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    FLICKer: Schnee im Juni (Snow In June)

    June 25, 2026 / No Comments

    Featuring LGBT short films I found around the interwebz a.k.a Youtube. Okay sucky intro, but yeah, that’s it.


    The memories of the death of his childhood sweetheart Richard still haunt war-veteran Leonard today. To escape his pain and grief, Leonard turns to alcohol over the years. Only his new boyfriend Arthur manages for a brief moment to pull Leonard, who is inexplicably broken, out of his hole and his addiction. A relapse into alcohol and a resulting argument between him and Arthur leads him to confront his past. Will he manage to save himself and his relationship?

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    April 25, 2021
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    FLICKer: September

    June 18, 2026 / No Comments

    Featuring LGBT short films I found around the interwebz a.k.a Youtube. Okay sucky intro, but yeah, that’s it.


    A man in a boat on Central Park Lake considers what he lost, and what he should have held onto, in the wake of the AIDS epidemic. Adapted from the poem by New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Michael Hecht.

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    October 28, 2021

    NEW RELEASE: Food Truck Warriors Box Set Part Two by Beth Bolden (Giveaway)

    July 26, 2023
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    FLICKer: Junito

    June 11, 2026 / No Comments

    Featuring LGBT short films I found around the interwebz a.k.a Youtube. Okay sucky intro, but yeah, that’s it


    José struggles to give his effeminate son a better life after witnessing a physical assault on his gay neighbor.

    The short film JUNITO brings to life Luis Negron’s short story by the same name from his debut short story collection Mundo Cruel.

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    May 2, 2021

    RELEASE BLITZ: Street of Dreams by Jenna Galicki (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    October 31, 2020

    BOOK BLAST: The Amphitheater of Souls by Patrick Bryce Wright (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    August 7, 2024
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    FLICKer: Howl If You’re Horny

    June 4, 2026 / No Comments

    Featuring LGBT short films I found around the interwebz a.k.a Youtube. Okay sucky intro, but yeah, that’s it


    Howl If You’re Horny, a student dissertation film, explores queerness and mise en scene with a metaphorical relationship between being trapped within the closet and the werewolf exterior. Queer suppression and desire is explored within a dream sequence where posters, which were once in his room, come alive. He must decide if he wants to keep surviving or to live his first day as a human.

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    March 12, 2025

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    March 18, 2022

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: The Oracle’s Flame by Mell Eight (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    August 2, 2022
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    FLICKer: RMH15: Back To Me

    May 28, 2026 / No Comments

    Featuring LGBT short films I found around the interwebz a.k.a Youtube. Okay sucky intro, but yeah, that’s it


    After a summer away, Felix returns to campus with a new mindset, new friends and the same ex boyfriend. After running into each other at a party Montgomery and Felix have to decide if this is love or a thing of the past.

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    BLOG TOUR: Some Place Like Home by Gin Vane (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    July 7, 2023

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Terrible Tristan by Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    October 20, 2022

    NEW RELEASE: Worthy Promises by Jessamyn Kingley (Excerpt)

    April 4, 2024
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    FLICKer: Cosmopolitan

    May 21, 2026 / No Comments

    Featuring LGBT short films I found around the interwebz a.k.a Youtube. Okay sucky intro, but yeah, that’s it


    Jacob goes out, for the first time in his life, to a gay party, but discovers that his skin color prevents him from being accepted into the community

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    August 10, 2023

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    February 1, 2021

    NEW RELEASE BLITZ: The Vampire’s War by Damian Serbu (Excerpt & Giveaway)

    December 27, 2022
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    FLICKer: Homo Sapiens

    May 7, 2026 / No Comments

    Featuring LGBT short films I found around the interwebz a.k.a Youtube. Okay sucky intro, but yeah, that’s it.


    An ignorant, immature student has to study for an exam with his homosexual schoolmate. He commits just about every PC faux pas under the sun, but also learns a lot, not just for the exam.

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    January 25, 2024

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    December 28, 2022

    PRE-ORDER/RELEASE BLITZ: Compelling Urges by Ariella Talix (Giveaway)

    August 30, 2021
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    FLICKer: Stepping Out

    April 30, 2026 / No Comments

    Featuring LGBT short films I found around the interwebz a.k.a Youtube. Okay sucky intro, but yeah, that’s it.


    A popular student at an all-male high school struggles with accepting his sexuality after kissing his best friend.

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    April 9, 2024

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    December 31, 2021

    RELEASE TOUR: This Guy by Lane Hayes (Excerpt)

    April 13, 2026
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    FLICKer: Parallel Circuit

    April 23, 2026 / No Comments

    Featuring LGBT short films I found around the interwebz a.k.a Youtube. Okay sucky intro, but yeah, that’s it.


    Parallel Circuit is an intimate LGBTQ+ coming-of-age short film about two teenage boys navigating friendship, secrecy, and the quiet tension of feelings left unspoken.

    Set over the course of one night, Avery and Jonah find themselves drawn closer together in a private space where vulnerability becomes unavoidable. As boundaries blur and emotions surface, they must confront what it means to want connection while still hiding parts of themselves.

    This short film explores closeted identity, first love, and the fragile moments that shape us in silence.

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    FLICKer: Fan Letter

    April 16, 2026 / No Comments

    Featuring LGBT short films I found around the interwebz a.k.a Youtube. Okay sucky intro, but yeah, that’s it.


    He was the biggest star of the 1950s. But before every show, he was just Rick — a lonely man still in love with the boy he left behind. When a fan letter arrives with a familiar handwriting, everything comes flooding back. One phone call. One last chance. One impossible choice.

    FAN LETTER is a gay short film about the price of fame, forbidden love, and the songs we sing for the ones we’ve lost. Set in the 1950s, this LGBTQ short film explores what happens when a closeted celebrity reconnects with his secret first love before a hometown concert. A heartbreaking queer love story about identity, sacrifice, and the life you leave behind when you chase stardom.

    This emotional period drama asks: what is fame worth if the only person you love can never know the songs are about them?

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    February 3, 2022

    RELEASE TOUR: Leonidas Nightshade and the Amethyst School for Spellcasters by Dion Marc (Giveaway)

    June 3, 2023
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