Movies
A collection of four Transgender and Gender Queer Documentary Shorts that explores the wide spectrum of experiences often left out of the traditional narrative. From a successful trans woman running her own salon in New Orleans to a collective experimental video essay road film; the collection expands on the joys, struggles and honest conversations within the community. DVD
In Elegance Bratton's deeply moving film inspired by his own story, a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. DVD
Kitty Tsui recounts her emergence as a poet, artist, activist, writer, and bodybuilder. She is considered by many to be one of the foremothers of the API, Asian Pacific Islander, lesbian feminist movement. Kanopy
The story of five scrappy and pioneering LGBTQ cartoonists- Alison Bechdel, Jennifer Camper, Howard Cruse, Rupert Kinnard, and Mary Wings- who depicted everything from the AIDS crisis, coming out, same-sex marriage, and themes of race, gender, and disability. DVD
Criterion special collection of documentary films directed by Marlon Riggs which discuss the experiences of black gay men living in the United States in the late twentieth century. DVD
Los Angeles' Korean spas serve as a meeting place and bridge between past and future for generations of immigrant families; Spa Night explores one Korean-American family's dreams and realities as each struggles with the overlap of personal desire, disillusionment and sense of tradition. DVD | Kanopy
Ed Popil worked as a telemarketer by day and drag queen by night. After seven years of auditioning to compete on RuPaul's Drag Race, Ed Popil was finally cast and his entertainment industry journey began at age 44. DVD
Music
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Omar Apollo is a soul-influenced indie pop singer from Indiana. He started playing guitar at age 12, receiving early guidance on the instrument from an uncle visiting from Mexico, he continued his musical training with a steady diet of YouTube instructional videos. Soon he was recording and uploading songs online. This full-length album finds Apollo exploring many different styles including R&B, bedroom pop, pop-punk, hip-hop, retro-soul, and corridos, earning him a best new artist nomination at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
Big Freedia is an American rapper, performer, and TV personality known for her work in the New Orleans genre of hip-hop called bounce music. She has appeared on numerous high-profile projects, including Beyoncé’s Grammy award-winning, “Formation” and Drake’s “Nice for What.”
Originating from a set of discovered demos, Melissa Etheridge gave a collection of old songs new life. Recorded in 2013 but shelved, these songs finally get to be released for fans to hear.
Elton John releases the ultimate greatest hits collection of his career. It includes his biggest hits including Tiny Dancer; Can You Feel the Love Tonight; and his duet with George Michael on “Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me.”
Kehlani is a forthright singer whose modern twists on '90s pop-R&B and neo-soul have earned them two Grammy nominations. Recording tracks for a prospective deluxe edition of 2020's It Was Good Until It Wasn't, Kehlani determined that the potential bonus tracks they were recording would be better suited for another album. The result is their third LP, Blue Water Road, featuring the singles "Altar," "Little Story," and the Justin Bieber collaboration "Up at Night."
Apollo XXI is the debut studio album by American musician Steve Lacy. A member and guitarist in the alternative R&B group, the Internet, Lacey produced most of the Internet’s Grammy-nominated 2015 album Ego Death while still in high school. He’s since worked with artists such as J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller, Solange, Vampire Weekend, Blood Orange, Tyler, The Creator, and others. Apollo XXI was named as one of the best releases of 2019, with critics praising its originality, cohesiveness, and introspective lyricism.
Mirah’s fifth album, Changing Light, is “an impeccable statement of love and regret” from this indie rock, alternative, singer-songwriter.
On ArchAndroid Monáe continues the conceptual story that began on 2008’s Metropolis, Suite 1: The Chase. Inspired by Fritz Lang's 1927 science fiction film, Metropolis, ArchAndroid is an imaginative, conceptual, genre-melding, Afrofuturist album. It was nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary R&B Album.
Muna is the third studio album by American indie-pop band Muna. It’s their first album on an independent label, Phoebe Bridgers' Saddest Factory Records. The album was met with critical acclaim upon its release and became the band's first-charting album on the US Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart.
Comet, Come to Me is the 11th studio album by American singer and bassist Meshell Ndegeocello. The album mixes R&B, jazz, and reggae and has been described as "a lyrically haunted yet lushly produced set of alienated art pop for adults."
channel ORANGE is the debut studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Frank Ocean. Released by Def Jam Recordings, featuring guest appearances from rappers Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler, the Creator, André 3000, and guitarist John Mayer, the album draws on electro-funk, pop-soul, jazz-funk, and psychedelic styles, with film dialogue and ambient noise functioning as interludes. The album title is a reference to the neurological phenomenon grapheme–color synesthesia, through which the artist had perceived the color orange during the summer he first fell in love.
Orville Peck is a deliberately enigmatic performer and self-styled "outlaw cowboy" musician. On his debut album, Pony, Peck "wrote, produced and played every instrument he could." Released on Sub Pop records, Pony blends the sounds and imagery of classic country with rock stylings and grand-scale vocals; drawing influence from everyone from Dolly Parton to David Lynch.
An installment in the American compilation album series "NOW That's What I Call Music!" featuring popular LGBTQ+ pride anthems.