LGBTQ
‘Elton John: Never Too Late’ Review: A Rock Superstar Portrait Stuffed With Archival Wealth but Starved of Self-Reflection
Co-directed by R.J. Cutler and the subject’s husband, David Furnish, the Disney+ doc surveys the performer’s heyday as he prepares for a farewell stadium show.
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Elliot Page Says He “Felt Such a Surge of Energy” After Coming Out as Trans
Elliot Page said he “felt such a surge of energy” when he announced his gender transition in 2020, the actor said this week. Page came out as gay in 2014, and nearly seven years later announced he was transgender via an Instagram post that now has over three million likes. In a profile from Them […]
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Elliot Page Says He’s Incredibly “Angry and Frightened” Amid Anti-LGBTQ Legislation Across U.S.
Elliot Page is opening up about how he feels about the anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ legislation that’s popped up across the country over the last few years. The Umbrella Academy star stopped by The View on Friday, where he discussed the Netflix show’s upcoming fourth and final season, his memoir Pageboy and fighting anti-LGBTQ legislation. Co-host […]
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‘National Anthem’ Filmmaker Luke Gilford on Crafting a Trauma-Free, Queer Cowboy Love Story
Luke Gilford heard Dolly Parton’s voice over the speakers while attending a 2016 Pride event in Northern California, so he followed the music. Once he located the source, he also discovered a group of people that would change his life and the trajectory of his career. “It was this electric charge,” explained Gilford of seeing […]
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J.K. Rowling Play ‘TERF’: How Controversial is the Buzzed-About Production?
It’s one of the most talked-about plays in years — and it hasn’t even had its first rehearsal. That’s because TERF, a new one-act production set to premiere Aug. 2 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, dares to take on one of the most powerful — and controversial — women on the planet. That would be […]
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Robin Roberts on Being “Afraid” to Come Out Due to Her Religion: “They Think You Can’t Be Gay and a Christian”
Robin Roberts is opening up about being “afraid” at one point to come out publicly due to her religion. The media personality admitted on a recent episode of Jamie Kern Lima’s podcast that while her Good Morning America colleagues were aware of her sexuality prior to coming out publicly in 2013, she still feared public acknowledgment […]
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Jason Mraz Says He Came Out Later in Life Because Being Gay Was the “Punchline of a Joke” in the ’90s
Jason Mraz is getting candid about why he didn’t feel comfortable sharing his sexuality publicly when he was younger due to societal pressures. During a recent appearance on the Dinner’s on Me podcast with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, the “I’m Yours” singer, 48, explained why he chose to come out later in life. “In the ’90s, being […]
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Ian McKellen Teams Up With ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K.’ Star for Animated LGBTQ+ Musical ‘Dragfox’
Ian McKellen is teaming up with RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K. star Divina de Campo to share the titular role in the upcoming stop-motion animated film, Dragfox. McKellen, currently performing in a production of Henry IV, Parts One and Two on London’s West End, will voice Ginger Snap the Fox. De Campo, whose real name is Owen […]
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David Tennant Labeled “The Problem” by U.K. Prime Minister in LGBTQ+ Rights Clash
The British prime minister has weighed in on an LGBTQ+ rights clash between actor David Tennant and top U.K. government minister Kemi Badenoch. The Doctor Who star, who recently returned to the long-running program for its 60th anniversary, was accepting a prize for being a celebrity ally at the British LGBT Awards last week when […]
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‘I’m Your Venus’ Review: A Poignant Doc Revisits ‘Paris Is Burning’ and Gives a Trans Icon Her Flowers
In her latest film, Kimberly Reed ('Dark Money') follows the biological and ballroom families of Venus Xtravaganza as they try to solve the mystery of her murder and honor her legacy.
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‘Young Hearts’ Review: Belgian Teen Coming-Out Romance Is a Disarmingly Sweet Account of First Love
Writer-director Anthony Schatteman’s assured debut boasts a standout lead performance from Lou Goossens as a 14-year-old boy struggling with self-discovery.
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‘Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution’ Review: Trailblazing Queer Comics Get Their Due in Entertaining Netflix Doc
Lily Tomlin, Margaret Cho, Eddie Izzard and Sandra Bernhard are among those sharing their experiences in Page Hurwitz’s archive-rich study.
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