Fosse/Verdon: Two of the Most Godly People that Ever Lived
I resisted watching Fosse/Verdon (streaming on FX) at first because it seemed like Bob Fosse’s life as one of the premier Broadway/Hollywood choreographers…
Tribeca: “Framing Agnes” Brings Trans Voices of the Past to Life
Framing Agnes is a short film by co-directors Chase Joynt and Kristen Schilt that introduces us to historic spirits of the trans community.…
‘Come Sunday’ Exposes the Anguish of Evangelical Salvation Theology
Some thoughts on Come Sunday, the story of Bishop Carlton Pearson, a megachurch pastor who lost everything when he stopped believing in hell.…
Highlight of 2018: ‘Angels in America,’ an American Apocalypse
The cultural highlight of this year for me was witnessing live performances of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, two plays that had high-profile revivals…
A Gay White Teenager’s Obsession with Aretha Franklin
Of course I’d heard the song before. How could anyone with the least awareness of popular culture not know “R-E-S-P-E-C-T”? But it was…
Ryan Murphy’s ‘Pose’ Is All about Family
“Logical family” is the term gay writer Armistead Maupin invented to refer to people who are not biological family, but love each other…
Tab Hunter Stood apart for Telling his Gay Hollywood Story
Tab Hunter died this past Sunday. He was just shy of 87. His age makes him part of what’s known as the “Silent…
The Met Gala Highlighted Religion’s Innate Camp
Tongues wagged and Twitter lit up last week as the annual Met Gala in New York City had celebrities dressing in Catholic couture.…
“Love, Simon” Is the Gay Teen Film Some of Us Have Been Waiting on for a Long Time
Adolescence has always been susceptible to movie exploitation. In the postwar era, when the idea of an interim stage between childhood and adulthood…