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Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone to star in ‘The Wedding Banquet’ remake

The 1993 film follows a gay Taiwanese immigrant man who marries a Chinese woman to conceal his sexuality and partner from his family, as well as to get her a green card.

'Spa Night' Puts Gay Asian-Americans Front and Center

The Advocate spoke with gay filmmaker Andrew Ahn about his deeply personal coming-of-age film set in the spas of Los Angeles's Koreatown.

'Star Wars' star Kelly Marie Tran comes out as queer

The actress, who's also known for starring in Raya and the Last Dragon, is currently promoting the new rom-com The Wedding Banquet.

The Year's Best Film Is About Black Gay Love

Moonlight is a tour de force that captures the beauty and intimacy of one man's coming of age as a queer person of color.

The 25 best queer films of the century so far

From But I'm a Cheerleader to Brokeback Mountain to Bottoms, the first 25 years of the 21st century have witnessed a sea change in LGBTQ+ films like trans stories starring trans people and queer movies becoming major awards contenders. Here are the best ranked.

GLAAD Honors Young LGBTQ+ Activists With 20 Under 20 List

This year's diverse list includes such names as JoJo Siwa, Ve'ondre Mitchell,  mxmtoon, Yasmin Finney, and Stella Keating.

Andrew Ahn's 'Driveways' Is a 'Balm' For a Racist, Homophobic World

The gay Korean-American director discusses how filmmaking can offer hope and fight prejudice.

Watch Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang Discuss Fire Island as a Gay Haven

The cast of the breakout rom-com of the summer discusses what the sexually free queer enclave The Pines means to them in an exclusive featurette. 

Spirit Award Nods Are Gayest Yet

LGBT films including Moonlight, Other People, and Spa Night received recognition from Film Independent.

Do Queer Films Like Fire Island Need to Pass the Bechdel Test?

A claim that the new gay rom-com hit Fire Island fails what's become a white feminist measure has spurred a debate on Twitter.

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38 LGBTQ+ Films and Events at the Tribeca Festival

Documentaries about Rock Hudson, the Indigo Girls, and a trans filmmaker in Afghanistan, a drag story hour, a conversation with Billy Porter, and more will be on offer at the New York City fest.

Jamie Lee Curtis is Our Advocate of the Year

The Oscar-winning iconopens up about growing up in Hollywood, her passion for helping others, and learning to be the best parent she can to her trans daughter.

How Margaret Cho Inspired Andrew Ahn to Make 'Spa Night'

The queer director of Spa Night reveals how a headline about Cho gave him confidence to finish his movie. 

'Pride' Spans 60 Years of LGBTQ+ History With Eps From Queer Directors

The trailer for the FX docuseries from directors including Cheryl Dunye, Andrew Ahn, and Yance Ford is out now. 

Moonlight Sweeps Spirit Awards

The 32nd Independent Spirit Awards gave a lot of love, including Best Feature, to the film about a black gay youth.

Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival Introduces Lineup for 2022 Event

The festival will take place in person and virtually this year. 

The 12 Best LGBT Films of 2016

Here are this year's scripted stories that shone in their depiction of LGBT lives.

The Winners of Outfest 2016

Spa Night, Kiki, and Miles were just a few of the prize winners of this year's festival.

7 Things That Are Everything This Week

Lose yourself in Frank Ocean, Spa Night, and Dolly Parton.