Chris Azzopardi
Patti Harrison Luckily Has a Lot to Say About Being Trans in Hollywood, Poop, Dildos and Elle Fanning
There still aren’t enough trans actors in Hollywood, but at least there’s Patti Harrison. Harrison is currently starring in the big blockbuster rom-com caper “The Lost City,” alongside Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum, as the [...]
Power, Putin and, Yes, the Tiger King: John Cameron Mitchell on What We Can Learn About Abusing Authority From Joe Exotic
What could Joe “Tiger King” Exotic and fictional genderqueer arthouse punk-rocker Hedwig Robinson possibly have in common? John Cameron Mitchell.And so, the Farrah Fawcett wig comes off the 58-year-old actor who created Hedwig and brought [...]
Call Me Mentor: Leslie Jordan and Cheyenne Jackson on What They've Learned From Each Other
Leslie Jordan and Cheyenne Jackson, co-stars in the Fox multicam sitcom “Call Me Kat,” are in separate locations on Zoom, tenderly admiring each other. As an openly gay actor, Jackson (“30 Rock” and “All Shook Up,” [...]
How Entertainment Weekly Changed My Life as a Gay Kid and Led Me to Become a Journalist
You wouldn’t be reading this right now if it weren’t for Entertainment Weekly. EW is why I became a journalist. This fact only makes it stranger, and sadder, to say that I can’t believe I won’t receive another issue of EW in [...]
Jonathan Van Ness Talks New Netflix Show, Inspiring LGBTQ+ Youth and Newfound 'Sense of Ease' in Who They Are
Before I talk to Jonathan Van Ness about their new Netflix show, “Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness,” they take me on a little on-camera adventure that involves them “needing cuter light.”They do a 180 with the computer. [...]
With His Empowering Sundance Debut, Antonio Marziale Is Provocative with Purpose
Writing and directing for the first time in his filmmaking career, Antonio Marziale didn’t make “Starfuckers,” which he also acts in, with the intention of it being among the short films to premiere at Sundance this year. But on [...]
Bridget Everett Takes on Small-Town Queer Chosen Family in One of the Most Moving Shows of the Year
Bridget Everett is surrounded by queer people in her everyday life. She’s got queer friends, queer family, queer fans — the latter of which she courted while performing her alt-cabaret (alt as in she’s been known to sing about [...]
‘Scream’ Screenwriter Kevin Williamson Confirms Billy and Stu’s Queer-Coded Relationship Was Based on Real Gay Killers
If you’re still wondering about those homoerotic undertones 25 years after Billy Loomis and Stu Macher terrorized Woodsboro in Wes Craven’s “Scream,” you’ve been on the right track all along.Ahead of the new [...]
A Survivor to Scream About: Neve Campbell on ‘Scream’ Queer Theories (Yes, Billy and Stu), and How Sidney Still Inspires the LGBTQ+ Community
As Sidney Prescott, fierce fighter of the knife-wielding Ghostface since the mid 1990s, Neve Campbell has represented strength and survival to generations of LGBTQ+ people. When she first appeared in Wes Craven’s groundbreaking [...]
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year for 'Single All the Way' Actor Philemon Chambers
Ôªø Philemon Chambers can't believe he's in a queer Christmas movie. It's the kind Chambers, recently named "Next Big Thing" by the Hollywood Reporter, could only dream of watching when he was a little queer boy growing up in Compton, California. [...]
Josie Totah Leads the Trans Charge on TV: 'Saved By the Bell' Star on LGBTQ+ Relatability and What's Next for Trans Representation
If you were expecting more of the same from "Saved by the Bell" when Peacock revived the series in 2020, you wouldn't just be mistaken — you'd be pleasantly surprised. A staple of TV for a generation of teens, the show, which originally ran [...]
Jennifer Tilly Is Your Friend to the End: The Longtime LGBTQ+ Ally Talks the 'Chucky' Series and Its Killer Queer Affirmations
Chucky is no Harvey Milk, but the killer doll with fire-red hair from openly gay creator Don Mancini is, at least, a good queer-affirming dad. Dad, you ask? Let's back up: So, yes, Chucky, Mancini's terrifying brainchild, is the doll that [...]