The trailer for the third and final season of the acclaimed FX series POSE is here! From the official website: In the final season of Pose, it’s now 1994 and ballroom feels…
News Round-Up: March 30, 2021
Some news items you might have missed: • New York Times: GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida (above) is being investigated by the Justice Department over whether he had a sexual relationship…
Billy Porter Shares Behind-The-Scenes Info From POSE
The acclaimed FX series Pose resumed shooting this fall after hitting the pause button due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Emmy Award winner Billy Porter shared some intel from behind-the-scenes when he…
News Round-Up: December 28, 2020
Some news items you might have missed: • Playbill: Billy Porter and Cyndi Lauper, who won Tony Awards for starring in and composing, respectively, the Tony-winning Kinky Boots, will reunite December 31…
Christmas Music: Idina Menzel & Billy Porter ‘I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm’
What’s hotter than two fabulous Tony Award winners – Billy Porter & Idina Menzel – wailing on a big band holiday tune? Shining bright in the music video for “I Got My…
Christmas Music: Billy Porter “O Holy Night”
A little Throwback Thursday action here as Tony/Emmy/Grammy Award-winner Billy Porter (Kinky Boots, Pose) delivers a powerhouse performance of “O Holy Night” for the holiday CD, A Rosie Christmas. This clip is from…
Podcast: Country Coming Out Song Goes Viral, UK, Bhutan, And Billy Porter
In this week’s podcast: • More LGBTQ candidates won elections this year than ever before • A US Supreme Court decision upholds high school transgender students’ rights • Switzerland is poised to…
News Round-Up: October 7, 2020
Some news items you might have missed: • InstaHunks: Woofy Steve_in_LA (above) reminds us all to VOTE. “It’s finally happening — get out and VOTE like your life depends on it ……
Monday Music: Billy Porter ‘For What It’s Worth (JLG Remix)’
Emmy/Grammy/Tony Award winner Billy Porter recently released this earthy JLG Remix of his acclaimed cover of the 1960s protest anthem, “For What It’s Worth.” Porter dropped his original take on “For What…
News Round-Up: August 18, 2020
Some news items you might have missed: • FOX13Now: A waiter at an Ogden restaurant is sharing his story after finding a bigoted message written on a cash tip that was left…
Big Emmy Nominations For Schitt’s Creek, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Billy Porter & More
The 2020 Emmy Award nominations were announced this morning with lots of LGBTQ recognition to go around. Schitt’s Creek garnered a whopping 15 nominations including Outstanding Comedy Series as well as Outstanding…
HRC & Billy Porter: Protest + Vote = Change
LGBTQ civil rights group, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), teamed up with Grammy® /Emmy®/Tony® award-winning actor, singer and activist Billy Porter to release this inspiring video encouraging people to vote as the…
Legislator Calls Mask Mandate ‘Draconian,’ Now Hospitalized With COVID-19
A virulently anti-LGBTQ lawmaker in Arkansas who decried his state’s face mask mandate as “draconian” has been hospitalized after testing positive for the coronavirus. State Sen. Jason Rapert (R-Conway) has also been…
‘Pausing On A Sunday’ With Billy Porter
On his acclaimed live concert album, At The Corner Of Broadway And Soul, Billy Porter serves up this soulful gospel take on the Stephen Sondheim classic, “Sunday.” The 2006 album is a…
Podcast: Gay Nightclubs & COVID-19, Billy Porter, Small Town Ambushes LGBTQ Pride
In this week’s headlines: • A new lawsuit challenges Virginia’s new law banning LGBTQ discrimination • Atlanta’s gay nightclub Heretic shut down over COVID-19 diagnoses after a sweaty dance party • A…
Billy Porter Makes History As 1st Out Black Man On Cover Of ESSENCE
Chalk up another first for Grammy/Tony/Emmy Award-winner Billy Porter as he becomes the first openly gay Black man to appear on the cover of ESSENCE Magazine. It’s not the first barrier broken…