This Poison Heart is a young adult, fantasy novel about a 17-year-old girl, Briesis, who has the ability to control plants with her mind. In addition, she’s immune to poisons. What this means is not only does she have her black girl magic going for her, but she also has a pretty badass power that would make anyone pause.

“Come on, don’t say that.” 

“I don’t care half as much as he does. He deserves someone who isn’t like me.” “You’ll hurt him if you leave.” 

“And I’ll hurt him if I stay.”

There has been an obvious lack of female presenting characters in tv and film. The problem is although more exist on our screens; they have become so superficial, so un-relatable that the women no longer feel like real women.

Q26 Assistant Producer Soleil Burgess gives this unique, campy coming of age film produced by Billy Porter a 7.5/10. Share your thoughts after viewing the film on Amazon Prime.

The LGBTQ Center Long Beach has recently become a sponsor for The Filmmakers Club. The Queer 26 established this program to help up-and-coming artists gain experience in the filmmaking industry. 

“Art comes in many different forms and shapes. Art can help all of us to deal with the difficulties in our lives,” said Carlos Torres, The Center’s Executive Director. 

For anyone seeking unflinching authentic stories, Muhyi Ali is the one to watch. Most known for her award-winning film Undefined: A Muslim-American Musical, Ali brings a refreshing perspective on the overlooked stories of those in POC spaces. She has taken the time today to tell us more about herself and her upcoming project Always in Bloom: Amara. 

Stoney Michelli Love (she/he/they) is the CEO and Founder of Stuzo Clothing, a Black Latin woman and queer-owned clothing company. Although based in Los Angeles, Stuzo Clothing takes its New York roots and shreds the constraining fabric of societal norms by offering gender-free pieces.

A closeted queer poet finds a love interest that can put everything at stake on the eve of her Cotillion ball. She risks everything to show them that she values her new love more than what is at risk. This is the intrigue of  Pure, directed by Natalie Jasmine Harris as a narrative thesis and is now being adapted into a feature-length film, after acquiring a licensing deal with HBO and winning multiple awards.