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Trans icon Candy Darling's story is coming to the big screen

Fifty years after her death, the legendary actress and Andy Warhol museis having a moment — and we’re so here for it.

Op-ed: Lesbians And Hollywood's Old 'Wholesomeness' Code

Regulations barred movie studios from positively portraying LGBT people, particularly women, until 1968. Decades later, films still struggle to feature deep, female queer characters.

Old Hollywood Is Ultra-Queer in Trailer for Ryan Murphy's New Series

Tinsel Town never looked prettier (or gayer) than in the trailer for the new series that reimagines Hollywood's history. 

13 LGBT Roles That Didn't Kill These A-List Actors' Careers

Will playing gay ruin your acting career? Don't tell that old trope to these big Hollywood names.

Marlene Dietrich Celebrated as a Bi Immigrant in Smithsonian TV Series

See the bisexual star of Old Hollywood like never before on the Smithsonian Channel's America in Color.

WATCH: 96-Year-Old Actress' Marriage Equality Anthem

Marsha Hunt, a 96-year-old former Hollywood actress, wrote 'Here's to All Who Love' in support of marriage equality.

Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen Lean Into the Joke in Long Shot

The shlubby guy gets the hot girl trope is a tale as old as time in Hollywood, but Theron and Rogen put a new, smart spin on it. 

WeHo Lawyer's Menigitis Death Worries L.A. Gay Community

Brett Shaad, a 33-year-old lawyer in West Hollywood, was reportedly in excellent health before he was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis on Wednesday. Shaad was removed from life support and died Saturday evening.

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Police LA Body Parts Victim Was Gay

A man whose severed head, hands, and feet were found near a hiking trail in Los Angeles has been identified as Hervey Medellin, a 66-year-old gay man who lived in Hollywood.

Margot Robbie, Jean Smart, Cast on Queerness, Gender, Race in Babylon

Babylon's Robbie, Smart, Diego Calva, Li Jun Li, and Jovan Adepo chat with The Advocate about how the film addresses old Hollywood's treatment of race and queer people.

How Lesbian Singer Norma Tanega Took Hollywood by Storm

A friend of the lesbian folk legend Norma Tanega, whose song 'You're Dead' has a second life in What We Do in the Shadows, shares memories from her career and old gay Hollywood.

New York Lawmaker Remembers Gay Friends Killed on Hijacked Jet on 9/11

Every year on 9/11 the country stops and people remember where they were and who was lost that day.

We Don't Forgive Billy Bush for Failing to Speak Up About Trump's Character

Bush is sorry he was fired from Today but not sorry he was silent about Trump when it mattered.

Trans Woman Killed in Hollywood Hit-and-Run

Police say Unique McKenzie slipped off a sidewalk in Hollywood early Saturday morning, when she was struck and killed by a passing car.