PRIDE NEWSLETTER – 5/3

On By Vaseline

Hello Family 🌈

Take a look at the news and there’s no shortage of reasons to feel down this week, but among all those dark places we swear there are some rays of strange joy light, whether it’s the strange animation smiling on our faces, some of our favorite drag stars bringing their fabulosity to our screens, or the fact that Pride month is just around the corner, there are so many reasons to keep smiling.

And what a week! We sat down with father-daughter duo Brad and Fiona Dourif to talk about one of our favorite queer shows, chucky we (and by we I mean our own Ricky Cornish) flirted with the always gorgeous Gleb Savchenko on the red carpet, we imagined a world where it was nothing but drag KINGS on RuPaul’s main stage, and we laughed and laughed about Trump’s final courtroom humiliations. We also asked some big questions, like: should the term “partner” belong to us? And what exactly is the ‘Q’ in LGBTQ+ about?

Sure, there’s a lot of pain and sadness this week, but Pride is partly about our resilience and embracing the joys of queer culture! So let’s do that all together this week.

Check out what the PRIDE employees have been up to this week below! ⬇️

Cheers!

Rachel Shatto, editor-in-chief

🏳️‍🌈 PRIDE IN THE STREETS! 🏳️‍🌈

PRIDE’s Ricky Cornish had a blast over the weekend in Las Vegas. He kicked off by interviewing Gleb Savchenko about his new stint as celebrity guest host of Chippendales, an evening he will never forget. He then checked out Kylie Minogue’s incredible residence at Venetian Las Vegas before hanging out poolside at the Encore Beach Club with his chosen family. Summer is here! 3 files

I continued my adventures in Salem at the Salem Horror Fest, where I enjoyed the witchy sights and sounds of my new favorite city – like this one Enchanted statue! I also enjoyed the flavors of the city. I got a delicious coffee at Odd Meter Coffee and of course a lobster roll at the Lobster Shack! I also had the pleasure of watching some more fantastic LGBTQ+ horror films at the festival It doesn’t get better than this And Life screamers. But best of all, I met scream queen legend Linnea Quigley and we chatted about our favorite queer horror and cinematic witches – and as you can see, I played it REALLY cool.

PROUD OF OUR SCREENS 👀

I saw the TV Glow, Prom Dates and Dua Lipa

This is what we’re watching, listening to and vibrating this weekend!

🎥 In theaters: I Saw the TV Glow

Jane Schoenbrun (We’re all going to the World’s Fair) is back with a new film that’s destined to get under your skin – in the best way. Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine star as two teenagers who share an obsession with a strange TV show that ultimately reveals truths about themselves. It’s atmospheric, shocking and downright terrifying. Now in cinemas.

📺 Stream & Chill: Prom dates

When 13-year-old best friend Jess and Hannah made a deal that they would have the best prom ever. Now the prom is just around the corner and of course they get dumped by their dates. They have one day to get their dream ball back on track! We recommend this because we deserve fun gay things that make us laugh. Now streaming on Hulu.

🎧In our ears: Radical optimism by Dua Lipa

At a time when that is the case way too easy to be cynical, Dua Lipa goes in a different direction, like the pop diva she is, on her new album Radical optimism. Why do we suddenly feel a little better? Oh yes, because this album gives us every opportunity. Radical optimism is out now.

This is what pride looks like ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Meet Morgan Pierce! Thanks for sharing your photo!We’re so happy to have you as part of our 🌈family!

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