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Wicked's 25th Elphaba, Mary Kate Morrisey, sang a love letter to the show's fans and to her queer community during the NYC Pride Parade.
"That moment intersects with the daily drama of the show" about a group of queer friends in Orlando, says playwright Donald Rupe.
"Straight boys are stupid with each other in their own kind of way, but I never really accessed that," the out actor recently told PRIDE.com.
The Broadway legend has always stood up for equality.
The Broadway veteran thinks that "everyone that was closeted at some point" can relate to his latest role in Merrily We Roll Along.
The activist and educator is creating space for other queer and trans people of color in the theater world.
The Tony winner was also known for Beyond Therapy, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, and more.
“I think we should reflect the audience and that’s got to include everybody," the actress says.
“[The principal] just took it as, there’s a gay person [so it’s] promoting gayness, but that’s not even how that works. People don’t become gay from watching a show,” the sister of the school's drama teacher said.
Littleton Town Manager Jim Gleason quit after art commissioned by a local LGBTQ+ rights group was called "demonic" by a town leader and a resident allegedly said Gleason's son “was in hell with the devil where he belonged.”
The performer was one of the first two out nonbinary Tony winners in history.
Taylor "makes my life better in every way," Paulson said on Tuesday's episode of The View.
The school board’s decision to allow Max Hightower to resume his role in the musical follows intense community backlash and national debate over transgender rights in schools.
Student Max Hightower was told students had to be cast according to the gender they were assigned at birth. “I want every kid to be recognized and noticed and allowed to be themselves,” he said.
This year, the Tony Award-winning writer brought one of the most delicious gay movies ever, Red, White, & Royal Blue, to life.
"At my age — and actually at any age — you can get by without sex," the esteemed gay actor says.
Townsend was active in the Mattachine Society, produced avant-garde plays, and embraced the post-Stonewall LGBTQ+ movement.
Jackson starred in groundbreaking gay-inclusive films such as Sunday Bloody Sunday and was elected to the U.K.'s Parliament.
Arden, accepting the directing award for Parade, also told LGBTQ+ young people, "Your queerness is what makes you beautiful and powerful."
Alex Newell won Best Featured Actor in a Musical and J. Harrison Ghee Best Lead Actor.
