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Tourmaline to release historic biography about Marsha P. Johnson

Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson will be the first full-length biography of the queer icon ever to be published.

Own a Piece of Divine and Sylvester and the Cockettes

Artist Todd Trexler is making his historic posters available for the first time in 40 years.

Oped Telling Our Stories Makes a Difference

This was a film that needed to be made, and it needed to be made by someone who'd lived through it.

Sylvester Musical Will Feel 'Mighty Real' in San Francisco Before NYC Return

Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester Musical, which just closed off-Broadway, lives on like the androgynous diva's disco hits.

Legendary Trans Performer Bambi Lake Passes Away at Age 70

Lake had recently been diagnosed with cancer.

San Francisco Mourns Death of Legendary Drag Performer

Arturo Galster was a drag pioneer in the San Francisco Bay Area. The San Francisco Chronicle's Robert Hurwitt offers up this tribute, compiled by Gerard Koskovich and the family of Arturo Galster.

The politics of fur

After a decade or two in which the ideal queer body image included a visit to the waxing salon, body hair is beautiful--to some, anyway. Are we on the verge of a fur revolution?

Adam Lambert on Becoming the Voice of London Pride, Nail Polish, and Queen

His new song will be the theme for London Pride, and he has made his first movie, has created his own nail polish, and will soon return to Queen for a North America tour

New Art Performance Revisits the Height of the AIDS Crisis

A new theatrical solo performance from John Kelly brings audiences into the 1980s New York art world. 

Uni's 'American Fag' Is a Queer Anthem and a Pushback on P.C. Culture

Band members Jack James, David Strange, and Kemp Muhl discuss their new music video, reclaiming slurs, and queer representation in the music industry.

Drag Icon Lady Bunny Knows Laughter Trumps Hate

The drag icon isn't holding back in her new show at the historic Stonewall Inn and hopes to prove that "the best humor comes from the worst tragedy."

Hot Sheet: May 16, 2014

Our top 10 entertainment and events highlights this week include Long Beach Pride, RuPaul's Drag Race Reunited, and a Modern Family wedding.

In the Galleries: Transformer

A reunion show of art and artists from a groundbreaking exhibit in 1974 explores the aesthetics of desire and sexuality through travesty and drag performance.

Hot Sheet: Reason to Dance This Weekend

The top 10 entertainment highlights on our gaydar this week: Mike Munich takes control in the locker room, Kathleen Turner's plans are derailed by her pregnant lesbian daughter, drag queens have all the balls in Vegas, and more.