This month Amazon Studios announced a new reality TV show filmed in Tampa Bay called Tampa Baes and they describe the cast as the “young lesbian ‘it-crowd’ navigating and celebrating…
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CREATIVE OUTLETS – Episode 2 Spoken word poetry continues to gain popularity — from the National Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman’s poem “The Hill We Climb” which she recited at…
Read MoreThis year’s Pride Month has been a truly celebratory month for diversity. Starting on June 1st when President Joe Biden issued an official proclamation for Pride Month and he outlined…
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In celebration of Pride Month and Juneteenth and our upcoming “Queer in Color” film festival, we wanted to take a look at what’s worth binge-watching on television to get you…
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CREATIVE OUTLETS – Episode 1 Personal Pronouns have become a heated debate, fueling culture wars and political conversations. Here to help demystify and defuse the tension with some insightful…
Read MoreFrom Derek Horne, Director of Programming: It’s been an interesting start to 2021 and the ripples from the pandemic continue to be felt throughout the film world. Q-1 saw the…
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Whether you are spending Valentine’s Day with your partner or alone with a big box of chocolates …the must-have accoutrement for this holiday is the romance film. From rom-coms to…
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One of the silver linings of this tumultuous year has been the abundance of queer holiday programming…a perfect way to end 2020 on a high note. This year the Hallmark…
Read More6/13/2020 Letter From The Board of Directors and Staff: The Tampa Bay International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is deeply disturbed by not only the recent death of George Floyd,…
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We are excited to bring back one of our favorite dance nights! Right after Wild Nights With Emily we’ll head a couple blocks down the street to the Hilton Tampa Downtown for…
Read MoreWe are excited to announce “Wild Nights With Emily” starring Molly Shannon as our opening night film on Friday October 5th. “Molly Shannon Is Emily Dickinson in the Best Lesbian…
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