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In the Arts & Entertainment section, The Advocate brings readers all the latest news on Hollywood, Broadway, and beyond. From New York to Los Angeles, The Advocate shines a spotlight on the stars of the screen who are lending their voices to support the LGBT community, as well as gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals who are moving the cultural needle. Discover A-list interviews, the best gay movies and reviews of theater, music, books and television. Learn how Arts & Entertainment can shape national dialogue and can work to advance equality.
Flew Too High book cover and author
Arts & Entertainment

This gay man's riveting memoir explores addiction, drug smuggling, and Studio 54

Louie Mandrapilias's debut book is a compulsive read.

Chely Wright attending the OUTLOUD: Raising Voices Concert Series in Los Angeles
People

Country music trailblazer Chely Wright's journey from stage to boardroom executive

The first major country artist to come out is now using her voice to keep DEI at the heart of corporate America.
Piers Morgan at Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball game 2024 Beyonce at he 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards 2025
Arts & Entertainment

Piers Morgan says Beyoncé is 'culturally appropriating Marilyn Monroe'

The TV personality reacted to Beyoncé's recent Levi's commercial.

'Gilded Age' side-eye: How a silent maid unveils centuries of trans history
Arts & Entertainment

'Gilded Age' side-eye: How a silent maid unveils centuries of trans history

One subtle eyebrow raise on screen becomes a portal to trans trailblazers who fought wars, tamed the Wild West, and helped shape the Constitution.

LGBTQ+ movies and TV coming in August 2025: Platonic; Honey Don’t!; The Truth about Jussie Smolett?; Wednesday
Arts & Entertainment

19 LGBTQ+ movies & TV shows coming in August 2025 — and where to watch them

Platonic, Honey Don’t!, Wednesday, Eyes of Wakanda, and more are headed to your screen this month.

King of Drag's Dick Von Dyke and Pressure K
Voices

'King of Drag' laid out a blueprint for a revolutionary masculinity

Opinion: Masculinity is a social construct—one we collectively create, define, uphold, or deconstruct. What if this series could show us a better way?

Pattie Gonia
Arts & Entertainment

Backpacking couple has the most lesbian honeymoon ever by hiking to see Pattie Gonia

Backpacking and drag queens make the perfect honeymoon combo!
Terence Stamp as Bernadette in The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert 1994
Voices

Terence Stamp’s iconic role in 'Priscilla' was a beacon of hope for LGBTQ+ visibility in 1994

Opinion: Over 30 years later, Stamp’s Bernadette remains a legendary film character, especially in these current anti-LGBTQ+ times, writes John Casey.

The three members of Huntr/x, the fictional girl group of KPop Demon Hunters on Netflix
Arts & Entertainment

Where have all the girl groups gone? Why it took 24 years for a girl band to top music charts again

The success of the fictional Huntr/x from 'KPop Demon Hunters' could herald a resurgence of real-life girl groups on pop music charts.

US President Donald Trump stands in the presidential box as he tours the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
News

Fresh off taking control of D.C. police, Trump announces he’ll host CBS's Kennedy Center Honors TV broadcast

He also said he chose “98 percent” of this year’s honorees.

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gay straight besties Jonathan Gregg and Tom Felix
News

One is straight. The other is gay. Together, these best friends are reimagining masculinity

Their friendship is a love story, just not the kind you're used to.

Damon Evans, Sherman Hemsley, and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)
Arts & Entertainment

'Jeffersons' actor says costar Sherman Hemsley was also gay, deserves a posthumous Emmy

Damon Evans, who played the second Lionel, reflects on the hit show and its 50th anniversary.

Portrait of an Unidentified Person circa 1710 Guilded Age scene HBO Max show historical photo believed to be William Dorsey Swann
Arts & Entertainment

Divas in the drawing room: The 'Gilded Age' drag cameo you might have missed

In an age of dukes and debutantes, the real queens were celebrities in their own right, performing in private clubs—and occasionally on HBO.

Colman Domingo
Arts & Entertainment

Colman Domingo admits he 'almost joined a cult' in Mexico City

It's practically a rite of passage for actors.

​Kristen Wiig in official poster for Palm Royale season 2
Arts & Entertainment

'Palm Royale' is coming back bigger and better: Season 2 first look

The Apple TV+ series stars Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern, Ricky Martin, and Carol Burnett, among others.

Benjamin Coy
Print Issue

Benjamin Coy is using his voice to amplify the voices of others

In our 2025 Thriving Under 30 feature, we highlight several young LGBTQ+ activists and advocates who are already changing the world.

A screen capture from the kinetic novel, "warm"
Arts & Entertainment

SFW lesbian games wrongly axed in online stores' overeaching 'adult content' purge

Well, who could have seen this coming?

Provincetown Massachusetts bear week 2025 pool party guests
Photography

Relive the sexiest moments from PTown Bear Week 2025's Otter Pop & Weiner Roast pool parties

Who's already packing for next year?

Kristi Noem's face melts on 'South Park'
Arts & Entertainment

​'South Park' eviscerates Kristi Noem for killing a puppy and abusing Botox​

South Park's newest episode makes fun of Kristi Noem for her admission that she shot and killed a puppy.

Zoey Dutch in a film still from The Threesome
Arts & Entertainment

Bisexual chaos runs amok in 'The Threesome' trailer starring Zoey Deutch

Jonah Hauer-King, Jaboukie Young-White, and Ruby Cruz also star in the upcoming indie film.