The Gay Television Pioneer Revisits an Amazing Life Journey 30 Years Later
Nicholas Snow, who resides in Palm Springs, California, refers to himself as “a multimedia entertainment activist” and he has been expressing his life force in the media for four decades with the goal of making the world a better place for the LGBTQ+ community, and as a result, a better place for everyone | He is currently focused on preserving and repurposing his vast archives while simultaneously building PromoHomo.TV® into a thriving online television network. He may be found on most social media @PromoHomoTV. |
Website: PromoHomoTV.com
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/Nicholas.Snow
Instagram: @promohomotv
 | Long before Will & Grace, Brokeback Mountain, Queer Eye or RuPaul, there was Nicholas Snow and Tinseltown's Queer. In preparation for the 30th Anniversary of Nicholas Snow's ground-breaking public access television show, Tinseltown's Queer, he accidentally made this documentary featuring iconic archival television clips of some of Hollywood's biggest stars, as well as champions of the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement. Tinseltown's Queer, Snow's brainchild combining media savvy and queer activism, reached up to 600,000 households on a regular basis on four different cable systems in the Los Angeles metropolitan area throughout most of the 1990s. |
"The editorial mission of Tinseltown's Queer," explains Snow, "was to examine the relationship between the entertainment industry and the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement, thereby positively impacting the movement itself. I've been a multimedia entertainment activist ever since. It's been my life's work." Snow, most known now as the creator, producer, and host of PromoHomo.TV©, an online television network streamed across multiple social media platforms, came out as a gay man at the age of 21. Some of Snow's guests included LGBTQ+ icons Quentin Crisp, Robin Tyler, Melissa Etheridge, and Morris Kight, and celebs Drew Carey, Christine Baranski, Cristina Applegate, Katey Sagal, Hugh Hefnerand many more. | The first episode of Tinseltown's Queer was taped April 28, 1993, three days after a March on Washington for LGBTQ+ rights, April 25th, which happened to be Snow's 31st birthday. ORIGINAL SONG “STONEWALLS” FEATURE IN THE MOVIE Recorded live, April 25th, 1998 For the latest information, visit www.TinseltownsQueer.com |
WHAT AUDIENCE MEMBERS ARE SAYING
“The powerful, brave, genius story of how Nicholas (Snow) started a cable TV show about coming out in Hollywood in the 90s when nobody was doing it except a few brave souls. An activist who boldly rewrote the rules and laid the foundation for LGBTQ+ liberation from the closet of shame and secrecy in a push for representation… This is how you change the world. Visionary.” Mel Englund
“Congratulations to Nicholas Snow for the most well-deserved accolades for ‘Tinseltown’s Queer: 30 Years Later.’ The archives of interviews with significant leaders of our LGBT fight should be seen by the gen-now, generation now. One thing I took away from the docu was the interview with Robin Tyler who spoke of those thar are in the closet, that being in the closet is not about privacy but all about the privileges they enjoy by hiding. Marconi Calindas-Cafege
…”a huge film on gay rights. I hope it gets picked up by Netflix and others… It is an important piece of gay history… Take your bows. You deserve it. It was excellent.” Dennis De Groot
“It is a wonderful, historic film.” Danny Kopelson
“It is a profoundly impactful film…. I was captivated and deeply moved…took my breath away." Louise M. Felsher
“Delighted to see Nicholas’s great work on the screen. Enjoyed every minute.” Ruth Cohen
“If you ever wanted to see authentic history of our gay culture, especially Hollywood gay culture, then it is a must see. Bravo, Nicholas.” Dee Calmett
AWARDS AND HONORS
BEST FEATURE FILM (Audience Award)—The LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival
WINNER—Mei International Film Festival
FIRST TIME DIRECTOR—Crown Point International Film Festival
OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE—LGBT Unbordered International Film Festiva
HONORABLE MENTION—Athens International Film Festival
FINALIST—Triloka International Film Awards
OFFICIAL SELECTION—Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION—OUR PRIDE Shorts & Arts Fest 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION—Los Angeles Stars Film Festival 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION—International Motion Picture Awards
OFFICIAL SELECTION—Caravan International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION—Nawada International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION—Colortrape International Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION—Asian Talent International
MEDIA COVERAGE
The Desert Post
Palm Springs broadcast pioneer’s LGBTQ+ documentary to premiere at Cinema Diverse Saturday morning
The award-winning film by Nicholas Snow, “Tinseltown’s Queer: 30 Years Later,” showcases three decades of LGBTQ+ representation in media.
Desert Sun
Palm Springs resident to premiere documentary about 1990s LGBTQ show at Cinema Diverse
It's a common occurrence these days to spot Palm Springs resident Nicholas Snow interviewing people or live broadcasting at various desert events through his online network PromoHomo.TV.
Palm Springs Post
Meet Nicholas Snow, a broadcast pioneer living his truth in front of and behind the camera in Palm Springs
In this month’s Profiles, we invite you to get to know a familiar face whose association with DAP Health has been life-changing for himself. He plans to mark a milestone in LGBTQ media later this month.
KGAY 106.5 FM
Nicholas Snow's Tinseltown's Queer...showed his WHAT? John Taylor gets the answer in the Gayborhood!
Non-Documentary-Related Media Coverage
POZ Magazine Pride Hero
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Business Wire
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HuffPost
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I created "The Power to Be Strong" Song and Music Video Campaign to reach millions of people around the world about the importance of voluntary HIV counseling and testing and increased adherence to safer sex practices.
Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION — Anguri Film Festival
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