How do you tell a single story that spans Lagos, Bangkok, Atlanta, and London without flattening the people inside it? For Micheal Ighodaro, the answer started with a beat. Ahead of the debut for Red Light Diaries , the upcoming drama drops its 12-track original album on August 14. SpanningContinue Reading
Updates rules from the Eurovision Song Contest mean a winning country could be blocked from hosting the following year. The new rules from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) state that winning countries will not be able to host if the country is involved in “an armed conflict, a sensitive geopoliticalContinue Reading
GLAAD brought real talk and hard data to Martha’s Vineyard this past weekend. On Sunday, August 9, the media advocacy group hosted the panel “Reel Change: Black Film, Culture, and the Stories That Shape Us” at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF). The event featured Emmy-winning actor LaverneContinue Reading
Julie Andrews has confirmed she will not reprise her role as Queen Clarisse Renaldi in the upcoming third installment of The Princess Diaries. After years of speculation about a possible royal reunion, the 90-year-old actor said she believes the franchise now belongs to Anne Hathaway’s Mia Thermopolis. “I’m not goingContinue Reading
Australia’s census will include questions on gender and sexuality (Image: Getty Images) Sexual orientation and gender identity questions are included on Australia’s census for the first time, a major shift in how the country counts its population and understands LGBTQ+ communities. The change was reported on 11 August, ahead ofContinue Reading
After nearly 40 years as a fashion and television icon, Isaac Mizrahi is still finding new ways to surprise his audience. The designer and former “Project Runway: All Stars” judge will return to his musical roots this week when he takes the stage in New York for a four-night runContinue Reading
Boy George is standing behind his new song, “We Will Dance Again,” despite a flurry of backlash over its pro-Israel stance and embrace of artificial intelligence. The 1980s music icon on Sunday posted a short video on Instagram pledging to part ways with any bandmates who declined to perform theContinue Reading
There’s a reason Lizzie Borden has remained one of America’s most infamous murder suspects for more than a century. Now, Netflix is giving the legend the Monster treatment. Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story arrives Sept. 17 as the fourth installment of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s Emmy-winning anthology series, withContinue Reading
Missi Pyle is single, ready to mingle, and open to finding love regardless of gender. The actor shared the playful revelation during the latest episode of Shut Up Evan, the Netflix video podcast hosted by writer and pop culture commentator Evan Ross Katz. Pyle joined queer singer-songwriter King Princess andContinue Reading
There are plenty of ways to find yourself. Vixen Maheu found himself in hotel rooms, bathhouses, Grindr meetups and, eventually, through tarot cards. The former gay escort has since built a community of more than 100,000 followers around tarot, astrology and shadow work, turning some of the most painful chaptersContinue Reading
From East High sweethearts to future husbands! Frankie A. Rodriguez, 27, and Joe Serafini, 28, are engaged, adding a very happy new chapter to their real-life Disney love story. Rodriguez shared the news Friday with a series of adorable Instagram photos featuring plenty of smiles, a piggyback ride and, mostContinue Reading
A year after his run in Broadway’s “Oh, Mary!” came to a close, Conrad Ricamora is back onstage in a thriller he hopes will encourage viewers to reduce — or, at least, reevaluate — their reliance on screens. The “How to Get Away with Murder” actor currently stars in AndrewContinue Reading
For emerging LGBTQ+ designers, getting the work made is often only half the battle. Finding the money, mentorship and industry support to keep going can be even harder. That is exactly the gap Queer|Art hopes to address with its new Queer|Art Design Grant, created in partnership with UGG®. The inauguralContinue Reading