Chris Azzopardi
Jessie Ware Declares That Yes, Gays, She's at Your Mercy
Jessie Ware sees all the fan-sent rainbow emojis on her Twitter feed, and "definitely a lot of Spanish writing and I don't know what they're saying to me but I love it," gushes the British balladeer turned disco queen. For the first time since [...]
The Chicks' Natalie Maines Talks Queer Creators Behind Trio's Comeback LP, LGBTQ Activism & Advice For Lady A
Sitting somewhere with an abstract-art background obscuring her precise location, (Dixie) Chicks frontwoman Natalie Maines erupts into an explosive maybe-I-shouldn't cackle during our Zoom call as she talks about how she's about to get in trouble [...]
Crazy Sexy Time: 'Eurovision' Actor Dan Stevens On How He Out-Gayed Even His Gayest Role
As closeted Russian pop prince Alexander Lemtov, actor Dan Stevens shows up in the Netflix comedy "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga" bejeweled in rhinestones, with a moppy head of Wham!-era George Michael hair. He gives double-cheek [...]
Criterion Films Celebrate Diversity in All Its Forms
'Paris Is Burning' In "Paris Is Burning," a strut is a defiant act, an exertion of suppressed power. In the mid-to-late 1980s, when the landmark documentary was filmed, these moves couldn't be showcased just anywhere. Today the same is true, as the [...]
Keiynan Lonsdale Learned to Celebrate His Black Queerness. Then Came the Defiant Music.
Once Keiynan Lonsdale made no apologies for who he is, the music followed suit. The star of the CW's "The Flash" and 2018's gay teen comedy "Love, Simon" celebrates his Black queer identity on his 14-track anthemic solo debut "Rainbow Boy." [...]
Jason Mraz Talks Protesting, Pride and His Journey to Being Openly Bisexual
The coronavirus pandemic has forced Pride events around the world to go virtual this year. For Jason Mraz, that means he can, for the first time, take part in the annual summer festivities. After all, thanks to the virus, the "I'm Yours" [...]
Haaz SleimanTalks Visibility, His Gay Marvel Kiss, and Why He Wants to Play James Bond
Actor Haaz Sleiman is on a mission to take part in stories that broaden the pool of queer perspectives on the screen. And if you already know his work, you know he's on a roll. For "The Son," an episode of Apple TV+'s acclaimed anthology [...]
Q&A: Indigo Girls on Pandemic Life, Trump-Era Inequality & How Pride Can Help Heal Country's Divisions
The day before I got on a call with Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, famously known as the Indigo Girls, the longtime folk-rock duo and LGBTQ activists were playing a set for fans during a Facebook Live concert. They had planned on performing in public [...]
Q&A: Tori Amos Talks Bad Days, Memorable Mornings & Wearing Your Big Boy Boots
In her second book, "Resistance: A Songwriter's Story of Hope, Change, and Courage," flaming piano queen Tori Amos shares her personal stories against a world-in-crisis backdrop and discusses how they've shaped songs from her three-decade career. [...]
Q&A: Janelle Monáe Talks 'Too On the Nose' Pandemic, LGBTQ Representation & Pride Plans
I really hadn't planned on telling queer powerhouse singer-actress-activist Janelle Monáe that I made food for my boyfriend the night before I got on Zoom with her. That afternoon, Monáe was feeling it all. This global pandemic, the [...]
They Sold Gay Porn. Now, Their Daughter Tells Their Story.
Gay porn is not what straight, religious-conservative married couple Barry and Karen Mason thought they'd become known for. But for over 35 years, they owned a bookstore that sold videos like "Confessions of a Two Dick Slut" and "Meat Me at the [...]
Patti LuPone on 'Hollywood,' Her Basement Videos & Why 'Ladies Who Lunch' Will Never Be the Same
In Ryan Murphy's "Hollywood," the wife becomes the boss, the "black screenwriter" is simply a screenwriter, and the gay leading man is just himself. Naturally, it stars Broadway icon Patti LuPone, who, in conversations like the one we had recently, [...]