The director of the Faye Dunaway HBO doc explains her complex legacy, including 'Mommie Dearest'
Often pegged as difficult, the iconic actress reveals a softer side and her thoughts about her role in a gay cult classic.
AUGUST 14, 2024
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Joey Arias, Chris March Will Celebrate Christmas With the Crawfords
Set at Joan Crawford's house, the campy holiday classic comes back to New York after a 12-year hiatus with drag stars Sherry Vine, Flotilla DeBarge, and Vodka Stinger.
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
51 Steamy Selfies from The Little Gay Pub, D.C.'s Hottest New LGBTQ+ Spot
Everyone is flocking to this new establishment to go to the bathroom for a selfie.
MAY 16, 2023
Last Words With Darienne Lake
The Advocate spoke with RuPaul's Drag Race's Darienne Lake after he sashayed away.
MAY 7, 2014
A Crash Course in LGBT Film 101
The staff was shocked to find that our editorial director has not viewed so many staples of the sacred LGBT film canon. Add your top 10 films to our list of must-sees.
JANUARY 23, 2014
Faye Dunaway Sued for Calling Assistant 'Little Homosexual Boy'
Dunaway was fired from the Broadway-bound one-woman show Tea at Five for creating a "hostile" environment.
AUGUST 15, 2019
An American Crime
A review of out director Tommy O' Haver's gritty new film from the 2007 Sundance Film Festival
JANUARY 20, 2007
Op-ed: A Gay Dad Comes Into His Own
One man's personal journey from fear to fatherhood.
AUGUST 19, 2013
Author Carla Tomaso on Coming From a Long Line of Lesbians
California-based author and out lesbian Carla Tomaso recently released her fifth book, Frozen, a fictional mother-daughter tale with a touch of science fiction and a hint of real-life narcissism inspired by Tomaso's own mother.
JANUARY 18, 2013
The Cult of Grey Gardens
David Colman peels back the layers of one of camp's most iconic stories to uncover the film's strange heart and why it's still beating.
MARCH 4, 2009
Mommies Dearest: Mothers and Gay Sons on Film
Philomena's heartbreaking story of a mother's search for her gay son puts us in mind of some of our favorite mother-gay son films.
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JANUARY 16, 2014
Famed Drag Performer Heklina Found Dead in London
Heklina was in the city to perform in Mommie Queerest with fellow drag legend Peaches Christ.
APRIL 3, 2023
Hearing Unimpaired
Janice Dickinson's newest male model is adorable, gay -- and deaf.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
What a Crime
Showtime's forceful drama based on a true crime is revealing -- for the victims and America itself.
MAY 14, 2008
Glad my boss is gay
Despite potential complications, young gays say they are much happier and more comfortable with openly gay bosses.
NOVEMBER 20, 2006
Joe: Butch Queen, First Time in Drags at a Ball
Yes, Joe. Lone hetero Joe. Bitchy, complainy, catty, drama-starting Joe. Wins the drag queen challenge. Bizarro.
AUGUST 22, 2008