LGBTQ+ Movies, Theatre, FIlm & Music

This year was a banner one for LGBTQ books, with queer-inclusive titles winning major awards, topping bestseller lists and breaking sales records.

The sold-out run of “Gwyneth Goes Skiing” uses pop-rock songs to resurrect the moments that made the case instantly iconic.

Steven Spielberg, a Broadway show and now a movie musical all have tried to capture the queer love story in Alice Walker's novel. Here's how they did it — and why some argue they've all failed.

Every so often, a series comes along that changes the game for the LGBTQ community and educates the masses about who we are and the discrimination we too often face. Whether a series brings Black transgender women to the forefront of the conversation like Pose or reminds young people and families that queer youth exist

From "Kramer vs Kramer" to "Marriage Story," Hollywood has offered no shortage of compelling tales about how divorce has a way of souring relationships - how, by their very nature, divorces dredge up the ugliest in people, making petty marital grievances balloon into resentful chasms that risk making the very process unbearable in ways both emotional

Rising Venezuelan star La Cruz talks about creating gay visibility in reggaeton and his co-signs from Karol G and Omar Apollo.

After “Fleabag” and “Normal People” made them romantic idols, the two actors forge their own tender bond in “All of Us Strangers.”

Exclusive data and industry experts — including publishers, booksellers and TikTok influencers — shed light on the yearslong surge in LGBTQ fiction sales.

Heartstopper is a Netflix original British romantic dramedy adapted from the Alice Oseman graphic novel series of the same name. Now in production for its third season, Heartstopper gained a

Rebecca Mead writes about Leo Reich, the star of a new HBO standup special, who offers wicked indictments alongside “a brutal character assassination of myself.”

Lear featured some of the first gay characters on TV and founded the liberal advocacy organization People for the American Way.

Hallmark’s new line-up of holiday films is normalizing gay and lesbian romance. Conservatives are so dismayed, they’ve started a new family network.

From streaming sensations like Red, White & Royal Blue to prestige films like All of Us Strangers, gay intimacy was suddenly everywhere on film and TV this year.

Be sure to check out some of the LGBTQ+ films as part of the 2024 Sunday Film Society festival.

Openly gay people have been allowed to participate in the very physically demanding sport for years, says the actor, who plays an exótico wrestler in the movie.

In "Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice," the Tony-winning actor and singer gets refreshingly candid on matters of the heart and mind.

Ang Lee's "The Wedding Banquet" joins the growing list of LGBTQ films chosen for preservation in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry.

Kiki & Herb, Matt Rogers and Jinkx Monsoon and BendelaCreme are on tour this month in shows that range from “the silly and wholesome to the sexy and blasphemous.

Mary Gabriel, the author of “Madonna: A Rebel Heart”, writes that, at a time when LGBTQ rights are under threat globally, Madonna has produced a concert that not only embraces and reassures the gay and trans community, but introduces audiences to the world as she sees it.

The holiday film genre’s growing inclusion of LGBTQ people and storylines means that every year the options for what to watch with family and friends on a cold winter day expand.

"The Summer With Carmen," Zacharias Mavroeidis' queer comedy, has been acquired in major territories since world premiering at the Venice Film Festival. The movie, which is represented by Be For Films and had its North American premiere at AFI, recently won three prizes at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. It will be released next year by Cinobo

Director Gus Van Sant recalled to The Messenger how River Phoenix’s friend Matt Ebert, an Act Up activist, encouraged the actor to make his ‘My Own Private Idaho’ character gay

In a recent interview with The New York Times, Irish actor Andrew Scott, who stars in the upcoming and highly-anticipated queer film All of Us Strangers opposite Paul Mescal, opened up about how his early acting roles gave him the courage and confidence to come out as gay. According to Scott, his journey as an…