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Chris Azzopardi

Chris Azzopardi

Chris Azzopardi is the Editorial Director of Pride Source Media Group and Q Syndicate, the national LGBTQ+ wire service. He has interviewed a multitude of superstars, including Cher, Meryl Streep, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, GQ and Billboard. Reach him via Twitter @chrisazzopardi.

Hear Me Out: Collector's Editions

David Bowie, 'Five Years 1969-1973' The iconic cover of the U.K. edition of David Bowie's 1971 release "The Man Who Sold the World" features the queer icon sprawled out in a silky gown, pensively gazing forward. His skin is soft; his hair is long. [...]

This Light of Ours: Judith Light Reflects On LGBT Advocacy & How the Gay Community Taught Her To Be Courageous

Judith Light didn't know courage until she met the gay community. As one of a few prominent celebrities in the '80s to pledge her unwavering support to "the leaders," as she calls them, the "Who's The Boss?" actress was instrumental in changing the [...]

Q&A: Joe Jonas On Gay Clubbin' With Nick, Flattering Advances & How a Jonas Brothers Reunion Could 'Easily Happen'

Photo: Meredith Truax Nick Jonas isn't the only one going to gay clubs like a good ally – his older brother, Joe, enjoys a night out with the gays too. And the best part? Sometimes they even go together. As if that wasn't enough, Joe is taking his [...]

The Authentic Life: Sarah Paulson Talks 'Carol,' Pressure To Be An LGBT Activist & Why She Misses Jessica Lange

What does Sarah Paulson remember about the first time she kissed a girl? "Nothing that I'm going to tell you!" she teases, laughing as if to say "nice try." Not that the actress' entire life is a secret. It hasn't been. In 2005, when [...]

Screen Queen: My Own Private Idaho, Magic Mike 2

My Own Private Idaho Two years before a drug overdose ended River Phoenix's life in 1993, the dreamboat poeticized a tortured gay street hustler with gutting sorrow in out director Gus Van Sant's groundbreaking queer-cinema classic, "My Own [...]

Q&A: Kylie Minogue Talks First Christmas Album, 'Hating' the Boxes People Put Her In & Her Mistletoe Man ('You Should Love Who You Love')

Photo: Will Baker How does Kylie Minogue make the yuletide gay? "By singing about it," she says, giggling the cutest Kylie giggle. And then she does just that – she sings. The song? "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," which the Aussie icon [...]

Hear Me Out: Janet Jackson, Patty Griffin

Janet Jackson, 'Unbreakable' With her nipple safely tucked away, Janet Jackson resurrects a bygone bondage-less sound that's more "Good Times" than straight up sexy time. No "Would You Mind"-type on-tape masturbation. No "Damita Jo"-era [...]

Bravely Bareilles

Sara Bareilles was enjoying a bite at a Boston restaurant recently, and on her way out, the manager stopped her. He wanted a hug. Inspired by her empowering anthem "Brave," this particular young fella, she says, felt compelled to express his [...]

Q&A: Selena Gomez On Gay Boyfriends, 'Loving' Those Lesbian Rumors & Nick Jonas' 'Love For Everyone'

Photo courtesy of Interscope Records Selena Gomez is alive, revived and relieved. After photos turned up in 2014 of Gomez scrub-a-dub-dubbing with gal pal Cara Delevingne, who's openly bisexual, what transpired? Gay gossip, of course. Gomez doesn't [...]

Q&A: Sara Bareilles Talks Gay 'Brothers and Sisters,' Whether Closeted Celebs Are 'Brave' & Why She Thinks Taylor Swift Stands For 'Sisterhood'

Sara Bareilles was enjoying a bite at a Boston restaurant recently, and on her way out, the manager stopped her. He wanted a hug. Inspired by her empowering anthem "Brave," this particular young fella, she says, felt compelled to express his [...]

11 Classic Madonna Moments From Her 'Rebel Heart Tour'

Be still my gay heart. Though Madonna's latest spectacle, "Rebel Heart Tour," spotlights her 13th studio album of the same name, the concert queen still reached into her back pocket and pulled out a swoon-worthy collection of classics. Ones she [...]

11 Classic Madonna Moments From Her 'Rebel Heart Tour'

Photo by Kevin Mazur for WireImage/Getty Be still my gay heart. Though Madonna's latest spectacle, "Rebel Heart Tour," spotlights her 13th studio album of the same name, the concert queen still reached into her back pocket and pulled out a [...]