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Trailer drops for new Dekkoo series exploring interconnected LGBTQ lives

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Image courtesy Dekkoo/TLA Releasing.

The Dekkoo streaming service has dropped a trailer for an upcoming series about the interconnectness of queer lives.

“Stranger Hearts,” a new original series from filmmaker Kevin James Thornton (“How To Get From Here To There”), follows three queer protagonists from wildly different backgrounds who gradually find out they are all connected – “through fate, work, family, love…and donuts,” as the show’s press release puts it.

According to the synopsis:

“Andre is a shy young African-American man struggling with his sexual identity. When his mother finds a stack of gay porn hidden in his closet, the truth starts inching ever closer to the surface. Luka is a gender non-conforming photographer who has fallen on hard times. In need of a steady job, Luka decides to dip their toe into the risky world of escorting. Billy is a smooth-taking media mogul who finds his life turned upside down when he’s diagnosed with an incurable heart disease. While waiting for a transplant, he begins reevaluating his life and learning to appreciate the people closest to him.”

Thornton says of his first series, “I wanted to tell a story about interconnectedness. It’s interesting to me that within a minority group like LGBTQ+ there’s so many types of people that this could be explored within itself.

“I am a queer filmmaker making queer cinema.  I hope viewers will see ‘Stranger Hearts’ and see themselves.”

The three lead characters are played by Amo (MTV’s “The Challenge”, “The Real World: Go Big or Go Home”), musician Matt Moran, and newcomer Qua Robertson Harper. 

Dekkoo (pronounced “DECK-koo”) has positioned themselves as “the premiere subscription-based streaming service dedicated to gay men, providing the largest streaming collection of gay-centric entertainment available.” It is available via iTunes, Google Play, AppleTV, and a host of other platforms.

The first five-episode season of “Stranger Hearts” will be available on the network beginning March 12th. You can watch the trailer below.

Stranger Hearts – Trailer from TLA Releasing on Vimeo.

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Queer Magic dance party planned

Tarot, dancing, drag and more at Black Cat event

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Celebrate the start of Pride month at the Queer Magic Dance Party at the Black Cat on Saturday, June 6. Doors open at 9 p.m.

There will be pole performances and demonstrations, a free photo booth with glitter bar, a queer vendor market, tarot readings by Skye Marinda Tarot, a drag performance by Sapphica, and dancing to a blend of smooth R&B, Afrobeats, hip-hop and pop by Slammer & Saba. Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 (plus fees) in advance, purchased here.

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NLGJA-DC Pride happy hour at Trade

Local queer journalists celebrate Pride

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(Washington Blade file photo by Daniel Truitt)


Local queer journalists will celebrate Pride this weekend at the annual NLGJA-DC Pride Happy Hour event at Trade (1410 14th St., N.W.) on Saturday, June 6, 3-5 p.m. Admission is free. 

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DC Front Runners Pride Run 5K set for Saturday

Annual event held at historic Congressional Cemetery

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The 14th annual DC Front Runners' Pride 5K run/walk is set for Saturday. (Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key)

The 14th annual DC Front Runners’ Pride 5K run/walk is set for Saturday, June 6 at historic Congressional Cemetery. The race starts and ends at the cemetery (1801 E St., S.E.) and passes through scenic D.C., along the Anacostia River trail and the fields at RFK campus. Registration ends Friday at 11:59 p.m. 

Runners can pick up their race packets on Saturday from 7-8:30 a.m. at Congressional Cemetery; the race begins at 9 a.m.

The fee to run the 5K in person is $65 ($35 for those under age 20). Proceeds benefit local LGBTQ nonprofits, including Thrive DC, Wanda Alston Foundation, Blade Foundation, Ainsley’s Angels, SMYAL, and Team DC. Visit DCFrontRunners.org for more information.

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