What LGBTQ+ audiences should see at the TCM Classic Film Festival
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April 24, 2025
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Treat Williams, LGBTQ+ Ally in Gay-Themed Films, Dead at 71
Williams's roles included an undercover detective in a gay bathhouse in The Ritz and the supportive father of a gay man in The Christmas House.
June 13, 2023
Terrence McNally Recalls the Making of 'The Ritz'
Terrence McNally's The Ritz was born during the 1970s sexual revolution, an era of liberation extravagantly celebrated at the Continental Baths, a gay New York bathhouse where an unknown Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, Wayland Flowers, and others once performed for a towel-clad audience. Today, its author calls the play, set in a bathhouse not unlike that exotic establishment, a period piece. ''There was a time at the height of the AIDS crisis that I would not have allowed a revival... but I think we're ready to see it again,'' McNally says.
October 12, 2007
Hate Group Assails Ritz Ad for Promoting 'The Transgender Lifestyle'
The American Family Association is crumbier than ever.
December 8, 2020
Ritz Crackers Spreads Some Joy With LGBTQ-Inclusive Ads
The iconic snack brand spotlights modern families and queer people of color.
November 11, 2020
The Terrence Trifecta
Masterful acting keeps three plays by Terrence McNally from becoming cliche. But not even a porn star can save The Ritz.
November 1, 2007
Sarah McBride and Wes Moore lead call for resistance
The prominent Democrats called for solidarity, courage, and unapologetic representation in rousing speeches.
May 5, 2025
Gay 25-Year-Old Dies in Taxi An Hour After Leaving Bar With 3 Men
Julio Ramirez's bank accounts were drained in the days after he died.
May 27, 2022
Hurricane Rita
She's never played gay, but that doesn't stop stage and screen legend Rita Moreno from talking all things gay as she tours with her one-woman cabaret act.
February 4, 2009
OITNB's Taylor Schilling Comes Out Sharing GF's Sweet Instagram Story
The Orange Is the New Black star shared the story confirming her relationship with a woman on the 50th anniversary of the first Pride.Â
June 29, 2020
Gay First Dance Ends With Epic 'Dirty Dancing' Lift
The grooms demonstrate their prowess on the dance floor with a dance medley to Gloria Estefan, Madonna, and "(I've Had) The Time of My Life."
October 31, 2018
Does Internalized Shame Keep Gay Actors From Gay Parts?
Inspired by a story from Rita Moreno, out actors Michael Urie and Drew Droege reflect on how shame can inhibit queer people.
July 30, 2018
London, 007 Style
Bond has firmly swashbuckled into the 21st century in the form of hunky Daniel Craig, who is bursting onto screens in the brand-new Quantum of Solace. Although he's better known as a global jet-setter, James's hometown of London holds many of the keys to his persona -- it's where he dressed, ate, slept, and had his hair done. Here's your chance to swagger in his footsteps and imagine your travels are on Her Majesty's Secret Service expense account.
November 13, 2008
Three sentenced to life for the New York City drugging, robbing, and killing of two gay men
District Attorney Alvin Bragg was heavily criticized for dragging his feet in the case.
May 23, 2025