Harvey Fierstein drags Trump-led Kennedy Center, reveals he was banned
The Tony Award-winning actor and writer shared an emotional statement criticizing Donald Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center.
March 18, 2025
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Decoding Trump's strange obsession with the Kennedys
Opinion: With fixations on the JFK files, the Kennedy Center, RFK Jr., and former First Lady Jacqueline, Trump tries to be a Kennedy, writes John Casey.
March 20, 2025
Nepo Baby RFK Jr. Hates Vaccines, Poppers, and the Kennedy Legacy
Spreading dangerous viewpoints and preaching transphobia somehow makes someone a viable presidential candidate in 2023.
June 23, 2023
JD Vance & his wife attended a Kennedy Center performance. The audience booed
People reacted strongly when they noticed that the vice president and his wife were attending a National Symphony Orchestra show.
March 14, 2025
Kennedy Center plagued with dismal ticket sales as patrons stay away under Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ takeover
It’s worse than during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when a deadly virus kept people away from public places.
October 31, 2025
Lily Tomlin Named First Lesbian to Win Huge Honor
Tomlin will be honored for her lifetime contribution to the performing arts.
September 9, 2014
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art abruptly postpones LGBTQ+ exhibit
The show, planned to coincide with this year's WorldPride, was postponed due to budget constraints, not Donald Trump's policies, a spokeswoman says.
May 7, 2025
Lin-Manuel Miranda: 'Easy decision' to cancel 'Hamilton' at Kennedy Center
After President Donald Trump overhauled the Kennedy Center board, the team behind Hamilton refused to perform. Here's what Miranda has to say about the decision months later.
September 4, 2025
Trump loves Betty Buckley, but the LGBTQ+ ally doesn't love him
He mused about the Broadway star at his first Kennedy Center board meeting.
March 19, 2025
Shakira cancels Saturday concert at WorldPride
The singer cited logistical problems with moving her tour from Boston to Washington, D.C.
May 30, 2025
Ring in 2021 With Bi Opera Singer Jamie Barton, Other Stars on PBS
Barton is part of a starry New Year's Eve lineup, including Patti LaBelle, Audra McDonald, Josh Groban, Juanes, Yo-Yo Ma, and more, in United in Song.
December 31, 2020
Antigay Counselor Marcus Bachmann Gets Presidential Appointment
Bachmann, husband of former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, has been accused of practicing conversion therapy.
December 24, 2020
Images: How this gay man's passion for LEGO won him a place of honor in Dulles Airport
“As a kid, LEGOs were a way for me to express myself artistically but also definitely a way to sort of escape a little bit and a way to decompress,” Richard Paules recalls.
May 20, 2024
Why June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month
The short answer is Stonewall, but there's more to Pride history.
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May 17, 2025
WorldPride organizers urge global unity amid calls to boycott U.S. LGBTQ+ celebration
"I want you to know that we are working tirelessly with agencies and advocates to ensure that you are able to safely and securely travel to and from the U.S.,” Capital Pride executive director Ryan Bos said
March 20, 2025
Seat Filler The Advocates Guide to Theater
Your man on the New York theater scene looks back at gay love and self-loathing in the '40s, '50s, and '60s before shamelessly lusting after Broadway stars Liev Schreiber, Victor Garber, and High School Musical hunk Corbin Bleu.
February 23, 2010
100 days and 100 of the most hilarious, horrific, and heinous things done by the Trump administration
Opinion: A painstaking look at 100 of the top blunders, mishaps, and mistakes of Trump, his loyalists, and his minions, from John Casey.
April 30, 2025
The most banned author in America refuses to be silenced
No amount of bans will stop George M. Johnson, author of All Boys Aren’t Blue, from telling queer stories.
August 17, 2025
