Chris Azzopardi
Stanley Tucci on Playing Gay Since 1996. And How Some People Actually Think He's Gay.
Stanley Tucci has survived the icy death stare of Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly and told Cher to her face that she looks like a drag queen. Aside from starring as the queer second-in-command next to those gay icons in "The Devil Wear Prada" and [...]
Russell Tovey Talks 'The Sister,' Being Called 'Daddy' and LGBTQ Authenticity on TV
Russell Tovey steamed up screens as Jonathan Groff's hunky boss on the HBO series "Looking," about an intimate group of gay and queer friends living in contemporary San Francisco. Impassioned thoughts on the Richie-Kevin-Patrick love triangle [...]
Rufus Wainwright Reflects on His 'Funny Little Boy' Past. And Looks Ahead to a Possible Grammy Win.
It all started with Rufus Wainwright in his bathrobe. The crooner, at the forefront of virtual pandemic performances in March 2020, performed a song a day at his home piano in the Hollywood Hills during his "Quarantunes Robe Recital" series for [...]
On TV, the Hero Is a Black Transman From Ann Arbor
Without any positive trans role models, Brian Michael Smith grew up in 1980s Michigan thinking a Black transman couldn't be an actor. He wasn't seeing himself on TV, or anywhere. But now and then, things change for the better. Today, people are [...]
A Quarantine Threesome: 'Social Distance' Stars Talk COVID-Era Series, Friendship and Pandemic Dating
File this under 2020's "Content We Lived" category: "Social Distance," Netflix's anthology series completely conceived, cast and shot in quarantine. Tucked into the show's eight episodes is "Zero Feet Away," which follows a gay couple suffering from [...]
Dolly Parton Talks the Other Pandemic Cure (Rhinestones!) and How Her 'Love Light' Is For Everyone
Ôªø Dolly Parton's been everywhere this year, and everywhere she's gone – virtually, that is – she's brought good, gay tidings to all. Dolly's contributions to both science and Christmas amidst our collective existential pandemic panic have [...]
Q&A: Kristen Stewart on Gay Bars, Playing Straight and How 'The Time Calls For' Her Queer Rom-Com
Kristen Stewart is waving around what appears to be a joint. Even her "Happiest Season" co-star Mackenzie Davis, who's seen on Zoom with Stewart, doesn't quite know exactly what Stewart has lit. "Oh my god," Davis says. "I thought that was a [...]
Life (and Death) Again, Through Alan Ball's Eyes
Few know their way around a funeral scene like master of mortality Alan Ball. The writer-director-producer had his fair share of time to get it just right while his crowning jewel of a series, "Six Feet Under," aired for five seasons, from 2001 to [...]
Brandy Talks Loyal LGBTQ Fans, Returning to Pride, Mental Health and Gratitude
The light falling on R&B queen Brandy is casting tiny rainbows that dance above her head. She's looking up at them, telling me what she sees. Little rainbows everywhere. On an ordinary day, sure, this would be special. But on this [...]
In Conversation: Gloria Estefan On Her Struggles With Her Gay Daughter
She admits it took several painful years, but gay icon and Latin pop trailblazer Gloria Estefan is now in a “really good place” with her 25-year-old daughter Emily, who is openly queer. After working on their relationship in therapy, they’re [...]
Q&A: Jim Parsons on Playing Bitchy Queens and What He Learned About Himself Doing 'Boys in the Band'
A lot has happened this year, and that's aside from Jim Parsons dancing around in a bra. That bit, of course, graced screens across the world thanks to Netflix's "Hollywood," the "Big Bang Theory" actor shedding his well-established onscreen TV [...]
For Shamir, Success During a Pandemic Is True to Form
If you want to know how musical chameleon Shamir is right now, expect the 25-year-old to answer much like he approaches making music. In both cases, he doesn't like to repeat himself. "I've done a lot of interviews, so I've been trying to vary my [...]