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'Drag Race UK' star Zahirah Zapanta discusses showmance rumors & Asian drag domination with 'Pride'

Zapanta also tells Pride about the Drag Race queens who changed her life when she was just a queer kid.

Simply invisible

Realistic, desirable Asian males are nowhere to be found in the current media landscape. This dearth of representation is leading many gay Asian men to a distorted and troubling view of their own physical attractiveness, writes one who's seen it firsthand.

'Crazy Rich Asians' Sequel in the Works

Warner Bros. is moving forward with developing China Rich Girlfriend, based on Kevin Kwan's second novel.

Get Hitched in Seattle, Then Stay for the Food

Cosmopolitan Seattle: Come for the same-sex weddings, stay for the food.

Op-ed: The Perils of Dating While Asian

This writer and Advocate intern used to revel in the fact that men found him attractive because he's Filipino. Now the attention feels like pandering racism.

Minute Rice Queens

When physical attraction collides with racial politics the outcome is rarely pretty.

FDA Approves Gilead AIDS Drug for Hepatitis B

Gilead Sciences Inc. prepared to expand its reach further beyond AIDS drugs Monday after federal regulators approved the biotech drug maker's signature anti-HIV therapy as a hepatitis B treatment.

BBC Promises to Hire LGBT Employees, Talent

The British Broadcasting Company makes a commitment to diversity in its employees and on-screen personalities.

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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Hollywood's Straight White Male Problem Hasn't Changed in 10 Years

USC Annenberg's in-depth study found that 99 percent of the characters in 2017's top films were straight and cisgender. 

DC Continues to Open Doors for Women Behind and in Front of the Camera

DC has recently enlisted Cathy Yan and Ava DuVernay to direct superhero flicks while Marvel has yet to sign a single female director.  

Racist homophobes who threatened Prince Harry are sentenced for encouraging terrorism

Podcasters Christopher Gibbons and Tyrone Patten-Walsh had said the prince and his young son should be killed, and they made many racist, homophobic, and otherwise bigoted statements.

Indonesia's Latest Assault on LGBTs: Gay App Ban

In moving to deny access to apps like Grindr, the world's fourth most populous nation continues to isolate and endanger its LGBT citizens.

Kink Is Part of My Identity — But Don't Call Me LGBTK

We have to be careful about adding letters to our acronym, writes Alexander Cheves.

From Taiwan to Botswana, LGBTQ Equality Made Huge Progress in 2019

Many Americans think this year was all about losses, but gains were actually won around the globe.

Scarlett Johansson Is Just Fine Financially Despite Trans Controversy

Forbes found that Johansson, who recently sparked controversy for taking on the role of a trans man and then dropped out, is the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. 

Dining Out

As Bravo's Top Chef kicks off another season, meet the latest serving of gay gourmands -- just don't expect another Team Rainbow.

Op-ed: Harassing Transgender Minors, the Lowest Low

An organization claims a transgender teenager was harassing classmates, but it turns out the organization is responsible for the harassment.

Can Pride Be a Little Less White This Year?

Our community needs to foster inclusivity if we have any chance against Trump's agenda, writes Rev. Irene Monroe.

Does you mother know?

As the new movie The Deep End poignantly points out, our mothers can be our most formidable allies--and their activism only strengthens the more they learn about their gay children