Jenn Colella: I'll be home in South Carolina for Pride this year. Larry Owens: Fortunately my debut 54 Below show falls on June 19th, which is so perfect its the intersection of Juneteenth and Pride Month! ", Zoey Luna, Gideon Adlon and Lovie Simone in a scene from "The Craft: Legacy. DJ Qualls grew up in the small city of Manchester in Tennessee, USA, one of five children. Kevin Smith Kirkwood: Every year, my friends Christian and Peter host a Pride brunch at their downtown Manhattan apartment, and then we walk to the parade. But Winslet is aware of the problems of casting straight actors in queer roles. The part helped influence a whole generation of people who became writers and actors and content creators, who wanted to see more people like Ricky, more LGBTQ people of color, and I think we're seeing the benefit of that today, said Cruz, who served as executive producer of Apple TVs "Visible: Out on Television, a 2020 docuseries about the history of the LGBTQ movement through the lens of American TV. WebThis is a list of LGBT Jews.Each person is both Jewish (by birth or conversion according to Jewish law, or identifies as Jewish via ancestry) and has stated publicly that they are bisexual, gay, lesbian, pansexual, transgender, and/or queer or questioning (), or identify as a member of the LGBTQ community.Being both Jewish and LGBTQ is a canonical JoJo Siwa is a YouTube sensation, pop star, dancer, entrepreneur, social media influencer and The New York Times bestselling author. He is an actor, known for Avenged (2013), General Hospital (1963) and Say Uncle (2005). Lily Tomlin, comedian and actress ("Grace & Frankie") Sam Smith, Oscar-winning singer and songwriter Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family" actor Laverne Tell us what you think about this feature. Ad Choices. She is an actress and producer, known for American Horror Story (2011), Pose (2018) and Claws (2017). Darius de Haas: I am primarily here in my new-ish home in New Jersey, and as far as Pride, Im happy and honored to venture out to sing the music of legendary composer Billy Strayhorn on June 24 at 7 PM for the Flushing Town Hall Pride Trilogy. I went and basically havent missed one since. At the age of 11, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. From the mainstage at Playbill's Pride Festival in Times Square to their own onstage parade, the Tony-winning musical's all-queer stage management team came out from behind-the-scenes. There are always a few people who are quite clearly there for the first time, taking it all in. Lenny didn't know any of this, of course. I can remember when we had one day. There's infinite ways. Actor/Writer Sophie Sagan-Gutherz (They/Them), Queer joy is singing, dancing, laughing, wearing what you want, and kissing who you want. Music Director/Composer/Arranger/Pianist Dionne McClain-Freeney (She/Her), Queer joy to me is queer community coming together and uplifting each other. On television, Manning is most known for his role in Disney's snowboarding movie "Cloud 9," on MTV's "Teen Wolf," as 'The Manny' on NBC's popular Lance Bass is the quintessential illustration of a highly successful and driven jack-of-all-trades: singer, host, actor, producer, writer, entrepreneur, philanthropist and cosmonaut.Beyond his fame as a member of the phenomenally successful group *NSYNC, where the group sold an impressive 60 A Theatre World Award Winner, Chita Rivera Award Winner, and Outer Critics Circle Award Nominee, Wesley Taylor made his Broadway debut in the original cast of Rock of Ages, before starring opposite Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth in the original cast of Broadway's The Addams Family. In Trousers. Additionally, TV aims to attract younger, niche audiences who expect to see diversity in their content. I think that people who identify as women should be able to play any type of woman role, and then I think people who identify as males should be able to play any type of male role," she said. I would not be unhappy were I the last cisgender male to play a transgender character on television, actor Jeffrey Tambor said during his 2016 Emmy acceptance speech. It was the second Emmy Tambor had won for playing a transgender woman in Amazon series Transparent., In an interview with Variety last year, Academy Award-winning actor Julianne Moore, who played a lesbian in the 2010 film "The Kids Are All Right," expressed doubt about whether she would play the same role today. He is an actor, known for Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016), Penny Dreadful (2014) and The History Boys (2006). The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. Douglas Lyons: I'll be celebrating Pride this year by seeing as many vaccinated friends as I possibly can. Samuel Barnett was born on April 25, 1980 in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, UK. Barbara was previously married to the late Paul Gilbert. Holland Taylor was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the third-born (and last) daughter of her mother, Virginia (Davis), a painter, and the only child of her father, C. Tracy Taylor, an attorney. Jose Llana: I celebrate Pride every year the same way I celebrate it since I came out in 1994 when I was 17 years oldby living my life out and proud and with no shame. Talaura Harms Only 20 percent of Americans report knowing someone who is trans, meaning most form their ideas about trans people from what they see in the media, according to Megan Townsend, director of entertainment research and analysis at GLAAD, a national media advocacy organization. Follow her@julieallmighty. Celebrate Pride with Jenn Colella, De'Lon Grant, Jose Llana, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Douglas Lyons, Beth Malone, Javier Muoz, Shakina Nayfack, Larry Owens, Peppermint, and more. READ: Checking In With Come From Away Star De'Lon Grant. Joseph McCarthy Is Alive and Well and Living In Dade County. Transgender people and trans women of color, in particular face high rates of violence. Born November 9, 1965 in Indianapolis, Indiana, US as Ryan Patrick Murphy, he is an American writer, director, and producer, responsible for creating such hits as Nip/Tuck (2003), Glee (2009) and American Horror Story (2011). But I feel very strongly that none of us should be playing trans roles except for trans people.. Were both sad that theres no parade this year, but we will be supporting our local gay bars as of June 15 when everything opens to full capacitymask free! When that happens, viewers are receiving two wrong messages, which is that being trans is a performance, it's a costume, and also, underneath this pretense that a trans woman is really a man in a dress who's pretending, Townsend said. Adapted by Harvey Fierstein Im done with not being honest about what my real opinions are, Winslet explained in the interview, and I know the [Ammonite] part was never offered to anybody else. His father worked as a jazz musician and truck driver for Safeway Inc. With several decades of wide-ranging credits to his name, Robert Gant has become a well known actor and participant both in Hollywood and abroad. I can't wait to see these mensome of whom I haven't seen in person for years. Butterfly." Jonathan David Bennett was born in Rossford, Ohio, to RuthAnne (Mason) and Dr. David Paul Bennett. Lea Salonga is returning to Broadway! Model, actor, and activist Nyle DiMarco, born in Queens, New York City, USA, has been breaking down barriers and winning over audiences since he burst onto the scene in 2014. After school, he attended Carnegie Mellon University in Australian actor Lachlan Buchanan was born in Maleny, Queensland and is one of six siblings. Callum Scott Howells was born on April 29, 1999 in Tonyrefail, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK. It is resilience, finding the places and people where I feel seen, loved, and celebrated, and learning to free myself from the stigmas surrounding my AAPI bisexuality. Actor/Singer/Fiber Artist Kristian Espiritu (She/They/Siya), To quote the poet Toi Dericotte, Joy is an act of resistance. Queer joy to me is exactly thisliving loudly and authentically as our true selves, standing defiantly in the face of people and systems that seek to diminish our existence. In early December, Netflix dropped its highly anticipated musical comedy The Prom, starring Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells and James Corden as fading Broadway stars who set out to help a lesbian teen take her girlfriend to the prom.The film, helmed by out director Ryan Murphy, got mixed reviews, but some lambasted it as homophobic and offensive because of the casting of Corden, a straight actor, in what they saw as an aggressively flamboyant caricature of a gay man. Matt was raised in Spring, Texas, and educated at Klein High School, near Houston. (2017) and Spinning Out (2020). He was previously married to Victor Voronov. Having said that, its a slippery slope conversation because that means I could never play another straight character if Im going to hold everyone to the letter of this particular law. We shall twirl. The actress went on to talk about a certain well-known actor whose American agent recently told them not to publicize their bisexuality. Clayton Holmes Grissom was born on November 30, 1978 in Raleigh, North Carolina, to Faye Aiken Parker and Vernon Grissom. He graduated with honors from Villanova University (PA) in 1999. Sir Elton John is one of pop music's great survivors. Willy Falk: For Gay Pride this year, I will be remembering and rejoicing: remembering those we have lost to death and despair, while rejoicing that things keep getting better for LGBTQIA+ awareness and acceptance. He is the creator and star of the Emmy-nominated web series EastSiders, which is now streaming worldwide on Netflix, translated into more than two dozen languages. Charlie Carver was born in San Francisco, California.At a young age, Charlie moved up to a small town in the Napa Valley. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. He is the younger brother of well-known Australian stage and screen actor Andrew Buchanan. I built Ring of Keys because there was no existing network of this specific community, and watching Keys meet, befriend, and hire each other because of this organization is a personal queer joy explosion. Actor/Singer/Producer and Ring of Keys Executive Director Andrea Prestinario (She/Her), Queer joy to me is a work in progress. Sam Smith was born on May 19, 1992 in Bishop's Stortford, England, UK. In 2018, after facing fierce social media backlash, Scarlett Johansson withdrew from the film Rub & Tug for which she had been tapped to play the real-life Dante "Text" Gill, a trans man who ran brothels in 1970s-Pittsburgh. Her brother is musician and producer Vance DeGeneres Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato was born on August 20, 1992 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Dianna De La Garza, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, and Patrick Martin Lovato, an engineer and musician, and raised in Dallas, Texas. Follow NBC Out on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram, Julie Compton is a freelance journalist in Brooklyn, New York. Miles Heizer was born on May 16, 1994 in Greenville, Kentucky, USA. Michael and I met just before Pride in NYC in 1991 when we were both young, struggling actors. The stream celebrates the achievements and contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community. I have gotten "Happy Pride Month" well wishes form all sorts of straight allies, friends, family, co-workers, and former students. He is an actor, known for Glee (2009-2015), Struck by Lightning (2012), and The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell. | Roles there included Richard Miller in Eugene O'Neill's "Ah, Wilderness!" A sort of band of freaks mentality. He has been married to Neil Patrick Harris since September 6, 2014. And while plenty of men are out and proud behind the camera like Lee Daniels, Ryan Murphy, and Russell T. Davies even in todays Hollywood, coming out as bisexual or gay is seen as a career-killing mistake on the part of old-fashioned executives and casting agents. Even Mindhunter star Jonathan Groff expressed being worried that he would be typecast after coming out in 2009. All of this I celebrate. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. Redmayne in The Danish Girl, Leto in Dallas Buyers Club and Tambor in Transparent.). Standing in our world today with love, breath, compassion, joy, and softness for myself and all sentient beings. Born 25 March, 1947, as Reginald Kenneth Dwight, he started to play the piano at the early age of four. He is an actor, known for Olympic Dreams (2019), Will & Grace (1998) and American Horror Story (2011). When he was about 23 years old, a longtime Alex Newell was born on August 20, 1992 in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. andrew garfield Andrew Rannells Angels in America Avenue Q Billy Porter Broadway Brooks Ashmanskas Company Cynthia Erivo Darren Criss Head Over Heels In taking this part I had an opportunity to bring an LGBTQ story into living rooms.. She spent most of her early years in New York and Maine, before settling in Manhattan to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the High School for Performing Arts. And, whether you're planning to celebrate virtually or in person, be sure to catch Playbill's first-ever live concert event in honor of Pride, Glimmer of Light. Rosie O'Donnell was born into an Irish-American family in Commack, Long Island. It is epic and full of fury and protest and love. He is an Emmy winning actor, known for The Baker and the Beauty (2020), Second Act (2018) and Scandal (2012) and a producer of Who Do You Think You Are? ", Anthony Rapp as Lt. Paul Stamets and Wilson Cruz as Dr. Hugh Culber in "Star Trek: Discovery. Im helping to produce our second annual Juneteenth Jubilee on June 19, and Im hoping it becomes a Pride tradition! Zoey Luna, who will play a nontransgender character in an upcoming film, has a slightly different take on the issue. Company members of the hit Tina Fey musical celebrate Pride with a music video for their advocacy Instagram page @changeisfetch. Their varied responses follow. We will probably walk around the city, giving compliments and smiles to everyone we see. The trans experience is beyond anything we can imagine, she said, when describing why she thinks transgender roles should be reserved for trans actors. Tatum has been a staple in modern animes voice casts ever since he was discovered by Funimation and cast in Samurai 7. From actress Jane Lynch to actor Zachary Quinto to talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, stars who serve as inspirations for Pride Month, Jodie Foster, Oscar-winning actress and director, Zachary Quinto, actor and producer ("Star Trek"), Neil Patrick Harris, former "How I Met Your Mother" actor, Robin Roberts, "Good Morning America" anchor, Jane Lynch, former "Glee" actress and "Hollywood Game Night" host, Jim Parsons, Emmy-winning actor in "The Big Bang Theory", Raven-Symon, former "That's So Raven" star, Ellen DeGeneres, former talk show host, actress and comedian, Ian McKellen, actor in "The Lord of the Rings" and "X-Men" franchises, Sarah Paulson, star of "American Horror Story", Matt Bomer, actor ("White Collar," "American Horror Story"), Cynthia Nixon, former "Sex and the City" actress, Kristen Stewart, actress ("Twilight" series), Holland Taylor, former "Two and a Half Men" actress, Sara Gilbert, actress and producer of "The Conners", Cheyenne Jackson, actor ("30 Rock," "American Horror Story"), Colton Haynes, actor ("Teen Wolf," "Arrow"), Adam Lambert, singer and "American Idol" alum, Wentworth Miller, former "Prison Break" star, Rosie O'Donnell, actress and former talk show host, Portia De Rossi, actress ("Scandal," "Arrested Development"), Lily Tomlin, comedian and actress ("Grace & Frankie"), Sam Smith, Oscar-winning singer and songwriter, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Modern Family" actor, Laverne Cox, "Orange Is the New Black" star, Amandla Stenberg, actress ("Everything Everything"), Daniela Vega, actress ("A Fantastic Woman"), Jillian Michaels, "The Biggest Loser" coach, Queen Latifah, hip-hop star and "The Equalizer" actress, Dan Levy, "Schitt's Creek" star and co-creator, Taylor Schilling, "Orange Is the New Black" actress, Sean Hayes, former "Will and Grace" actor, Meredith Baxter, former "Family Ties" actress, Ruby Rose, former "Orange Is the New Black" and "Batwoman" actress. WebSoon to be made into a film directed by Ryan Murphy and starring Meryl Streep, James Corden and Nicole Kidman, The Prom warmed hearts on Broadway during its limited run Other notable roles include acclaimed performances in the independent films Blackbird Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Joey Pollari started his acting career when he attended a scouting event in downtown Minneapolis. Kevin Spirtas started his career as a stage actor on Broadway, and then worked his way into film and television. He is an actor and producer, known for B Positive (2020), From Zero to I Love You (2019) and Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom (2008). I celebrate Pride this year with renewed hope and faith in our tomorrow as a people, to inspire and lift one another up as we all continue forward. She spent her teen years in nearby Allentown, PA, where Holland got the nickname, "Penny Taylor" Larry Sullivan was born in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Amid this heated debate over who should be cast in queer roles, some TV and film professionals warn that it could be a slippery slope and limit opportunities for LGBTQ people in front of and behind the camera. Stars like Tom Hardy have seen public blowback after coming out as bi or even admitting to the odd affair with other men. I hope to spend this Pride working to get more LGBTQ representation in our government. I am writing a new sitcom called Coney Island Surprise, where the lead character is gay, and he lives with an 81-year-old woman. Sara is a graduate of The Juillard School (1997). David Monahan was born on August 13, 1971 in North Olmsted, Ohio, USA. The movie business has a lot of history, and it has a lot of history of doing things one way and the same way, and breaking that structure is taking more time than it has on the TV industry, said Russell Boast, a casting director and co-president of the Casting Society of America, a professional society of casting directors for film, TV and theater. Theater people developed a culture of tolerance and acceptance. "Ive thought about that a lot. Relative newcomer Mya Taylor won an Independent Spirit Award in the category of Best Supporting Female for her role in the widely acclaimed 2015 film "Tangerine," beating out big-name cisgender stars like Cynthia Nixon and Jennifer Jason Leigh. WebLGBT filmmakers on whether straight and cisgender actors should play queer characters: 'It all boils down to respect'. De'Lon Grant: There is a group of five of us from college. Johnny Weir was born on July 2, 1984 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, USA. Cuddling with my kittens, and making plans for re-opening shows in the fall are top priorities these days as well as re-connecting with friends and family in person now that we are vaccinated and restrictions are lifting. My favorites are seeing a parent who has brought their queer kid to see that epic celebration.
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