Cheryl Dunye
The First Movie with a Black Lesbian Lead Pioneered a Whole New Genre
With 1996's "The Watermelon Woman," Cheryl Dunye not only created and starred in the first film with a Black lesbian lead—she pioneered a genre of docu-fiction that has since been dubbed "Dunyementary."
Eighteen Celebrities and Industry Leaders Explain How to Come Out in Hollywood
Maulik Pancholy, Lena Waithe, Lance Bass, Rhys Ernst, Harvey Guillen, and more tell us what's driving (and what may be easing open) Hollywood's LGBTQ closet.
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