Margaret Cho
Chris Azzopardi Has Spent 20 Years Asking the Right Questions — For Our Readers, For All of Us
On any given week, Chris Azzopardi might be on the phone with Cher in the morning and, by afternoon, editing a story about a queer teen in rural Michigan who [...]Read more about Chris Azzopardi Has Spent 20 Years Asking the Right Questions — For Our Readers, For All of Us
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
In Conversation with Alok Vaid-Menon: Turning Queer Pain Into Grace, One Stage at a Time
In a world obsessed with categories, Alok Vaid-Menon is the question mark at the end of every assumption. They defy easy categorization, which is exactly the [...]Read more about In Conversation with Alok Vaid-Menon: Turning Queer Pain Into Grace, One Stage at a Time
Let Loose at All-Women's Weekend in Saugatuck, Dance at the Garden of Gaga, Attend Trans Health Event
Who are we kidding? The days of packing Pride into four tiny weeks is vanishing faster than corduroy in climate change. That's all to say our mid-May [...]Read more about Let Loose at All-Women's Weekend in Saugatuck, Dance at the Garden of Gaga, Attend Trans Health Event
Margaret Cho Talks New Anthem for Trans Youth, Gay Pop Worship and Her Republican ‘Bottom’ Muse
Margaret Cho’s new album, her first in eight years, might take some people by surprise — especially those who don’t know that her talents stretch far beyond [...]Read more about Margaret Cho Talks New Anthem for Trans Youth, Gay Pop Worship and Her Republican ‘Bottom’ Muse
40 Years After His AIDS Diagnosis, Filmmaker Tom E. Brown Reflects on Bringing His Life and Work to Detroit
When Tom E. Brown was just 18, he was told his days were numbered. Over the phone, in a conversation as abrupt as it was devastating, his doctor informed him [...]Read more about 40 Years After His AIDS Diagnosis, Filmmaker Tom E. Brown Reflects on Bringing His Life and Work to Detroit
Newsflash: Bowen Yang Is Not Joel Kim Booster, Despite What You May Have Read in Other Queer Outlets
At this point, we almost feel bad for the editorial team at Out magazine, who just cannot seem to nail down the basics when it comes to the apparently Herculean [...]Read more about Newsflash: Bowen Yang Is Not Joel Kim Booster, Despite What You May Have Read in Other Queer Outlets
Queer Things to Do: Get Billy Porter Tickets, Learn About Adulting with Stand with Trans, Attend an International Animation Festival
Despite what you might have been led to believe, most queer people are up to many things other than discussing Bud Lights on TikTok. In fact, Michigan is alive [...]Read more about Queer Things to Do: Get Billy Porter Tickets, Learn About Adulting with Stand with Trans, Attend an International Animation Festival
The Best in Queer TV and Film in 2022
This article originally appeared in the Washington Blade.It’s that season, once again, when everyone is compiling their lists of the year’s best film and TV [...]Read more about The Best in Queer TV and Film in 2022
Bowen Yang Is Here, Queer and Leading His Very First (Very Gay) Film with 'Fire Island'
Maybe Bowen Yang will just forever live the Fire Island fantasy wherever he is. Is that what happens when you make a movie in what many consider gay paradise? [...]Read more about Bowen Yang Is Here, Queer and Leading His Very First (Very Gay) Film with 'Fire Island'
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 [...]Read more about Jonathan Van Ness Talks New Netflix Show, Inspiring LGBTQ+ Youth and Newfound 'Sense of Ease' in Who They Are
WATCH: Too Soon? Not If You're Alaska Thunderfuck.The Queen Talks Comedy Special and, Oh Yes, an All Winners 'All Stars'
Are Alaska Thunderfuck's filthy jokes about Jeffrey Epstein, "genderfluids," labia and poop too much for our world on fire? Alaska, even though she has a song [...]Read more about WATCH: Too Soon? Not If You're Alaska Thunderfuck.The Queen Talks Comedy Special and, Oh Yes, an All Winners 'All Stars'
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Billy Porter joins Camila Cabello for new "Cinderella" If this bit of news were a ballroom walk-off, the category would probably be "Fairy [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Q&A: Wanda Sykes Talks New Standup, Walkouts & Ellen's Interview with Kevin Hart
Because according to Trump's America only white het men can exist, now would be a good time to reintroduce Wanda Sykes. She is a black person and a woman and a [...]Read more about Q&A: Wanda Sykes Talks New Standup, Walkouts & Ellen's Interview with Kevin Hart
Give Margaret Cho a Hand: Comic Talks New Kink Series, Queer Sex & Hollywood Homophobia
Damn that bulging carpometacarpal joint. Without it, Margaret Cho's kink play could've been trouble-free, but nope – that thumb joint has been "the bane of my [...]Read more about Give Margaret Cho a Hand: Comic Talks New Kink Series, Queer Sex & Hollywood Homophobia
REC Honors Margaret Cho's Trailblazing Activism
Fame, for better or worse, almost always comes with a platform, and in the case of Margaret Cho, it's been one that promotes acceptance. Ever since she first [...]Read more about REC Honors Margaret Cho's Trailblazing Activism
Ruth Ellis Center to Award Margaret Cho at Annual VOICES Gala
Inaugural Youth Impact Awards to be presented to Jack Antonoff, Billy Porter, Zeke Thomas The Ruth Ellis Legacy Award "honors individuals who embody the [...]Read more about Ruth Ellis Center to Award Margaret Cho at Annual VOICES Gala
Transforming Minds One Truth at a Time: Comedian Ian Harvie on How 'We're All Trans'
Photo: SEESO For Ian Harvie, it's not about earning the title of "first trans person in the world with a one-hour standup special." Though that's a tag the FTM [...]Read more about Transforming Minds One Truth at a Time: Comedian Ian Harvie on How 'We're All Trans'
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Luke Evans stars in "Professor Marston & The Wonder Women" Here's one you might have missed: the story of a man named William Marston, a [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Same-sex Wedding Expo Partners With Inclusive Vendors
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to legalize same-sex marriage in June 2015, some of the world's most valuable brands and businesses took over social media [...]Read more about Same-sex Wedding Expo Partners With Inclusive Vendors
Prizes at the 2016 Ultimate LGBT Wedding & Anniversary Expo
Dinner for eight aboard the elegant Detroit Princess Riverboat. Dozens of gift certificates, prizes, travel packages, beauty items and vacations will be [...]Read more about Prizes at the 2016 Ultimate LGBT Wedding & Anniversary Expo
Presidential Debates Highlight the Need to Celebrate Inclusive Wedding Vendors
By Amy Lynn Smith Sheri Folta, left, and her wife, Cassandra Varner, slice one of two anniversary cakes together, Sunday, March 22, 2015, at Affirmations in [...]Read more about Presidential Debates Highlight the Need to Celebrate Inclusive Wedding Vendors
Q&A: Peaches Talks Childhood Trans Friend, Sex In Pop Music, Vaginas & How Nicki Minaj 'Slays All These Guys'
"Look. I don't have breasts anymore." Peaches is reminiscing on a dear friend she grew up with, when he showed up at her door, and came out to her as [...]Read more about Q&A: Peaches Talks Childhood Trans Friend, Sex In Pop Music, Vaginas & How Nicki Minaj 'Slays All These Guys'
The Cho Must Go On: Margaret Laments Loss Of Comedy Heroes, Talks 'Daughter' Amy Schumer, Memoir & Bisexuality
Margaret Cho was a comedian even before she knew it. "As a kid, I was thinking all these things," Cho, 46, recalls, expounding on her surprising childhood [...]Read more about The Cho Must Go On: Margaret Laments Loss Of Comedy Heroes, Talks 'Daughter' Amy Schumer, Memoir & Bisexuality
Screen Queen: The Comeback, It Follows, The Nanny
The Comeback When HBO gave their beloved mockumentary "The Comeback" the dreaded cut after its 13-episode run in 2005, it was a sad, sad time for us gays. [...]Read more about Screen Queen: The Comeback, It Follows, The Nanny
LGBT Discussion In Upcoming Diversity In Art Convention
BY BTL STAFF DETROIT – Actor and producer Jon Imparato will present a topic on queer art at Sphinx Con 2015, an upcoming convention to be held in the Westin [...]Read more about LGBT Discussion In Upcoming Diversity In Art Convention
New Documentary Considers The Gay Accent And Internalized Homophobia
Have you ever worried about sounding gay? Is there even such a thing as a gay accent? And if so, should it be discouraged? These are the questions film [...]Read more about New Documentary Considers The Gay Accent And Internalized Homophobia
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Zach Braff wishes on star Jim Parsons "Wish I Was Here" is the name of that movie Zach Braff turned to Kickstarter to fund, a move that [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Cher and Bette are 'In the Pink' If any movie sounds like it's following a "how-to" guide for making something a whole lot of gay men [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Did You Ever See a Lassie Go This Way?
Across 1 Ties down 8 Japanese escorts 15 Part of a Bernstein score 16 Madonna album 17 Queer, but not necessarily gay 18 Aware 19 With 20-Across, lesbian TV [...]Read more about Did You Ever See a Lassie Go This Way?
Optimism Drives XIX International AIDS Conference
By Bob Roehr "Turning the Tide Together" is the audacious slogan of the XIX International AIDS Conference that officially opened here in Washington, DC on [...]Read more about Optimism Drives XIX International AIDS Conference
Anchor's Aweigh
Across 1 Act up, with "on" 6 Used a forked tongue 10 Sitcom radio station 14 Threesome member for Dumas 15 160 rods 16 Strong as ___ 17 It may slip over [...]Read more about Anchor's Aweigh
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente The return of T.R. Knight There was that "f-word" scandal, he quit "Grey's Anatomy" and then… whatever happened to T.R. Knight? Well, [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Girlyman plays new album, 'Supernova,' at The Ark
The Brooklyn-to-Atlanta transplants of Girlyman, performing at 8 p.m. Feb. 8 at Ann Arbor's The Ark, scheduled their first rehearsal for Sept. 11, 2001. After [...]Read more about Girlyman plays new album, 'Supernova,' at The Ark
Kids in the Hall' Comic to Bullied Youth: 'Grow a Pair'
Scott Thompson is still a kid in the hall, but his outlook on life – it doesn't always get better, "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" ruined our community and [...]Read more about Kids in the Hall' Comic to Bullied Youth: 'Grow a Pair'
Good and Irritating
Across 1 Not nuts 5 Safari master 10 Emulates Eminem 14 Word on a gift tag 15 Put into law 16 Slumlord's declaration? 17 With 28-Across, allegedly good [...]Read more about Good and Irritating
For Lanford Wilson: Stolen Letter
Across 1 "Beat it!" 5 Some of Mary's lambs 9 Perkins' "Psycho" role 14 Full house, e.g. 15 Org. that has never been to Uranus 16 Place for champagne 17 [...]Read more about For Lanford Wilson: Stolen Letter
RuPaul's new 'Race'
By Lawrence Ferber On Jan. 24, the third season of Logo's hit "RuPaul's Drag Race" exits the gate at full speed, and it's running on some seriously premium [...]Read more about RuPaul's new 'Race'
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Robert Downey Jr. gets next to the 'Normal' guys At this point in his career, all Robert Downey Jr. wants to do is sing. Good thing he's [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Lisa Lampanelli: One Mean Queen
There's nothing like hearing a familiar voice on the other end of the line, and Lisa Lampanelli's is just as I remember it: loud and mean, like she's burping [...]Read more about Lisa Lampanelli: One Mean Queen
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente Margaret Cho. Photo: David C. Lee for Asiance Queen Latifah's latest 'Dilemma' No, the dilemma is not the recent "I'm not gay" interview [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
Turn of Phrase
Across 1 Pitcher's rubber 5 Whitman's dooryard bloomers 11 Get ready for action 15 Succotash bean 16 Tennis star Mauresmo 17 "Little Caesar" gangster 18 Crude [...]Read more about Turn of Phrase
Hear Me Out: Margaret Cho sings ... and it doesn't suck! Plus: Lady Gaga's no-good latest
Margaret Cho, 'Cho Dependent' Don't worry about missing Margaret Cho's dirty mind on her music debut. Her first CD rolls in all the bits of the brassy, [...]Read more about Hear Me Out: Margaret Cho sings ... and it doesn't suck! Plus: Lady Gaga's no-good latest
Social Nyet-working
Across 1 Dick Button's field 8 Virginia Woolf novel 15 A soft drink may have one 16 More like Albert in "The Birdcage" 17 What drawers do 18 Lost one's [...]Read more about Social Nyet-working
Deep Inside Hollywood
By Romeo San Vicente You will believe an elephant can fly In keeping with the Disney Corporation's transparent bid for global domination of all [...]Read more about Deep Inside Hollywood
The Quin Q&A
Tegan and Sara made a lot of noise last year – first on the most amped-up album of their crossover career and then indirectly via a juvenile dis song about [...]Read more about The Quin Q&A
Out from the Poundstone Age
Never one for the computer, Paula Poundstone finally caved because people wouldn't stop gushing about the "stupid" thing. Now the longtime comedian's tweeting [...]Read more about Out from the Poundstone Age
