Archie Comics Brings a Queer Character to Riverdale

Riverdale world, comic book house redhead Archie Andrews and friendsIt will expand with the introduction of Eliza Khan in June. Created by writer Tee Franklin and artist Dan Parent, the new character is queer and biracial. When Veronica’s cousin visits Harper Lodge, she meets the Riverdale gang in a summertime comic. Ah, youthful love! “The …

Janelle Monáe’s Queer, Afrofuturist Literary Debut

MEMORY LIBRARY And Other Stories of the Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe Janelle Monáe’s love of science fiction is like blood through her music. Promotional sketches and music videos for their debut album and EP have shaped Monáe as a robot and android in various ways, predominantly from canonical sci-fi movies like “Metropolis,” “Blade Runner,” …

Queer Native Artists Embracing a Fluid Gender Sense

In SOME NATIVE cultures, gender-bordering people were not only welcomed but given high status in the belief that their ability to move between states of being gave them privileged access to the spiritual world and was evidence of supernatural powers. Filipino-American filmmaker Isabel Sandoval’s upcoming feature film “Tropical Gothic” (slated for 2023 release) babaylanor shaman, …

Flea Announces New Incumbent Company and Focus on Black and Queer

The Flea, a major Off-Broadway company that halted its flagship programs for emerging artists in December, effectively stripping out dozens of positions and inciting the anger of established artists, has announced a new model and a new show for its future. This model, announced Thursday, focuses on supporting the work of underrepresented artists through independent, …

Flea Announces New Incumbent Company and Focus on Black and Queer

The Flea, a major Off-Broadway company that halted its flagship programs for emerging artists in December, effectively stripping out dozens of positions and inciting the anger of established artists, has announced a new model and a new show for its future. This model, announced Thursday, focuses on supporting the work of underrepresented artists through independent, …