Take pride in these inspiring LGBT films
Need some inspirational cinema during Pride month? Here are 10 key films, five documentaries and five features based on true stories that will likely move LGBT viewers to tears.
Arts
Local museum breaks glass ceiling for LGBT artists
The National Liberty Museum is presenting a first-of-its-kind LGBT-focused exhibition.
Out cartoonist’s best-selling memoir becomes acclaimed musical
Broadway Philadelphia is bringing Tony Award-winning musical “Fun Home” to town next week at Forrest Theatre.
Based on the best-selling and critically lauded graphic memoir by cartoonist Alison Bechdel (“Dykes to Watch Out For”), “Fun Home” is centered on three different stages of the author’s life. The protagonist relives and tries to unravel the layers of her strained relationship with her late father, who was emotionally distant, sometimes abusive and secretly closeted.
Cabaret group to ‘resist’ with new show
Cabaret Vérité is back with “Laugh and Resist,” the fifth in Tom Wilson Weinberg’s series in which local performers fight the power through politically charged songs, skits and humor. The latest incarnation will run June 3-4 at William Way LGBT Community Center.
Tangle sees the ‘light’ in new aerial show
Philadelphia’s all-female aerial dance company Tangle Movement Arts is bringing a collection of queer circus theater stories off the ground with its new show, “Points of Light,” debuting this weekend at Old City’s Neighborhood House.
