Epic '80s songstress Bonnie Taylor has high hopes for her upcoming "Eurovision" turn, even if she's surprised to learn how critical her longstanding g...

With smash tunes like "Every Heartbeat" and "Baby Baby," Amy Grant has long courted a gay fanbase, but the Christian-pop crossover artist hasn't addre...

At the request of a reader commenting on my last blog I will do my best to provide some more insight about the inaccurate and fabricated portrayal of Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow.

From torch songs to club bangers to advocacy to empowerment to glamor that's out of this world, great divas have affected the gay community in any number of ways ever since Judy Garland sang about somewhere over the rainbow.

Karen Carpenter died 30 years ago last month, and yet there is a whole host of young people who adore her music and still fall in love with that voice. She speaks to them in a way that so much of the world around them doesn't: She is totally unironic.

News flash: Charles Busch has developed a "terrible" case of stage fright. While it may seem like an astonishing confession, the actor, drag icon ...

Oscar, Tony and Emmy-winning comeback queen Liza Minnelli is following up her "Cabaret" anniversary promo blitz by adding a second performance to her ...

Pop icon Cyndi Lauper spoke about her status as a gay icon in a HuffPost Live appearance. "I'm friend and family, so...I live among my people," L...

At the time of its 1972 release, “Cabaret” shattered the saccharine reputation of the movie musical with its edgy take on anti-Semitism, Nazism, a...

We wrote the book because we wanted to celebrate Tammy Faye Bakker, RuPaul and the many other pioneering spirits who have changed our lives. People who live life out loud and proud instead of subduing themselves to fit in -- these are the characters who have always inspired us.

(Updates with more nominees) NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Television shows "The New Normal" and "Smash," animated film "ParaNorman," a...

Like Barbra Streisand, Cher, Madonna and Lady Gaga before her, Miley Cyrus has always courted a sizable gay fanbase. In a new interview, the superstar...

Ke$ha has a "magical" wish this holiday season: she wants to be a gay man. The pop star, whose single "We R Who We R" has become an anthem for the...

As the year comes to a close, we're beginning to look back on the people and events that made 2012 incredible. As part of our end of the year round...

Her all-inclusive 2002 ballad "Beautiful" became an anthem for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community -- and now, Christina Aguil...

A generation-defining gay icon, Dolly Parton has faced a number of rumors about her own personal life. As she promotes her new memoir, "Dream More...

The claims by "Christian" pundits that gays caused Hurricane Sandy got me thinking about the special powers the gay community actually does have, such as the immeasurable contributions we've made to the fabric of society and culture in every city, state, country and continent.

Two of the world's biggest gay icons are professing their support for President Barack Obama in unique ways. In two separate interviews including ...

"I couldn't believe that in the 1950s, here was a woman who was calling attention not only to the fact there were gay people, but that she was one of ...

In the early 1960s, when Streisand was just starting out, gay audiences instinctively recognized something very familiar about her, a shared sensibility. That was only logical, given that her sensibility had been nurtured by gay men, after all. And this was hardly a new phenomenon.

I'm dedicating this week's edition of Weeklings! to my 10 favorite LGBTers in popular culture. Some are Hollywood royalty, others are respected authors, and still others are modern-day hitmakers who wear jeans well. They're all godsends to me.

As an Englishman, Diana meant many different things to me. But as a gay man she meant even more.

It's hard to believe that it's been almost three full decades since she first breathlessly strutted her way onto the world stage (and rightfully earne...

I have this unscientific theory about why certain celebrities attract gay followings. It works perfectly for idols like Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, and Madonna and lust objects like Adam Levine and Chris Evans. But there is one celebrity who mucks the whole thing up: Anne Hathaway.

Who knows if Sally Ride thought of herself as lesbian or bisexual? Or what she felt about the debate around same-sex marriage?