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American actor and singer, Anthony Rapp – best known for his role in the Broadway production of Rent and Star trek has announced his engagement to his boyfriend. 48-year old Rapp took to social media to tell fans and followers that he had proposed to partner Ken Ithiphol, “So something happened tonight. I asked Ken

Disney Channel’s animated children’s series Star Wars Resistance has confirmed the inclusion of the series first openly gay couple. The confirmation of an openly gay couple from the show’s producers followed speculation around the friendship between Orka and Flix, two aliens who supply characters with starship parts on Star Wars Resistance. Speaking with the podcast

Laura Pradelska was a victim of transphobic abuse in Zara on Oxford Street earlier this week. The German actress – who’s best known for her role as Quaithe in the second season of Game of Thrones – wrote on Twitter that she was verbally attacked with “vile racial abuse” after she defended a lady from four women who jumped the queue. “So I never rant on social media, but I’ve just witnessed the worst behaviour in Zara on Oxford Street,” she...

Lucky for us that Kate Stewart has delivered just that with her new single Get Mine, bringing together R&B and some throwback pop for a truly addictive anthem. Kate wrote the track with three of her best friends, including former GAY TIMES cover star MNEK, rising singer-songwriter Ryan Ashley, and Shift K3Y.  “We had never written all together before, although we all write separately a lot of the time,” Kate said of the experience. “We wrote the song in about an hour,...

Karamo Brown says Harry Styles was “taught” how to use Grindr when the Queer Eye cast bumped into him in Japan. The show’s culture expert appeared alongside the other members of the Fab Five – Bobby Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski and Jonathan Van Ness – on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Wednesday (31 July). When asked by a fan about their newfound friendship with the former One Direction star, Bobby responded: “Harry was absolutely lovely, super sweet...

Shea Coulee and GESS have dropped the cinematic visual for their atmospheric R&B track Rewind. Directed by Sam Bailey – co-creator of Brown Girls – the visual sees the former Drag Racer at their most vulnerable, in and out of drag, as they reflect on on a failed relationship with powerful, apache-inspired choreography. In an interview with Billboard, Shea said this was their opportunity to showcase their diverse dance skills and musical range, because fans have only seen “this high-energy, dance-y,...

At this year’s Newport Folk Festival, country legend Dolly invited Brandi – who had curated a set of all-female performers including Linda Perry and Maggie Rogers – on stage to perform a duet of I Will Always Love You. “It was just a little song that I felt from my heart,” Dolly said when introducing the iconic track, joking to her fellow country star, “Im talking my head off, you got anything to say?” to which Brandi replied, “Just that...

Yas! Sasha Velour has landed a “lip sync spectacular” spin-off series. The Drag Race star – who won the ninth season of the Emmy-winning show back in 2017 – is bringing their widely-acclaimed high-concept show Nightgowns to the upcoming short-form digital service Quibi. The series, which will consist of eight episodes, will follow Sasha and the members of their team as they craft a legendary lip sync performance, all while we go behind-the-scenes of their creative process. According to Deadline, each episode...

Ever since Disney announced animated classic The Little Mermaid would be getting the live-action treatment, fans have been desperate to know who would be portraying Ursula, arguably one of the studio’s most popular villains (and a queer icon). While many have put themselves forward for the role, the one name that keeps popping up is comedian Melissa McCarthy – star of hit movies like Bridesmaids and Spy – especially after Variety claimed she was in “early talks” to appear in...

It’s easy to see why this show was such a success across the pond – Gloria Estefan is a huge star there, and the music will play well to their market, where her story is also much better known. In the UK the concept of this musical seems a bit more niche, but the narrative – a classic rags to riches tale, which touches on topical themes including immigration – will resonate more universally. In a nutshell, On Your Feet!...

Lizzo’s recent performance of Truth Hurts has received wide praise from the LGBTQ community. The American singer-songwriter and rapper stopped by the office of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert – which she renamed “Tiny Ass Desk Concert” – to perform stripped-back versions of some of her biggest hits. Before she played the acclaimed pop-trap anthem, she declared: “Bitches ain’t shit sometimes. And all the non-conforming genders in-between, you can all be ain’t shit too. Love is love, man. Love is love. Love is...

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

Earlier this year, RuPaul announced that Drag Race had officially begun casting calls for the show’s highly-anticipated 12th season. Yah, season 12. To quote Queer Eye icon Jonathan Van Ness – “can you believe?” “If you are a showgirl, if you are a drag queen, if you are a girl with the cha-cha heels and a pussycat wig honey, you better get up on this show!” the Emmy Award winning host said in a statement. It’s rumoured that the show has...

The director and writer – who is best known for creating Buffy the Vampire Slayer and his work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – is working on another television drama with strong female heroines at the helm. According to a description by HBO, The Nevers – which will premiere in 2020 – follows “a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world”. Outlander star Laura Donnelly and Olivia Williams...