GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics' theater wing has announced the winners and finalists of its inaugural Dorian Theater Awards, honoring the best in Broadway and Off-Broadway for the 2022-2023 season. As with GALECA’s Dorian film and TV awards, the group's theater honors celebrate both mainstream and LGBTQ+ themed productions. The wing's 34 members, listed... Continue Reading →
Monday night in New York saw the annual Respect Awards return to the city, raising funds and awareness for GLSEN, the leading national education organization working to create safe and inclusive K-12 schools for LGBTQ+ youth. This year's GLSEN honorees included Tony-Award winning singer, actress, and songwriter Idina Menzel; non-binary Broadway singer, actor, and artist Justin David... Continue Reading →
Following the 34th GLAAD Media Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on March 30th, it was New York's turn on Saturday, May 13th to continue this year's celebration, as the remaining 18 of 33 categories were announced at a glittering event at Hilton Midtown. With its annual awards, GLAAD—the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization—honors fair,... Continue Reading →
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has named theatre, film, and television actor Nathan Lane their 2022-23 Timeless Star, honoring an entertainer "whose exemplary career is marked by character, wisdom, and wit". Lane recently starred on Broadway in Sharr White's Pictures from Home and can currently be seen in US theaters in Ari Aster's... Continue Reading →
Tom of Finland Foundation (ToFF) President and Co-founder Durk Dehner has been knighted by the Chancery of the Orders of the White Rose of Finland and the Lion of Finland. The Order of the Lion of Finland is awarded in recognition of outstanding civilian or military conduct, and the President of the Republic of Finland... Continue Reading →
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics announced this week that it is expanding its mission to honor Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, across a variety of inaugural categories, beginning with the 2022-2023 theater season. Following GALECA’s established Dorian film and TV honors, its Dorian Theater Awards will celebrate both mainstream and LGBTQ+ themed productions. While... Continue Reading →
The 2023 TIME100 Summit, featuring TIME CO2, was held by Time magazine in New York City on Tuesday, April 25th, convening leaders from past and present TIME100 lists across a diverse range of sectors including government, business, entertainment, health and science for topical discussions anchored to the broad themes of leadership, impact and innovation with... Continue Reading →
Following the Academy Award win for Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, and its acquisition of Animal Logic, Netflix has just revealed details of nine upcoming animated films to be released on the streaming platform over the next 18 months. First up is the summer 2023 release of Nimona, based on She-Ra and the Princesses of Power... Continue Reading →
On Saturday, April 15th, Netflix partnered with Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) and New Orleans icon Big Freedia for the upcoming Shondaland series, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, with a ‘Spring Waltz’ for students featuring a performance by the Queen of Bounce herself on the school's campus. As a surprise, an unveiling of Xavier University’s... Continue Reading →
Last night, GLAAD—the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization—announced recipients for 15 of this year’s 33 categories for the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Christina Aguilera received the Advocate for Change Award, introduced by Club Q shooting survivor, Michael Anderson, Bad Bunny received the Vanguard Award, presented by Ricky Martin, and Jeremy Pope received the... Continue Reading →
