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Olly Alexander, the lead singer of Years & Years, is starring in the new HBO Max limited series It’s a Sin and he’s opening up about his work on the show.

Russell T. Davies knew that a drama about the AIDS crisis was going to be a tough subject to sell to audiences.

YANGON, Myanmar – LGBTQ activists in Myanmar have joined the growing protest movement against the Feb. 1 coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi and her democratically elected government.

direct to your inbox Unless you’ve been living under a rock (and who could blame you at this point), you’ll no doubt have heard about the latest Channel 4 series It’s A Sin. The series focuses on a group of young individuals in London during the HIV and AIDS crisis in the 1980s.The five-part show has already broken records and has helped Channel 4 achieve its best ever monthly viewing figures on its All 4 streaming platform.

Ryland James reveals he’s now out and proud.

For filmmaker Francis Lee, his lesbian love story Ammonite between notable 19th century fossil hunter Mary Anning and socialite Charlotte Murchison wasn’t so much a response to the uber-conservative culture we’ve experienced over the past four years, rather, it was more personal for the 2017 Sundance-winning filmmaker of God’s Own Country.

JoJo Siwa unexpectedly went from teen icon to queer teen icon. And now that the dust has settled, Siwa is ready to share the lead up to her decision to come out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorLong before Jo Ellen Pellman was cast in the starring role of Emma in Ryan Murphy’s movie adaptation of “The Prom,” she saw the original production of the Broadway musical.“I’m only 25, yet I still wish I had this story growing up,” Pellman says on Tuesday’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.”“The Prom” is about a group of theater stars from New York who try to drum up some positive publicity for themselves by traveling to an Indiana town to help high school student Emma (Pellman) fight for her right to bring her girlfriend Alyssa (played by fellow queer actor Ariana DeBose) to prom.Pellman has always been out about being queer.

It’s over. Elliot Page and wife Emma Portner have called it quits after three years of marriage.

Actress Lydia West has united with the real-life person behind her It's A Sin character Jill to discuss AIDS activism in the 1980s.

Neil Patrick Harris is adding his voice to the ever-growing conversation over whether or not LGBTQ+ roles in TV and film should be reserved for those who identify similarly to the character. And guess what? His opinion directly opposes that of showrunner Russell T. Davies‘, who penned NPH’s new AIDS crisis drama, It’s a Sin!

Queer Eye star Karamo Brown is set to appear in the fourth and last season of Netflix’s Dear White People.It was not immediately clear who Brown, 39, would play on the streaming series, Deadline reported.The Houston native is coming off an Emmy nomination for his hosting duties on Queer Eye in the category of Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition.

“Canada’s Drag Race” season 1 contestant Kyne Santos shares her coming out story in a new video for the It Gets Better project.

Parasite director Bong Joon-ho. Speaking to British Vogue, the Michael Clayton star said: ‘I’m very clear that queer is actually, for me anyway, to do with sensibility.‘I always felt I was queer – I was just looking for my queer circus, and I found it.

Tilda Swinton is opening up about her sexual identity in the new issue of British Vogue.

Tilda Swinton is opening up about her sexuality.

There’s a new hero in town. Javicia Leslie is donning the cape and cowl for the second season of Batwoman on The CW and she is hitting the ground running.

Russell T. Davies, the British TV creator behind Queer as Folk, the BBC's Doctor Who revival and recent hit Years and Years, has discussed only casting gay actors in the role of gay male characters.

It’s A Sin creator Russell T Davies has said he believes gay roles should be played by gay actors.The writer and showrunner, who also worked on Queer As Folk and A Very English Scandal, said “it’s about authenticity” when discussing the ongoing debate.Ahead of his upcoming Channel 4 series It’s A Sin, following a group of young gay men who move to London during the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, Davies spoke of his decision to cast gay actors.The show is set to star Years & Years‘ Olly Alexander, as well as Neil Patrick Harris and Stephen Fry.“I’m not being woke about this… but I feel strongly that if I cast someone in a story, I am casting them to act as a lover, or an enemy, or someone on drugs or a criminal or a saint… they are not there to

While reflecting on the past year, Jonathan Van Ness revealed on Instagram that sometime in 2020, the Queer Eye star married "best friend" Mark Peacock.

Jonathan Van Ness has shared more new photos with husband Mark Peacock after announcing that they got married in a surprise wedding!