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On OnlyFans, Porn Is Personal. Entertainers are connecting with fans like never before.

Henry Cavill's Trainer Blames COVID-19 Risk On Fat People, Likens Them To Terrorists

Richard Chamberlain, Who Turns 87 Today, was Closeted Gay Man at Peak of His Television and Movie Fame – But No More!

New Tina Turner Documentary Puts a Triumphant Final Stamp on a Tragic Story. Tina Turner was almost in the film, The Color Purple. She was the first choice to play Shug Avery, a magnetic singer whose character arc would become one of cinema’s most moving engagements with the radically transformative power of queer love. Turner was from the South, a musician at a spectacularly high point in her career, and the blueprint of Black femininity as beautiful, tender, and almost humbling; the role seemed tailor-made. “I denied The Color Purple because it was too close to my personal life,” she later told Larry King.

Will There Be a Biden Economic Boom?

Prince William is ‘Struggling to Hold Back’ His Side After Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Explosive Tell-All

Bobby Drake aka Iceman Could Offer a New Lens to View The X-Men Through. For years, Iceman has been a fan-favorite for readers of the X-Men comics. This has become even more true recently, as Bobby Drake is openly gay in the comics now. Bobby Drake (played by Shawn Ashmore) was great in the X-Men movies but, like so many other X-Men, never got enough time to shine. If he was made the protagonist of the X-Men movies, not only would so many characters that never got space finally get it, but the franchise would have an openly queer protagonist. This is important on many levels. Separate from that, Iceman is just downright cool and much better as a protagonist for the franchise than Wolverine.

This Week in LGBTQ History

March 24, 1987: ACT UP Stages its First Major Protest in New York City, 17 People Were Arrested – [Video]

Actor Wyatt Russell on Pranking Anthony Mackie on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Voguing Balls in China Let the LGBTQ Community Shine. The underground dance phenomenon has seized Beijing and given China's queer community a platform to celebrate their identities.

Sarah Palin Has COVID and Now She’s Urging Americans to Mask Up

Keifer Rowlands Joins LGBTQ Victory Fund's Campaign Board

Out Swimmer Amini Fonua Making a Splash In and Out of the Pool Amini Fonua has represented Tonga at two Olympics and is striving to make another one in Tokyo this year. He’s won a bunch of regional medals in the pool and carried the Tongan flag at the 2012 London Games. But his impact outside of the pool as a gay athlete is just as significant, becoming a spokesman and advocate for the rainbow community. “I think it’s incredibly important to be a role model for the LGBTQ community, the rainbow community, I don’t think we really realize how important role models are until we start growing up and thinking back to what we were like when we were younger... I just remember sitting at a computer and being like 14 or 15 and trying to find other LGBTQ sportspeople, and trying to sort of maybe mirror a little bit of myself after them and feel inspired and finding some common ground with people that have probably ventured out on the journey.”

LGBTQ Students File Class-Action Lawsuit Against Department of Education. Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination, contains an exemption for religious entities. The suit claims Title IX’s religious exemption allows religious schools that receive federal funds to discriminate against LGBTQ students. The students allege that they faced discrimination at 25 federally funded Christian colleges and universities in 18 states.

Drew Barrymore Expanding Footprint in the Lifestyle Space with Launch of DREW Magazine

TV Series Invincible Doesn't Include William Clockwell's Coming-Out Story. In the comics, the coming-out story was William's only real story arc and by not showing his journey on the TV show it robs the audience of much-needed queer representation.

 


From Donna Summer to Dua Lipa, Meet The Women Singers Who Shaped (And Continue to Shape) Dance Music

Exploring Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Willa Cather’s Lesbian Relationship. "A lot of research that’s been done on Willa Cather is about the fact that she doesn’t represent queer relationships in her fiction and the assumption is that she lived a closeted, lonely life... It’s really to rethink Cather’s life by recognizing the importance of her partner."

FKA twigs Praises Lil Nas X, Says He Acknowledged Her Video “cellophane” as Inspiration for His MONTERO Video. "I think what you have done is amazing and I fully support your expression and bravery in pushing culture forward for the queer community."

 


A Tribute to the Stunning Photography of the Late Dr Lucas Murnaghan

Dr. Lucas Murnaghan Dies from Rare Cancer at 45
Murnaghan was a renowned orthopedic surgeon, athlete and celebrated underwater photographer. He is survived by his partner Antonio Lennert. "Today, I lost the love of my life," Lennert wrote on Instagram. "Not only the love of my life, I lost my greatest mentor, my business partner, my best friend."

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How a Kiss with a Pilot in an Elevator Changed This Man's Life and Could Help Fight LGBTQ Discrimination in China. Former flight attendant Chai Cheng still has nightmares about the moment of passion that cost him everything. 

In October 2019, footage was leaked online of Chai kissing a male pilot from the same airline -- China Southern, the country's largest carrier. Both men were off duty, and the kiss -- which has since been viewed millions of times -- occurred in an elevator in a private apartment building. As the clip spread online, Chai was quickly grounded by the company and eventually let go. He is now suing the airline for lost wages, in a case that is seen as a test of China's stance on workplace discrimination. Campaigners say Chai's dismissal highlights the perils faced by LGBTQ workers in China due to lack of legal protection -- and now they're calling for workplace equality laws. 

On Chinese social media, Chai is often referred to as "the China Southern cabin boy." But in China's LGBTQ community, he has become a hero and an unlikely activist. The 29-year-old said the episode has upended his life, both professionally and personally. He lost his dream job, and has struggled to start a new career or find a relationship. "I sometimes wish I could rewind to the time before the incident," said Chai. "So I could just be an ordinary flight attendant." 

Homosexuality is not illegal in China and it was officially removed from a list of mental disorders in 2001. But experts and activists say LGBTQ people still face persistent discrimination and prejudice.

Chai said he had kept his sexuality private during his five years working at China Southern for fear that it would damage his career prospects. After the video of him kissing his co-worker went viral, Chai said he was taken aside by a senior manager who told him that homosexuality was against "socialist core values," and asked him to remain silent on the topic.

Queer Music Artists Phoebe Bridgers and Luminous Kid Team Up for New Song ‘Mountain Crystals’. Photographer and visual artist Olof Grind, AKA Luminous Kid, can now add “upstart indie musician” to their already impressive resume. The Swedish artist has teamed up with friend and former client Phoebe Bridgers on the new song ‘Mountain Crystals’, the first release from their upcoming debut album at the end of the dream. 

Olof Grind, AKA Luminous Kid is already prepared to stand up as a positive force in the world of entertainment. “I think the more role models and queer experiences that exist in popular culture, the better,” Luminous Kid said in a statement about his forthcoming album. “If a song or a work of art can make a sad and trapped young queer person feel better about themselves, then it is a step in the right direction.”

WATCH: Mountain Crystals

Legendary Drag Queen Michelle Ross Has Died 

Michelle Ross believed to be in her 60s, was known as "true drag royalty." Pride Toronto confirmed her death. The tributes say Ross was kind and talented. Cause of death is not known at this time.

Florida Moves to OUTLAW Handing Water to People Waiting in Line to Vote

Shocking Video Captures 65-Year-Old Asian American Woman Brutally Attacked

Jane Fonda Explains It All: The two-time Oscar Winner’s Guide to Love, Friendship, and Political Activism 

BMX Pro Corey Walsh Comes Out as One of the First Openly Gay Male Cyclists

Interview with Out Electro-Soulpop Artist Brandyn Killz: "I’m so lucky that I’ve found my purpose. I’m such a happier person, and I get to share that happiness by cheering on my friends and others that inspire me."

LGBTQ Rights Have Become a Litmus Test in Palestinian Society 

The growing visibility of queer Palestinians poses a challenge to Arab political parties that are exploiting homophobia ahead of the Israeli election, says attorney and activist Fady Khoury.

 


A Gaggle of Qidiots

Lessons from HIV and LGBTQ Sexual Health Can Help End The Pandemic

Sharon Osbourne Exits ‘The Talk’ with Payout of Up to $10 million

PlanetOut & Jungo TV Launch LGBTQ+ Streaming Service in India

Out Actor Jonathan Bennett Says Homophobic Bullying Gave Him Stomach Ulcers; Theater Saved Him

Survey: More Than 1 in 3 LGBTQ Youth Experience Discrimination at Work

Australian Government Sex Scandal: Gay Whistleblower OUTED Exposing the identity of an editorial source who requests anonymity is a serious breach of journalistic ethics.

 


Hell Bent for Metal: The Podcast for LGBTQ Rock Fans – with Horny German Werewolves. Tom Dare’s hilarious podcast celebrates what he calls a ‘really gay’ scene – and has tackled its homophobia.

The Best LGBTQ Movies and TV Shows Currently Streaming on Netflix

Lil Nas X isn't Worshipping the Devil. He's Healing Deep Hurt

Japan Gives Foreign Nationals the OK to Bring Their Same-Sex Spouses into the Country

Archiving the History of Nova Scotia’s LGBT Seniors

TV Series American Gods is Dead, Starz Has Killed it After 3 Seasons

U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority

Actor Aidan Turner Seen Kissing Male Co-Star on Set of New Historical Drama About Leonardo da Vinci

Bisexual Men Have Higher Chance of Developing Eating Disorders

Four Valuable Tax Planning Strategies Gay Couples Need Today

New Queer TV Series “Pet Peeves” World Premiere on National Pet Day

Apple TV Gets First LGBTQ Channel – OUTtv

Democratic Lawmakers in the State House and Senate Filed Four Bills That Would Provide Protections and Equality for LGBTQ North Carolinians. “It’s no secret that North Carolina has a difficult history when it comes to LGBTQ+ rights,” said Rep. Vernetta Alston (D-Durham), at a virtual press conference Tuesday. “But we’re here to change that.”

Billy Porter is back for Logo’s 2021 LGBTQ State of the Union

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Black Queer Lawmaker Park Cannon ARRESTED During Signing of Georgia’s Heavily Criticized Voter-Restriction Bill. National civil rights organizations denounce Cannon's arrest and the voting bill, which they say will disenfranchise voters.

Libertarians Mocked for Freaking Out Over ‘Dystopian’ Vaccine Passports. “Vaccine passports are not a new idea,” US News reports. “Frequent international travelers might be familiar with vaccine cards, which are typically a yellow paper showing a persons’ vaccinations. Certain areas require proof of vaccination against illnesses like yellow fever or tuberculosis.”

 

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Film Review: Eytan Fox Directs a 'Thought-Provoking' Tale of Two Generations in His New Movie, Sublet The story centers on a travel writer (John Benjamin Hickey) who goes to Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The energy of the city and his relationship with a younger man (Niv Nissim) brings him back to life.

WATCH: “The Power of a Kiss” an official clip from "Sublet"

 


Legendary Hollywood Actor Paul Newman’s 10 Greatest Movies 

Thousands Attend Barcelona Rock Concert After Being Tested for COVID

Beefy Brew Time, Porn Staches, National Pup Day & More

WATCH: Donald Trump Hijacked a Mar-a-Lago Wedding Reception to Rant About Joe Biden

India’s First Openly Gay Actor to Win a National Award on His Journey from Insults to Stardom

Nevada Assemblywoman Sarah Peters Announces She is Pansexual in Floor Speech

The Challenges of Turning a Queer Coming-of-Age Story Into an Animated Film. The film Pritty tells the story of Jay, a Black queer boy growing up in Savannah in the early 2000s. The narrative centers around Jay as he “learns to step out of his comfort zone and, with the help of a charming neighborhood boy, overcome his fear of the deep end.”

 


How a Woke ‘Big Brother Brasil’ Became a Battleground for Identity Politics. This February, “Big Brother Brasil” viewers witnessed the first gay kiss to take place on the reality TV show in its more than two decades on air in South America. But a few hours after coming out as bisexual by kissing another Black man on live television, contestant Lucas Penteado departed the show. “I tried to be myself in every way,” said the 24-year-old actor, who faced intense backlash from some of his housemates for the kiss.

Right-Wing Pastor Goes Off on Rapper's 'Satan Shoes' in Racist Sermon: 'You Tell Lil Nas X I Said So'

10 of The Best Gay Comic Books 

Gay comic books come in all shapes and sizes, from multi-volume extravaganzas to graphic novels you can read in one sitting. This list is just the tip of the iceberg, a wide range of stories, from the magical to the mundane.

LGBTQ+ Health Centers Struggle During Covid-19 

Throughout the pandemic, health organizations across the country have struggled to stretch limited resources to help as many patients as possible. These stressors emphasize existing health disparities and present new obstacles for LGBTQ+ health centers.

After the Success of the Twilight Films, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson Have Both Built a Terrific Body of Work – Take a Look.

Directors Discuss Current Landscape of Queer Filmmaking 

Ahead of their films’ premieres at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival, numerous queer filmmakers gathered on a virtual panel called Expanding Queer Cinema to discuss their works and the current landscape of queer representation in front of and behind the camera. The discussion was moderated by Adam Baran, director of Trade Center, a documentary analyzing how the gay community’s use of the World Trade Center during the 1980s and 1990s impacts the newly-constructed Freedom Tower.

 


‘A Clockwork Orange’ is Still Raising Important Questions 50 Years Later. Nearly five decades after its release, Stanley Kubrick’s infamous film is examining themes of morality, justice and free will that are even more relevant today. “A Clockwork Orange” centers around a sociopathic teenager named Alex (played by Malcolm McDowell), who leads a small gang of neighborhood friends that he refers to as his “droogs.” Together, they spend their time skipping school and causing mischief. For those who’ve never seen the film, this seems like a description of typical teenage misadventures. But aside from playing hooky, Alex and his droogs enjoy themselves by robbing and raping anyone they see fit, which ultimately leads to the death of a woman and lands Alex in prison. Anthony Burgess, the author of the novel, is said to have coined the title from a Cockney phrase used to describe something that appears normal on the surface but is internally odd or bizarre. The phrase “as queer as a clockwork orange” may seem like an odd choice to derive a title from, but it is, in fact, a fitting encapsulation of the film’s central theme.

On Lady Gaga’s Birthday Here are 18 Quotes That Prove She's the People’s Superstar

Tucker Carlson Continues Anti-Transgender Crusade with South Carolina Sponsor of Anti-Trans Legislation

Canadian Study Highlights Experiences of LGBTQ People in Criminal Justice System

Pop Culture Lists Are Not Activism. Art by marginalized communities exists for reasons other than educating others.

WATCH: Alexander Skarsgård talks about his newfound passion for drawing (he's very funny!), his new film Godzilla vs. Kong and which of the two monsters he thinks can win the fight.




InstaHunk Round-Up: Weekend Edition

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Bisexual Representation on TV is Lacking – Here’s What is Being Done to Combat Tropes and Erasure

The Scientific History of LGBTQ Studies. How much do you know about the scientific history of gender and sexuality? Throughout history, the study of sexual science has had setbacks but also advancements. The study of sexual science began in the 17th to 18th century during the Age of Enlightenment in Europe where separation of religion and state was still a developing idea. At the time many people believed that sex was only a means for reproduction.

Queer Rocker Roddy Bottum Releases New Track with Boyfriend 

Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bottum has collaborated with his boyfriend Joey Holman on a new project called MAN ON MAN. The band's self-titled debut album will be released on May 7, 2021. 

MAN ON MAN has released new album cut Stohner a shoegaze jam laced with durgy guitars and heartfelt lyrics alongside a riveting new video directed by Brendan McGowan. 

I like it when you're driving

And it's nighttime and it feels so right

I like it when you drive

It feels so right with you by my side.

WATCH: "Stohner" 

Video of the incident taken by a bystander shows a student attacking 15-year-old Kayden Certer in a hallway, slamming his head into a locker, and then beating him with his fists. Witnesses say the student was attacked for being gay. 

WATCH: Disturbing video

FIFA Threatens Sanctions for Mexico After Anti-Gay Chant Reemerges. FIFA has officially opened an investigation after anti-gay chants were audible during the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying match between Mexico and the Dominican Republic on March 18, 2021.

2 Men and 1 Teen Found Guilty for Killing of Gay Man 'Because they Wanted to'. A case where three men, and one 15 year old teen beat a gay man to death with bricks in 2019 reached a resolution, after they were found guilty following a two year legal battle in the U.K. Jerry Appicella, a 51-year-old small business owner, was attacked by the group of men while on the way home from his store in December, 2019.

Texas School District Removes LGBTQ Books from Reading Lists

Sharon Osbourne Has Parted Ways with CBS Talk Show “The Talk”

Pansexual Hip-Hop Artist All Day Trey is Here to Stay with His ‘Sunshine Rap’

Whistleblower Who Recently Revealed the Shocking Sexcapades of Australian Politicians Has Come Out as Gay

Australia: Conservative Political Forces in Disarray Following Recent Allegations of Rape and Sexual Impropriety

Larry McMurtry, Oscar Winner for ‘Brokeback Mountain’ and Author of ‘Lonesome Dove,’ Dies at 84

In the first Episode of Amazon Prime Video's Invincible, a Key Character Reveals He's Queer. Going through Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley and Cory Walker's original Invincible series can, almost two decades later, be awkward at times. A lot of the language characters use is very much of its time, with teenagers talking in ways that can come off as homophobic. However, Amazon Prime Video's adaptation makes some changes to the source material that fix a lot of those problems.

Oklahoma Teacher Allegedly Calls Transgender and Gay "Lifestyles" Sinful 

QAnon and the Assault on Planned Parenthood. How conspiracy theories that dovetail with the “pro-life” agenda keep getting more violent.

Out Actor Nico Santos Remembers How He Got NBC to Rewrite His ‘Superstore’ Character. Santos shares, "... to be able to play a character that was so close to my experience and so close to who I am, that just doesn’t happen very often. And I sort of really relished in the fact that I could draw from my own experience, but still be able to put out a very different [form] of what a queer, Fillipino person could and would be.”

A New Kind of Gay Porn: Hardcore Sex With a Message. 

A new adult film from Kayden Gray, Bishop Black, and Bianca Del Rio seamlessly incorporates sex-positive messaging about U=U. Porn dialogue and storylines aren’t usually memorable, but Undetectable Equals Fucking Untransmittable isn’t your average hard-core film. Written, starring, and conceived by British adult star Kayden Gray, UEFU is a hybrid public service announcement and gay romantic dramedy that just happens to feature full-on gay sex.

Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski Has the Most Bizarre Thing in His Bathroom

The Future of Trans Wellness is in Telemedicine

Lil Nas X’s Sexed-Up ‘Montero’ Video Has Changed Everything for Queer Music Artists

Lindsey Farrell: Embracing My True Self. "Sports were the only time I felt like I could be my true self and tune out the rest of the world. It was half my identity, the other half being a lesbian within sports. Coming into McDaniel College in Maryland as a freshman playing soccer and lacrosse, I was still closeted but specifically choose not to come out in high school because of the fear of bullying."

What’s a Gay Bar Anyway: Who Loses When Queer Spaces Shutter?

In the Past Decade, 60 per cent of London’s LGBTQ Spaces Have Closed Down

Julius' Bar, Site of Historic Gay 'Sip-in,' Threatened by the Downward Economics of the Pandemic - Needs Our Help. 

The idea for a protest, or a “sip-in” as it was eventually called, was inspired by the sit-ins of the civil rights movement: On April 21, 1966, four members of the New York Mattachine chapter walked into a bar, declared they were homosexuals and demanded to be served. Assuming they would be refused, the group planned to file a complaint with the New York City Commission on Human Rights.

Hate Group Calls Out Pantene Shampoo For Touching Ad

Top 10 Favorite Sexy Instagram Posts This Week - Biceps, Beaches, Balls & More!

Racial Health Disparities Didn’t Start with COVID 19: The Overlooked History of Polio

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A new television series starring Aidan Turner (Poldark) focuses on the great artist’s relationship with muse and supposed lover Caterina da Cremona. This romance rests on virtually no historical evidence.

Trans Woman Stopped by Airport Security After Scanners Flagged One of Her Body Parts as an 'Anomaly'

Queer Filmmaker John Waters to Join Season Four of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’

How Mental Illness Was Used as a Tool Against LGBTQ Rights

Catholic Bishops Lobbied AGAINST Suicide Hotline Because of its Support of LGBTQ

By the End of Summer, Arkansas Doctors Can Refuse to Treat LGBTQ Patients. The governor signed a bill granting doctors and medical professionals the right to refuse medically necessary treatment to patients based on moral, ethical or religious grounds.

 


Group Apologizes for Lesbian Financial Expert Suze Orman Speech, Calling it ‘Insensitive and offensive’ for Ignoring Systemic Oppression

Former NSYNC member Lance Bass Set to Open ‘Biggest Gay Nightclub’ in U.S

Fighting For Our Rights "Our community’s unfortunate reality has often only focused on issues of importance to white, cisgender gay men". A conversation with National LGBTQ+ Bar President Wesley Bizzell We often forget about all the work that is required to gain and maintain the rights we as LGBTQ people have in the U.S. One of the organizations leading the fight is the National LGBT Bar, soon to be the National LGBTQ+ Bar.

Republican Matt Gaetz Blasted After Standing Up for Anti-LGBTQ Hate Group and Promoting ‘Fascist Sympathizer’

Why Purity Culture Upholds the Misogyny and Anti-Asian Racism of the Atlanta Shootings. The church has a long history of colonial missionary work that exoticizes women of color.

 


Out Rapper Lil Nas X Weaves an Impressively Detailed Fantasy World with New Single Montero (Call Me By Your Name). But the meaningful story behind the song is so much more grounded in reality.

Fans Praise Lil Nas X's 'Montero' Music Video for Being Unapologetically Queer

Is Falcon and the Winter Soldier Queer or Queer-Baiting?

How to be an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Kids

Sara Gilbert on Sharing Her First Girl Kiss with Drew Barrymore

9 LGBTQ Books We’re Looking Forward to This Spring

Once Again People Are Being Told That Gay Men Pose a Danger to Children

Bee Gees Turned the Underground Gay and Black Disco Movement Mainstream, Then Paid the Price. Barry Gibb is the centerpiece of a new documentary about this family called “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart,” out now on HBO Max. Following the success of the “Saturday Night Fever,” dance music became synonymous with disco music, and it rose from the underground to the mainstream. Despite their rise in popularity, the band soon faced repercussions. “It was like waves in the sea. They would just play Bee Gees music all day, and people got tired of it. There was a backlash to not only the music, but to the commercialization of disco,” says the director Frank Marshall. “There was this huge backlash against disco and the Bee Gees very unfairly got caught up in it.” Marshall says the band didn’t understand why they became the face of disco as it lost its popularity. “They were very upset. They were hurt. They were confused. They didn't feel that their music was disco. They felt their music was all different styles. But they got labeled with that thing that really took them down.” Eventually, the band fell out of the limelight and started writing music for other artists, including Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Celine Dion and Dionne Warwick.

WATCH: The Bee Gees - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

Goat Songs: Actor Kevin Bacon singing Backstreet Boys! 🤣

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It is free and can be viewed here and on the Broadway Cares YouTube channel. It will be available on demand through 11:59 pm Saturday, April 3, 2021.

This year’s theme explores how the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic has specifically affected the LGBTQ community. The show will feature Jay Armstrong Johnson as an isolated New Yorker who dreams a fantastical journey guided by a late night television host, portrayed by Jenn Colella. The special opening number features the talents of Stephanie J. Block, Deborah Cox and Lea Salonga. Special guests include: Chasten Buttigieg, Anderson Cooper, Ariana DeBose, Don Lemon, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Robin Roberts, Tony Shalhoub and Ben Vereen.

 


The star-studded finale includes new performances by Amy Adams, James Monroe Iglehart, Cheyenne Jackson, L Morgan Lee, Raymond J. Lee, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Ruthie Ann Miles, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jessie Mueller, Kelli O’Hara, Karen Olivo, Bernadette Peters, Sis and Elizabeth Stanley.

The finale also includes special appearances by Debbie Allen, Matt Bomer, Brenda Braxton, Len Cariou, Glenn Close, Loretta Devine, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Cherry Jones, Aasif Mandvi, Michael McElroy, Javier Muñoz, Jim Parsons, Eve Plumb, Roslyn Ruff and Tony Yazbeck.

 


But wait there's more! New performances will be merged with full numbers from previous editions of Broadway Backwards to create a Broadway Backwards that feels distinctly of the moment.

The show includes beloved performances from previous editions of Broadway Backwards by Ward Billeisen, Charl Brown, Tituss Burgess, Joshua Buscher-West, Len Cariou, Carolee Carmello, Jamie Cepero, Bryan Terrell Clark, Darren Criss, Steven Cutts, Ariana DeBose, Cynthia Erivo, Garlen Gilliland, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Andy Kelso, Eddie Korbich, Marty Lawson, Michael McElroy, Bonnie Milligan, Debra Monk, Alfie Parker Jr., Brandon Pearson, Eric Petersen, Waldemar Quinones-Villanueva, Andrew Rannells, Alex Ringler, Chita Rivera, Michael James Scott, Ryan Steele, Dennis Stowe, Lillias White, Curtis Wiley and Tony Yazbeck.

Broadway Backwards is produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and benefits Broadway Cares and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York City.

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WATCH: Highlights from the last in-person edition of Broadway Backwards on March 11, 2019. A bevy of Broadway’s brightest stars joined a sold-out audience to celebrate and motivate the LGBTQ community and its allies through gender-reversed renditions of beloved show tunes, spectacular choreography and a record-breaking fundraising total at Broadway Backwards.