New Abraham Lincoln doc asserts he liked 'dashing' and 'daring' men
Dozens of scholars lend to the theory that President Abraham Lincoln was gay in the documentary Lover of Men.
July 12 2024 1:08 PM
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For years, the only time you could see LGBT people in film was either in broad comedy or melodramatic tragedies. Our repository of queer images trended toward the foppish best friend or the disease-stricken pariah. But with major LGBT films raking in awards in recent years--Brokeback Mountain, Moonlight, Call Me by Your Name--America has finally begun to recognize that the queer experience is just as rich a basis for cinematic experience as any other. Finally, we are in the golden age of queer film representation!
How Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum's 'Fly Me to the Moon' uplifts queer people, cats
“I think it's more of a reminder that we are all in this together, not just in this country, but this world. And it's really easy to feel very myopic about your life because we all have struggles. It doesn't matter where you are and who you are," Channing Tatum said.
July 11 2024 11:33 AM
Gay influencer Chris Stanley’s new doc explores West Virginia Pride parade ‘so small, it’s almost a secret’
The content creator popularly known as stanchris made a film about a Pride parade in small-town West Virginia.
June 28 2024 6:00 PM
Cynthia Lee Fontaine is telling this historic Texas drag queen's story in a new documentary (exclusive)
The RuPaul’s Drag Race season eight Miss Congeniality winner tells The Advocate about a new documentary she's part of that follows the life of drag legend Barbette.
June 20 2024 10:16 AM
11 of Sarah Paulson's Best Performances (So Far)
These are our favorite roles by the Emmy- and Tony-winning actor.
June 17 2024 3:21 PM
Elliot Page is narrating 'Second Nature,' a documentary about gay animals
The documentary explores over 1,500 species that engage in same-sex relationships, following how some parent, change sex, and more.
June 04 2024 5:08 PM
Surprise! 'Hairspray' star Nikki Blonsky has eloped with Hailey Jo Jenson
The actor revealed that she married her partner last year, dishing on the details of the intimate engagement and ceremony.
June 03 2024 11:01 AM
'Love, Jamie' illuminates trans artist Jamie Diaz's art created while incarcerated (exclusive)
Ahead of Love, Jamie's premiere on PBS's American Masters, The Advocate has an exclusive first look at the full documentary short that tells the story of friendship between trans artist Diaz, just released on parole, and Gabriel Joffe, a younger nonbinary person inspired by Diaz's art.
May 31 2024 7:35 PM
LGBTQ-led cheerleading film, Backspot's, queer love story gets close-up in exclusive clip
Elliot Page is an executive producer in the movie about competitive cheerleading that stars queer actors Devery Jacobs and Evan Rachel Wood and features a sweet queer love story.
May 30 2024 7:52 PM
‘Emilia Pérez’ star sues far-right politician for transphobic comment after her Cannes win
Karla Sofía Gascón has filed a lawsuit against far-right French politician Marion Maréchal, who called her Best Actress-winning performance "female interpretation."
May 29 2024 1:54 PM
Trump campaign outraged over queer Apprentice film, calling it ‘garbage’ and ‘pure fiction’
The notoriously thin-skinned former president’s campaign said that Trump would sue.
May 23 2024 3:18 PM
Stream on AdvocateChannel: Marti Cummings reigns supreme in ‘Queen of New York’ doc
Step into the fantastical realm of NYC politics as drag queen Marti Cummings, the regal subject of the documentary Queen of New York, fearlessly challenges conventions to try to become both the city's first drag queen and nonbinary council member.
May 23 2024 9:00 AM
Behind the lens with 'Queen of New York' doc director Emma Fidel (EXCLUSIVE)
Emmy-nominated director Emma Fidel shares her exhilarating journey capturing the groundbreaking political campaign of Marti Cummings, which is streaming exclusively on the Advocate Channel.
May 15 2024 11:00 AM
Brooke Shields and Wilson Cruz on Mother of the Bride's happy, loving gay couple
Icon Brooke Shields and actor and LGBTQ+ activist Wilson Cruz chat with The Advocate about authentically portraying queer people in movies.
May 14 2024 6:00 AM
Cyndi Lauper hailed as a pioneering activist for queer people in a new documentary
The documentary Let the Canary Sing outlines Cyndi Lauper's rise to fame in the 1980s along with her early activism for LGBTQ+ people, reproductive freedom, and more.
May 11 2024 11:04 AM
Olivia Colman & John Lithgow star in queer family film 'Jimpa' with breakout nonbinary lead
"The stories we tell help us work out who we want to be, and this one is filled with warmth, humor, love, and joy," said director Sophie Hyde, whose nonbinary child Aud stars in the film.
May 07 2024 1:30 PM
Frameline Voices' 'As You Are' explores refreshing queer love story with interabled couple
An exclusive clip from director Daisy Friedman's As You Are depicts a queer woman with a disability discussing feeling seen for the first time with her partner.
May 07 2024 12:37 PM
Jenifer Lewis says the gays 'made her career' & 'paid her mortgage'
The iconic actress is thanking the LGBTQ+ community for playing a huge part of her success.
May 01 2024 12:19 PM
Zendaya, Mike Faist & Josh O'Connor on Challengers' three-way love affair
Challengers’ stars Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor on how their characters are ultimately in a relationship between three people in Luca Guadagnino’s homoerotic tennis movie.
April 26 2024 7:35 PM
Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone to star in ‘The Wedding Banquet’ remake
The 1993 film follows a gay Taiwanese immigrant man who marries a Chinese woman to conceal his sexuality and partner from his family, as well as to get her a green card.
April 26 2024 1:14 PM