LGBTQ+
![Bold & Beautiful: Heller Highwater](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/3O9A4326-1024x668.webp)
Bold & Beautiful: Heller Highwater
Heller Highwater is a Wyoming-raised space cowboy navigating disability, trauma, and masculinity through “Reclaiming his Yeehaw.” … read more
![Transfeastival 11.19 @ The Beehive](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SLUG-ED-TRANSFEASTIVAL-2023-ABELCAYAS-21-1024x682.webp)
Transfeastival 11.19 @ The Beehive
Transfeastival saw roughly 100 people participate in the free event throughout the day at The Beehive. … read more
![Tyler Glenn on LOVELOUD, Neon Trees’ New Era and Becoming Himself](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SLUG-2023-Neon_Trees_Press_1-High-Res-AshleyOsborncredit-1024x819.webp)
Tyler Glenn on LOVELOUD, Neon Trees’ New Era and Becoming...
Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees has been busy. After a six-week tour Glenn will going to perform at this year’s LOVELOUD festival on November 3 at the Delta Center. … read more
![Damn These Heels! Film Review: Kokomo City](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-16-2.54.40-PM.webp)
Damn These Heels! Film Review: Kokomo City
Kokomo City’s closing shot sets the hope for a better future, one where trans people and their bodies are celebrated and accepted, free of fetishization. … read more
![Damn These Heels! Film Review: 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-16-1.56.19-PM.webp)
Damn These Heels! Film Review: 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted...
1946 is generally compelling, but it may be difficult for some non-Christian viewers to connect with the film’s scripture-heavy premise. … read more
![Damn These Heels! Film Review: The Sixth Reel](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SLUG-film-2023-the-sixth-reel-1024x576.webp)
Damn These Heels! Film Review: The Sixth Reel
In a world where it feels easy to feel forgotten, The Sixth Reel is a reminder that we can live on through others, even after we are gone. … read more
![A Celebration of Queer Cinema: Damn These Heels Film Festival](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DTH2019_OpeningNight_JonathanHickersonPhotography_108-1024x683.webp)
A Celebration of Queer Cinema: Damn These Heels Film Festival
As the longest-running queer film festival in the mountain west, Damn These Heels has continuously pushed boundaries and sparked discussions. … read more
![The Aces Talk Queer Coming-of-Age in Suburban Utah](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SLUG-2023-The-Aces-Julian-Burgeno-1024x713.jpg)
The Aces Talk Queer Coming-of-Age in Suburban Utah
Ahead of their upcoming show at The Complex on Oct. 21, the all-girls, Orem-native band The Aces chatted with SLUG about their newest album, unpacking trauma and fan support. … read more
![Film Review: Blue Jean](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SLUG-film-2023-blue-jean-1024x615.webp)
Film Review: Blue Jean
Blue Jean doesn’t limit itself to being a drama about the consequences of being LGBTQ+ but rather focuses on the mental and emotional toll of being closeted. … read more
![Bold & Beautiful: Ana Lee Kage](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SLUG-2023-Bold-and-Beautiful-Ana-Lee-Kage-Logan-Sorenson-5-1-1024x731.webp)
Bold & Beautiful: Ana Lee Kage
Since leaving architecture behind, Ana Lee Kage has combined her love for creating unique clothing with a long-running love for drag to stand out as both a performer and a creator. … read more