A few years ago drag was definitely looked down upon. It was seen by many as old-fashioned and playing into feminised stereotypes of what hereosexual people expected gay men to be. However, thanks to the likes of Drag Race there’s been a reassessment, with many now seeing it as bold, transgressive and sticking a middle finger up to cultural norms (although some in the trans community still have issues with it).
One of San Francisco’s most famous drag performers is Peaches Christ, who’s been on stage for more than two decades, and has developed a strong following. Now there’s a short but very interesting documentary about her, which distils six-hours of footage down to under four minutes, to give us a quick view of where the character came from and what it means. Better Known As Peaches Christ has been screening at film festivals and has now been released online.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘Two decades after Joshua Grannell gave birth to his bold, brazen, busty alter-ego, Peaches Christ has become a beloved cult icon. This lush, intimate portrait offers a rare candid glimpse into the pre-show transformation of San Francisco’s most sought-after drag queen. Both man and queen get personal as they discuss transgression, catharsis, and how by becoming someone else, Joshua learned to love himself.’
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The majority of the web series we’ve featured on BGPS are from America, so it’s also nice to find one from another part of the globe. Now there’s a new series from Japan, following the stories of gay men living in Tokyo.
There’s been a growing conversation about bisexual erasure in the last year, where even in LGBT entertainment characters tends to be either gay or straight, and even when they are bisexual it’s more paying lip service to the issues of bi people than engaging with them. The web series The Feels is therefore a bit special, placing the life of a bisexual character (who’s described as having ‘way too many feelings’) and his issues at the forefront.
A few years ago, Yeah Kowalski! became a real favourite on the LGBT film festival circuit. It played around the world, charming audience with its humour and hope.
There aren’t too many animated gay films, but a new one has now appeared online, 
If you haven’t seen any of Ave 43, you’ve got plenty of catching up to do. Since 2009, 82 episodes of the indie web series have been released, and as it’s a soap, some nutty things have happened in that time. A lot of it centres around gay themes and chracters, and what doesn’t is camp enough to feel quite gay anyway!
Although not a brand new film, The Curse of the Un-Kissable Kid is certainly more than cute and funy enough to deserve a look. It follows Joshua, a 14-year-old boy who’s just figuring out his sexuality, but is getting bullied by one of the popular kids.
There aren’t many gay-themed computer animated LGBT-themed short films, and so In A Heartbeat is something a bit special. Many others have agreed, as after it launched a 
Synopsis: ‘In Bayard & Me, award-winning filmmaker Matt Wolf shares the little-known story of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin and the lengths he went to legalize his relationship with his partner Walter Naegle.
Ever since it was first announced, there’s been a lot of interest in Wonderkid. Initially that was due to the backing of Ian McKellan, who