Come Out With Pride rises to the challenge of healing a community still in a...
“In the beginning, everybody was kind of in shock,” Come Out With Pride board secretary and auction chair Deb Ofsowitz says. “It was hard to even talk about it.” Osfowitz, of course, is referring to...
View ArticleQueer As Folk’s Randy Harrison takes on the role of the sexualized Emcee in...
In the uncertain social climate we are living in these days, theater can serve as a wonderful escape from those political bumps in the night, but it can also serve as a mirror to reflect the dangers...
View ArticleShonda Rhimes to remake ‘Queer as Folk’ creator’s gay dramedies
T.V. showrunner Shonda Rimes and “Wonder Woman” screenwriter Allan Heinberg are joining forces to remake Russell T. Davies’ gay dramedies, “Cucumber” and “Banana.” According to Deadline, Heinberg has...
View ArticleFit for Print: History isn’t always pretty, or straight
I am a history nerd. I love visiting historical places, reading up on history and even enjoying a book or film classified as historical fiction. In fact, years ago, before I decided to pursue a career...
View ArticleTampa, Orlando residents create expansive LGBTQ film database
If you can’t name over 1,000 LGBTQ-focused films, Tampa Bay’s Brandon Taylor and Orlando’s Brock Cornelius would like to change that. The business partners—via the Orlando Entertainment Group, LLC—have...
View ArticleA look back at some of the biggest LGBTQ pop culture moments over the last...
Pop culture has always been ahead of the game when it comes to opening the hearts and minds of society. Long before the majority of the U.S. supported marriage equality, believed LGBTQ rights were...
View Article‘Queer as Folk’ cast reunites for 20th anniversary fundraiser
The cast of Showtime’s “Queer as Folk” (QAF) will reunite May 1 for its 20th anniversary to raise funds for CenterLink, the coalition which supports LGBTQ community centers across the globe. The Fort...
View ArticleLGBTQ+ shows to stream during Pride 2020
ABOVE: Netflix released the second season of the award-winning FX series “Pose” today. (Photo courtesy FX Network) With the coronavirus pandemic altering the atmosphere of this year’s Pride season,...
View Article07.23.20 Tampa Bay Bureau Chief’s Desk
Everyone remembers their first time. For me, it was brighter than I expected and a lot quieter, two surprises since my first introduction to the entire experience was Showtime’s “Queer as Folk.”...
View ArticleTrailblazing LGBTQ drama ‘Queer as Folk’ turns 20
ABOVE: The Showtime drama “Queer as Folk” ran from December 2000 to August 2005 and was known for its frank portrayal of queer sexuality. (Screenshot from Showtime’s Twitter) Twenty years ago today,...
View ArticleA look back of the biggest LGBTQ pop culture moments of 2020
While the great 2020 pandemic changed many aspects of our lives, it would not, and could not, stop the pop culture train from plowing through the year. As movie theaters, hanging out with friends and...
View Article‘It’s a Sin’ captures joy, heartbreak in ‘80s London
Olly Alexander in ‘It’s a Sin.’ (Photo courtesy HBO Max) “It’s A Sin,” the U.K. miniseries that debuted in the U.S. on HBO Max Feb. 18, began its long gestation in the mind of out screenwriter Russell...
View ArticleTop LGBTQ talent sounds off for Audible’s ‘Hot White Heist’
Adam Goldman has been ahead of the curve for most of his career, whether it’s been intentional or not. So much so that the writer, director and occasional actor muses that he’s also “the Beyonce of...
View ArticlePositive Living: I’m coming out – again!
As my dear Golden Girl Sophia might say, “Picture it. It’s December 1960 and I had just arrived in a decidedly homophobic world.” It would be nearly three decades before I became aware of who I really...
View ArticleSharon Gless on her new memoir, ‘Queer As Folk’ and who should play her in a...
Have you ever read a memoir that is so intimate, so revealing, so honest, that as you were turning the pages it felt like the writer was sitting next to you, speaking directly to you? Kudos to multiple...
View Article‘Queer as Folk’ reboot releases 1st photos, teaser
ABOVE: “Queer as Folk” 2022. Photos via NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal’s Peacock has released the streaming service’s first look at the “Queer as Folk” reboot. The platform’s “Queer as Folk” will reimagine...
View ArticleThe ABCs of 2022’s biggest LGBTQ pop culture moments
LGBTQ pop culture in 2022 was a lot like a Negroni. Sbagliato… with Prosecco in it — in a word it was “stunning!” We said hello to Charlie and Nick in Netflix’s hit series “Heartstopper,” we said...
View ArticleAn interview with actor Fin Argus
If Fin Argus looks familiar to you, you may recognize them from their portrayal of Mingus in Peacock’s 2022 revival of “Queer As Folk” or as Cary Dubek’s method actor […] The post An interview with...
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