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Out actor Mike Heslin dies at 30

His husband, Scotty Dynamo, who he married less than a year ago, shared the news on social media.

Op-ed: Actor-To-Actor: Take The Risk, Play It Gay

One young actor examines his burgeoning career and his pattern of gay roles.

Being a Gay Actor Isn't Easy

Australian actor and activist Harry Cook recounts his inauspicious cinematic beginnings in his new memoir, Pink Ink. Read an excerpt below.

For This Middle-Aged Gay Actor, It's a Living

Working is the worst -- just ask actor and writer David Dean Bottrell.

An actor who changed gay lives

He didn't win an Academy Award. But Heath Ledger's performance in Brokeback Mountain moved real people to grieve, get honest, come out, and claim their own destinies. Here are a few of their stories.

Does Internalized Shame Keep Gay Actors From Gay Parts?

Inspired by a story from Rita Moreno, out actors Michael Urie and Drew Droege reflect on how shame can inhibit queer people.

The Trouble With Los Angeles Actors and Gay Roles

The director of the new movie Going Down in LA-LA Land, which premiered this weekend in Hollywood, talks about the difficulty of casting a leading man in a gay role.

Twin Gay Porn Actors Charged in Burglary

Twin brothers who have appeared in hard-core gay porn videos online are charged with the rooftop burglary of a south Philadelphia business and are suspected in dozens of similar crimes in at least three states, authorities said. Keyontyli and Taleon Goffney, 25, of suburban Pennsauken, N.J., were arrested February 19 after authorities from a multistate task force said they watched the twins break into a south Philadelphia beauty shop through the roof.

One Gay Actor Shifts to Winemaking in Uncertain Times

Massimo Dobrovic's wine company gives back to the community, though the former Euros of Hollywood star admits it's been a struggle to keep afloat during a pandemic. 

Jake Gyllenhaal: 'It's OK Now' to Be a Gay Actor in Hollywood

The actor reflects on the progress made in Tinseltown on the 10-year anniversary of Brokeback Mountain.