NewsVoicesArts & EntertainmentCrimeEducationHealthLove & SexPeoplePoliticsSports
    OUTPrideOut TravelerPLUSADVOCATE CHANNEL
    Support UsSubscribeSubscriber ServicesEmail Newsletter Signup
    CONTACTAbout UsCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
    © 2025 Equal Entertainment LLC.
    All Rights reserved
    Advocate.comAdvocate.com
    Scroll To Top

    By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

    Accept

    7 Queer Things to Do This Week

    Advocate.com Editors

    Read Full Bio
    Advocate.com Editors
     12/07/18

    7 Queer Things to Do This Week

    Mary Queen of Scots

    Mary Queen of Scots
      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Renowned theater director Josie Rourke takes on the epic task of charting the politics of the 16th century queens Mary and Elizabeth. One of the few films in which Mary does not play second fiddle to Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, based on the book by historian John Guy, paints the women as would-be friends were it not for a patriarchy fueled by fear of otherness. Saiorse Ronan plays the lesser-known Mary while Margot Robbie puts a new spin on the oft-portrayed Elizabeth. Rourke's rendering of the story highlights a bond that only Mary and Elizabeth, in their positions of female power could understand while also investigating Mary's abiding love for her queer male confidant Rizzio (Ismael Cruz Cordova) and excoriating the patriarchy like no film in recent history. Guy Pearce, Gemma Chan, Joe Alwyn, and David Tennant costar.

    GLAAD Tidings

    GLAAD Tidings
      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Enjoy seeing LGBTQ characters in film and television? Then support GLAAD, a media organization dedicated to raising visibility for our community and holding the Trump administration accountable for erasure. Angelenos can do so by going to GLAAD Tidings, the group's annual holiday fundraiser, this Sunday. Or just donate!

    Dumplin'

    Dumplin'
      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Beauty pageants, drag queens, and Dolly Parton! Need we say more? Netflix's Dumplin' tells the story of Willowdeen (Patty Cake$'s Danielle Macdonald), a Dolly Parton-obssesed plus-size teen whose mother Rosie (Jennifer Aniston) revels in her status as the town's ultimate beauty queen while continually, casually knocking her daughter's looks. Eventually, Willowdean, or "Dumplin'" as Rosie calls her, decides to become a pageant girl, much to the chagrin of the rest of the contestants. Soon, other young women who wouldn't typically take on the pageant world join her, including non-binary performer Bex Taylor-Klaus (Scream, The Killing). The film is a heartfelt ode to honoring various interpretations of beauty. Parton and legendary lesbian producer Linda Perry collaborated on the soundtrack, which includes several gorgeous new tunes.

    Dumplin' drops on Netflix on Friday.

    Trending stories

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Electric Forest is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for everyone in the LGBTQ+ community

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Checking out: nhow London, the city’s coolest hotel

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Out and About with Christian Cooper

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Sasha Velour revives Alexander Velvet to honor 'King of Drag' series

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    BREAKING: The WNBA announces expansion teams in these three cities

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    VIDEO: A man living with HIV discusses his journey to fatherhood

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    David Archuleta on loving sexy crop tops & the skin he's in

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Ranking the 15 best lesbian and sapphic coming-of-age movies ever

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    France becomes world’s first country to enshrine abortion rights in constitution

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    'King of Drag's Buck Wylde reveals their master plan for kings to reign over the scene (exclusive)

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Elon Musk uses burner accounts on X, doesn’t fact-check: report

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Gays went feral at an iconic Pride celebration in Pensacola, Florida

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    1985: the year the AIDS crisis finally broke through the silence

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    BenDeLaCreme reveals if she'd like to return to 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    53 steamy celebrity Calvin Klein ads the gays won't forget

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    This HIV Long-Term Survivor Day, listen to this leader from God's Love, We Deliver

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    All 6 rogue Mississippi cops got long prison sentences in 'Goon Squad' torture of 2 Black men

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Meet Out's Most Eligible Bachelorettes of 2025

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Trump admin guts $258 million in funding for HIV vaccine research

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Grindr workers pushed out are fighting to get their jobs back

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    How climate disasters hurt mental health in young people

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Joe Biden has tied the record for most LGBTQ+ judges confirmed in federal courts

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Wilderness, woods, and Wigstock: Drag icons light up the Catskills

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    BREAKING: Supreme Court rules to save free access to preventive care, including PrEP

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    ‘Dragula’ star Dollya Black comes out as trans and embraces trans joy

    Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey

    Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey
      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Writer and illustrator Edward Gorey masterfully mined humor from tragedy over his long and prolific career. A typical Gorey verse: "I is for Ida who drowned in a lake / J is for James who took lye by mistake." But despite his often-bizarre art, Gorey lived a life that was often "disappointingly normal," Mark Dery writes in this new biography. He loved cats and ballet, and stuck relentlessly to routines up until his death in 2000 at age 75. "Part of me is genuinely eccentric," he once said. "Part of me is a bit of a put-on." Gorey had many gay friends, including poet Frank O'Hara, and most of them thought he was gay too. But whatever his orientation, Gorey didn't often act on it. "Aside from one source who says that Gorey made oblique mention of a sexual experience as a teenager, nobody could recall his having any romantic relationships that amounted to more than one of his unrequited 'infatuations,'" New York Times critic Jennifer Szalai notes in her review of Born to Be Posthumous. But there's certainly an outsider sensibility in his work that appeals to many LGBTQ people. Dery has produced a compelling biography of this enigmatic man, according to Szalai. The book "is an entertaining account of an artist who liked to be coy with anybody who dared to write about him," she says. Order here or visit your local bookstore.

     

     

    Lava Walker

    Lava Walker
      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Surf guitarist (and Advocate contributor) Susan Surftone joins with flutist Joanne Lazzaro for "Lava Walker," a song that chronicles Lazzaro's trip to the Big Island of Hawaii, and her experiences while "lava walking" there. Lazzaro plays both classical flute and triple-drone Native American flute in the piece, which evokes both the physical and spiritual experiences found on the island. The recording captures a performance by Surftone and :azzaro at Kulak's Woodshed in Los Angeles, with percussionist Charlie Lowrey joining in for the first time. Download it here.

    RuPaul’s Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular

    RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular
      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Join Trixie Mattel, Latrice Royale, Mayhem Miller, Shangela, Jasmine Masters, Sonique, and Kim Chi for RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular, a Christmas special from RuPaul's Drag Race. Hosted by RuPaul, this program brings back these fan favorites for a yuletide competition. Watch it tonight on VH1 at 8 p.m. Eastern, and see a preview below.

    Robyn -'Honey'

    Robyn
      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Robyn has reteamed with her "Call Your Girlfriend" director, Max Vitale, for her new, super-queer video for "Honey," which features the singer dancing with fans who answered a casting call looking for "a diverse cast of interesting and expressive people... who love music and love to dance in their own way."

    The casting notice also emphasized that Robyn was "looking for modern, diverse, interesting and liberated couples and relationships. Heterosexual, LGBTQ+, gender non-conforming, polyamorous."

    The song is the title track off of Robyn's first solo album in eight years that dropped in October. She's currently on a world tour that hits the United States in February.

    Recommended Stories for You

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    'The Ultimatum: Queer Love' season two cast - who is still together?

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Top 10 LGBTQ+ beach towns perfect for Pride and summer fun

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Why LGBTQ+ advocates hope Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' costs the Republicans in the midterms

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Signs you may be polysexual, according to experts

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    This heavenly hotel in the heart of Hell's Kitchen is the perfect oasis

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    10 sexy photos from the infamous 'Twinks vs. Dolls IV: Total Carnage'

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Dancer. Healer. Survivor. DéShaun Armbrister is all of the above

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Cruising the world helped this gay couple find lasting love

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Meet Out's Most Eligible Bachelorexes of 2025

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Celebrating Black History Month with our annual African American issue

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    A man in Provincetown was called a homophobic slur and assaulted. Police need information

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Michael Cimino is proudly embracing his 'twunk' status & dishing on his love for the LGBTQ+ community

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Two series from The Advocate Channel launch on Hulu

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Advocates FYI

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Gigi Gorgeous and Nats Getty file for divorce—hope to 'remain friends'

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Meet Andrew Mitch — the sexy gay singer taking over country music

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    27 photos from Central Alabama Pride 2025 that prove queer joy is thriving in the south

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    The Talk Season 5 premieres this spring with HIV guidance for the newly diagnosed

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    Jess King is here to help you live your happiest, healthiest life yet

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    A Day Out in San Diego: A queer couple’s breathtaking travel guide

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    About Us

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    A Night Out in San Diego: A queer couple’s moonlit travel guide

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    The Advocates Team

      • Share using fb
      • Share using tw
      • Share using pt
      • Share using tl
      • Share using em
    • Close sharing options
    • Show sharing options

    BREAKING NEWS: Trump admin moves to end federal HIV prevention programs

    Latest Stories

    French Polynesia: LGBTQ+ inclusivity beyond expectations
    Travel

    No Pride flags needed in French Polynesia

    APRIL 07 2025 11:16 AM
    Resilient Lady delivers world-class amenities and experiences for an unparalleled adult-only voyage
    Travel

    Redefining LGBTQ+ luxury at sea: Virgin Voyages' Resilient Lady experience

    FEBRUARY 25 2025 8:24 AM
    The ultimate first-timer’s guide to island hopping in French Polynesia
    Travel

    French Polynesia LGBTQ+ island hopping guide

    JANUARY 07 2025 8:15 AM
    Billy Eicher (left) and Pumba and Timon from 'Mufasa: The Lion King'
    Billy Eichner

    Out and About with Billy Eichner

    DECEMBER 20 2024 3:25 PM
    Blind gay traveler Henry Martinez features Greater Fort Lauderdale in his latest video
    Travel

    Gay blind traveler Henry Martinez embraces Greater Fort Lauderdale in his latest video

    DECEMBER 06 2024 4:36 PM
    San Juan, Puerto Rico, is the sunny cure for your winter blues
    Travel

    Discover the LGBTQ+ paradise of San Juan, Puerto Rico

    NOVEMBER 29 2024 9:30 AM
    The incomparable Lady Bunny and her unnamed date
    Drag

    Drag Me to the Catskills: A weekend of camp and comedy in the woods

    MAY 29 2025 8:30 PM
    Karan Soni stars in "A Nice Indian Boy," in theaters starting April 4
    film

    Out and About with Karan Soni

    APRIL 04 2025 8:00 AM
    Take a long, hard look at the Real Nasty Pigs of New York

    Take a long, hard look at the Real Nasty Pigs of New York

    JANUARY 14 2025 4:20 PM
    Our insider’s guide to Whistler Pride 2025 - ​Barry Hoy reveals why this LGBTQ+ celebration on high is the season’s must-attend event
    Travel

    Join the fun at Whistler Pride 2025

    JANUARY 09 2025 3:00 PM
    Discover Dushi Curaçao, your ultimate Caribbean getaway
    Travel

    Explore dushi Curaçao: Your colorful LGBTQ+ Caribbean oasis

    DECEMBER 16 2024 1:45 PM
    progress pride LGBTQ rainbow flag
    Politics
    Badge
    gallery

    These are the 5 states with the smallest amount of LGBTQ+ people

    DECEMBER 04 2024 1:20 PM
    True
    Miss International Queen – USA contestants; reigning Miss International Queen – USA Kataluna Enriquez

    Which trans beauty will steal the spotlight at Miss International Queen – USA?

    NOVEMBER 23 2024 10:39 AM
    Boys! Boys! Boys! podcast: A new voice in queer culture
    Art

    Boys! Boys! Boys! podcast: A new voice in queer culture

    MAY 01 2025 5:03 PM
    Cobblestones, castles, and culture: Your LGBTQ+ guide to Edinburgh
    Travel

    Cobblestones, castles, and culture: Your LGBTQ+ guide to Edinburgh

    APRIL 30 2025 12:44 PM
    Edie © Jane Hilton; Justin Anz, Ranch Hand, Olney, Texas © Jane Hilton; Mirage © Jane Hilton; Pate Meinzer, Cowboy, Benjamin, Texas © Jane Hilton
    Photography

    Jane Hilton's 'Cowboys & Queens' captures the modern American dream

    MARCH 28 2025 6:27 PM
    Discover why Thailand is the ultimate LGBTQ+ paradise
    Travel

    Discover why Thailand is the ultimate LGBTQ+ paradise

    JANUARY 14 2025 10:00 AM
    Gigi Goode headlines the Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend 2025 in Washington D.C.
    Washington D.C.

    Get ready to unleash your kink at MAL Weekend 2025

    JANUARY 07 2025 3:14 PM
    Here are the must-attend events at Aspen Gay Ski Week 2025
    Travel

    Get ready for Aspen Gay Ski Week 2025

    DECEMBER 23 2024 4:24 PM
    Portrait of a Lady on Fire
    Arts & Entertainment
    Badge
    gallery

    31 Period Films of Lesbians and Bi Women in Love That Will Take You Back

    DECEMBER 09 2024 1:00 PM