XFINITY LGBTQ Celebrates Black Cinema
“Moonlight,” for all its successes both in the film festival and awards ceremony circuits, has achieved something far greater: It’s deservedly brought media attention and an increased awareness to...
View ArticleHollywood’s Most Eligible Gay Bachelors of 2017
Another Singles Awareness Day has come and gone… Photo Credit: FOX Can you believe it’s already that time of year again? Trust and believe, for us single ladies Valentine’s Day can be particularly...
View ArticleWhy Buffy Slayed as a Gay Icon
“The hardest thing in this world is to live in it.” -Buffy Summers Image Credit: FOX This week marks the 20th Anniversary of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s” premiere episode. And while many of us have...
View ArticleLet’s Have a ‘Kiki’
Photo courtesy of IFC Films In New York City, LGBTQ youth of color gather out on the Christopher Street Pier to practice a performance-based art form, Ballroom, which was made famous in the early...
View ArticleRoss Matthews Talks RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9
Photo by: Timothy White/E! The premiere of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 9 is nearly upon us. And, mama, I could not be more excited! RuPaul, the presiding Queen Mother of the “House of All Things...
View ArticleXFINITY LGBTQ Joins Watchathon
TV’s biggest binge-watching week just got a whole lot gayer! XFINITY Watchathon Week is almost upon us! Returning for its fifth-straight year, Watchathon gives customers the chance to enjoy many of the...
View ArticleA Masterclass in Expressing Yourself
Break out your cone bras, ladies and gentlemen. It’s time to express yourself! Image Credit: LOGO Madonna’s most memorable troupe of dancers are back, and they are ready to continue their legacy by...
View ArticleEditor in Chief of the Advocate’s Top LGBTQ Film Picks
By Lucas Grindley, Editor in Chief, The Advocate Every list of favorite films depends on the person watching. What we see depends on what we’ve lived or what we were doing when a film debuts. Here...
View ArticleDebra Messing to Be Honored at the 28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards
Image Credit: NBC GLAAD announced today that it will honor Debra Messing with the Excellence in Media Award, which is presented to media professionals who have made a significant difference in...
View Article‘Landline’: Who Says Queer and Baseball Don’t Mix?
Image Credit: Music Box Theatre I recently picked up the phone to chat with Matthew Aaron and Bruce Fretts about landlines, the normalization of queer characters in entertainment and their new film....
View ArticleXFINITY LGBTQ Celebrates Asian Entertainment
Instagram legend and makeup magician Kim Chi did the world a huge favor while filming “RuPaul’s Drag Race” when she took a moment to educate Michelle Visage, and the show’s thousands of viewers, on...
View ArticleFrameline Distribution Adds 15 Titles to the LGBTQ Collection
When it comes to pioneering queer cinema, one name comes to mind for having changed the landscape of what LGBTQ faces look like on screen. Frameline Distribution has been distributing LGBTQ films for...
View ArticlePFLAG Joins XFINITY LGBTQ Community Recommendations
PFLAG is the nation’s largest organization uniting families, allies and people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer. The organization is committed to advancing equality through its...
View ArticleXFINITY LGBTQ Community Recommendations: NCLR
The National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people as well as their...
View Article‘El Canto del Colibrí’: Música para los oídos de la juventud LGBTQ
Translated by: Marcela Ramirez A medida que el Mes de la Herencia Hispana continúa y nos adentramos en el Mes de la Historia LGBTQ, hay una película que se destaca ya que traspasa ambos mundos y acorta...
View ArticleXFINITY LGBTQ Is Here, Queer and Bringing the Fear
Historically a genre lacking representation of LGBTQ community members, horror has a unique relationship with its queer viewers. There are many competing theories as to why that is, whether it’s...
View Article‘Good Behavior’ Serves Up Letty’s Best Disguise Yet
In “Good Behavior,” Letty Raines (Michelle Dockery) always gets what she wants. She even got back the one thing that had eluded her for so long—her son, Jacob (Nyles Julian Steele). Unfortunately, the...
View ArticleThe ‘Claws’ Are Out: Why Gays and Girl Power Go Hand in (Well-Manicured) Hand
From a distance, it’s easy to mistake the series “Claws” for a modern-day version of an early 2000s beauty shop comedy. Yes, similar to the likes of “Beauty Shop” and “Hair Show,” the show drops a...
View ArticleMeet Michael Alago: The Inspiring Gay Man Who Helped Shape the Landscape of...
It’s difficult to imagine a flamboyantly gay Puerto Rican teenager in Brooklyn deeply entrenched in the heavy-metal scene today, let alone 40 years ago. Even more unbelievable is that same boy going...
View ArticleXFINITY LGBTQ Community Recommendations: Washington Blade
The Washington Blade was founded in 1969 as a black and white, one-sheet community newsletter distributed in D.C.-area bars and has grown to become the newspaper of record for the LGBTQ community. The...
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