by Dahlia Schweitzer | Jan 12, 2022 | Journal
Inspired by the sudden influx of queer films, characters, and directors in 1992, film scholar and general badass B. Ruby Rich coined the term “New Queer Cinema.” From Paul Verhoeven’s Basic Instinct to Derek Jarman’s Edward II, from Tom...
by Dahlia | Jan 26, 2014 | Journal
When you start dating someone, everyone always warns you about red flags. Watch out for the red flags, they say, in that condescendingly cautionary tone. So what are red flags? Red flags are those little things someone does that signal huge problems lurking just under...
by Dahlia | Jan 15, 2014 | Journal
Want to know what’s wrong with dating in LA? Well, here’s one of the things that’s wrong with dating in LA — and I think it’s a guy thing. In the last couple days, one guy told me that I was intimidating. And another guy told me that,...
by Dahlia | Dec 21, 2013 | Special Features
Tom of Finland, Untitled, 1962, ToFF Cat. #62.27, Collection of Volker Morlock, © 1962 Tom of Finland Foundation There is a scene in Dallas Buyers Club where Matthew McConaughey’s character goes into a gay bar to conduct some business. As he’s standing in the...
by Dahlia | Dec 13, 2013 | Journal
I recently received an email from a reader sharing the story of the worst breakup of her life. Her story was long, complex, and painful, but several aspects of her story resonated with me, and I would imagine with many women, so I’m sharing them below. “…I was...
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