Remembering Leslie Jordan: Goodbye to One Southern Baptist Sissy From Another
Leslie Jordan and I had something in common. Unfortunately, I don’t much share his delightful wit, delicious Southern charm, undaunting cheerfulness or [...]
‘American Horror Story’ Goes Full Gay In ‘NYC’
By John Paul King, Washington BladeIt’s hard to believe that “American Horror Story” is now more than a decade old – yet at the same [...]
Tár' Is a Staggering Lesbian Success Story. But Whose Success Is It?
In writer-director Todd Field’s latest film, “Tár,” there’s a sense of intoxication in play, an air of fascination in the [...]
‘Monarch’ Star Beth Ditto on Why LGBTQ+ Representation Matters to Kids Everywhere, But Especially in the South
All this talk of authentic representation and, finally, we’re seeing it. In fact, we’re seeing a lot of it in the extremely dramatic new Fox [...]
The ‘Very Special’ Reason ‘Chucky’ Star Lachlan Watson Loved Bringing Killer Doll’s Genderfluid Kids to Life
I don’t even ask Lachlan Watson about the Value Village cow onesie until halfway through our interview. But that’s how Watson first appears on Zoom, [...]
At the Kyiv City Ballet in Detroit: Queer Beauty in a Time of Turmoil
More than seven months ago, on Feb. 23, the Kyiv City Ballet left their country for a long-planned European tour. The following day, Russia invaded Ukraine. [...]
How Optics and Inclusion Tussle for Space in 'Bros'
“Not all gay people are nice,” says Bobby Leiber, played by Billy Eichner as the lead character in “Bros,” the new Judd Apatow-produced [...]
‘Long Live Montero’ Review: Lil Nas X Serves Defiant Celebration of Queerness During Debut Concert in Detroit
It didn’t take me long to stop caring if Lil Nas X’s show at Detroit’s Fox Theatre on Tuesday, the first show of his first tour, was going to [...]
How Randy Rainbow Is More 'Raw' Than He's Ever Been
There are far worse things happening in the world, clearly, but political-parody sensation Randy Rainbow does have a bone to pick with some folks. And this [...]
Detroit, Here He Comes: 5 Times Lil Nas X Delivered Earth-Shattering Queerness
Not very long ago at all, hardly anyone had heard of Montero Lamar Hill. One record-breaking first single, “Old Town Road” (the remix won him a [...]
This Michigan Playwright Has Some Important Things to Say About Race, Queerness, God and Tupac. He's Finally Saying Them.
Emilio Rodriguez thought nothing of it when he handed a cache of unproduced scripts to an Ann Arbor artistic director four years ago. Rodriguez isn’t new [...]
Back to School: 9 Queer-Inclusive Picture Books For LGBTQ+ Kids
Back-to-school time is here, so why not get your kids in the mood with some LGBTQ-inclusive picture books set in schools? There are now many such books, but [...]
