New York City DJ duo The Carry Nation -- aka Nita Aviance and Will Automagic -- are masters of dance floors across the globe, providing the soundtracks to some of your wildest nights -- and, if let's be real, mornings. Earlier this summer they dropped new single "Prism," featuring sultry vocals by Alissa Brianna. In the track's new music video, directed by Skot Video, Brianna is set amidst a kaleidoscope of color and light as she sings about the perfect night out: "I never worry when I see the dawn, cause though the party's over boy, the music's never gone."
For 31 years now, the annual Out100 issue has been highlighting trailblazers advocating for the LGBTQ+ community. This year's Out100, presented by Lexus, featured Niecy Nash-Betts as the 2025 Icon of the Year honoree. Keep Reading →
Out Editor in Chief Daniel Reynolds / Out100 Icon Niecy Nash-Betts
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I’ll be frank: It took some thinking to determine this year’s theme for the Out100, Out’s list of the year’s most impactful LGBTQ+ people. 2025 saw staggering setbacks for our community — funding was cut to our nonprofits; brand sponsorships evaporated from Pride events; attacks, particularly those pointed at transgender people, rained from a federal level; our present, our history, and our future were being erased before our eyes. How does one find an upbeat zeitgeist in what felt like an ocean of loss? Keep Reading →
Veteran actor Niecy Nash-Betts poses for her Out100 cover photo, and she has one music request for inspiration: Destiny’s Child. Empowering anthems like “Survivor” and “Independent Women, Part 1” create a perfect soundtrack for the 55-year-old artist, who is thriving on and off the screen. Keep Reading →
The work of Chicanx artist Teddy Sandoval is being featured in a new touring retrospective, 'Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art.'
Teddy Sandoval estate, some photos by Ian Byers-Gamber
A new retrospective revisits the subversive artist who queered spaces, reimagined Chicano masculinity, and forged artistic connections across avant-garde networks. Keep Reading →
There’s a palpable sense of anxiety and paranoia throughout writer-director Carmen Emmi’s debut feature film, Plainclothes. It’s the kind of tension that could cause a viewer to hold their breath while gripping the arm of their seat. When the movie reaches its conclusion, the relief is cathartic. Keep Reading →
Tracy E. Gilchrist and Sandra Valls, star of Real Women Have Curves
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It’s the first day of Pride Month, and Restaurant Row in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen is electric with anticipation. In a week, Broadway’s finest will descend on Radio City Music Hall for the Tony Awards. Showtunes emanate from the storied piano bar Don’t Tell Mama — a ballad from Jesus Christ Superstar here, a showstopper from Wicked there. Suddenly, I’ve wandered in, a negroni in hand, and I’m belting along. New York City in June is a fusion of the Tony Awards and Pride, and it’s idyllic for theater gays like me. Keep Reading →
Both theWicked: For Good and Superman stars had a kissing-while-levitating scene in their films, but the latter was criticized for tone-deaf comments on Variety and CNN's "Actors on Actors."
Drag queens in golden fringe dazzle the crowd at the 50th Invasion of the Pines.
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The wigs were unmissable from the Fire Island Pines marina, bright pink dots on the horizon that grew larger as the ferry neared the dock. The vessel’s upper deck teemed with drag: magenta beehives, fantastic fascinators, white-gloved hands waving at the cheering crowd on shore. Keep Reading →
“Zurich is a beautiful city,” declares Swiss-born fashion and nightlife trailblazer Susanne Bartsch, who knows a thing or two about beauty. “I just love the culture — how they’re living life, the whole culture of hanging out. I feel like they really stop and smell the roses.” Keep Reading →
53 percent of LGBTQ+ adults experience anxiety around body image.
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Every day, we wake up and look at ourselves in the mirror. While many of us are content with our reflections, there are those who only see an endless checklist of flaws that need fixing. Whether it’s pesky belly fat that never seems to go away or a larger-than-average nose, experiencing some dissatisfaction with your body is a normal thing. Keep Reading →
I was born in Galveston County, Texas, the very place where, on June 19, 1865, enslaved Black people were finally told they were free — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had declared slavery illegal across the Confederacy. Keep Reading →
Suits are an ever-expanding form of self-expression, says stylist Steve Karas.
Julia Comita
Ahead, fashion stylist and vintage collector Steve Karas reveals how to rock a suit, as modeled by Jonzu Jones and Keenan Javon in this shoot photographed by Julia Comita. Keep Reading →
DJGuyRuben entertaining foot fetishists on OnyFans.
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I scroll my social feeds on a lazy Saturday afternoon and stumble across a video of a “Chicano mailman” (his words, not mine) walking through a neighborhood in the scorching summer sun. His décolletage, framed by the baby blue USPS button-up, glistens with sweat. It’s hot. So I tap on his profile, which leads me to a link in bio, which leads me to … well, you know. In less than a minute, I’ve leapt from the innocence of blue-collar TikTok to the OnlyFans home page of “an honest mailman trying to support his wife and two kids,” where he’ll show me “the package I’ve really been waiting for” if I cough up $14 and subscribe. Keep Reading →
Bob Mackie with Cher; Miley Cyrus in vintage Mackie
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Bob Mackie’s imaginative designs have been worn by Hollywood’s most glamorous and powerful people for over six decades. A new documentary, Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion, details the extraordinary life and career of a creative genius who’s become the gold standard for iridescent, daring, and show-stopping costumes. Mackie’s work evokes past eras, defies present-day taboos, and inspires future generations to razzle and dazzle as fiercely as possible. Keep Reading →
It’s a mystery what happens in an actor’s dressing room right before they take the stage. Every performer has a different ritual, especially when it comes to playing an emotionally taxing role — or in the case of Operation Mincemeat — roles, plural. The Olivier Award-winning musical comedy, about the covert British military operation to divert Nazi troops from Sicily, where the Allies were planning to invade during World War II, requires boundless energy and nuance for the five actors who play over 80 characters in the production. Role changes are communicated to the audience through minor adjustments to costumes and posture. So how does one prepare to take on multiple personalities in this dizzyingly funny production at Broadway’s John Golden Theatre? Keep Reading →
'Kiss of the Spider Woman' costars Jennifer Lopez and Tonatiuh
John Russo
It’s a scene that might have taken place in a Kiss of the Spider Woman fantasy sequence. Jennifer Lopez, who plays the movie star Ingrid Luna in Bill Condon’s upcoming musical drama film — as well as the dual characters Ingrid portrays in the musical inside-the-musical, Aurora and the Spider Woman — reclines on a sofa at the Maybourne, a Beverly Hills hotel. White flowers sit nearby on a table, as members of her team look on. Keep Reading →
It’s been a wild three years for Hunter Doohan. The actor, now 31, scored his first speaking part on Westworld in 2018. He followed with breakthrough roles in Apple TV+’s Truth Be Told and Showtime’s Your Honor. But it was Netflix’s Wednesday that catapulted him to star status after the first season’s release in 2022. Tim Burton’s Addams Family spin-off was a commercial hit for the streaming giant as well as a viral sensation; Jenna Ortega’s Fosse-inspired school dance number, with Doohan as her awestruck date, became ubiquitous on social media and a milestone moment in pop culture. Keep Reading →
Ginger Minj, winner of Season 10 of Drag Race: All Stars
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Ginger Minj isn't looking for your opinions about her Drag Race: All Stars victory — the crown and scepter are living on her bedroom shelf regardless. Keep Reading →
