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Sancta: What to know about the opera with explicit lesbian sex, live piercings, and naked roller-skating nuns

The German opera's use of explicit sex and real blood caused 18 audience members to require medical treatment in one weekend.

ART: Performing Gender

'Durational' perfomance pieces explore sexual and gender expression through art.

New Art Performance Revisits the Height of the AIDS Crisis

A new theatrical solo performance from John Kelly brings audiences into the 1980s New York art world. 

Lily Tomlin Named First Lesbian to Win Huge Honor

Tomlin will be honored for her lifetime contribution to the performing arts.

Playbill Will Go Rainbow for Pride

The popular performing arts magazine will alter its iconic logo for the month of June.

Murdered Trans Women Honored In Art Show

The Seattle exhibit uses textile and performance art to raise awareness around violence against trans people. 

‘Drag Race’ Star Yvie Oddly Opens Up About Her Invisible Disability

Yvie Oddly doesn't care much about fame or mainstreaming drag. For this fierce performer, it's all about art.

This Trans Artist’s Nightmarish Journey to the West

Maggie is a transgender refugee from Lebanon whose performance art fuels her identity, as it fueled her nightmarish journey to the West.

Macklemore Gets Appreciative Letter From Michigan Student

The student's performing arts teacher was suspended for playing the pro-LGBT song, but the youth does not understand how anyone could object to its message.

Macklemore on Teacher Suspended for Playing His Song in Class

The chart-topping artist came to the defense of a Michigan middle school teacher who was suspended for playing 'Same Love' in a performing arts class. 

Shia LaBeouf's 'He Will Not Divide Us' Art Piece Relocated to New Mexico

The anti-Trump performance art piece has moved to Albuquerque after being prematurely shut down by The Museum of Moving Image in New York.

World's Biggest Gay Club Sets Opening Night in Vegas

The 80,000 square foot venue will house dance rooms, bars, lounges, a comedy club, a performing arts venue, a movie theater, and a retail store.

Queer Commencement

Author and performance artist Tim Miller spends a lot of his time touring universities teaching students about performance art. In this essay he imagines the graduation speech he might one day give at the fictitious Queer U.

Michigan Teacher Suspended for Playing Gay-Themed Song in Class

A performing arts teacher in South Lyon, Mich., was suspended for three days after she allowed a student to play hip-hop artist Macklemore's song about being gay, called "Same Love," in her class last week.

Giselle Byrd is taking center stage — and helping others do the same

The activist and educator is creating space for other queer and trans people of color in the theater world.

Alan Cumming, Billy Porter Rank Among Top Broadway Must-Sees

Loyal theatergoers also voted for Michael C. Hall's performance in Hedwig and the Angry Inch star as one not to be missed.

Willi Ninja, Godfather of Voguing, Honored in Google Doodle

The Doodle celebrates the anniversary of the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning.

National LGBTQ Center for the Arts to Open in San Francisco

The center is mostly financed by the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus and its donors.