Watch: Jennifer Hudson and the Cast of 'The Color Purple' Pay Stirring...
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View ArticlePrince, the '80s, Androgyny, and Queering Pop Music
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View Article'Lemonade': The Miseducation of Beyoncé Knowles
PopnographyMusicBeyonceLes Fabian BrathwaiteWatching Lemonade, the greatest thing I felt was pride. Pride at the artist and the woman that Beyoncé had become. Because I grew up with Beyoncé. "No, No,...
View Article12 Bea Arthur Reads for Any Occasion
Friend of DorothyWhen You're Sickening, or Just SickenedWhen the Haters Are Coming for Your Beauty EXTRA HardWhen a Seat Won't Do and Someone Needs to Take a Queen-Sized BedWhen He's Trying to Bareback...
View ArticleToday Is #40ToNoneDay, Raising Awareness of LGBT Youth Homelessness
News & OpinionLes Fabian BrathwaiteThough LGBT youth make up only 7 percent of the general youth population, they experience homelessness at a wildly disproportionate rate—40 percent. In...
View ArticleWhoopi Goldberg and Rosie O'Donnell Join ABC's Gay Miniseries 'When We Rise'
TelevisionLes Fabian BrathwaiteWhoopi Goldberg and Rosie O'Donnell will guest star in When We Rise, a seven-part miniseries for ABC, based in part on a memoir by activist Cleve Jones, executive...
View Article'The Pearl of Africa': An Interview with Africa's First Openly Transgender...
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View Article#TBT: Cher—Broadway Baby
PopnographyThrowback ThursdayCherLes Fabian BrathwaiteThe Cher musical is apparently happening and while the Dark Lady herself will likely not appear in the show, she's certainly got the chops. For two...
View ArticleLike a Fine Lemonade, the Men and Women of 'Advanced Style' Get Fiercer with Age
Advanced Style: Older and Wiser by Ari Seth Cohen, Foreword by Simon DoonanOrren and Rob, New York CityOrren and Rob, New MexicoAngelo Gallamini, Rimini, ItalyDerrill Osborn, DallasIgnacio Quiles,...
View ArticleWatch: Chris Evans Will Dance His Way Into Your Heart—and Pants
PopnographyTelevisionEllen DegeneresLes Fabian BrathwaiteChris Evans and his Captain America: Civil War co-star Elizabeth Olson stopped by Ellen to have themselves a good old-fashioned dance-off....
View ArticleWatch: This Man Is Being Forced to Use the Women's Bathroom
News & OpiniontranstransgenderLes Fabian BrathwaiteA new ad illustrates the absurdity of North Carolina's controversial HB2, which blocks local governments from enacting LGBT legislation and...
View ArticleStudy: Children of Gay Dads Are Doing Great, Thanks
News & OpinionLes Fabian BrathwaiteAccording to a new study by the American Academy of Pediatrics, kids of gay dads are just as well-adjusted as kids of straight parents, despite unique challenges...
View ArticleThe 'Drag Race' GIF-cap Xtravaganza: 'Video Ho, No You Didn't'
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View ArticleBeyoncé Speaks Out Against North Carolina's Anti-LGBT Laws, Performed There...
PopnographyBeyonceMusicLes Fabian BrathwaiteBeyoncé's Formation Tour is just beginning to take over lives and leave heads bald the world over, but one of the diva-best-believa's early stops was...
View ArticleJanet Jackson Pregnant with First Child
PopnographyJanet JacksonLes Fabian BrathwaiteOG Slay-and-Stunt Queen Janet Jackson is reportedly pregnant with her first baby, a source (read: LaToya) toldEntertainment Tonight.The Unbreakable singer...
View ArticleWatch: Janet Jackson Still Slaying for the Gods in 'Dammn Baby' Video
MusicPopnographyJanet JacksonLes Fabian BrathwaiteAs mentioned previously, Janet Jackson is the original slay and stunt queen, and in her latest video she's doing both—amply. Amid rumors that she's...
View Article'Magic Mike Live' Is Coming to Las Vegas!
Popnographymagic mikechanning tatumLes Fabian BrathwaiteChanning Tatum is the smartest man in Hollywood. That's not saying a lot since Hollywood is apparently full of jabroneys who wouldn't know...
View ArticleA Timeline of (Nearly) Every LGBT Couple in TV History
A Timeline of (Nearly) Every LGBT Couple in TV HistoryJodie and Dennis, "Soap" (1977)Steven and Luke, "Dynasty" (1984)Clayton and Doug, "The Golden Girls" (1991)Nancy and Marla, "Roseanne" (1992)Nancy...
View ArticleJack'd Offers 'No Bullies, No Bigots' Tee with Proceeds Going to The Trevor...
News & OpinionDatingLes Fabian BrathwaiteAs anyone who's downloaded, and subsequently deleted, Grindr, Jack'd, Scruff, et. al. can attest, dating hookup apps are the worst. They facilitate and...
View ArticleHunky Trans Model Laith Ashley Is a Knockout on the Cover of 'Attitude'
Popnographytransmale modelstransgenderLes Fabian BrathwaiteModel Laith Ashley covers the June issue of Attitude magazine, along with out champion canoeist Matt Lister. Ashley first came to our...
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