Out Magazine Highlights
Queer Quibble: What the New Boys in the Band Says About the Gay Status Quo
Ryan Murphy's Broadway revival and 50 years of gay contrarianism.
Black Panther and the Promise of a Queer-Affirming Africa
Black Panther's Wakanda offers a glimpse of an Africa not beset by colonialist homophobia.
The Handmaid’s Tale and the History & Future of Queer Oppression
Don't let the bastards grind you down.
F*** White Boys: The Agony of White Assimilation and the Ecstasy of Black Liberation
"My race is black, my skin is brown, but my life is ostensibly white. And I’m miserable because of it."
The New Black Vanguard: Queer People of Color Leading the Revolution
With unprecedented visibility of queer people of color, luminaries from within the community discuss power, identity, and whether or not the attention will last.
20 Reasons 'The Birdcage' Is Still Hilarious Over 20 Years Later
“You old so-and-so. How about those Dolphins?”
Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope: A Queer Masterpiece Turns 20
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of a seminal pop opus.
Hello, Oscars, I’d Like to Report a Robbery: The 13 Greatest Upsets in Academy Award History
With Moonlight poised to (potentially) lose to La La Land, we're taking a preliminary look at Oscars' greatest snubs and flubs.
There Are Two Kinds of Gays in the World: Those Who Love Looking and Those Who Don't
Looking is perhaps the most divisive gay show in TV herstory.
Lemonade: The Miseducation of Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé is a grown woman. Doing whatever she wants.
I Am Not Your Negro Director Raoul Peck on the Need for Baldwin’s Brilliance in Trump’s America
James Baldwin died almost 30 years ago and you can best believe he is rolling his eyes in his grave right now. This morning, Donald J. Trump—the least qualified, most divisive, least popular, most vulgar presidential nominee ever, and generally the personification of liberal comeuppance—was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Some are still in disbelief—how did this happen? How did we get here? Really, him? But the signs were there, the signs have always been there, and James Baldwin was reading them aloud way before anyone else even bothered to take notice.
To Wong Foo: Thanks for...Some Things! (Julie Newmar)
With a new musical based on the 1995 drag comedy in the works, we look back at the legacy of Vida, Noxeema, and Chi Chi.
Master of None Had the Best Coming Out Episode in Recent TV Memory
“Thanksgiving” was 34 minutes of television perfection.
The Impossibility of Love
On finding love in a hopeless state.
30 for 30: Thoughts on Turning a Gay Milestone
Facing the Gay Death, a writer eulogizes his 20s.
Being a Gay Man Who Is Free: Reflecting on Dancer from the Dance
It's been 40 years since the release of Andrew Holleran’s classic gay novel that was post-Stonewall and pre-AIDS.