Billy Eichner’s back on the street, Trixie Mattel gets schooled & all the best LGBTQ+ releases this week
Need a boost to get over Hump Day? The Hot Sheet is Queerty’s midweek pop culture catch-up, highlighting the entertainment stories everyone’s talking about, the ones you might’ve missed, and the notable LGBTQ+ film & TV releases in the days ahead. Here’s everything you need to stay in-the-know:THE STARS ALIGN: Rolling Stone‘s fun Musicians On Musicians series just gave us the ultimate theater-girl-turned-movie star link-up with a conversation between Mean Girls‘s Reneé Rapp & Wicked‘s Cynthia Erivo.
The pair talk musicals (of course), and navigating the industry as queer women. [Rolling Stone]DAD BOD: Everybody say, “Thank you, Penelope Cruz!” The actress snapped some scintillating shirtless pics of her hubby, Javier Bardem, who’s looking as hunky as ever at 55, and the gays can hardly contain themselves. [INTO]LET’S GET LOUD:As if we needed another reason to vote for Kamala Harris, intrepid TikTokers have spotted Billy Eichner back on the street, presumably filming a new Billy On The Street segment with ally Will Ferrell, sporting “Loud White Men For Kamala” tees.
We are so back!QUEEN OF BOP: Ahead of her farewell tour, pop legend Cyndi Lauper gave us an extra-juicy interview, spilling on her love of Madonna & Chappell Roan, the red flags from her former The Apprentice boss, and why she’s always stood up for the LGBTQ+ community to let our true colors shine. [Queerty]THE LIBRARY IS OPEN: This fall, fill your book shelves with some Black, queer joy, with this look at some of the season’s hottest new releases, from memoirs by culture-makers like Law Roach & Don Lemon, to the forgotten history of the Queer Harlem Renaissance.
