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Discover the gem that is the city of Ashland and its Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Ashland is a small, beautiful, LGBTQ-friendly city that hosts a renowned theater festival presenting the work of Shakespeare and more.

Opera Star David Daniels, Husband Plead Guilty to Sexual Assaulting Young Man

The two reached a plea deal in a case involving an assault on a graduate student in Houston in 2010.

Nyet: Play About Oscar Wilde Banned in Moscow

The play's author says he believes it ran afoul of Russia's 'gay propaganda' law.

Oscar Wilde Opera Makes East Coast Premiere

Out countertenor David Daniels stars as Wilde in Opera Philadelphia's staging of Oscar.

Rare Play About Oscar Wilde Will Return to NYC

John Gay's solo play Diversions & Delights will get its first professional New York staging since Vincent Price performed it on Broadway in 1978.

Norwegian Air Makes Oscar Wilde a 'Tail Fin Hero'

The late gay Irish author is being honored with plane-sized portraiture.

Banksy Promises to Help Turn Oscar Wilde's Prison Into an Art Center

The Irish writer and poet served two years in the British prison after his relationship with Alfred Douglas was exposed.

Women Who Paved the Way: Dolly Wilde

Today's woman you should know: Oscar Wilde's lesbian niece. 

The Lost Manuscript

Oscar Wilde's ode to a grande dame is unearthed after 50 years.

U.K. Gay Sex 'Offenders' to Get Clean Slate

It comes too late for Oscar Wilde, but not for thousands convicted under now-repealed laws.

Lawrence O'Donnell's 'Last Word' on Gay Marriage in the U.K.

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell draws a line from Oscar Wilde's trial and this week's progress toward marriage equality in the U.K.

Queer Women Who Paved the Way: Motorboat Racer Joe Carstairs

Meet Joe Carstairs, an oil heiress who took lovers including Marlene Dietrich and Oscar Wilde's niece.

After the Fall

Oscar Wilde's only grandson, Merlin Holland, wants to shed light on the years that followed his grandfather's infamous imprisonment.

Seat Filler February 2011

The Advocate's man on the New York theater scene found time this February to reminisce with Oscar Wilde's lover, get an enema from Varla Jean Merman, and strap one on for Tennessee Williams.