Rodney Wilson is the high school teacher credited with creating Gay History Month (later to become LGBTQ History Month) and is the subject of the film Taboo Teaching currently on Revry.  Wilson shared his story in a history lesson style format with the Yahoo LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group (Prism) which aims to be inclusive and supportive of their LGBTQ employees  He shared his real life experience during the 90’s as a teacher who came out to his class, later the world and told in the documentary Taboo Teaching streaming on Revry. 

This week on Culture Q we dive into the world of Super Queer-oes!

Queer talent Jasmin Savory-Brown in the upcoming Scream film, as well Jamie Clayton as Pinhead in Spyglass Media Group's Hellraiser. Later we sit down to chat with Chanel and the Circus, and then discuss the Texas House of Representatives passing the anti-trans HB25, attempting to ban trans youth from organized sports. NFL Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden, resigns in disgrace amid homophobic email scandal, and out player Carl Nassib takes a rare personal day to process the news. Finally, we celebrate icon and astronaut, Sally Ride who will be the first LGBTQ person featured on US currency, and congratulate Lance Bass and his husband Michael Turchin on the birth of their twins.

Hosts Drew Droege and Raneir Pollard join presenters Dwyane and Zaya Wade, Steven Canals, Peaches Christ, and Patton Oswalt for the QueerX Awards Streaming Live on National Coming Out Day with Musical Performances, Special Screenings of the Winning Films, and the Revry Visibility Awards.

Cardi B and Raven Symoné team up to pull off a lesbian wedding on Cardi Tries.

The QueerX Awards brought to you by Lexus premiered October 11, 2021 for National Coming Out Day on Revry. The streaming special was the grand finale to the month-long international film festival competition, QueerX, and featured hosts Drew Droege and Raneir Pollard along with presenters Dwyane and Zaya Wade, Steven Canals, Peaches Christ, and Patton Oswalt.

QueerX Awards will feature music performances, screenings of the winning films, and the star-studded Revry Visibility Awards. Comedians Drew Droege and Raneir Pollard will host the show, which will also feature appearances by Dwyane and Zaya Wade, Peaches Christ, and Patton Oswalt.

Playboy chooses its first gay model; spotlight on new queer music; DC loses only queer LGBTQ center; and Queer Eye gets the LEGO treatment!

The Revry Original Series Querencia from writer/director Mary Galloway (Never Steady, Never Still) will premiere all episodes on October 11, 2021, on Indigenous Peoples Day and be accessible to non-subscribers for a week. Querencia is a coming-of-age LGBTQ series that centers on the budding romance between two young Indigenous women: Abe, played by Galloway; and Daka, played by Kaitlyn Yott(Charmed).

The 2021 QueerX Awards are streaming live on Revry on October 11, 2021 hosted by Drew Droege and Raneir Pollard with musical performances, special screenings of the winning films, and the annual honoring of influential celebrities who have made an impact on the community with the 2021 Revry Visibility Awards.

We at Revry are committed to being the streaming media network that inspires exploration of LGBTQ content for the community and allies throughout the year, and this LGBTQ History Month will be even bigger. As an LGBTQ-first network, Revry shines a light on the people, events and communities that are often not seen or heard in the mainstream, including lesser known, and no less important ,historical events.

In entertainment, the first latino wins Best Play at the Tony's for a queer take on Em Forster's Howard's End, while Elvira comes out and Willie Garson passes away. Switzerland votes for marriage equality, as Scotland incorporates LGBTQ+ topics into their curriculum and a Polish province rejects homophobia. The lesbian and queer weekend celebration in Palm Springs turns 30.

RuPaul now holds the record for the most Emmys of any Black artist in history at an Emmys that otherwise failed to recognize underrepresented creatives. An LGBTQ+ couple sues Aetna for discrimination in fertility coverage. Tourmaline and Chromat partner to create a line of inclusive swimwear for trans, nonbinary, and intersex people, while the first out governor gets married and a pre-teen stands challenges his friends' homophobia while playing Call of Duty.

Brandon English discusses with Revry his experience as a filmmaker over the past year and his breakout new short film, “BAKLA.” Come see what he has to say and keep him on your radar for what he has next!

The 2021 QueerX Film Festival brings together original content from LGBTQ creators, inclusive of all identities and perspectives. QueerX is at the nexus of the quickly evolving digital music and film industries. As a part of the festival Revry, the only LGBTQ-first streaming media network, will present QueerX TV–a free always-on TV channel throughout the month of October that will host all of the festival’s “Official Selections” including international LGBTQ documentaries, dramas, comedies and music videos. The channel launched on September 7th and audiences will have the opportunity to screen all the selections and vote, in real time, on their category favorites. The audience will vote via QR codes that appear on the screen of the QueerX TV channel.

To mark the first anniversary of the .gay domain launch, the registry is premiering a second season of its fascinating and informative series “The Library” on September 16th, 2021 globally on Revry, as well as www.TheLibrary.gay. 

Paralympian Robyn Lambird becomes the first non-binary athlete to medal, while drag queen Kylie Sonique Love becomes the first American trans woman to win the crown on Ru Paul's Drag Race All Stars. Screenwriter Abe Sylvia stops by to discuss his new film, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, coming out this September. Pete and Chasten Buttigieg have announced the birth of their two children, Joseph and Penelope.

As a part of the 2021 QueerX Festival, Revry is hosting all of the festival’s “Official Selections” including international LGBTQ documentaries, dramas, comedies and music videos, with Lexus as the Grand Sponsor. The QueerX TV presented by Lexus always-on channel screens the festival selections and lets viewers vote on their favorites. via QR codes that appear on screen.

For Revry, Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to honor celebrate and a community that is diverse and vibrant. For this reason we are programming selected movies starting September 15t that inspire exploration of the authentic diverse voices in the Hispanic Community.

Out social media teen icon JoJo Siwa will become the first Dancing With The Stars contestant to have a same-sex partner; Lil Nas X announces his debut album and continues to playfully and bitingly respond to the backlash he's received; activists erect a bust of gay and trans rights pioneer Marsha P. Johnson in Christopher Park near the Stonewall Inn.