Dino-Ray Ramos | GLAAD https://glaad.org GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:22:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://media.glaad.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20110814/cropped-glaad-cyan-icon-32x32.png Dino-Ray Ramos | GLAAD https://glaad.org 32 32 Isabela Merced Joins ‘Last of Us’ Co-stars To Discuss Latino Representation and Cultural Impact of Show https://glaad.org/isabela-merced-joins-last-of-us-co-stars-to-discuss-latino-representation-and-cultural-impact-of-show/ https://glaad.org/isabela-merced-joins-last-of-us-co-stars-to-discuss-latino-representation-and-cultural-impact-of-show/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:37:42 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935760 As HBO’s adaptation of the groundbreaking video game The Last of Us gets deeper into the lore and characters with season, cast members Isabela Merced, Gabriel Luna, Danny Ramirez, Tati Gabrielle, and Ariela Barer gathered for a screening of episode 3, which follows a huge change in the narrative. The cast was joined by Complex host [...]

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“RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” Season 10 Ru-veals 18 Queens Competing in Inaugural “Tournament of All Stars” https://glaad.org/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-season-10-ru-veals-18-queens-competing-in-inaugural-tournament-of-all-stars/ https://glaad.org/rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-season-10-ru-veals-18-queens-competing-in-inaugural-tournament-of-all-stars/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:51:28 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935181 It’s the 10th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars so it has to be big! The upcoming two-episode premiere is set to premiere on Paramount+ on May 9 with 18 queens — the largest cast in the franchise’s herstory. The 18 queens returning to compete were announced in a livestream. It was also ru-vealed that this [...]

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Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, Doechii Among LGBTQ Nominees at 2025 American Music Awards https://glaad.org/billie-eilish-chappell-roan-doechii-among-lgbtq-nominees-at-2025-american-music-awards/ https://glaad.org/billie-eilish-chappell-roan-doechii-among-lgbtq-nominees-at-2025-american-music-awards/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:33:17 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935281 The nominations for the 2025 American Music Awards have been announced! Hosted by Jennifer Lopez, the AMAs are set to take place live in Las Vegas on May 26, 8pm ET/5pm PT on CBS and stream on Paramount+ in the U.S. Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan lead the LGBTQ nominees, landing in the top five [...]

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Coachella 2025: Troye Sivan, Billie Eilish, Trixie Mattel, VINCINT, Anitta, Japanese Breakfast, Clairo, and More LGBTQ Artists Take the Desert Stage https://glaad.org/coachella-2025-troye-sivan-billie-eilish-trixie-mattel-vincint-anitta-japanese-breakfast-clairo-and-more-lgbtq-artists-take-the-desert-stage/ https://glaad.org/coachella-2025-troye-sivan-billie-eilish-trixie-mattel-vincint-anitta-japanese-breakfast-clairo-and-more-lgbtq-artists-take-the-desert-stage/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:30:45 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=934273 For two consecutive weekends the desert town of Indio becomes an epicenter for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. And this year, LGBTQ artists are commanding the stage for both weekends of festivities. It was hard to miss the buzz around Mother Monster herself, Lady Gaga and her elaborate and heartfelt return, this time [...]

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Leslye Headland and Rebecca Henderson Talk ‘Cult of Love’ and Impact of LGBTQ Stories: “Speaking From Personal Experience is Powerful” https://glaad.org/leslye-headland-and-rebecca-henderson-talk-cult-of-love-and-impact-of-lgbtq-stories-speaking-from-personal-experience-is-powerful/ https://glaad.org/leslye-headland-and-rebecca-henderson-talk-cult-of-love-and-impact-of-lgbtq-stories-speaking-from-personal-experience-is-powerful/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:01:01 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=933525 Cult of Love is a bookend to Leslye Headland‘s series of plays based on the seven deadly sins. Headland’s deadly sins series started with her lust play Cinephilia. From there, she created Bachelorette which explored gluttony and would adapted into Headland’s feature film debut. Rounding out the cycle of plays were Assistance (greed), Surfer Girl (sloth), Reverb (wrath), and, of course, Cult of Love. [...]

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WATCH: ‘Hacks’ Episode Gives a Shout Out To GLAAD Media Awards While Deborah Correctly Uses the Term “QPOC” https://glaad.org/watch-hacks-episode-gives-a-shout-out-to-glaad-media-awards-while-deborah-correctly-uses-the-term-qpoc/ https://glaad.org/watch-hacks-episode-gives-a-shout-out-to-glaad-media-awards-while-deborah-correctly-uses-the-term-qpoc/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:55:44 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=933935 Hacks, which is currently in its fourth season, recently won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Series after winning Outstanding New TV Series in 2022. The critically acclaimed comedy continues to deliver the funny — and queerness with its characters, narratives and dialogue. In a recent episode of Hacks, beloved frenemies Deborah (Jean Smart) and Ava (Hannah [...]

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‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Premiere Gives Near-Identical Recreation of Historic Kiss From Video Game Series https://glaad.org/the-last-of-us-season-2-premiere-gives-near-identical-recreation-of-historic-kiss-from-video-game-series/ https://glaad.org/the-last-of-us-season-2-premiere-gives-near-identical-recreation-of-historic-kiss-from-video-game-series/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 22:53:14 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=933808 SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about the season 2 premiere of The Last of Us. From the moment fans of The Last of Us video game see the strung lights above Ellie’s (Bella Ramsey) head in a church with music playing while people dance in the background — they immediately know what is about to [...]

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WATCH: ‘A Nice Indian Boy’ Director and Cast Talk Debuting Queer AAPI Comedy “Full of Promise and Hope” in Divisive Times https://glaad.org/a-nice-indian-boy-director-and-cast-talk-debuting-queer-aapi-comedy-full-of-promise-and-hope-in-divisive-times/ https://glaad.org/a-nice-indian-boy-director-and-cast-talk-debuting-queer-aapi-comedy-full-of-promise-and-hope-in-divisive-times/#respond Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:33:54 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=933265 Filmmaker Roshan Sethi debuted his comedy A Nice Indian Boy starring his real-life partner Karan Soni as well as Zarna Garg and Sunita Mani at SXSW in Austin in 2024. The rom-com follows the relationship of Naveen (Soni) and Jay (Jonathan Groff), a white man adopted by two Indian parents. More than that, it unpacks the awkward [...]

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Matt Doyle Talks Comedy ‘Conversations with Mother’ and the Importance of Keeping Queer Stories Alive https://glaad.org/matt-doyle-talks-comedy-conversations-with-mother-and-the-importance-of-keeping-queer-stories-alive/ https://glaad.org/matt-doyle-talks-comedy-conversations-with-mother-and-the-importance-of-keeping-queer-stories-alive/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2025 22:13:30 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=933170 In the two-person play Conversations with Mother, Tony Award-winning actor Matt Doyle plays the character of Bobby opposite Caroline Aaron who plays Maria Collavechio — Bobby’s mother. The comedy directed by Noah Himmelstein navigates the relationship between the conventional Italian matriarch and her free-spirited gay son over five decades. Conversations with Mother is a very [...]

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Q.Digital’s Scott Gatz Talks Being Honored With Barbara Gittings Award for Excellence in LGBTQ Media and Importance of LGBTQ Voices in News https://glaad.org/qdigitals-scott-gatz-talks-being-honored-with-barbara-gittings-award-for-excellence-in-lgbtq-media-and-importance-of-lgbtq-voices-in-news/ https://glaad.org/qdigitals-scott-gatz-talks-being-honored-with-barbara-gittings-award-for-excellence-in-lgbtq-media-and-importance-of-lgbtq-voices-in-news/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:22:10 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=932994 Scott Gatz founded Q.Digital in 2008 with GayCities  and soon after, it became the home for Queerty, LGBTQ Nation, INTO, and Outsports.  The media banner became a leading voice in LGBTQ+ media and journalism, providing news that amplifies the diversity within the LGBTQ community. For the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, Q.Digital was honored with GLAAD’s [...]

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