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Ben Whishaw, Alan Cumming, Gemma Whelan headline BBC's 'Queers'
Ben Whishaw, Alan Cumming and Gemma Whelan are among the actors cast in the upcoming BBC series Queers.
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Miley Cyrus, Pointer Sisters to headline Capital Pride Concert
Miley Cyrus, Tinashe, the Pointer Sisters and VASSY will headline this year's Capital Pride Concert, the group behind DC's annual LGBT Pride celebration, Capital Pride Alliance, announced Tuesday.
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RENT fundraiser at Sidetrack draws rave reviews, benefits The Legacy Project Chicago
About $2,000 was raised to benefit The Legacy Project Chicago on Monday, May 8, during A SEASON OF LOVE BENEFIT CONCERT, held at Sidetrack.
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Musical theater bonanza to benefit Howard Brown Health, May 15
With his "near-encyclopedic knowledge of musicals" (NewCity Stage), Jeff Award-nominee and HIV+ director/producer Christopher Pazdernik brings back his annual birthday benefit concert, a benefit for Howard Brown Health.
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Adam Lambert calls Trump's first 100 days in office a 'mess'
Out singer Adam Lambert has criticized President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.
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Debra Messing calls on Ivanka Trump to 'do right by her colorist'
Actress Debra Messing on Saturday called on Ivanka Trump to use her influence with her father to steer him toward greater acceptance of LGBT, immigrant and women's rights.
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Tom Daley, Dustin Lance Black marry at Bovey Castle in England
British Olympic diver Tom Daley and Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black got married Saturday in England.
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Season of Love and more at Sidetrack on May 8 for RENT special
There's no day like Monday, May 8, for RENT fans in Chicago.
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Taylor Dayne, Kristine W. and David Hernandez among Chicago Pride Fest 2017 entertainment
Chicago Pride Fest 2017 is less than two months away, and today, organizers are kicking off the annual buzz leading up to the festivities by announcing the entertainment acts pegged to take the stage.
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Matt Bomer on coming out to his conservative parents
In a new interview with Out, actor Matt Bomer talks about coming out to his conservative parents.
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'Sense8' season 2 arrives Wednesday on Netflix
The second season of Sense8 arrives Wednesday on Netflix.
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RuPaul's Drag Race's Peppermint Comes Out Transgender
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Harry Styles reiterates support for gay rights
In an interview with a French talk show, British singer Harry Styles reiterated his support for LGBT rights.
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Portugal. The Man joins HRC's Equality Rocks campaign
Portugal. The Man is the latest group to join the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Equality Rocks campaign.
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RuPaul among Time's 100 most influential people
Emmy winner RuPaul is among those featured in Time magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people.
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Chicago native singer Kym Sims is set to 'Turn It Up!' in 2017
Days after singing on the Main Stage to a sun-soaked, rainbow-filled crowd of thousands at the Miami Beach Gay Pride Festival in early-April, Kym Sims was still smiling at the lasting memory.
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Debra Messing says new 'Will & Grace' will 'celebrate all the other initials of LGBTQ'
In an interview with The Huffington Post, Debra Messing said that the upcoming revival of Will & Grace will "celebrate all the other initials of LGBTQ."
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Caitlyn Jenner reveals she's had gender reassignment surgery
In her upcoming memoir The Secrets of My Life, Caitlyn Jenner reveals that she underwent gender reassignment surgery earlier this year.
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Ricky Martin to play Gianni Versace's lover in 'Versace: American Crime Story'
Grammy winner Ricky Martin will play Antonio D'Amico, clothing designer Gianni Versace's longtime partner, in the third installment of Ryan Murphy's anthology series American Crime Story.
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Not your typical living room drama: 'The Kid Thing'
For the last three weeks Nothing Without a Company has welcomed theatregoers into the Berger Park North Mansion where they're staging a living room drama in an actual living room, giving the audience an intimate peek int
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Pat Robertson wants to produce films with Kevin Sorbo to fight gay 'dominance' of media
Christian conservative Pat Robertson said Monday that he was working with actor Kevin Sorbo to produce films to break the "homosexuals' dominance" on the media.
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Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Stevie Wonder help Elton John celebrate turning 70
Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder were among the artists who performed Saturday at Elton John's 70th birthday party.