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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.

How a Wet 'Fake Penis' Made James Franco an Ally (Video)

The King Cobra star revealed a humorous anecdote while accepting Outfest's Ally Award.

Based on a Truly Gay Story

Forty years ago this summer, two momentous events happened just 100 miles apart, but they might as well have been on different planets. Now the Brokeback Mountain filmmakers have adapted Elliot Tiber's memoir, Taking Woodstock, and imbued Woodstock with the spirit of Stonewall in a controversial new film -- and it's a comedy. 

Advocate Wins GLAAD Best Magazine Coverage Award

The Advocate was honored at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's Media Awards show in San Francisco over the weekend with the award for Outstanding Magazine -- Overall Coverage.

Exclusive preview Heath speaks

In a gay-press exclusive, Brokeback Mountain's Heath Ledger spoke with The Advocate's Alonso Duralde for our January cover story, on sale December 20.

Randy Quaid sues over 'Brokeback' paycheck

Actor Randy Quaid alleges in a lawsuit that he agreed to work for scale on the film because it was an "arthouse" film that would make no money. Now that the gay romance is a hit, he wants a piece of the action.

'Brokeback' Director, Producer Comment on Ledger's Death

Hollywood is mourning the unexpected death of Australian-born actor Heath Ledger, 28, whose body was discovered in his apartment on Tuesday by his housekeeper and a massage therapist.

Garrett Clayton Defends an Actor’s 'Veil' of Sexual Privacy

The King Cobra star's new remarks raise old questions about when a public figure ought to discuss his or her sexual orientation.

Ang Lee's Film 'The Wedding Banquet' Is Latest LGBTQ+ Film Added to National Registry

Ang Lee's film is one of 25 added this year, joining many other LGBTQ+ movies from previous years.

Cowboy Wrangler

A dozen years after his queer hit The Wedding Banquet, director Ang Lee finds comfort in taking on another pioneering gay love story, the long-awaited Brokeback Mountain

PHOTOS: Outfest 2014's Opening Night Gala

Check out photos of the stars at the Opening Night Gala for Outfest 2014, held Thursday at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles.