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Megyn Kelly is shocked to learn that a musical from 2019 has LGBTQ+ characters

The conservative pundit is continuing to demonstrate her lack of cultural awareness.

Why Is Gay Underage Sex Criminalized When Straight Sex Is Not?

California law brands LGBTQ young adults for sex with teen lovers, but treats straight relationships differently.

Florida Students Limited to Excerpts of Shakespeare Due to 'Sexual' Themes

Florida’s “don’t say gay” law is now depriving students of accessing some of the most read works in the English language.

This 'Romeo & Juliet' Features Two Women and Lots of Identity Politics

A new production uses Shakespeare's tale of woe to explore racial, sexual, and gender complications. The show's producer shares the play's impetus.

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo on Invincible’s Timeless and Queer Story

Recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Pat Benetar and Neil Giraldo chat with The Advocate about their contemporary (and queer) Romeo and Juliet set to their music.

Prosecution for Parents Dodging LGBT History Month

At least 30 students were yanked out of a UK school for LGBT history week, which included gay lit and a lesson about gay penguins Roy and Silo. Now the parents are facing prosecution.

Tough guys do dance

When American Ballet Theatre's powerful Brazilian star, Marcelo Gomes, takes on the role of Romeo, audiences learn why it's hot to be out

Seat Filler: NYC Theater Guide for March 2012

Our man on the New York theater scene covers Denis O'Hare's solo epic, the return of Carrie, the latest Edward Albee revival, an all-male Romeo and Juliet, and much more.

Kansas court rejects harsher penalties for underage gay sex

Kansas can no longer punish illegal underage sex more harshly if it involves homosexual conduct, the state's highest court ruled Friday in a case watched by national groups on both sides of the gay rights debate.

Meet the Queer Zombie Shakespeare

The immortal bard meets the undead.