In the Galleries: John Waters

The imp of the underground never loses his edge. See his recent artwork in a new exhibit.

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Christopher Harrity

www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/art/2015/01/13/galleries-john-waters

Gay Star Travel Expo 2015 exhibitor profile: Austrian Airlines

One-stop travel shop takes place at London’s Heaven nightclub this Saturday (17 Jan)

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jamiet

www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-star-travel-expo-2015-exhibitor-profile-austrian-airlines130115

Michael Sam to be Honored at HRC’s National Time to THRIVE Conference

The All-American Football Player will receive an Upstander Award at National Conference on LGBTQ Youth Safety, Inclusion and Well-Being
HRC.org

www.hrc.org/blog/entry/michael-sam-to-be-honored-at-hrcs-national-time-to-thrive-conference?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed

DVD: “Gone Girl,” “Love Is Strange,” “Two Mothers,” & More!

A couple of Oscar contenders head up the home entertainment line-up this week, including the deliciously wicked Gone Girl (above) and heartfelt gay romance Love Is Strange. Let’s add a German lesbian film, Two Mothers, for good measure, shall we?

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Gone Girl

($39.99 Blu-ray, $29.99 DVD; 20^th Century Fox)

David Fincher’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s twisty bestseller is deliciously entertaining with Ben Affleck as a guy under suspicion for mudering wife Rosamund Pike. Lots of fantastic supporting turns, including Neil Patrick Harris as a Norman Bates-y stalker ex and Missi Pyle as a Nancy Grace-esque TV personality, contribute to the fun. Extras include a commentary.

 

Love Is Strange

($34.99 Blu-ray, $30.99 DVD; Sony)

John Lithgow and Alfred Molina will move you to laughter and tears in director Ira Sachs’ latest feature, about a longtime gay Manhattan couple forced to live apart when their finances collapse. Hopefully it will receive a couple of Oscar nods — it’s certainly received a lot of awards buzz since its Sundance premiere last January. Extras include a making-of, L.A. Film Festival Q&A session and commentary.

 

Two Mothers

($24.99; TLA)

A married lesbian couple in Germany, Katja and Isabella, discover that the road to having a child together is a bumpier one than expected: the fertility clinic route doesn’t work out due to legal inequities when it comes to gay couples despite their legal bond, and the process of finding a do-it-at-home donor isn’t so easy. Will the cost of this pursuit include their relationship?

 

ALSO OUT:

Duane Michals: The Man Who Invented Himself

 

Young Ones

 

The Identical

 

Middle of Nowhere

 

Honeymoon

 

Men, Women & Children

Lawrence Ferber

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Healthy nutrition for pre-conception

Trying to get pregnant? Anya Sizer, of London Women’s Clinic, offers some words of advice for women who are planning on conceiving or undergoing IVF treatment

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davidh

www.gaystarnews.com/article/healthy-nutrition-pre-conception130115

Transgender icon Calpernia Addams is heading to Sydney for Mardi Gras

Calpernia Addams, who’s life story was the basis of the movie A Soldier’s Girl, will take part in the 2015 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival as a special guest at the Gender Trailblazers event

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andrewp

www.gaystarnews.com/article/transgender-icon-calpernia-addams-heading-sydney-mardi-gras130115