John Waters
Katy O’Brian Is the Queer Action Star We’ve Been Waiting For
Katy O’Brian has tackled lesbian neo-noir and gone full-throttle action, sharing the screen with Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” [...]Read more about Katy O’Brian Is the Queer Action Star We’ve Been Waiting For
John Waters Doesn't Want Your Approval — and That's Why We Still Need Him
John Waters doesn’t just embrace contradiction — he lives in it. A filmmaker, writer, visual artist and cultural icon, Waters has spent over half a century [...]Read more about John Waters Doesn't Want Your Approval — and That's Why We Still Need Him
‘M3GAN 2.0’ Loses Its Gay Vibes and Becomes a Corporate Faux-Ally
“M3GAN 2.0” serves corporate faux-ally realness — eager to cash in on the queer fandom that crowned the original a camp icon, only to retreat into something far [...]Read more about ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Loses Its Gay Vibes and Becomes a Corporate Faux-Ally
Lukas Gage Talks 'Fear of Being Boring,' Queer Sex Representation and His Reaction to Fans Thirsting Over His 'Smile 2' Role
On hit shows such as “Euphoria” and “You,” Lukas Gage has perfected the art of being captivatingly chaotic. Though experiencing a golden shower during the [...]Read more about Lukas Gage Talks 'Fear of Being Boring,' Queer Sex Representation and His Reaction to Fans Thirsting Over His 'Smile 2' Role
How Tricia Cooke’s Lesbian Sensibility Infuses ‘Drive-Away Dolls,’ Co-Created with Her Husband Ethan Coen
Ethan Coen, half of the filmmaking brother duo known for cinema touchstones such as “The Big Lebowski” and “Fargo,” lays it all out very simply after I mention [...]Read more about How Tricia Cooke’s Lesbian Sensibility Infuses ‘Drive-Away Dolls,’ Co-Created with Her Husband Ethan Coen
Queer Icon John Waters, Self-Proclaimed ‘Filth Elder,’ Receives Much-Deserved Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
John Waters, pioneering DIY filmmaker, author, fashion icon and self-proclaimed “filth elder," was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [...]Read more about Queer Icon John Waters, Self-Proclaimed ‘Filth Elder,’ Receives Much-Deserved Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Inside the ‘Daddyhole’: The Popular Attraction Returns to Detroit's Dirty Show
Attention sexual citizens of Michigan: For the 23rd time, “Detroit’s cavalcade of carnality” promises to turn Motor City mad, for sexual freedom, that is. The [...]Read more about Inside the ‘Daddyhole’: The Popular Attraction Returns to Detroit's Dirty Show
Queer Things to Do: Join the Roller Skating Trend, Volunteer Your Heart Out, Enjoy Late Summer Pride Fest
With pumpkin spice (aka “basic bitch”) season just over the horizon, it’s time to cram in as much summer fun as you can manage. Keep it chill with a live stage [...]Read more about Queer Things to Do: Join the Roller Skating Trend, Volunteer Your Heart Out, Enjoy Late Summer Pride Fest
The New Queer Cinema Movement Paved the Way for Today's Mainstream LGBTQ+ Films. But at What Cost?
“We’re not like them,” says one man to another, laying atop him on a dirty roadside. “We don’t have as much time — so we’ve got to grab life by the balls and go [...]Read more about The New Queer Cinema Movement Paved the Way for Today's Mainstream LGBTQ+ Films. But at What Cost?
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? [...]Read more about Jennifer Tilly Is Your Friend to the End: The Longtime LGBTQ+ Ally Talks the 'Chucky' Series and Its Killer Queer Affirmations
Texas School District Has Had It With Long-Haired Hippie Students
Hair is political. The rules about hair in the United States are, well, hairy. A lot of it goes back to the Bible, which has lots of wild opinions about hair. [...]Read more about Texas School District Has Had It With Long-Haired Hippie Students
A New 'Queer as Folk' Is Coming to Peacock
After a couple years of rumbling maybes, there's a new "Queer as Folk" on the way, with an eight-episode, straight-to-series order from NBC's streaming service [...]Read more about A New 'Queer as Folk' Is Coming to Peacock
Sarahland' Author, a Metro Detroit Native, On Her Queer Must-Reads For Women's History Month
Queer books by women have saved my life. They've given me language with which to articulate a self, enabled me both to understand history in a way that makes [...]Read more about Sarahland' Author, a Metro Detroit Native, On Her Queer Must-Reads For Women's History Month
BMA to Name its Restrooms for John Waters After Donation
Washington Blade Staff Report The Baltimore Museum of Art announced Wednesday that iconic gay director John Waters has donated 375 works from his personal art [...]Read more about BMA to Name its Restrooms for John Waters After Donation
Screen Queen: The Johns
Polyester John Waters staged a live chicken decapitation for his 1969 debut feature "Mondo Trasho." In the following year's "Multiple Maniacs," he made anal [...]Read more about Screen Queen: The Johns
Mommie Queerest: Isabelle Huppert Talks Sapphic Subtext of 'Greta,' Camp & LGBTQ Roles
I'm saying goodbye to Isabelle Huppert, grande dame of French cinema with over 100 films to her name, including 2001's "The Piano Teacher," the Oscar winner [...]Read more about Mommie Queerest: Isabelle Huppert Talks Sapphic Subtext of 'Greta,' Camp & LGBTQ Roles
Tab Hunter Dies at 86
Tab Hunter, the 1950s' teen heartthrob who would later become a prominent figure in the gay community, died Sunday night. He was 86. Allan Glaser, his partner [...]Read more about Tab Hunter Dies at 86
Tom of Finland Film Screening at MOCAD
Though not everyone knows the name Touko Valio Laaksonen, his pseudonym Tom of Finland is, to many, instantly recognizable. The Finnish artist earned his fame [...]Read more about Tom of Finland Film Screening at MOCAD
"Not Yet Rated" gets 'G' for Great
Two guys going at it: Zap! NC-17! But two gender-opposites fornicating in a stairwell? Rated R. Director Kirby Dick's strongest argument in "This Film Is Not [...]Read more about "Not Yet Rated" gets 'G' for Great
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente 'Flicka' finds a future Before there was Mr. Ed, there was a horse named Flicka. Flicka didn't speak like Ed, but was made famous all the [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
July 2006 highlights
She/he Said “You weasel your way out of it while trying not to be offensive. If that had been my inclination, I could’ve been a great trophy boyfriend. A kept [...]Read more about July 2006 highlights
How Did Chucky Get So Gay? LGBT Icon Jennifer Tilly Dishes on Horror Saga's Queerness & Warner Bros.'s Resistance to the Lesbian Love In 'Bound'
Photo: Universal Chucky, with his fiery red hair and frighteningly loyal pledge to be "your friend till the end," was never gay by design. But in 1998, four [...]Read more about How Did Chucky Get So Gay? LGBT Icon Jennifer Tilly Dishes on Horror Saga's Queerness & Warner Bros.'s Resistance to the Lesbian Love In 'Bound'
John Waters Looks Back at 'Serial Mom': Inside Fan-Fave Scenes & Boy George's Surprising Ode to the Film
Photo: Greg Gorman Has there ever been a better prank call than the one in "Serial Mom"? The wicked bit features Kathleen Turner as Beverly Sutphin harassing [...]Read more about John Waters Looks Back at 'Serial Mom': Inside Fan-Fave Scenes & Boy George's Surprising Ode to the Film
Screen Queen: Best Picture Winner 'Moonlight' & John Waters' 'Multiple Maniacs'
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Perhaps you stumbled onto the acclaimed, queer mind of Spanish auteur Pedro Almodovar via his latest work, 2016's [...]Read more about Screen Queen: Best Picture Winner 'Moonlight' & John Waters' 'Multiple Maniacs'
The Frivolist: 5 Gaycations With a Purpose to Plan This Year
I've never been interested in an all-gay getaway. The idea of making the annual 4th of July pilgrimage to Fire Island, New York, or boarding an Atlantis [...]Read more about The Frivolist: 5 Gaycations With a Purpose to Plan This Year
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente 'Hairspray Live!' adds Rosie O'Donnell and Sean Hayes to cast Sean Hayes will play the role of Hefty Hideaway Dress Shop proprietor Mr. [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
RockOUT for PRIDE October 17
By Sarah Mieras LANSING – Girl-powered indie rock will come alive during RockOUT for Pride, a one-night fundraiser for the 2004 Michigan Pride festival [...]Read more about RockOUT for PRIDE October 17
State Theatre To Show John Waters Series
ANN ARBOR – Ann Arbor's State Theatre will present a film series called "Yours Truly, John Waters," a three-month celebration of the cult director's most [...]Read more about State Theatre To Show John Waters Series
Q&A: John Waters On Kink Freaks, James Franco, His Collection Of A**hole Art & Why He May Retire From Film
Photo: Greg Gorman John Waters has taken many deviant turns during his influential career as a cult icon who's constructed a legacy out of the poop-eating, [...]Read more about Q&A: John Waters On Kink Freaks, James Franco, His Collection Of A**hole Art & Why He May Retire From Film
Cinema Detroit: Inclusion & Faygo Under The Same Roof
By Sarah Bricker-Hunt When co-owners Paula Guthat and her husband Tim put together their weekly movie line-up, it's like a mix tape from a good friend – the [...]Read more about Cinema Detroit: Inclusion & Faygo Under The Same Roof
Throwin' Shade
After a brutal winter that left most of us begging for mercy, it's finally time to enjoy some fun in the sun. To help you step out in [...]Read more about Throwin' Shade
Screen Queen: Halloween Edition
Chucky: The Complete Collection Dolls used to be disposable. Toss 'em, sell 'em, give 'em to Goodwill. Not Chucky. The little ginger shit just won't go away. [...]Read more about Screen Queen: Halloween Edition
Without Ice, Part 2
By Ed Sikov Cocktail Chatter When last we left our fearful columnist, he was attempting to transliterate his wretched Harry Beaton imitation into print. [...]Read more about Without Ice, Part 2
Here Comes John Waters
By Andrea Poteet For four decades, reigning "Pope of Trash" John Waters has pushed boundaries with campy classic films, art and books. So one shouldn't expect [...]Read more about Here Comes John Waters
My Provincetown Picks
The thick smell of seafood isn't something Michigan offers unless you're in the Red Lobster parking lot. But in Boston, at Bay State Cruise Company's pier at [...]Read more about My Provincetown Picks
EXCLUSIVE: 'Rock of Ages' Director on Tom's Butt, Gay Kiss & John Waters' Advice
How do you come off a musical that has John Travolta doing drag? You make sure the next one, "Rock of Ages," gets Tom Cruise in butt-baring chaps. "I thought [...]Read more about EXCLUSIVE: 'Rock of Ages' Director on Tom's Butt, Gay Kiss & John Waters' Advice
LGBT rights, culture
Compiled by Howard Israel "LGBT rights are not special rights; they are human rights. My Administration will continue to strongly support human rights and [...]Read more about LGBT rights, culture
Book Marks: Best of 2010
by Richard Labonte The bad news: Alyson Books, founded 30 years ago and for a time the preeminent gay and lesbian press, flamed out in October despite a bid [...]Read more about Book Marks: Best of 2010
Book Marks: The International Homosexual Conspiracy, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
by Richard Labonte "Parallel Lies," by Stella Duffy. Bywater Books, 198 pages, $14.95 paper. Yana Ivanova is Hollywood royalty, the best actress of her [...]Read more about Book Marks: The International Homosexual Conspiracy, Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk
S/he said: Ex-gay therapy, Stonewall and Miss Universe
Compiled by Howard Israel "I think we should just try to make heterosexual divorce illegal." – Filmmaker John Waters, known for "Hairspray" and "Pink [...]Read more about S/he said: Ex-gay therapy, Stonewall and Miss Universe
Book Marks: Insignificant Others, The Side Door, Role Models
by Richard Labonte "Insignificant Others," by Stephen McCauley. Simon & Schuster, 320 pages, $25 hardcover. On the surface, Conrad and Richard are [...]Read more about Book Marks: Insignificant Others, The Side Door, Role Models
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Will Heather Matarazzo go Helter Skelter? It's been more than 40 years since members of the Charles Manson "family" committed the [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente 'Project Runway"s fashionable spawn Ratings may be slipping a bit for "Project Runway," but the spinoffs and branding have only just [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Model' Citizen: An interview with John Waters
By Gregg Shapiro For more than 40 years, John Waters has been one of the most original voices in contemporary pop culture. His films, including "Pink [...]Read more about Model' Citizen: An interview with John Waters
John Waters headlines Traverse City festival
TRAVERSE CITY – Pioneering comedian and superstar Roseanne Barr and the godfather of independent filmmaking John Waters will lead a stellar group of some of [...]Read more about John Waters headlines Traverse City festival
The Dating Diet Dude: An interview with...me
By Anthony Paull Since winning over the hearts of LGBT readers over the last few years with the Dating Diet (check out the latest edition on page …), which [...]Read more about The Dating Diet Dude: An interview with...me
Deep Inside Hollywood: Jodie Foster, Rupert Everett, and W.S. Burroughs
By Romeo San Vicente Jodie Foster Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson reunite over 'Beaver' When you're director Jodie Foster and you really want to make your mark [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood: Jodie Foster, Rupert Everett, and W.S. Burroughs
