August 11 2011 11:30 PM ET
Hot Sheet
The top 10 entertainment highlights on our gaydar this week: the spectacularly sordid battle for attention between Derek J, Del Shores, Ricky Martin, B. Slade, Lee Lessack, Mike Albo, Fringe freaks, the 3D cast of Glee, and more.
August 11 2011 4:00 AM ET
A-List Interview: Rose McGowan
Playing another witch in Conan the Barbarian, the Charmed alum opens up about her gay sister, her education by drag queens, and how she feels about gay bestie George Kotsiopoulos criticizing her outfits on Fashion Police.
August 10 2011 4:00 AM ET
THE INNOVATORS
These eight changemakers are unparalleled in their contributions to their industries — and they're out while they're doing it.
August 09 2011 4:00 AM ET
Bob Smith: I Advocate Cheese, Acupuncture, and Basset Hounds
Here’s what Bob Smith, comedian and author of Remembrance of Things I Forgot, is passionate about this month.
August 08 2011 4:00 AM ET
Op-ed: Exploring the Uncomfortable Difference Between Cuomo and Obama
An uncomfortable comparison between New York’s Governor Cuomo and the president on marriage equality underscores the flaws in Obama’s leadership.
August 05 2011 12:05 PM ET
Hot Sheet
The top 10 entertainment highlights on our gaydar this week: amateur gay superheroes, outed athletes, bisexual beatnik bus drivers, drag king rivalries, Elizabeth Taylor tributes, trans thespian tenderfoots, and more.
July 29 2011 1:45 PM ET
Hot Sheet
The top 10 entertainment highlights on our gaydar this week: Neil Patrick Harris smurfs up with Tim Gunn, Jane Lynch talks about pussies, Andy Warhol gets a pricey tribute, Jake Walden gives back to his fans, and more.
July 22 2011 9:45 AM ET
Hot Sheet
The top 10 entertainment highlights on our gaydar this week: Drop Dead Diva goes to prom, Woody Harrelson butches up Friends With Benefits, A-List: New York gets the girl, Project Runway carries on, and more.
July 18 2011 9:10 AM ET
Up, Up and Out of the Closet
DC Comics grabbed headlines last June when the company announced its entire line of comic books would be overhauled with 52 all-new #1 issues in September. Not only would iconic characters such as Superman and Wonder Woman restart with a fresh number, but costumes and origins for the entire universe of characters would be updated as well.The company has also taken advantage of the relaunch to establish a wider range of diversity, introducing several LGBT characters in their own titles. Apollo and Midnighter, a gay superhero couple who previously existed in DC’s alternate Wildstorm line of comics, have been incorporated into the company’s main cast of characters. They will join lesbians Batwoman, The Question, and the bisexual African-American superhero Voodoo in DC’s new universe.DC Comics Co-Publisher Dan Didio provided The Advocate with some insight into the new DC Universe and what we can expect to see from its expanding cast of LGBT characters.The Advocate: What can you tell us about the new Batwoman and the thought process behind introducing a high-profile lesbian character into the DC Universe?Dan Didio: We did a big push for Batwoman. We introduced her quite a while ago and we really wanted to push her as one of the mainstay characters in Batman’s world. It was important for us to introduce a gay character in that series. It was important for us to have [that character] featured with a bat symbol on its chest because we knew that would draw the attention and show how much we were behind setting a standard of diversity in the line [and] also making her a strong character in her own right.Why did you choose to attach such a high-profile gay character to Batman as apposed to other characters like Superman or Wonder Woman?There’s a lot more characters that inhabit Batman’s world. We knew we were interested in reintroducing the Batwoman character to his mythology and we also wanted to show a [different] point of view…because some of those characters without superpowers come from the same sense of grief in their past. Establishing [Batwoman] as a lesbian early on it givers her a different sensibility, a different point of view, and it also allows us to tell stories from a different angle that sets her apart from the other characters in Batman’s world.One of you new 52 titles in September, Stormwatch, will feature two gay male superheroes that were already established as a couple in your line of Wildstorm comics. What was the driving force behind incorporating them into the main DC Universe?When we looked at trying to incorporate some of the characters that inhabited the Wildstorm universe Apollo and Midnighter are two characters that have always popped out. Not because of what they represent, but they’re just strong characters in their own right and [they] were able to represent a story, a style of character that wasn’t represented in the DC Universe. There’s more of an aggressive nature with those characters that will interact interestingly with other characters and allows us to tell more and better stories.
July 15 2011 1:20 PM ET
Hot Sheet
The top 10 entertainment highlights on our gaydar this week: Harry Potter and the hirsute glorification, Fire Island celebration, trans inspiration, queer education, sci-fi exploration, schoolgirl obsession, and more.
July 08 2011 12:20 PM ET
Hot Sheet
The top 10 entertainment highlights on our gaydar this week: broads behind bars, cops in the closet, directors on the down low, Broadway boys in the doghouse, sci-fi heroes hard at work, and more.
July 07 2011 4:00 AM ET
Monogamish
We often protest when homophobes insist that same sex marriage will change marriage for straight people too. But in some ways, they’re right. Here’s how gay relationships will change the institution—but for the better.
July 01 2011 11:00 AM ET
Hot Sheet
The top 10 entertainment highlights on our gaydar this week: Lance Bass makes radio waves, Jeff Lewis flips out his boyfriend, Judy Gold gets a laugh track, Seth Rudetsky brings Broadway to P-town, and more.
