Chris Azzopardi
Q&A: Sandra Bernhard on Why She Supports Political Blasting of Trump-Themed 'Roseanne' and Kathy Griffin's 'Biggest Crime'
Before unloading her frank thoughts on TV co-star Roseanne Barr's alt-right politics and fellow comic Kathy Griffin's viral Trump-beheading pic ("It just wasn't funny"), Sandra Bernhard proclaims herself quite aptly as "no-nonsense." That has been, [...]
Simon' –and Out Director Greg Berlanti –Says It's Time for Queer Cinema's Next Big Thing
Historically speaking, the most culturally influential LGBTQ-focused films have been independent, slow-rollout, arthouse-screened touchstones, from Best Picture Oscar contender "Brokeback Mountain" in 2005 to Best Picture Oscar winner "Moonlight," [...]
Hear Me Out: 7 Albums (Britney! Robyn!) That Will Make This Year Suck Less
That Britney album better come quick – preferably before the world combusts from nuclear warfare. On the horizon for the rest of what's shaping up to be a very gay 2018 outside of Brandi Carlile's recently released must-hear masterwork? New [...]
Robyn Is Coming. Plus, 6 Other Albums That Will Make This Year Suck Less.
That Britney album better come quick – preferably before the world combusts from nuclear warfare. On the horizon for the rest of what's shaping up to be a very gay 2018 outside of Brandi Carlile's recently released must-hear masterwork? New Robyn, [...]
Q&A: Jake Shears Is 'Happy to Call the Shots,' Talks Scissor Sisters Hiatus, Aging and the Day David Bowie Died
"Oh, did I print that?" Jake Shears is in a state of surprised perplexity, wondering if a version of his new (and very moving) memoir, "Boys Keep Swinging," landed in the hands of journalists, such as myself, with what he calls the "weird [...]
Justin Tranter's Delusion Come True: Hitmaker on Career Reinvention & How His Queerness Nurtures Pop Princesses
Who needs awards when you have Oprah? True, walking away with a shiny, golden statue has its own perks, but for songwriter-to-the-stars Justin Tranter, just being nominated for a Grammy and a Golden Globe this year was a triumph. Now, too, he can [...]
Singing For Our Lives: Brandi Carlile Instills Power in the Powerless With Career-Best LP
Brandi Carlile knew the kid from somewhere. She'd seen him before – not this particular one, but others like him. Nervously pulling at his T-shirt, worn under a chic blazer that stuck out amid a sea of casual tracksuit bottoms and hoodie [...]
Q&A: 'Schitt's Creek' Creator Dan Levy Talks Show's Beloved Gay Relationship, Guiding Non-Queers and Living More Like His Free-Spirited Pansexual Character
Next time you see Dan Levy, thank him. Thank him for "Schitt's Creek," his super-bingeable comedic riff on a once-affluent family forced to live like fish out of Perrier in the podunk Canadian town the show is named after. And thank him, he who [...]
Chaz Bono on How His Transness 'Was the Issue That Made Me Stop Acting' & Possibly Working With Mom Cher
As radical right-winger Gary Longstreet on last year's "American Horror Story: Cult," a far cry from his own liberal leanings, Chaz Bono had his breakout role at the age of 48. Why did it take so long for Bono, who just happens to be Cher's [...]
Screen Queen: Yes, That's Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman) in HBO's 'Mosaic'
Tap that Grindr cuddle buddy of yours – winter is officially here, and brr, it's time for some Netflix and chill. Or HBO and chill. Or Blu-ray and chill. Whatever your media of choice, here's a peek into some films and TV shows you can use to lure [...]
Gloria Estefan Talks Very Gay Year: LGBTQ Icon Has a Queer Movie, Award and Now Daughter
Why of course global queer icon Gloria Estefan – subject of Broadway musical "On Your Feet," and muse to drag queens worldwide – has a daughter who is not straight. To close out 2017, Gloria's 23-year-old daughter, Emily, celebrated – for the first [...]
Best Albums of 2017
Donald Trump is still tweeting (oh yeah, and somehow still president). Free internet porn could be a bygone luxury thanks to #RIPNetNeutrality. But hey, music in 2017 didn't suck! Read on for the music that saved me, and maybe you, from one of the [...]