Narrow beauty standards can have serious impacts on body image for LGBTQ people, who already face higher rates of eating disorders and other mental illnesses. Further fuelling fears of not being accepted over their identity or orientation, some people can go to dangerous lengths to look a certain way.
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Roswell NM Boss Teases Season 2 LGBTQ Reveal, Arrow Vet’s Visit
RELATED STORIES Ten weeks out from Roswell, New Mexico‘s Season 2 premiere, showrunner Carina Adly Mackenzie has surprised fans with exactly five teases about what’s to come. Popping up on Twitter on Sunday afternoon, Mackenzie warned her followers that she was about to let slip with five teases for Season 2, which arrives Monday, March […]
Strike a pose!In our special LGBTQ issue, Ryan Murphy and the…
Strike a pose! In our special LGBTQ issue, Ryan Murphy and the stars of new ‘80s drama Pose talk about convening the biggest cast of transgender actors ever, and why representation matters. 📷: Juco for EW
GLAAD: TV's LGBTQ Representation Is at New High, While Delivering Greater Diversity and Gender Parity
GLAAD’s “Where We Are on TV” report for a third consecutive year forecasts an all-time high in the number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and queer (LGBTQ) characters on TV, while also noting that both greater racial diversity and gender parity has been achieved among those roles. Broadcast TV’s representation of LGBTQ characters in the 2018-19 TV season […]
They Dare to Rally for LGBTQ Rights in South Korea
Heezy Yang, 28, is on a mission to advocate LGBTQ issues and rights through artistic activism. A quaint conceit? Hardly. In South Korea, being gay can still get you thrown in prison. “I’ve seen a lot of people saying there are no gays in Korea,” says Yang, who felt obliged to conceal his homosexuality most […]
Deadpool 2: What does Brianna Hildebrand think of Negasonic as first Marvel LGBTQ hero?
The sequel to the unconventional Marvel film was released in cinemas earlier this year and saw Deadpool’s fellow superhero Negasonic Teenage Warhead in a relationship with mutant and Japanese ninja Yukio (Shiori Kutsuna). Speaking to media including Express.co.uk at MCM Comic-Con, the actress said of her character’s sexuality: “I felt a lot of responsibility for […]
Madam Secretary's Sara Ramirez, EP Break Down Kat and Jay's (Somewhat Shady) LGBTQ Refugee Solution
Kat Sandoval, welcome to the Department of State doghouse. Sunday’s Madam Secretary ended on an upnote of sorts: A group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people was able to slip away from the government persecuting it and take refuge in another nation. But the underground, foreign-policy maneuvering Kat and Jay had to pull […]
Madam Secretary's Sara Ramirez, EP Lori McCreary Tee Up 'Roller Coaster Ride' of LGBTQ Refugee Episode
This Sunday’s Madam Secretary (CBS, 10/9c) focuses on the plight of a group of foreign lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer refugees seeking asylum — a storyline dear to both the political drama’s hotshot strategist Kat Sandoval and the actress who plays her. “Originally, some of the producers shared with me that an international LGBTQI storyline […]
Grindr is trying to shake up the sleepy LGBTQ media sector with its new millennial lifestyle magazine Into
Into Grindr, the popular gay social network, launched a content site over the summer. The company says Into, which covers a range of political and lifestyle issues impacting the LGBTQ community has exceeded expectations. Grindr’s marketing team saw an opening in a media category dominated by legacy brands. Grindr’s got a very distinct reputation: as a […]
GLAAD: TV's LGBTQ Representation Is at a High But Still Needs More Diversity
GLAAD’s “Where We Are on TV” report for a second consecutive year forecasts an all-time high in the number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender and queer (LGBTQ) characters on TV, and for the first time ever was able to tally characters who identify as non-binary and asexual. That said, there are still strides to be made when […]