Tag: Hollywood

American actor and director, Kristen Stewart has spoken out about the struggles of being out in Hollywood, saying that it has likely negatively affected her career. 29-year-old Stewart made the comments during an interview with Harper’s Bazaar ahead of the release of her rebooted Charlie’s Angels. “I have fully been told, ‘If you just like

We had a blast with Center friends at our annual OUT Under the Stars movie screening event at Hollywood Forever as we screened Hairspray! Share this...FacebookTwitter source

The world was first introduced to model, actress and activist, Isis King when she appeared as a contestant on America’s Next Top Model (ANTM). King had dreams of stardom, just like all the other girls on the show that season. However, her journey was made more spectacular by the fact that Tyra Banks had initially discovered King in the background of a photo. It really is the stuff of legend; a modern-day Cinderella story of sorts in which, “America’s...

Trans actress Sophie Giannamore has been cast in the reboot of classic series The L Word, titled The L Word: Generation Q. It’s not known if Sophie’s gender identity will be part of her storyline on the show. However, Sophie’s character, Jordi, is said to be “a rebellious teen with absent parents.” Sophie is best known for a role in The Good Doctor. However, Sophie was not the only announcement for the series. The Hollywood Reporter announced bisexual actress Olivia Thirlby,...

Nearly four years after openings its doors along Santa Monica Blvd., the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s West Hollywood location is now operating its own pharmacy on-site. Medications for shorter-term treatments, such as antibiotics, can be dispensed there and most often in seven-day increments. Clients can also pick up their refills at Center-WeHo instead of the Center’s main pharmacy located in the McDonald/Wright Building or at a retail pharmacy. “We’ve always been able to administer medication for clients, but we could...

For the mayor of a small midwestern city, Pete Buttigieg sure is a fundraising machine. He raised almost $25 million dollars for his presidential campaign in the second quarter of the year, raking in more money than any of his competitors, including former Vice President Joe Biden. Now Buttigieg has tapped into a rich vein of money: Hollywood donors. Apparently the combination of Buttigieg’s smarts and his historic campaign as the first major gay presidential candidate is enough to make...

Image via FX Should We Be Protesting This Invasion Of Identity? By now, I’m sure if you’re a part of the LGBTQ community, the struggle of our transgender brothers and sisters has touched our hearts. Chances are you have personally befriended a transgender person or simply empathize with their journey. Working in the entertainment industry, I’ve seen a growth in transgender representation both in front of and behind the cameras of Hollywood. I’m excited to witness transgender actors in the waiting...

The New York City Police Department has opened a hate crime investigation into the vandalism of subway ads for Nike featuring out lesbian Megan Rapinoe, the USWNT co-captain and World Cup MVP. The vandalism was discovered Monday night in the 42nd Street subway station beneath Bryant Park in Manhattan, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Someone scrawled the words “screw this ho” and “sheman” on her forehead on several posters. The slurs were scrubbed off by MTA maintenance workers before someone snapped...

After the successes of  Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman, it’s no surprise Hollywood is all about the musical biopics. MGM announced just last week that it was developing a Boy George biopic. This is in addition to the biopic the studio is already developing about Aretha Franklin, with Jennifer Hudson rumored to star. Other musical biopics coming down the Hollywood pipeline include one about Judy Garland starring Renee Zellweger, another about David Bowie, and possibly one about Madonna, though that may only...

Over the weekend, SoCali celebrated pride. While the watering holes of WeHo were inundated with tourists, ‘mos in the know headed to the W Hotel in Hollywood for Velvet Tsunami. Hosted by Artificial People and Dj Noir D Costas, this pride pool party flaunted hard bodies, strong beats, and speedo-clad booty for days. Velvet Tsunami host DJ Noir D Costas mans the turntables, heating up the crowd before they plunge into the pool. WeHo’s premiere promoter/model Murray Swanby cools down with...

We’ve just discovered an adorable and fun documentary that will air in the near future. Margin Films has announced the upcoming release of the documentary Gay Hollywood Dad by and starring Quentin Lee. According to Broadway World, the film follows Lee has he adapts to becoming a father of a newborn baby through surrogacy. “What have I gotten myself into!?” thinks Lee as he explores the first six weeks of being a single father living in Los Angeles. Viewers witness that...

Colton Haynes took a moment over the weekend to reflect on what it means to be an openly gay actor in Hollywood, as well as his dreams for the future. In a series of tweets published in the very early hours Sunday, the 29-year-old looked back on his 12 years working in the entertainment industry, calling it an “odd place” and saying he prays that out LGBTQ actors land more starring roles soon: Hollywood is a very odd place. I've been...

Did we say scam artist? We meant “clairvoyant medium.” (No. We had it right the first time.) For the blissfully uninitiated, Tyle Henry is the 22-year-old host of Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry, in which he deftly employs hot and cold reading techniques to convince people he has psychic powers. In 2015, the Independent Investigations Group awarded Henry’s show the Truly Terrible Television Award “in acknowledgment of the extraordinary ongoing deceit of the American public represented in this television program.” You could...

LGBTQ actors might soon be suffering because of sexual molesters. As a reaction to the many sexual assault claims popping out of Hollywood, movie studios are considering the return of morality clauses. Moral clauses were big in the 1920s. They allowed movie studios to place strict limitations on the personal lives of actors. This was enacted so studios could maintain their reputations and prevent actors from getting into big scandals or crime cases. These clauses often protected studios and filmmakers “if the...