Arts & Entertainment
Tom of Finland biopic in the works
The life story of gay erotica artist Tom of Finland will be told in a biopic by director Dome Karukoski.
According to Deadline the film will tell the story of Tom of Finland, real name Touko Laaksonen, returning to Helsinki after the war. Laaksonen faces discrimination for his homosexuality, has secret affairs and is pressured into marrying a woman. He finds solace in his sexually charged art, which portrayed men as hyper masculine figures.
“This is the story of a man ahead of his time, bravely standing up against a world virulently against his right to be who he was – a homosexual man with homosexual fantasies,” Karukoski said in a statement.
“The story shows how literally one person can create change in the world, even with something as simple as an artist’s tools,” Karukoski continued.
The cast of the film will be announced on Sunday at the Berlin Film Festival. Filming begins in Sweden this spring. The film has been sanctioned officially sanctioned by the Tom of Finland Foundation.
The 2024 New York City Pride Parade wound through the streets of Manhattan and past the historic Stonewall Inn on Sunday, June 30.
(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)
The fourth annual Fredericksburg Pride march and festival was held at Riverfront Park in Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday, June 29. The event began with a march around downtown Fredericksburg beginning and ending in the park.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
Covering Fredericksburg Pride for @WashBlade . City Council member @WillMackintosh speaking: pic.twitter.com/tDdVD2IVsM
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Senior living and healthcare organization holds fourth annual march at Falls Church campus
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(Photos courtesy of Goodwin Living)
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