LGBTQ+
![Sundance Film Review: First Girl I Loved](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/SLUG_Online_Sundance_Photo_Header_Template-1024x614.jpg)
Sundance Film Review: First Girl I Loved
Anne finds herself to be attracted to Sasha, a girl on their high school’s softball team. When Anne tries to tell her bestie, Clifton, though, he reveals his feelings for her, which compromise Anne’s simple intention to woo the girl she has a crush on. First Girl I Loved provides alternatively styled narration as to how Anne navigates her desire for Sasha. … read more
![Creature Feature: Lex Miller](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_-097-1024x683.jpg)
Creature Feature: Lex Miller
Once introduced to The Bad Kids, Lex couldn’t help but identify with their teachings that encourage people to embrace their personal preferences regardless of gender. ““I feel like [they] are one of the things going on right now that’s teaching people to mess with gender a bit more,” he says. … read more
![Director Ira Sachs Explores the Nature of Friendship in Little Men](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Ira-Sachs-Jeong-Park.jpg)
Director Ira Sachs Explores the Nature of Friendship in Little...
With a majority of his films having premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, director and screenwriter Ira Sachs has become a fixture at Park City’s annual celebration of independent film. Boasting an impressive body of cinematic work that explores the nuances of familial boundaries, sexual identity and the complicated nature of love itself, Ira has established himself as a keen observer of human relationships. … read more
![Review: Squadra Omega – Altri Occhi Ci Guardano](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/0004990206_10.jpg)
Review: Squadra Omega – Altri Occhi Ci Guardano
Squadra Omega = Föllakzoid x (contemporary Swans – Godflesh) … read more
![Peaches: Close Up](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Peaches.jpg)
Peaches: Close Up
Leading the conversation on sexual orientation and gender expression in the music world, Peaches is again out pushing her unique brand of punk electropop. … read more
![Review: PWR BTTM – Ugly Cherries](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/PWR-BTTM.jpg)
Review: PWR BTTM – Ugly Cherries
PWR BTTM = Midtown + Glen Meadmore … read more
![Familia: An Interview with Ella Mendoza](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Familia-photo_John-Barkiple_322.jpg)
Familia: An Interview with Ella Mendoza
In the past couple of years, Utah has incubated many fantastic local organizations that help Utah residents in various ways, but few are quite as badass as Utah’s Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement. … read more
![Stand For Queer Lives: An Interview with Adrian Romero](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Stand-For-Queer-Lives.jpg)
Stand For Queer Lives: An Interview with Adrian Romero
In January of 2015, Adrian founded the group Stand for Queer Lives, a support and activist group dedicated to aiding the lives of LGBTQ+ people. … read more
![Rally at the Capitol: Stand with Planned Parenthood Official Press Conference](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/IMG_0277-1024x563.jpg)
Rally at the Capitol: Stand with Planned Parenthood Official Press...
On Tuesday, Aug. 24, Planned Parenthood advocates and supporters met at the capitol for an official press conference and rally as a response to Governor Gary Herbert’s Aug. 14 announcement. … read more
![Chelsea Wolfe – Abyss: The Aches of Sleep](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/chelsea-wolfe-abyss.jpg)
Chelsea Wolfe – Abyss: The Aches of Sleep
Two years after her breakout album, Pain is Beauty, Chelsea Wolfe has again commanded a confluence of genres to synergize into a new, consuming ebb. … read more