Lee Daniels's clout has been rising since 2009, when Precious, his tour de force slice of urban miserabilism, scored six Oscar nods, including Best Picture and Best Director for Daniels. In 2013, his civil rights saga The Butler raked in $176 million. Now, with Fox's booming series Empire, the writer-producer-director is more influential than ever, reshaping the way America views diversity by boldly addressing race and sexual orientation on network TV. As of press time, Empire averaged 14.5 million total viewers, who'll be hungry for the show's second season, greenlit after only two episodes.
After more than 20 years outfitting queer people with intimate apparel, Andrew Christian announced that the website of his eponymous brand is officially down.
By now, many of you will have received the February issue of Out magazine, the first under my purview as editor-in-chief. This copy of our magazine was put together by an entirely new team of journalists, photographers, stylists, and visionaries -- all of whom are dedicated to capturing and preserving this awesome moment in queer history. It is a marvel to behold these faces and read these voices now, in the year 2019, when media visibility for our community seems to be reaching an apex. Now, more than ever, our team must answer a simple (yet complex) question, day after day and month after month: Why Out? Keep Reading →
Years before Stonewall, a cafeteria riot became a breakthrough for trans rights
All about the Compton's Cafeteria riot, when drag queens and trans women rose up against police at a diner in San Francisco.