LGBTQ Entertainment News

Ruaridh Mollica is entering the Marvel Cinematic Universe with superpowers, and a point worth repeating: Who you’re dating doesn’t determine whether you’re bisexual. That’s right, another queer character is joining the MCU! The VisionQuest actor confirmed that his character, Tommy Maximoff, is bisexual while discussing his own connection to the role. For Mollica, who identifies

A new report by Open For Business suggests that a lack of LGBTQ+-inclusive laws and policies has become a massive economic burden for Japan, costing the nation somewhere between ¥6.04 and 16.42 trillion (or $37.3 and 101.5 billion) per year. These costs are fueled by lost earnings from the LGBTQ+ wage gap, as well as

Alex and Henry are heading to another royal wedding, and their next chapter comes with an R rating. Consider our interest renewed. Red, White & Royal Wedding, the follow-up to 2023’s Red, White & Royal Blue, has received its U.S. classification for “sexual content/nudity and language.” Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine return as Alex

Out Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg refused to criticize Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan as a radical when speaking to Fox News on Wednesday. Instead, Buttigieg used his response to criticize El-Sayed’s opponent, Republican Mike Rogers, for initially supporting the president’s tariffs and his war in Iran, which have resulted in skyrocketing

Romeo Beckham makes his acting debut in Forty Love, a gay tennis romance whose new trailer shows the two rivals in a heated will-they-won’t-they match. Opposite The Animal Kingdom actor Paul Kircher, Beckham plays a rival who gives an ambitious young player something more than a trophy to think about. David and Victoria Beckham’s 24-year-old son steps

Ana Lupez, a trailblazing transgender performer, died Wednesday at the age of 82 from heart cancer in the city of Mendoza, Argentina. She was one of the first Argentinian women to undergo gender-affirming surgery and made a career as a renowned actress and dancer, touring through South American countries and making a name for herself

The Yellowjackets are finally heading home! But how do you explain what happened to everyone who didn’t make it back? Only time will tell… Season 4 Early Release Images Paramount+ has officially released a teaser for the psychological horror drama’s fourth and final season, premiering Nov. 20. After 19 months in the wilderness, the surviving

When groundbreaking lesbian political writer Gloria Anzaldúa grew up as a seventh-generation Tejana and Chicana in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley during the early 1940s, her grandparents had lost much of the land they had owned through “carelessness … white peoples’ greed, and my grandmother not knowing English,” she said. Anzaldúa — who had Spanish,

A new two-part BBC documentary will explore J.K. Rowling’s literary success and the controversies surrounding her anti-trans views. The project will trace the author’s journey from creating the beloved Harry Potter franchise to becoming an increasingly outspoken political figure whose public statements have divided fans and former collaborators over the years. Currently titled J.K. Rowling,

Although Laith Ashley De La Cruz came out as gay at age 17, he came out as trans at age 19, after watching videos made by transgender people on YouTube. He has since become quite possibly the only out trans male Hispanic model ever to appear in mainstream US media. “When I was a kid,

Tom Daley arrived for his drag makeover with one very important piece of the look already handled: the dress. The Olympic diving champion knitted it himself, bringing a little of his familiar creativity to an experience that would leave him struggling to recognize his own reflection. With RuPaul’s Drag Race star Plastique Tiara handling the

Billionaire transphobe Elon Musk allegedly cut off his daughter Vivian Jenna Wilson’s health insurance coverage the day after she came out as transgender. Wilson’s mother, Justine Wilson, made this claim in Musk, the newly released nearly four-hour documentary about Musk’s global influence over right-wing politics. Justine Wilson – who married Musk in 2000, divorced him

Matthew Lillard has a message for queer fans watching Carrie, and it comes straight from the heart. Speaking with Gayety alongside co-star Amber Midthunder, the actor reflected on raising queer kids, growing up feeling like an outsider and why this story might mean something special to viewers who know that feeling. “Don’t make me emotional,”

The punk subculture, in its idealized form, brought people from all walks of life — mostly outcasts and weirdos — together to make music and art. But nowadays, if you ask most people to picture a generic 1970s punk, they’ll likely imagine a sneering white guy with a mohawk and a cartoonish British accent.  But

Alexander Skarsgård‘s shoes are leaving nothing to the imagination. The actor attended the Wicker screening at the BFI London Film Festival on Thursday, Oct. 8, in a gold Saint Laurent suit, skipping a shirt and finishing the look with transparent lace-up shoes. Yes, transparent. Even his toes got an invitation. The metallic suit alone would

Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson has a stark message for Democrats caving on trans rights: “You’re doing too much and getting too little.” Robinson made the comment while speaking to The Advocate during a roundtable discussion with reporters on Monday. She added, “You don’t have to sacrifice any member of our community to win

Chappell Roan is bringing some very good company to her next big night out. Actually, make that two nights. Lola Young, Tinashe, Caroline Polachek and MUNA will join Roan for the Super Graphic Spectacular, a two-day fundraiser at Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium on Oct. 21 and 22. Roan will headline both evenings, with comedian Caleb

Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia will be the Trump administration’s new press secretary, The New York Times reported on Friday. Her record of transphobic commentary on Fox News makes her the perfect spokesperson for Trump’s endless crusade to eradicate trans people from civic life nationwide. Zacharia currently works as a communications adviser to Trump Media and Technology

After Elsinore‘s European premiere at the London Film Festival, Andrew Scott spoke about the importance of remembering difficult chapters of queer history. His new film tells the story of Scottish actor Ian Charleson, who delivered an acclaimed performance in Hamlet while seriously ill with AIDS. Speaking to Variety, Scott made clear that he welcomes the romances

Donald Trump’s first State of the Union (SOTU) address of his second term is scheduled for next Tuesday, February 24, and Democrats are already working on how they’ll respond. The New York Times reports that many Democratic members of Congress are planning to boycott it. Related “We cannot normalize this moment when Trump is marching

The women of All’s Fair are returning to work, and keeping things professional seems pretty low on their list of priorities. Hulu has released the Season 2 trailer for Ryan Murphy’s legal drama, reuniting Kim Kardashian, Sarah Paulson, Niecy Nash-Betts, Naomi Watts, Glenn Close and Teyana Taylor. The series returns Nov. 4, and its new

Donald Trump’s desperate anti-trans campaign against cisgender South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Annie Andrews continued Wednesday, with the president posting a vile attack ad suggesting transgender women pose a threat to children. The clip, which the president posted via his Truth Social account, depicts a bearded man in a pink wig, pink blouse, and skirt

Hudson Williams is making his relationship with Bvlgari official, and it comes with plenty of sparkle. The luxury jewelry house has welcomed the Heated Rivalry star as its newest ambassador, adding another fashion milestone to the actor’s growing résumé. For Williams, the partnership comes down to a shared appreciation for individuality and a little boldness.

The town commissioners of Livingston, Montana voted last Saturday to “immediately temporarily suspend” a filming permit for a movie tentatively titled Pawn Shop, a pro-ICE feature film produced by the anti-LGBTQ+, right-wing media outlet The Daily Wire. The pro-ICE film reportedly depicts ICE-shooting victim Renee Good — a queer, blonde-hair mother of three — as

A long-running weekly tradition at a Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ venue came to a sudden halt this week after a drag performance involving black makeup provoked intense community backlash and a wave of violent threats. Blue Moon Bar, located on Butler Street in the city’s Lawrenceville neighborhood, called off its September 30 Open Stage night. Management stated

The Palm Beach County Republican Party of Florida on Monday endorsed Mike Caruso, who is running for clerk of the circuit court and comptroller, The Miami Herald reported. Police arrested Caruso on August 18 on five felony charges of kidnapping, molestation, and child abuse connected to his alleged sexual abuse of a male relative under

Jonathan Bailey and Ella Purnell have given the internet a very sinister and sultry start to spooky season. Audible’s full-cast adaptation of Dracula is officially here, but a behind-the-scenes clip of the pair recording a feeding scene is demanding some attention of its own. As Purnell’s Mina feeds from Bailey’s Dracula, their breathless vocal performances

Autocratic dictators (“strongmen”) depend on their dehumanization playbooks to take action against specific internal and external groups to gain and retain ever-increasing rates of power. Dehumanization is the process and practice of denying others their full humanity, making them appear less than human, subhuman, targeting everyone the regime defines as “outgroups” (or as German fascists

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is dealing with a sudden heartbreak following the death of her partner, Ken Urker. Urker died in his bed at his home in Raceland, Louisiana, on Thursday, Oct. 1. He was 34 years old. Deputies from the Lafourche Sheriff’s Office responded to the Raceland home at approximately 6:15 p.m., finding Urker dead

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) spoke at the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner last Saturday, where she told the more than 2000 attendees that “fighting for basic fundamental freedoms is the right thing to do and the politically smart thing to do every time.” As the keynote speaker, Whitmer emphasized the need to fight for