Tag: Pose

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...

Billy PorterQueer artists continue their strong showing among the showbiz elite, this time at the 2019 Emmy nominations. Pose scored big in major categories, including nominations for Best Drama and Best Lead Actor for Billy Porter. The lesbian thriller Killing Eve also netted a Best Drama nod, as did lead actresses Sandra Oh and Jody Comer. Russian Doll, the surreal Netflix series, co-created by out-lesbian Leslye Headland, also grabbed a Best Drama nomination, as well as a Best Actress nom for Natasha...

Pabllo Vittar, Brazilian drag sensation and former GAY TIMES cover star, has announced that she’ll be teaming up with British pop superstar Charli XCX for a new single called Flash Pose. The song will be released on Friday 25 July (that’s next week!) and will be the first time Pabllo has recorded in English, according to Forbes. It’s the first single to be taken from her upcoming album 111. When we spoke to Pabllo earlier this year, she confirmed that a...

Angelica Ross as Candy Abundance on FX’s Pose / Image via FX Actress Angelica Ross is on a hot streak of late. The departing Pose star just left the show with a powerful sending off to her and her character. And it appears, she’s moving on to another Ryan Murphy show in the ‘80s, namely American Horror Story: 1984. “Though she will always be our Candy, and our show suffers this incredible loss, I am elated that the world will get much...

From his role as “Pray Tell” on the revolutionary hit television show Pose to his star turning fashion turns on red carpets everywhere, suffice to say; Billy Porter is having an absolute moment right now!  When he dropped his latest single “Love Yourself” last month, it was the pride anthem we all needed. The remixes that dropped yesterday that accompany it though, are the dance floor anthems that our summer dance floors will be loving for the remainder of the...

Acclaimed actress Angelica Ross, fresh from a powerful departure from Pose, will join the cast of Ryan Murphy’s acclaimed horror series American Horror Story: 1984.  “Though she will always be our Candy, and our show suffers this incredible loss, I am elated that the world will get much more Angelica,” said Pose and AHS creator Murphy via Twitter. “She is joining the American Horror Story family in another unforgettable role. Congrats Angelica for making history, leaping from #PoseFX to #AHS1984. Welcome...

La Fille du Régiment tells the story of Marie, a young girl abandoned on a battlefield by her family who has been rescued and raised by the 21st army regiment. Her foster-father Sulpice decrees that she should only marry a man from the regiment, as a token of gratitude for being saved by them – which complicates matters when she falls for the Tyrolean Tonio. Upon learning Marie’s fate, Tonio enlists in the 21st regiment in a bid to...

POSE — CR: Jeffrey Neira/FXOn a misty New York City morning, a party bus drove a gaggle of entertainment writers to a remote area of the Bronx where a pair of soundstages keep creative vigil amid the industrial sprawl of warehouses, plants, and factories. We knew we’d found the right place by the few cast members dressed in their colored costumes standing outside for a break—much like the soundstages, a splash of color in an area teeming with gray. None...

This is the last in a series of “Then & Now” articles looking at historic places that have made New York the cradle of LGBTQ life from Stonewall to today at Pride 50. PARIS IS BURNING, 1990. Off White Productions/ Courtesy: Everett Collection.New York’s ball culture as we know it today — as depicted in Paris Is Burning and Pose — grew out of a backlash to the rampant racial segregation of the city’s queer masquerades and pageants. These glitzy...

 CR: Macall Polay/FXPose continues its reign as the most fabulous show on television. Now in its second season, the Ryan Murphy-produced drama about the New York drag ball scene in 1980s and 90s New York has attracted a loyal fanbase and wide critical acclaim for a diverse cast and examination of queer history. The new clip shares some candid moments with the cast as they returned to film the new season, as well as insight to the ways in which...

A scene on Hart Island from “Pose” season two (image via FX)Hart Island is a small islet located a mile east of the Bronx. It’s one mile long and a third of a mile wide (roughly 213 acres), and during the mid ’80s and ’90s, New York City buried thousands of people who’d died of HIV on the island out of fear the bodies might infect others. The island and its dark history were recently explored in season two of...

Pose for a third season.The renewal came just a week after the drama's second season premiered. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pose's second season premiere attracted 1.8 million viewers over five days, including repeat airings and digital viewers, a new record for the show."Pose has elevated our culture and the TV landscape like few shows before it, and we are honored to partner with co-creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Steven Canals on a third season," the network said in...

Pose is coming back for thirds! Just after the groundbreaking series premiered its second season, FX has given an early green light to season three. And while the show is critically acclaimed, the real test of a series’ longevity is viewership. Pose has both. The June 11 season two premiere drew its largest audience, to the tune of 1.2 million viewers. “Pose has elevated our culture and the TV landscape like few shows before it, and we are honored to partner with co-creators...

Credit: Macall Polay/FXI’ve had a lot of fabulous opportunities happen for me in the world of journalism. One that I will truly never forget was when I went on set of the F/X series Pose last month. Pose, which had its second season premiere last night, is one of the best LGBTQ shows on television right now. Let’s take this a step further: it’s one of the best shows on television. And if you aren’t watching it, do yourself a...