to avoid making the same damn mistakes again and again—mistakes like forgetting that trans people of color were at the vanguard of gay liberation. Pride is a time to celebrate, honor, and remember all of it, whether you’re trans, bi, ace, poly, pan,...

That’s my name. It’s always been my name. I’m taking back what’s mine. Thandiwe Newton Sign up for Sight & Sound’s Weekly Film Bulletin and more News, reviews and archive features every Friday, and information about our latest magazine once a month. Email Sign up In a Vogue interview in April, a major Hollywood star revealed that she had never appeared on screen under her real name. When Thandiwe Newton made her debut in Flirting in 1991, she was credited as ‘Thand...