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For years, the only time you could see LGBT people in film was either in broad comedy or melodramatic tragedies. Our repository of queer images trended toward the foppish best friend or the disease-stricken pariah. But with major LGBT films raking in awards in recent years--Brokeback Mountain, Moonlight, Call Me by Your Name--America has finally begun to recognize that the queer experience is just as rich a basis for cinematic experience as any other. Finally, we are in the golden age of queer film representation!

The 11 sultriest sapphic femmes and lesbians in film and TV history

These femme characters will have you swooning!

Her partner of 45 years developed Alzheimer’s. She's sharing their story to 'take away fear'

Sue began showing signs of Alzheimer’s disease about ten years ago. Since then, Janice has had to balance her work with caring for the love of her life.

These 27 new LGBTQ+ movies & TV shows are heating up May

Another Simple Favor, Overcompensating, Murderbot, Fear Street: Prom Queen, Pee-Wee as Himself, and more are headed to your screen this month.

Hidden Sapphic gems: Discover these 20 overlooked lesbian movies

There's something for every fan of sapphic cinema here.

20 years of Sapphic cinema: the 20 best lesbian movies

Dive into the evolution of lesbian movies over the past two decades with our favorites from indie gems to mainstream hits.

Out and About with Karan Soni

Karan Soni shines in A Nice Indian Boy, a culture-clashing queer love story that's winning hearts.

Sundance shines light on real-life LGBTQ+ stories

These four amazing new LGBTQ+ docs educate, inspire, and remind us why we fight for queer rights.

BREAKING: Karla Sofía Gascón's X/Twitter page deactivated

The Academy Award nominee and star of Emilia Pérez was caught in controversy after problematic X posts shared by her came to the surface.

Heartwarming Sundance hit 'Jimpa' celebrates queer family bonds

The film stars Olivia Colman, John Lithgow, and director Sophie Hyde's child Aug Mason-Hyde.

'Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón faces backlash for old X posts

Karla Sofía Gascón is the first out trans woman to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.

Better Man's Robbie Williams says gay fans and clubs made him feel safe

The former Take That singer and subject of the biopic Better Man, Robbie Williams, credits his gay fanbase for making him feel welcomed and safe.

Karla Sofía Gascón breaks barriers as first trans actor Oscar nominee

It's official: the lead actress of Emilia Pérez has made LGBTQ+ history at the 97th Academy Awards.

The most searched gay adult entertainers of 2024 revealed

Find out which one of these hunky boys came on top.

Karla Sofía Gascón gives emotional speech as 'Emilia Pérez' wins Golden Globe

"The light always wins over darkness," she said while accepting the award for Best Picture - Musical or Comedy.

'A Complete Unknown's Timothée Chalamet, Monica Barbaro on music, gender & protest

“I was just so fascinated with the way Bob [Dylan] carried himself and how," Timothée Chalamet tells The Advocate. "He was, in a sense, but very subtly, so subtle that the journalists couldn’t even really tell at times if he was being confrontational.”

The 25 best queer films of the century so far

From But I'm a Cheerleader to Brokeback Mountain to Bottoms, the first 25 years of the 21st century have witnessed a sea change in LGBTQ+ films like trans stories starring trans people and queer movies becoming major awards contenders. Here are the best ranked.

Babygirl's Nicole Kidman, Halina Reijn on women, sex, and power

Babygirl stars Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson and writer-director Halina Reijn (who directed the queer Bodies Bodies Bodies) speak with The Advocate about intergenerational sex and power.

The 10 best film performances by LGBTQ+ actors in 2024

This was an extraordinary year for queer cinema and LGBTQ+ talent on the big screen.

Johnny Sibilly pulls back the sheets on dating OnlyFans star Phillip Davis

Ricky Cornish goes deep with the Sip or Spill host on what it's like to dating his handsome boyfriend.

Denzel Washington says bisexual 'Gladiator II' character would do 'whatever it took'

The Oscar-winning acting legend spoke to sister publication Out about putting Macrinus' dress and rings on to play a villainous role we can't keep our eyes off of.

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