Ken Page, gay actor in 'Cats,' 'Torch Song Trilogy,' and more, has died at 70
Page once said he had never been closeted, and he encouraged others to live their truth.
October 1, 2024
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Award-winning gay Broadway actor and activist Gavin Creel dead at 48
Creel, who advocated for marriage equality, won a Tony Award in 2017 for Hello, Dolly! and appeared in many other acclaimed productions.
September 30, 2024
Principal who offered 'a Christian perspective' on Laramie Project staging has discrimination suit revived
The former assistant principal of a Colorado high school claims he was fired after offering "a Christian perspective" on a school play about the murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay college student.
September 11, 2024
Watch Broadway's queer Elphaba, Mary Kate Morrisey, deliver a soaring 'Defying Gravity' at NYC Pride
Wicked's 25th Elphaba, Mary Kate Morrisey, sang a love letter to the show's fans and to her queer community during the NYC Pride Parade.
July 3, 2024
Musical 'From Here,' dealing with Pulse tragedy, to make New York debut
"That moment intersects with the daily drama of the show" about a group of queer friends in Orlando, says playwright Donald Rupe.
June 24, 2024
Zane Phillips figured out his sexuality by acting 'stupid in a very specific way'
"Straight boys are stupid with each other in their own kind of way, but I never really accessed that," the out actor recently told PRIDE.com.
June 17, 2024
Kristin Chenoweth defends the LGBTQ+ community: 'God loves us all the same'
The Broadway legend has always stood up for equality.
May 15, 2024
Jonathan Groff thought coming out would make fame 'impossible.' Here's why he did anyway
The Broadway veteran thinks that "everyone that was closeted at some point" can relate to his latest role in Merrily We Roll Along.
May 14, 2024
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.
April 10, 2024
Christopher Durang, gay author of 'Sister Mary Ignatius' and other plays, has died
The Tony winner was also known for Beyond Therapy, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, and more.
April 7, 2024
Felicity Huffman wouldn't do 'Transamerica' role today
“I think we should reflect the audience and that’s got to include everybody," the actress says.
February 7, 2024
Wyoming school principal axes antibullying play over gay character
“[The principal] just took it as, there’s a gay person [so it’s] promoting gayness, but that’s not even how that works. People don’t become gay from watching a show,” the sister of the school's drama teacher said.
January 20, 2024
New Hampshire official quits after receiving homophobic comments about his dead gay son
Littleton Town Manager Jim Gleason quit after art commissioned by a local LGBTQ+ rights group was called "demonic" by a town leader and a resident allegedly said Gleason's son “was in hell with the devil where he belonged.”
January 17, 2024
Nonbinary Tony-Winner Alex Newell Is Time's Breakthrough of the Year
The performer was one of the first two out nonbinary Tony winners in history.
December 6, 2023
Watch Sarah Paulson Gush About Her Wise and Witty Girlfriend, Holland Taylor
Taylor "makes my life better in every way," Paulson said on Tuesday's episode of The View.
November 22, 2023
Transgender Boy Can Play a Male Role in Texas High School's ‘Oklahoma!’ After All
The school board’s decision to allow Max Hightower to resume his role in the musical follows intense community backlash and national debate over transgender rights in schools.
November 14, 2023
Texas High School Says Transgender Boy Can't Play Male Role in 'Oklahoma!'
Student Max Hightower was told students had to be cast according to the gender they were assigned at birth. “I want every kid to be recognized and noticed and allowed to be themselves,” he said.
November 7, 2023
Matthew López Is Creating the Gay Romance Stories We Need Right Now
This year, the Tony Award-winning writer brought one of the most delicious gay movies ever, Red, White, & Royal Blue, to life.
November 1, 2023
Sir Ian McKellen on Being Happily Single and Fearing the Rollback of LGBTQ+ Rights
"At my age — and actually at any age — you can get by without sex," the esteemed gay actor says.
October 16, 2023
Prescott Townsend, an Early Gay Rights Activist, Honored With Boston Tour
Townsend was active in the Mattachine Society, produced avant-garde plays, and embraced the post-Stonewall LGBTQ+ movement.
June 22, 2023
Glenda Jackson, Revered Actress, Politician, and LGBTQ+ Ally, Dead at 87
Jackson starred in groundbreaking gay-inclusive films such as Sunday Bloody Sunday and was elected to the U.K.'s Parliament.
June 16, 2023