34 Years Of Broadway Bares + Retro Films For Pride Month + More

Happy Friday! Some news items for you as we head into the weekend.

• The Advocate: For 34 years, Broadway Bares has fought AIDS one striptease at a time. The famous fundraiser’s creator, Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell, and the show’s dancers reflect on nearly 3 and a half decades of baring it all for a good cause.

Since 1992, Broadway Bares has raised over $31 million, which provides essential services across all 50 states.

The famous fundraiser’s creator, Jerry Mitchell, and the show’s dancers reflect on nearly 3 and a half decades of baring it all for a good cause. https://t.co/KwNUnRfcoI

— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) May 14, 2026

• Out On Film: If you’re in Atlanta for Pride Month, check out Landmark Theatres’ Retro Replay Pride Series with screenings of iconic queer films including But I’m a Cheerleader, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Brokeback Mountain, and Moonlight. Out On Film will host talkbacks after select screenings.

• Pink News: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, a bloody queer horror comedy, has premiered at the Cannes Film Festival to glowing, five-star reviews.

• The Hill: Donald Trump wants another 1,500 National Guard troops deployed to the streets of Washington part of a “summer surge” of law enforcement to the nation’s capital ahead of America’s 250th birthday.

• New Music: Singer, songwriter, and filmmaker Zolita kicks off a bold new era with her latest single, “Hell’s Belles,” a sapphic take on the ultimate bro country song, “Boys Round Here.”

The video is a campy, sexy thriller following a detective who goes undercover at a girls’ reform camp turned lesbian cult, only to fall for its charismatic leader.