Interviews | GLAAD https://glaad.org GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:21:03 +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 Interviews | GLAAD https://glaad.org 32 32 Country Star Miranda Lambert Celebrates 20 Years of “Kerosene” with a Miranda-Themed Drag Show! https://glaad.org/country-star-miranda-lambert-celebrates-20-years-of-kerosene-with-a-miranda-themed-drag-show/ https://glaad.org/country-star-miranda-lambert-celebrates-20-years-of-kerosene-with-a-miranda-themed-drag-show/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:36:39 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935911 Thursday, April 24th was a wild night in Austin, Texas! To celebrate 20 years since the release of country icon Miranda Lambert’s debut studio album Kerosene, Miranda’s brother Luke threw her a “Miranda-Themed” Drag Show! Texas based queens Vylette Ward, Cinda Block, Maeve Haven, and Basüra took the stage at Austin’s Rain on 4th St. and performed all of [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/country-star-miranda-lambert-celebrates-20-years-of-kerosene-with-a-miranda-themed-drag-show/feed/ 0 GLAAD EXCLUSIVE: Conor James to Perform ‘Pink Pony Club’ Monday Night on NBC’s ‘The Voice’ https://glaad.org/glaad-exclusive-conor-james-to-performs-pink-pony-club-monday-night-on-nbcs-the-voice/ https://glaad.org/glaad-exclusive-conor-james-to-performs-pink-pony-club-monday-night-on-nbcs-the-voice/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:24:50 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935740 Conor James has already won over the hearts of millions with his show-stopping performances on NBC’s The Voice. James started the show off with a bang when all four judges turned around for him during the Blind Auditions, now he is headed to the Playoffs Round! James, who is competing on Team Adam Levine, spoke with [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/glaad-exclusive-conor-james-to-performs-pink-pony-club-monday-night-on-nbcs-the-voice/feed/ 0 WATCH: “Hacks” Star Mark Indelicato on Hilarious ‘LA Gay’ Episode with Deborah Vance; Talks Finding Family with Queer Cast-Members https://glaad.org/watch-hacks-star-mark-indelicato-on-hilarious-la-gay-episode-with-deborah-vance-talks-finding-family-with-queer-cast-members/ https://glaad.org/watch-hacks-star-mark-indelicato-on-hilarious-la-gay-episode-with-deborah-vance-talks-finding-family-with-queer-cast-members/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:32:10 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935261 Fans first got to know the hilarious Mark Indelicato on ABC’s iconic GLAAD Media Award winning series Ugly Betty. From there, Indelicato went to star in Prime’s With Love and now Max’s Hacks. To talk about his character Damien on Hacks, Indelicato joined GLAAD’s Anthony Allen Ramos for a chat! “My bruise has healed!” Indelicato proclaimed, referring to when he and fellow [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/watch-hacks-star-mark-indelicato-on-hilarious-la-gay-episode-with-deborah-vance-talks-finding-family-with-queer-cast-members/feed/ 0 Dr. Jon Paul Higgins on “Black. Fat. Femme.”: A Bold Testament to Identity, Joy, and Audacity https://glaad.org/dr-jon-paul-higgins-on-black-fat-femme-a-bold-testament-to-identity-joy-and-audacity/ https://glaad.org/dr-jon-paul-higgins-on-black-fat-femme-a-bold-testament-to-identity-joy-and-audacity/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:57:03 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=935327 Dr. Jon Paul Higgins is daring to go there—and claiming the space they so rightfully deserve. In their memoir, published last month, they share their truth with vulnerability, humor, and an unwavering commitment to self-love. It’s a story about what it means to fully exist in a world that often tries to shrink your brilliance. [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/dr-jon-paul-higgins-on-black-fat-femme-a-bold-testament-to-identity-joy-and-audacity/feed/ 0 WATCH: Sandra Bernhard Talks ‘Severance,’ ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ and Upcoming Tour! https://glaad.org/watch-sandra-bernhard-talks-severance-rupauls-drag-race-and-upcoming-tour/ https://glaad.org/watch-sandra-bernhard-talks-severance-rupauls-drag-race-and-upcoming-tour/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:38:40 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=932964 Actress, singer, and activist Sandra Bernhard is going on tour! The triple threat has already had a huge year, appearing on some of the hottest shows on television like RuPaul’s Drag Race, Severance, and Survival of the Thickest. Now, the LGBTQ icon is hitting the road for her Shapes and Forms tour! Bernhard joined GLAAD’s Anthony [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/watch-sandra-bernhard-talks-severance-rupauls-drag-race-and-upcoming-tour/feed/ 0 ‘If not us, then who?:’ Disabled Queer Couple Reshapes Reality TV in New TLC Show ‘Jay and Pamela’ https://glaad.org/if-not-us-then-who-disabled-queer-couple-reshapes-reality-tv-in-new-tlc-show-jay-and-pamela/ https://glaad.org/if-not-us-then-who-disabled-queer-couple-reshapes-reality-tv-in-new-tlc-show-jay-and-pamela/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:57:17 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=933445 As motorized wheelchair users who share a rare brittle bone disorder, Jay Manuel and Pamela Chavez are used to strangers gawking. Moving throughout a world that can only be described as inhospitable to folks with disabilities comes with a kind of attention that is often uncomfortable and offensive. But when the opportunity to do a [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/if-not-us-then-who-disabled-queer-couple-reshapes-reality-tv-in-new-tlc-show-jay-and-pamela/feed/ 0 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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]]> https://glaad.org/a-nice-indian-boy-director-and-cast-talk-debuting-queer-aapi-comedy-full-of-promise-and-hope-in-divisive-times/feed/ 0 Dancing in the Rain: Victor Jackson’s Triumphant Return to 54 Below with April Showers https://glaad.org/dancing-in-the-rain-victor-jacksons-triumphant-return-to-54-below-with-april-showers/ https://glaad.org/dancing-in-the-rain-victor-jacksons-triumphant-return-to-54-below-with-april-showers/#respond Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:00:27 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=933204 On April 7, 2025 Victor Jackson will take the stage at 54 Below for a highly anticipated one-night-only performance, April Showers. This electric evening promises to be nothing short of transformative, as Jackson invites the audience to experience the depth of his musical journey. With his unparalleled vocal talent and infectious energy, he will offer [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/dancing-in-the-rain-victor-jacksons-triumphant-return-to-54-below-with-april-showers/feed/ 0 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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]]> https://glaad.org/matt-doyle-talks-comedy-conversations-with-mother-and-the-importance-of-keeping-queer-stories-alive/feed/ 0 Hulu’s ‘Mid-Century Modern’ is the Quintessential Window into Queer Joy and Culture We Need on TV — Matt Bomer, Nathan Lane and Nathan Lee Graham Dish on Their New Series https://glaad.org/hulu-mid-century-modern-quintessential-window-into-queer-joy-and-culture-we-need-on-tv/ https://glaad.org/hulu-mid-century-modern-quintessential-window-into-queer-joy-and-culture-we-need-on-tv/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:06:57 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=933038 Mid-Century Modern follows three best friends — gay gentlemen of a certain age – who, after an unexpected death, decide to spend their golden years living together in Palm Springs where the wealthiest one lives with his mother. As a chosen family, they prove that no matter how hard things get, there’s always someone around [...]

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