'Ghost' screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin on coming out: 'I've never not been gay'
Rubin has opened up in his just-published memoir, It’s Only a Movie.
June 3, 2024
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With the release of Happiest Season and so many other queer Christmas movies, one writer wonders where her happy Hannukah ending is.
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Naughty naughty
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Hallmark is at the forefront of promoting queer talent.
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Kimiko Glenn on Her Queer Romance in Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas
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The Texan theater pushes back against sexist whiners by clowning around.
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Scarlett Johansson's $15 Million Payday for Black Widow Is a Disgrace
Once the actress represented transface, now she's a symbol of our country's egregious pay gap.
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Brokeback backlash in full force
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In Defense of Stonewall
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September 25, 2015
WATCH: 'Empire' Sneak Peek: Jamal's New Man
A new headstrong young man makes his move on Jamal in this clip from tonight's episode of Empire.
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Nothing is better than sitting down to see a movie with your child and realizing there is a deeper message than what's being shown. Especially when that message deals with the stigma of gay adoption.
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Under the rainbow: LGBTQ+ stars who brought ‘Wicked’ to life
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Bromance Gets the A-List Treatment
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