All Things Go announced the first installment of its forthcoming benefit compilation, with 100% of the proceeds going to its longtime collaborators at The Ally Coalition (TAC), a leading nonprofit dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ youth, a press release noted. The debut track, “Jesus and John Wayne”—a collaboration between googly eyes, Joy Oladokun and Allison Ponthier—is available now. Founded in 2013 by Jack Antonoff and fashion designer Rachel Antonoff, TAC is committed to bettering the lives of LGBTQ+ youth across the country. All Things Go is an independent music festival based in D.C. and New York City; since 2011, it has showcased Billie Eilish, boygenius, Janelle Monáe, Charli XCX, Lana Del Rey, Maggie Rogers, Hozier, Lorde, Tove Lo and many other artists.
The season-four cast of The Traitors has been revealed, with queer Emmy-winning actor Alan Cumming hosting again, per Out. LGBTQ+ competitors will include Colton Underwood (The Bachelor); Olympic figure skater/TV commentator Johnny Weir; Top Chef winner/host Kristen Kish; and RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars 4 winner Monét X Change. Some of the other competitors are Weir’s good friend and co-commentator, Olympic skater Tara Lipinski; actor/comedian Ron Funches; Real Housewives Porsha Williams, Lisa Rinna and Dorinda Medley (among others); former Dancing with the Stars pro Mark Ballas; and veteran actor Michael Rapaport.
Paramore singer Hayley Williams—who grew up around Nashville’s Christian music community—strongly reacted to reports that Christian music star Michael Tait has been accused of sexual assaults in his past relationships with young men, writing on Instagram, “I hope the CCM industry crumbles. And fuck all of you who knew and didn’t do a damn thing,” Variety reported. However, Williams also showed some sympathy for Tait, saying he has spent decades in the limelight denying his sexual identity and “needing gay-affirming support.” The Guardian noted that Tait—whose hit song “God’s Not Dead” became an anthem for Donald Trump’s MAGA movement—admitted on Instagram that, for 20 years, he had been “leading a double life,” abusing alcohol and cocaine, “and, at times, touch[ing] men in an unwanted sensual way,” according to his statement. Sources who spoke with the outlet claimed Tait’s alleged drug use and alleged abusive behavior were the “biggest open secret in Christian music.”
GLAAD announced a star-studded auction in honor of Pride Month supported by artists including Doechii, Melissa Etheridge, Margaret Cho, Orville Peck, Sandra Bernhard, Boy George, Andy Cohen, Kesha, Shakira, Chris Appleton and more, a press release noted. All of the proceeds will benefit GLAAD in support of their mission to accelerate acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community. Running through June 26, eBay for Charity shoppers will have the opportunity to bid on one-of-a-kind items and experiences from celebrity GLAAD supporters. All auction items will start at 99 cents each.
The 560-member GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics announced its 16th Dorian TV Awards nominations for the best in television and streaming, mainstream to LGBTQ+ content, via a press release. The office drama Severance, seen on Apple TV+; HBO/Max comedy Hacks; the Disney Plus Star Wars universe spinoff Andor; and HBO/Max’s hotel drama The White Lotus each garnered six Dorian nominations. Also, nominees for Best LGBTQ TV show included Agatha All Along, Hacks, Heartstopper, Overcompensating and Somebody Somewhere, while GALECA TV Icon Award nods went to Gillian Anderson, Angela Bassett, Alan Cumming, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jean Smart. HBO/Max led all streamers and networks with 39 nominations, followed by Netflix with 22. Winners will be announced Tuesday, July 8.
Logo announced the recipient of this year’s Logo Legend honor—Jinkx Monsoon, a press release noted. On June 17, Logo launched a 40-minute YouTube roundtable dinner celebrating Monsoon and her impact on pop culture and the LGBTQ+ community at large. The presentation featured BenDeLaCreme, Alok, Anania, Kris Klemens, Murray Hill and more, along with special tribute messages from Michelle Visage, Neil Patrick Harris and Kathryn Hahn.
Queer Emmy-winning writer, producer and actor Lena Waithe will executive-produce the documentary feature Move Ya Body: The Birth of House from filmmaker Elegance Bratton, according to Variety. The film documents a group of friends out of the underground dance clubs on Chicago’s South Side as they turn a new sound into a global movement. Waithe is creator and an executive producer of the show The Chi, also set in the city’s South Side. Earlier this year, the film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and most recently played at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 13.
Polyvinyl Record Co. and Laura Jane Grace In The Trauma Tropes—trans musician Laura Jane Grace (vocals/guitar), Paris Campbell Grace (vocals), Jacopo “Jack” Fokas (bass) and Orestis Lagadinos (drums)—have released the song “Wearing Black,” according to a press release.
“My pride’s a riot, it’s not a parade,” are the lyrics of this anthem of acceptance that follows the release of “Active Trauma,” “Mine Me Mine” and “Your God (God’s D*ck).” (The video is here.) Additionally, Laura Jane Grace will be touring extensively throughout the year across North America and Latin America with Murder By Death, Rodeo Boys, Trapper Schoepp and Team Nonexistent in select markets.
Following the release of her latest single, “Manchild,” Grammy-winning pop princess Sabrina Carpenter revealed the title and release date (Aug. 29) for her new album, Man’s Best Friend—and immediately generated controversy with what may be the cover, according to Yahoo! A photo Carpenter posted showed her dressed in a black dress and high heels, kneeling on the ground in a dog-like pose while an unidentified individual stands off to the side and pulls her by the hair. Social media was divided over the image. “Love (you) Sabrina but in this political climate with Trump as president and women’s control over their bodies being taken away in the US… this is kind (of) insensitive,” Instagram user @taylorrram stated. However, other fans welcomed Carpenter’s imagery along with the announcement of new music.
The Recording Academy announced its 2026 Grammys air date—and new categories, Variety noted. The ceremony will take place on Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, with nominations set to be announced Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. A new award category is best album cover, which, like the introduction of a best songwriter award three years ago, was a surprisingly longtime omission. In addition, the current Best Country Album Category has been renamed Best Contemporary Country Album, and a new category, Best Traditional Country Album, has been added.
Every episode of the LGBTQ+ series Noah’s Arc is now available on Paramount+, according to Out. The development coincides with the release of the new Noah’s Arc film, which is joining the franchise on the streaming network on June 20. “This is the 25th anniversary of my first film, Punks, and the 20th anniversary of Noah’s Arc. To have both of these things still be on people’s minds, I’m very grateful,” Polk told Out at the Los Angeles premiere of the new film. “It’s really cool to know that the work has resonated with so many and still resonates, and it’s still relevant, and we’re still able to keep doing it.” In addition, Noah’s Arc: The Rona Chronicles is available to watch on YouTube.
At a Q&A featuring actors and the key creative team responsible for Showtime’s Queer As Folk, moderator Frank DeCaro asked the panelists, “Looking back over the last 25 years, what influence do you think Queer As Folk had on television and the world?,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Peter Paige—who played flamboyant and beloved character Emmett Honeycutt—said, “Give me that goddamn microphone,” and added, “I don’t think Queer As Folk gets nearly enough credit for being at the forefront of the golden age of television, and I mean that 100 percent. Adding complicated, sexualized adult characters into the television landscape—nobody had done it before us.” Running for five seasons and 83 episodes, the show was widely hailed at the time for its frank depictions of gay relationships (sex and all), community, queer drama and joy.
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons—who played Lily Tucker-Pritchett in the long-running ABC sitcom Modern Family—come out as bisexual using an iconic scene from show, PinkNews noted. In the scene, Lily is confused about sexuality being the same as one’s nationality or heritage, with Gloria Delgado-Pritchett (Sofia Vergara) telling the youngster: “You are Vietnamese”; Lily then replies,“No, I’m not, I’m gay, I’m gay,” to which on screen father Mitchell replies, “Honey, no, you’re not gay. You are just confused!” Anderson-Emmons, 18, joined the long-running sitcom in 2011 during season three; she remained a part of the cast until its 11th and final season in 2020.
Euphoria actress Sydney Sweeney discussed the “amazing” transformation she went though in order to play lesbian boxer Christy Martin, PinkNews noted. Sweeney will play the boxer in a still untitled picture documenting Martin’s rise to fame. Talking with W Magazine, Sweeney said, in part, “I had about three and a half months of training. I started eating, I weight-trained in the morning for an hour, kick-boxed midday for about two hours and then weight-trained again at night for an hour.” Sweeney added that she didn’t fit in any of her clothes and her “boobs got bigger and my butt got huge.”
Eight-time Oscar nominee Glenn Close and queer three-time Tony winner Billy Porter are joining the cast of Lionsgate’s anticipated film The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, per Deadline. Close will play Drusilla Sickle, the cruel escort of the District 12 Tributes; Porter will portray Magno Stift, her estranged husband and the Tributes’ uninspired designer. Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor, Ben Wang, Ralph Fiennes, Jesse Plemons, Elle Fanning and Kieran Culkin are some of the actors already cast in the film, which will be released Nov. 20, 2026.
Actor/entertainer Murray Hill is hosting the first-ever drag king competition series, King of Drag, premiering Sunday, June 22, on Revry, Out noted. A hunky cast of 10 drag kings will compete for the title of “King of Drag” over the course of six episodes hosted by Hill. This inaugural season will feature celebrity guest judges like Tony-winning actor Cole Escola, director Paul Feig, actors Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller (both of whom co-starred with Hill on Somebody Somewhere), musician Kathleen Hanna (of Le Tigre), drag icons Sasha Velour and Gottmik, and actress/reality-TV star Lisa Rinna, among others. Competitors include Alexander the Great, Big D, Buck Wylde, Charles Galin King, Dick Von Dyke, Henlo Bullfrog, King Molasses, King Perka $exxx, Pressure K and Tuna Melt.
Out creator, writer-producer and performer Lena Waithe is downsizing her full-service media outfit, Hillman Grad, per Deadline. Hillman is scaling back significantly to become a production banner for its Emmy-winning principal, resulting in the departures of most of the staff, including Hillman Grad CEO Rishi Rajani, who, working alongside Waithe, has been leading the company’s expansion; and Naomi Funabashi, head of development TV and film. Rajani and Funabashi will stay on as producers with Waithe on projects developed during their tenure in addition to pursuing their own venture. Going forward, the company’s support for emerging talent will continue through the Hillman Grad Mentorship Lab.
LGBTQ+ chef Anne Burrell has died at age 55 at her home in Brooklyn, per People. She is survived by husband Stuart Claxton, whom she wed on Oct. 16, 2021, among others. A fan favorite on the Food Network, Burrell was best known as the longtime host of Worst Cooks in America. Burrell made headlines in 2012 when she announced her engagement to chef Koren Grieveson, confirming the same-sex relationship.
Actor/producer Tom Cruise, choreographer/actor Debbie Allen, and production designer Wynn Thomas will receive Honorary Oscars, per Variety. In addition, music icon/philanthropist Dolly Parton will be honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. All four Oscar statuettes will be presented at the 16th annual Governors Awards, taking place Nov. 16 at Ovation Hollywood.
Tony-, Emmy- and five-time Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist Josh Groban is expanding the album Gems with a deluxe edition—featuring 23 additional songs—that’s out on all DSPs via Reprise Records, a press release noted. This 41-track retrospective collection contains essential highlights from his storied career to date. The Deluxe Edition includes some of Groban’s duets, including “Run” with Sarah McLachlan, “99 Years” with Jennifer Nettles and “We Will Meet Once Again” with Andrea Bocelli, alongside additional fan favorites “River,” “I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever),” “Broken Vow” and “Remember When It Rained.” In addition, a double crystal-clear vinyl LP of Gems is available for purchase now on Groban’s online merch store, and fans can purchase a green Gems vinyl exclusively from Amazon.
In images posted by the Ryan Murphy Productions Instagram account, actors Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly are in full costume and makeup to portray John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette for Murphy’s upcoming FX series American Love Story, per Variety. Naomi Watts also stars as Jackie Kennedy. Production began recently in New York City and the series will debut next February—specifically, the week of Valentine’s Day.
LGBTQ+ actresses Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) and “Gillian Anderson (The X Files; The Fall) are teaming up to take on a new kind of slasher movie, Variety noted. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma will mark the third feature from Jane Schoenbrun, who helmed the acclaimed 2024 psychological horror drama I Saw the TV Glow. In Teenage Sex and Death, the infamous Camp Miasma slasher franchise is getting rebooted yet again; however, when the latest movie’s director becomes obsessed with the mysterious, reclusive actress who played the “final girl” in the original film, a new type of killer emerges.
Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears talked with Deadline following the Cannes premiere of Pillion—writer-director Harry Lighton‘s feature debut that sets a love story within a queer BDSM biker gang. Nothing could prepare Shears for the NSFW nature of his first film role, which culminates in a picnic tabletop orgy scene with Alexander Skarsgård‘s Ray, the elusive dom and romantic opposite of Harry Melling‘s timid sub, Colin. (Shears plays sexual submissive Kevin.) “Well, my jaw was kind of on the floor, reading it,” said Shears of the scene. “I sort of couldn’t believe it, but it was really exciting for me when I was reading the script. It’s a movie about sex and sexual dynamics and dynamics of love. Scissor Sisters, which recently reunited after a 13-year hiatus, is preparing to embark on The Tits Out Tour on July 1 in support of co-headliner Kesha’s album Period.
Los Angeles-based butch artist Rio Romeo has released the new track “Without You,” a media release noted. The tune is described as “a soulful, piano-driven ballad with emotionally raw vocals that convey longing and vulnerability in a stripped-down, intimate arrangement.” “Without You” is the third track to be revealed from Romeo’s forthcoming debut album Good Grief, which is set to drop July 18 via AWAL. Previously released tracks include “JOHNNYSCOTT” and “God’s Got Something Out For Me.” A tour will take Romeo to such stops as Dallas (Oct. 3; Club Dada), Boston (Oct. 10; The Red Room at Cafe 939), Chicago (Oct. 17; Chop Shop) and San Francisco (Oct. 28; Cafe Du Nord).
Instinct ran an article on the long relationship involving actor Benito Skinner (Overcompensating) and partner Terrence O’Connor. Talking with NYLON, O’Connor—a creative director, photographer, and the man who has been with Skinner since 2016—said, “I really had a That’s So Raven moment where I was immediately, like, ‘I’m going to marry him.’” Also, O’Connor recalled how Skinner confessed his dream of becoming an actor, telling the magazine, “I was, like, ‘I don’t know how I could help you become an actor, but maybe we could try to get you a following on Instagram?’”
According to USA Today, A Million Little Pieces author James Frey still harbors a grudge against Oprah Winfrey—nearly 15 years after the host confronted him for lying in his memoir on national TV. Winfrey—who selected the memoir for her book club in 2005—challenged Frey and his publisher on her show after she found out he had lied about parts of his drug addiction, criminal history and time in rehab; Frey ended up being blacklisted in the literary world. In 2011, Winfrey apologized to Frey for being too harsh. Despite the pair mending fences on air, Frey told The New York Times recently that he’s still angry, criticizing Winfrey for “brutal hypocrisy.” Frey’s newest novel is Next to Heaven, which looks into privilege, sex, scandal and murder in a picture-perfect Connecticut town.
Fashion designer and Project Runway star Arthur Folasa “Afa” Ah Loo has died after being shot at a “No Kings” rally, per PinkNews. The Samoan head of fashion house Afa Ah Loo, who appeared on season 17 of the hit show, was at a protest in Salt Lake City, Utah, when shots rang out. Elle’s editor-in-chief and Project Runway judge Nina Garcia said she was heartbroken by the news and that Ah Loo “radiated joy and light,” WWD noted. And LGBTQ+ actress Auli’i Cravalho, who Ah Loo dressed for the Moana 2 premiere, also paid tribute, saying, “Afa’s creations are, and remain, thoughtful, elegant and powerful portrayals of Pacific culture.”
Grammy-nominated artist FKA Twigs is in negotiations to star as pioneering American-born French bisexual dancer, singer and actor Josephine Baker in a biopic which will be directed by Maimouna Doucouré, per Variety. Baker, a trailblazing entertainer and activist, became the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture (Siren of the Tropics) in 1927. Twigs last starred opposite Bill Skarsgård in Lionsgate’s remake of The Crow and previously won praise for her performance alongside Noah Jupe in Alma Har’el’s Honey Boy. Earlier this year, she released her third studio album, Eusexua.
Following the announcement of their new studio album, Greetings From Your Hometown, and a North American headline tour beginning in August, Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum musicians Jonas Brothers are back with a new live album, Live at O2 London, per a press release. The live album notably features a cover of The Cranberries’ “Dreams” and an unreleased track, “When You Know,” from the forthcoming Greetings. Some of the other tracks include “Cake by the Ocean,” “When You Look Me In The Eyes,” “Waffle House” and “That’s Just The Way We Roll.”
The E! Series Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind will debut Wed., July 9, per a press release. Hosted by Michelle Visage (RuPaul’s Drag Race), with plastic surgeon Dr. Terry Dubrow (Botched) and body-image expert Dr. Spirit, PhD, Rewind follows nine celebrities and social influencers through a journey of self-discovery at the “Rewind Retreat,” as they decide whether to reverse previous plastic surgeries and return to a more natural look. Participants include Aubrey O’Day; Kim Zolciak and daughter Brielle Biermann; rapper/TV personality Jessica Dime; content creators Larissa Santos Lima, Alan McGarry and Sophia Elgerabli; YouTube star Sebastian Bails; and former Playboy model Kathy Brown. The trailer is here.
Tyler Perry is being accused of sexually harassing and assaulting an actor on his BET show The Oval, Variety reported. Derek Dixon—who appeared in 85 episodes of the show—alleges in a lawsuit that Perry abused his power in the industry to sexually exploit him. According to the complaint, Dixon was staying at Perry’s guesthouse in June 2021, when Perry groped his buttocks while drunk. The lawsuit seeks at least $260 million in punitive damages; in response, Perry’s lawyer said the lawsuit is a “shakedown.”
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a copyright challenge to Ed Sheeran’s hit “Thinking Out Loud” brought by a partial owner to the rights of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 classic “Let’s Get It On,” USA Today noted. Lower courts ruled that the chord progression and harmonic rhythm in Gaye’s song are too common to be legally protected. In a separate lawsuit brought by the heirs of Ed Townsend, a co-writer of “Let’s Get It On,” a jury sided with Sheeran.
Out Bravo celebrity Andy Cohen has a new agreement with NBCUniversal, according to Variety. Cohen‘s overall deal with the company has been extended for three years, and his nightly talk show on Bravo, Watch What Happens Live, has been renewed for two more years. Formerly an executive at Bravo, Cohen began hosting the reunion episodes for the Real Housewives franchise, of which he’s an executive producer, which prompted his interest in being a talk-show host; then, Watch What Happens Live premiered in 2009.