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In a new interview with GQ Magazine, actor Seth Rogen has expressed remorse over homophobic jokes in his early films. Rogen, known for films like Knocked Up and This is the End, acknowledged that he and his sense of humor have evolved since his breakout more than ten years ago. He also admits to latent homophobia in his early work, and how that will not help his movies age well over time. “We do not want people to feel bad when they’re watching our...

Charisma. Uniqueness. Nerve. Talent…and Kindness? Everyone is anxiously awaiting the finale of RuPaul‘s Drag Race season 11 to find out which of the top 4 will go on to become America’s Next Drag Superstar. The other prize that will be announced that same night goes to the winner of Miss Congeniality. Each season, fans would be asked to go online and cast their vote for the friendliest, kindest, and most genuine queen to deem Miss Congeniality, until season 9 when...

Renee Zellweger, the Oscar-winner noted for her roles in the Bridget Jones series, Empire Records and Chicago, finally wades into the waters of Netflix with her new erotic drama What/If. In short, her new role is a far cry from the sweet, goofy characters for which she’s known. What/If also stars Jane Levy (Castle Rock) and Blake Jenner (Glee) as the happy young couple Lisa and Sean. Lisa has devoted her life to curing a rare disease that killed her sister, and longs to start...

Welcome to Los Angeles, land of showbiz, would-be actors, rising rent and all kinds of sexual fluidity. The new web series The Filth, debuting this August on YouTube, delves into the city complete with all the sexual bells and whistles. The Filth follows a pair of best friends, Stella (played by newcomer Paige Hoffman Nielsen) and Max (newcomer Jake Delaney). Stella works as a plumber and struggles through her romantic entanglements with both men and women. Max aspires to stardom as...

Olivia Wilde on the set of her directorial debut BOOKSMART.Credit: Francois Duhamel / Annapurna PicturesOlivia Wilde is known for roles on The OC and Vinyl, as well as for films like Tron: Legacy has spent most of her life in front of the camera earning accolades for her performances and for her beauty. Maxim named her the sexiest woman in the world in 2009. She and her partner, actor Jason Sudeikis, have two kids. Wilde’s directorial debut, Booksmart, opens in theatres May 24. In Booksmart, Wilde takes on...

BooksmartThe Step Out: Booksmart 2019 might just have its first sleeper hit with Booksmart. The outrageous screwball comedy marks the directorial debut of actress Olivia Wilde (Tron: Legacy, Vinyl) and follows the misadventures of two goodie two shoes high school besties (Beanie Feldstein & Kaitlyn Dever) as they try to have one night of wild partying before graduation. That the movie makes one of its main characters gay (and features several queer characters in supporting roles) sets it apart from...

“I would not have played this character if: one, I wasn’t allowed to show Elton being a nightmare, because he has been; two, if we weren’t able to explore his drink-and-drug addiction because I don’t think you can tell a story without it; and three, if I didn’t think we could make a film that the gay community would watch and feel a sense of ownership over. What right do I have to play Elton John if I am...

It’s quite the weekend for drag. Not only is a certain event called RuPaul’s DragCon taking over the Los Angeles Convention Center, and let’s put aside for a moment that Alaska’s debut drag pageant, The Drag Queen of the Year Pageant (Competition Award Contest Competition) is also taking place on Sunday, but the alien goddess has just dropped a surprise album, titled Vagina. The Drag Race All Stars season 2 winner explained the new work thus: It’s safe to say she nailed these promo spots: In...

Filmmaker Xavier Dolan is over people labeling his work “gay” just because he identifies as gay and his films often portray LGBTQ characters. During a press conference for his new film Mathias & Maxime, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this week, the 30-year-old said he objects to people labeling the project a “gay film.” “This film is not ‘gay,’” he said. “It’s life.” Dolan continued: “We never talk about heterosexual films. ‘Oh, I saw this great heterosexual love story!’ For me, it’s...

Mere days after we got amped up on Pose season two teaser trailers, FX has dropped the first full trailer. The hit show will jump ahead five years to 1990, finding Blanca, Electra and company seeing the drag ball scene go mainstream, courtesy of a certain pop song by Madonna. The AIDS crisis also rages on, with a lack of research and government action dooming thousands to suffering and death. As house mother of Evangelista, Blanca has to face a changing culture and her own...

Queer activist and writer Lena Waithe got more than she bargained for during a stint as guest host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! when Halle Berry showed up to give her a smacking wet kiss. Waithe, known as an actress for roles in Ready Player One and Master of None, and who created the series The Chi for Showtime, delivered an opening monologue talking about growing up on the south side of Chicago, and her ambitions to go into showbiz. About halfway through, she turned...

Relationships are…hard. And navigating queer love and lust can often feel like exploring the Wild West pre-GPS. It’s thrilling, yes. But not without its dangers. A new short film called Lavender from filmmaker Matthew Puccini explores one man’s intimate brushup with a married gay couple. The emotional honesty it depicts will likely hit home for anyone who’s explored outside of monogamy’s walls. The film premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in January where it was named one of Indiewire’s 10 must-see short films....

“I’m proud Rocketman is the first major studio film with a gay love sex scene in it. If I’d left it out, I’d have felt I was cheating people. I’m so glad it’s in there because I am a gay man and I didn’t want to airbrush it under the carpet. If they don’t like it, I understand, but it’s part of who I am. That night was a very, very important part. When I grew up, my father told me if I...

As part of the buzz campaign leading up to its June 7 premiere, the first episode of Netflix’s Tales of the City revival was screened at the Los Angeles LGBT Center this week. Afterwards, members of the cast sat down for a panel discussion about the hotly-anticipated new show. Charlie Barnett plays Ben Marshall, Mouse’s love interest, in the series revival. Some of his other TV credits include Orange is the New Black, Russian Doll, Chicago Fire, and Law & Order: SVU. He has also appeared in...