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How Michael Urie and Lux Pascal prepared for a very queer 'Richard II'

Richard II stars Michael Urie and Lux Pascal and director Craig Baldwin discuss queering the Shakespeare play for its new iteration off-Broadway.

Ugly Betty’s Wilhelmina and Marc: A Diva Reunion

Vanessa Williams and Michael Urie look back on their notorious days as Ugly Betty's scheming Wilhelmina Slater and her conniving gay sidekick Marc St. James.

Silvio Horta, Gay Creator of 'Ugly Betty,' Dies at 45

Sources told Variety the writer-producer died by suicide.

Cheyenne Jackson Plays Gay Dad on 'Ugly Betty'

Actor Cheyenne Jackson will guest-star in an episode of ABC's Ugly Betty as a gay dad this season.

Why My Friend Silvio Horta’s Life and Death Matter

Andy Maher pens a remembrance of his late friend Silvio Horta, the creator of Ugly Betty.

Betty's family secret?

Does it matter whether Ugly Betty's girly tween plays for our team?

Michael Urie Sells Tales From Streisand's Basement in Buyer & Cellar

Ugly Betty's Michael Urie is a slave to celebrity worship in his off-Broadway one-man comedy.

Michael Urie Will Bring His Buyer & Cellar Babs to U.K.

The out Ugly Betty alum will reprise his roles as Streisand and the diva's lowliest minion next year at London's Menier Chocolate Factory.

The Trouble With Harry

Gay playwright Jon Marans tackles the Mattachine Society -- with the help of Ugly Betty star Michael Urie -- in his new play, The Temperamentals.

America Ferrera to Star in Terrence McNally Comedy

The Ugly Betty alum will play the sister of a gay man who recently died of AIDS in the Off-Broadway revival of Lips Together, Teeth Apart.

What a woman!

Rebecca Romijn doesn't want to be a spokeswoman for LGBT people. But with her transgender role on ABC's hit series Ugly Betty, that's what she's become. It couldn't happen to a nicer girl. PART ONE

Nerd alert

Of all the man meat on Ugly Betty, it's the unlikeliest guy who has become the show's standout stud--four-eyed accountant Henry. Played by 33-year-old Christopher Gorham (who portrayed a gay teen on Party of Five) Henry has tapped into our secret nerd fetish.

The Latino Players in the Prop. 8 Fight: Mayors and Models

Jose Eduardo Verastegui is tall, dark, and handsome, not to mention rich and famous. This Latino actor and sex symbol was a favorite of gay Mexicans and Mexican-Americans -- until he came out as one of the loudest proponents of California's Proposition 8. On the other side of Prop. 8, cast members from TV's Ugly Betty released a public service announcement Tuesday urging Latinos to stand up for family and vote No on 8.

Eric Mabius

With his lanky, buffed-out bod, he wowed Heather Matarazzo in Welcome to the Dollhouse; then we found him in the bedroom doing the dirty with Josh Jackson in Cruel Intentions. Now, after having his looks fail him with the women of The L Word, Eric Mabius is back to his bed-hopping ways as Ugly Betty's resident insatiable himbo.