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From ‘Gomer Pyle’ to ‘Boots,' and the long, stagnant march of acceptance for the gay Marine

Opinion: 60 years after the gay actor Jim Nabors played a straight Marine, gay actor Miles Heizer plays a gay one, while being a gay Marine still demands a cover story, writes John Casey.

A gay friend and colleague on Elizabeth Taylor's AIDS work and how she created a safe space to be out

Tim Mendelson, who is helping to carry on Taylor's activism, remembers her on National Coming Out Day.

Remembering Wallis Annenberg, lesbian philanthropist who did much for the LGBTQ+ community

The publishing heiress was a major donor to LGBTQ+ and AIDS organizations.

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

A lot has happened in the four decades since. We take a look back.

What Barry Diller’s ho-hum coming-out says about a vanishing kind of marriage

Opinion: The respectful and intimate partnership between a gay man and a fabulous woman is no longer required in the way it once was, writes John Casey.

Gay actor Earl Holliman, star of 'Police Woman,' 'Twilight Zone,' and more, dies at 96

Holliman's death was announced by his spouse, Craig Curtis.

Phil Donahue, an unsung LGBTQ+ ally, who talked about being gay — and AIDS — when no one else would

During a time when so many of us felt desperately alone and unaccepted, Donahue made us feel like we were normal and we had a friend in him, writes John Casey.

'Hollywood Pride' tells you all you want to know about LGBTQ+ films and artists

Film historian and critic Alonso Duralde's new book offers a comprehensive view.

Rock Hudson 'gay confession' recording made by wife featured in new book 'The Fixer'

The recording was made surreptitiously by his wife, Phyllis Gates, according to the book by Josh Young and Manfred Westphal.

The LGBTQ+ movie fan's guide to the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival

It's the event of the year for classic film devotees — here are some recommendations for the discerning queer fan.

The Black-and-white dichotomy between Ronald Reagan’s birthday and Arthur Ashe’s death day

As a historical figure whose impact was profound on society, Ashe is head and shoulders above the former president, who showed cowardice on race and AIDS.

10 of the Best Films of Rock Hudson, the Closeted Mid-Century Hollywood Dreamboat

Find out what made Rock Hudson such a big deal.

On Mental Health and Acknowledging Us, Rosalynn Carter Was Ahead of Her Time

The former first lady's advocacy a lifetime ago has proven her to be consequential in helping the marginalized.

Clinging to the Enigma of Rock Hudson

In solitude, I mourned him with anger when he died. A new HBO documentary from director Stephen Kijak helps solve the mystery around the private Hudson, a star like no other in the history of Hollywood.

Rock Hudson Documentary Gets Stirring New Queer Trailer

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed comes to HBO and Max on June 28.

38 LGBTQ+ Films and Events at the Tribeca Festival

Documentaries about Rock Hudson, the Indigo Girls, and a trans filmmaker in Afghanistan, a drag story hour, a conversation with Billy Porter, and more will be on offer at the New York City fest.

A photographic history of the gay mustache

Take a walk across the hairy upper lip of mustache memories with these iconic mustachioed studs of the 1970s and '80s.

Remembering 23 famous people who died from AIDS

These men and women left enormous legacies with their lives and deaths.