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Cynthia Lee Fontaine está contando la historia de esta histórica reina del drag de Texas en un nuevo documental (exclusivo)

La ganadora del premio a la Miss Simpatía de la temporada 8 de RuPaul's Drag Race le cuenta a The Advocate sobre un nuevo documental en el que participa que sigue la vida de la leyenda del drag Barbette.

Cynthia Lee Fontaine is telling this historic Texas drag queen's story in a new documentary (exclusive)

The RuPaul’s Drag Race season eight Miss Congeniality winner tells The Advocate about a new documentary she's part of that follows the life of drag legend Barbette.

Past Perfect

Downtown Los Angeles hot spot Edison -- tucked in the depths of the historic Higgins Building -- is the showcase for a new hypersexualized vaudeville performance troupe.

Political circus in Poland takes aim at Tinky Winky

What do you get when two identical twins who gained fame as impish child actors become president and prime minister of their country? In Poland, political vaudeville.

How the era of 'men were men' birthed America's first drag superstars

In the 1910s and 1920s, drag musicals were just as popular as football on college campuses and in male-only social clubs, writes historian Andrew Erdman.

Gay Dream Team to Bring 'Side Show' Back to Broadway

Bill Condon will direct a revival of Henry Krieger and Bill Russell's Tony-nominated 1997 musical about conjoined twins and carnival oddities.

Want to Be a 'Side Show' Half-Man Half-Woman?

The LGBT-inclusive Broadway musical about conjoined twins and other carnival oddities lets fans get their 'freak' on.

Jinkx Monsoon Gets Off-Broadway Encore

The RuPaul's Drag Race winner blows back to the NYC stage this summer in The Vaudevillians.

Meet Sophie Tucker, the OG Diva

A new documentary chronicles the life of Sophie Tucker, who delighted audiences with her bawdy songs, loved both men and women, and set the standard for all divas who followed.

The Innovators Great Gay Moments in 20th Century Dance

How LGBT people shaped the world of dance.

SNL Has Harry Styles Saying Some ‘Queer Nonsense’

Styles' character is taken to task for commenting "wreck me daddy" and "destroy me king" on Nick Jonas' Instagram account.

Best of the Bicons

Bi Icon Josephine Baker to Receive One of France's Highest Honors

Baker was a dancer and singer who fought for Black civil rights and against the Nazis.

10 Musical Numbers That Made Me Gay: Divas Edition

These 10 numbers prove why gay fans love their divas.

Reel Travel

When journalist Dennis Hensley vacations, he looks for dark theaters, drama, and happy endings.

The key to Robert Wilson

His brilliant theater defies explanation--yet it's all based on his life. How did a gay kid from Texas become the high priest of the avant-garde?

Op-ed: My Life as a Gay Boy Scout

Gay author Christopher Bram recounts how scouting helped him make it through adolescence and discover his true self.

#TBT: When Cross-Dressing Was a Crime

Over 40 American cities passed antidrag laws in the late 1800s. How did that shape the definition of gender normality?  Arresting Dress: Cross-Dressing, Law, and Fascination in 19th Century San Francisco explains.

Judy Garland and Noel Coward Let Loose

In this excerpt from Judy Garland on Judy Garland: Interviews and Encounters, two of the greatest showbiz legends ever talk about the agony, the ecstasy, and the wilted lettuce of a life in the spotlight.