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Grab your white wine! The schnecken beckons! This week marks the 25th anniversary of The Birdcage, the smash hit directed by Mike Nichols with a screenplay by Elaine May, starring Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Hank Azaria, Dan Futterman and Calista Flockhart.
Twenty-five years ago, gay marriage was not only illegal, it was banned in most states. But on March 8, 1996, audiences flocked to see something unusual in movie theaters: a lighthearted movie where openly gay men were the heroes and a family with gay parents was loving, happy and committed.
The film not only gave Lane, Flockhart and Azaria their first big Hollywood breaks, it may have helped make mainstream the idea of a non-heterosexual family.
Posted By Jay Moreno on Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 1:42 PM Unsplash / Jana Sabeth The developers of the new nationwide survey say there s not enough data to provide a full understanding of challenges faced by women in the LGBTQ+ community. More than 100 LGBTQ+ groups are partnering on a nationwide survey on the concerns of women in the community, which they re touting as the first of its kind. The project centered on issues such as employment, education, housing, religion, political affiliation, social lives and family relationships is backed by groups including the National LGBTQ Task Force and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, or GLAAD. It s intended to paint a clearer picture of LGBTQ+ women for both advocates and policy makers.
Disney s PC police: Company holds monthly meetings with race and gender advocacy groups to decide which of the more than 500 films on its Disney+ streaming service gets a disclaimer for offensive material
The Walt Disney Company meets with third-party advisory council every month to determine which content could be deemed culturally insensitive
Disney consults with coalition including African American Film Critics Association, GLAAD, and groups that speak for Native Americans, disabled
The council is tasked with combing through hundreds of hours of content on Disney+ streaming service to search for insensitive material
Disney+ has placed a disclaimer before several of its classic hits including Peter Pan, The Jungle Book, The Aristocats and Swiss Family Robinson