When actor, model, filmmaker and Deaf activist Nyle DiMarco was around seven years old, his mother shared the story of the Deaf President Now (DPN) protests with him. They took place at the world's only Deaf university, Washington DC's Gallaudet, in 1988 over eight historic days in response to the school’s board of trustees'—chaired by... Continue Reading →
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has announced the full list of nominations for its third annual Dorian Theater Awards celebrating the best of Broadway and Off-Broadway during the 2024–2025 season. The Dorians honour both mainstream achievements and works that reflect LGBTQ+ themes and perspectives in the spirit of GALECA’s film and television awards.... Continue Reading →
On November 29th, 2006 The New York Post published a photograph of Naughties pop culture icons Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears and Paris Hilton sitting in the front of a car together in Beverly Hills. "Bimbo Summit", the first edition headline sneered, which was later revised to "3 Bimbos of the Apocalypse" for the tabloid's evening... Continue Reading →
This morning in New York City, the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 10—Acid Betty, Aja, Alyssa Hunter, Bosco, Cynthia Lee Fontaine, Daya Betty, DeJa Skye, Denali, Ginger Minj, Irene the Alien, Jorgeous, Kerri Colby, Lydia B. Kollins, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Nicole Paige Brooks, Olivia Lux, Phoenix, and Tina Burner—were joined by New... Continue Reading →
I know, I know, my review title is crass and probably a little inappropriate, but I’m frustrated at the moment and will take sexual innuendo any way I can. It’s hard out there for us singletons. I’ve often said that I’ve never felt more alone than when in a roomful of other gay men. I’m... Continue Reading →
As playwright-performer Ryan J. Haddad's latest one-person show Hold Me in the Water opens, with Haddad emerging on stage with dramatic flare from a trap door wearing a dazzling sequined blazer, he runs over some housekeeping at Playwrights Horizons' Off-Broadway Judy Theater. Which is named after neither Garland nor Haddad's mother, he playfully explains. Every... Continue Reading →
GLAAD Award-nominated actor, singer, activist and RuPaul's Drag Race season 9 runner-up Peppermint has blazed a trail on Broadway and made an impact on screen in shows like Harlem and movies like Fire Island, as well as appearing as herself in the reality show Traitors. In addition to continuing to serve on the board of... Continue Reading →
I’ve often wondered what people really mean when they say, “They don’t make movies like they used to”. Are they talking about the scripts, directing, cinematography, subject matter, overall tone or something else? When I look back on films from the 1940s, for example, I often experience empty sound editing, flat staging, and tin-eared dialogue.... Continue Reading →
Inspired by real-life heartbreak and trauma, British writer-co-director-producer-star Lloyd Eyre-Morgan reunited with his longterm collaborator, co-director-producer Neil Ely, to channel what he was feeling into their latest feature, the dark comedy drama Departures. Set in Manchester, Eyre-Morgan plays unassuming Northen gay thirty-something Benji, who falls for the wrong guy during a chance encounter at an... Continue Reading →
Mama Ru has made her decision. The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 17, America's Next Drag Superstar is... RuPaul's Drag Race season 17's top four queens, Jewels Sparkles, Onya Nurve, Lexi Love and Sam Star, backstage at the season finale viewing party at Hard Rock Hotel in New York. Photo by Santiago Felipe/Getty Images... Continue Reading →
