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“Ted Lasso,” “Yellowjackets,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and Renee Rapp were just a few of the winners from the 35th annual GLAAD Media Awards, held Thursday night at the Beverly Hilton.

It’s the first of two dual ceremonies — the second happens May 11 in New York City — but we’ll go out on a limb and say it’s the best one because it’s first, and in Los Angeles (just kidding). And prior to the awards actually being handed out, the stars were out in force with some absolutely iconic looks for the Red Carpet.

Among them were Sydney Sweeney, Wayne Brady, Chlöe, Jason Sudeikis, Niecy Nash, and that’s barely a sample. Read on and see some of the best outfits and fiercest attitudes from the GLAAD Media Awards 2024.

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GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced today that LGBTQ allies Kate Hudson and Chlöe will perform at the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on March 14.

For the fourth consecutive year, Hulu will return as the event’s official streaming destination, furthering its commitment to showcasing LGBTQ stories and storytellers year-round. A special presentation of the Los Angeles ceremony will premiere exclusively on the platform beginning March 29.

Actress, entrepreneur and singer-songwriter, Kate Hudson, will give a special live performance of her new single, “Talk About Love,” at the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.

“The LGBTQ community has supported and stood by me for as long as I’ve been a performer. It is a privilege to share another facet of my artistry with my nearest and dearest fans, and to expand on my lifelong journey of being an ally,...

RuPaul’s Drag Race has featured several transgender contestants at different points in their journeys. While several contestants came out as trans during or after filming, Peppermint was the first transgender woman to compete in Season 9 and Gottmik was the first transgender man to compete in Season 13.

Kylie Sonique Love, Season 2/All Stars 6

Carmen Carrera, Season 3

Stacy Layne Matthews, Season 3

Lashauwn Beyond, Season 4

Jiggly Caliente, Season 4/All Stars 6

Kenya Michaels, Season 4

Monica Beverly Hillz, Season 5

Laganja Estranja, Season 6

Gia Gunn, Season 6/All Stars 4

Peppermint, Season 9

Gottmik, Season 13...

It feels like forever since Willow Pill snatched the season 14 crown of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (it’s been less than a month), so we’re punching ghosts over the fact that the series first ever all-winners season is set to kick off this Friday, May 20th. Premiering with two episodes on Paramount Plus, “All Stars 7” will feature eight past winners competing again for the chance to be hailed the “Queen of All Queens” by host RuPaul Charles.

Before they walk into the Werk Room again, we’re taking a look back at each of the eight queens and the path they took on their previous seasons to reach their their crowning moment. As the third winner in series herstory, Raja arrives at “All Stars 7” as the legend among the group, trailblazing the runway with bold fashion choices that inspired future queens to break their own boundaries on the main stage.

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HBO Max is reviving another classic series for its latest reboot project. "The Brothers Garcia," the hit Latinx sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon in the early 2000s, is being reimagined as a new series called "The Garcias."

The reboot aims to bolster US Latinx representation to create a "sense of normalcy" and dismantle stereotypes. "The Brothers Garcia" was considered groundbreaking for being the first English-language sitcom to have an all-Latinx cast and creative team. This time, 81 percent of the cast of "The Garcias" is Latinx, while the other 19 percent are Asian and Pacific Islander Americans (Apia).

"The Brothers Garcia" ran for four seasons from 2000 to 2004. Some of the original members of the Garcia family will reunite in the forthcoming reboot. The series, which has been ten years in the making, will make its way to HBO Max on April 14. Jeff Valdez - who co-created...

Condragulations are in order because Jennifer Lopez is about to make her long-awaited debut on RuPaul's Drag Race. A new season 14 trailer was released teasing the arrival of the triple-threat, and though she isn't shown in the video, Judge Ross Matthews at one point exclaims, "Even J Lo is looking at you like, 'Damn!'" According to Entertainment Weekly, her appearance will be a virtual one. If we had to guess, it will likely be tied to the release of her rom-com, Marry Me, on Feb. 11.

This comes after countless references to Lopez enduring career throughout the show's run. There was the time Carmen Carrera did an impression of Lopez in season three's Snatch Game. The six-way lip-sync for your life, the show's first, to "Waiting For Tonight" during season 11 also comes to mind.

With iconic guest judges and a twist you won't see coming, this season is a Game-changer!

Exclusive: OUTtv Media Group (Omg) is partnering with Producer Entertainment Group (Peg), to launch OUTtv USA, an SVOD service dedicated to premium LGBTQ+ content. OUTtv marks the first LGBTQ+ Apple TV channel and is now available on the Apple TV app.

OUTtv debuts today and is available for a seven-day trial on the Apple TV app. Subscriptions will be $2.99 per month. OUTtv is expected to launch across other marquee SVOD platforms later this year.

“We are delighted to deepen and evolve our relationship with Peg further by bringing OUTtv to America”, said Brad Danks, CEO, OUTtv Media Group. The real potential and impact will come from the groundbreaking LGBTQ+ content that we will develop, produce and distribute together.”

“Demand for premium, authentic queer content is at an all time high, said Jacob Slane, Partner, Producer Entertainment Group. “We’re proud to join Omg to bring their long standing history of...

Exclusive: Carmen Carrera, Stephanie Beatriz and YaYa Gosselin have joined the cast of transgender writer/director Kase Peña’s debut feature, Trans Los Angeles.

The anthology film is comprised of four stand-alone shorts. Each will take place in a different part of L.A., offering a glimpse into the daily life of a different Trans character.

Carrera, Beatriz and Gosselin will star in a segment called Period, which centers on Vergara (Carrera), a Trans Latinx woman recently released from the LA County Jail who gets a part-time job taking care of a shy 12-year-old girl (Gosselin), while doing sex work on the side, to make ends meet. For Vergara, the latter decision comes as a major risk, considering that sex work is what got her locked up in the first place.

Manifesting Peña’s passion for telling raw and honest stories, which spotlight transgender characters, Trans Los Angeles has thus far received grants from Panavision,...

Gottmik will make herstory tonight as the first trans male contestant on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” The drag queen spoke with TheWrap ahead of the Season 13 premiere about breaking new ground for the show.

“I couldn’t be happier for RuPaul allowing me to come on this show and show that drag is literally for everyone,” Gottmik said. “All you have to is audition and trust your drag. [RuPaul] knows drag is drag. You just have to trust yourself and kill it.”

Indeed, the show does not stipulate its contestants have to be cisgender men.

Season 9 runner-up Peppermint was the first to enter the competition as an openly trans woman (Season 5 contestant Monica Beverly Hills announced she was trans during the show).

Other contestants — Season 2’s Sonique, Season 3’s Carmen Carrera and Stacy Layne Matthews and Season 4’s Kenya Michaels and Jiggly Caliente — all came out as trans after they competed. Season...

Jennifer Lopez, Angelica Ross, Carmen Carrera, Isaiah Thomas and GLAAD’s Sarah Kate Ellis are among those confirmed to appear on Revry’s QueerX Live!.

Presented by Lexus and scheduled for National Coming Out Day Oct. 11, the show will include screenings of the category winners from QueerX’s film festival competition along with performances by Vincint, Rob.B, Debby Holiday and House of Balmain, winners of HBO Max’s Legendary ballroom competition.

With a theme of “Rise Up,” QueerX Live! will also feature political statements from Blossom Brown and Amber’s Closet and the presentation of the annual Revry Visibility Awards. In addition, the show will screen on National Coming ...

Jennifer Lopez, Angelica Ross, Carmen Carrera, Isaiah Thomas and GLAAD’s Sarah Kate Ellis are among those confirmed to appear on Revry’s QueerX Live!.

Presented by Lexus and scheduled for National Coming Out Day Oct. 11, the show will include screenings of the category winners from QueerX’s film festival competition along with performances by Vincint, Rob.B, Debby Holiday and House of Balmain, winners of HBO Max’s Legendary ballroom competition.

With a theme of “Rise Up,” QueerX Live! will also feature political statements from Blossom Brown and Amber’s Closet and the presentation of the annual Revry Visibility Awards. In addition, the show will screen on National Coming ...

The New York Latino Film Festival (Nylff) has set their lineup for their forthcoming hybrid edition of its fest which will take place September 14-20.

In the wake of the pandemic, many festivals have either canceled or pivoted to an entirely virtual program. Nylff is one of the Latinx-based film fests that have continued with plans for their annual fest — with the appropriate changes. The 21st edition will be a combination of virtual events and in-person, drive-in screenings that celebrates Latinx creators. The fest will also host the first Latino drive-in experience to take place both in New York and in The Bronx.

This year’s festival features nearly 75 films representing more than 10 countries, spanning all genres including features, shorts, documentaries, web series and experimental films.

“Inspired by the resilience of the Latino community, Nylff is proud to return with a fresh format featuring our first-ever drive-in experiences,” said Calixto Chinchilla,...

“Psycho.” “The Silence of the Lambs.” “Dressed to Kill.” What do all of these classic films have in common? They feature a transgender or gender variant person as a psychotic, deranged, murderous villain. The pesky trope began with “Psycho,” in what would become a favorite theme of Alfred Hitchcock’s, and proliferated throughout some of the most iconic thrillers of the last fifty years. Then there’s the “trans deception” narrative, which originated with dramas like “The Crying Game” and “M. Butterfly” but soon became a mainstay in comedies like “Tootsie,” “Bosom Buddies,” and “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.”

There are countless troubling examples of trans characters being portrayed as evil and duplicitous or sad and pathetic, far more than the average cinephile realizes. Most of the time, trans characters die before the end of a movie or TV episode. They’re all discussed in “Disclosure: Trans Lives Onscreen,” a new...

Before President Trump enacts new policies essentially erasing the transgender community ... Carmen Carrera wants one swing -- a diplomatic one -- at convincing him he's dead wrong. The "RuPaul's Drag Race" star tells TMZ ... she's willing to sit down with Potus -- despite their huge differences -- and make it clear to him that trans people Do exist and it's their right to self-identify. Icymi, Trump's administration is reportedly considering a policy that would identify...

Caitlyn Jenner has claimed that Donald Trump has set the transgender community in the U.S. “back 20 years” in an address to the British Parliament.

The I Am Cait star, a registered Republican, urged the UK “not to go down the same road” in her address in the House of Commons. The address was the featured speech at Channel 4’s annual diversity lecture.

Jenner reportedly voted for Trump but subsequently revealed a case of buyer’s remorse after branding his decision to end federal protections allowing transgender students to use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity a “disaster.”

Introduced by Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon, Jenner also called London possibly the “most culturally diverse city in the world.”

Jenner, who transitioned in 2015, discussed the first few years of her experience. “When I came out the first year was very good, everything was going along great and then all of...

Caitlyn Jenner should be stepping up her game repping the transgender community in the U.S. before she jets to the U.K. to address Parliament ... according to "RuPaul's Drag Race" star Carmen Carrera. There's been backlash over the diversity speech Caitlyn is supposed to give Wednesday because some people in the Lgbtq community, including Carmen, don't think she's a great flag bearer. Facts are ... Cait's a white, rich, conservative woman who's also world famous.

[[tmz:video id="0_7sqtb9jr"]] Richard Simmons isn't anti-lgbt by suing "National Enquirer" over a story claiming he's been transitioning to a woman ... at least not according to transgender model Carmen Carrera. 'Enquirer' claims Simmons isn't pro-lgbt because his suit claims defamation and that suggests being transgender is a bad thing. Carrera says that's just Bs.  Zion Moreno -- a trans model who is vying for a shot in the next Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition -- says it doesn't matter...

Transgender model Carmen Carrera is not mincing words about how she feels about President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to remove protections for transgender children.

Carrera, 31, told People Now what exactly she would say to the President if given the chance to speak to him about rescinding the Obama administration’s guidelines on Title IX.

“I would say that I wanted to try my best to believe that he’d be here for us, and to understand what we’re going through, and I would just urge him to go through the facts, and to understand the people he’s...

Back in August of 2015, a month after Caitlyn Jenner graced the cover of Vanity Fair under the headline, “Call Me Caitlyn,” humor site Clickhole published a listicle titled: “8 Moms Doing Their Best With The Transgender Movement.” Stock photos of smiling, mom-aged women featured captions like, “Donna bought the Vanity Fair with Caitlyn Jenner on the cover and read almost the whole interview without sighing. She even left it out on the coffee table for over a week and didn’t put it away when guests came over!”

Now we have “Gender Revolution: A Journey With Katie Couric,” a National Geographic documentary co-produced by World of Wonder. Had Couric been the ninth mom on Clickhole list, her caption might have read: “Katie produced a documentary about gender identity and didn’t ask about anyone’s private parts once! But she did ask one woman about her ‘old name’ hours before her gender confirmation surgery.

When Katie Couric tackled the issue of gender identity in 2014, it went down like a lead balloon. An episode of her eponymous talk show featuring transgender entertainers and activists Carmen Carrera and Laverne Cox went south when Couric asked Carrera about the state of her “private parts.” “I’ve learned a lot since that show,” Couric told TheWrap during an interview about her upcoming documentary, “Gender Revolution,” which airs Monday on National Geographic. “I wanted to approach the topic with respectful curiosity.” Also Read: 'Orange Is The New Black' Star Laverne Cox and Katie Couric Make Nice After...

[[tmz:video id="0_patf2xlg"]] Caitlyn Jenner talks the talk, but hasn't walked it, and that's why the trans community isn't embracing her ... so says"RuPaul" star Carmen Carrera.  Carmen says thinks Caitlyn's show is going thru a ratings plunge because she's moved too fast ... never understanding the complex issues transgender people have to endure.  And Carmen thinks she never will. Read more...

Angela "Big Ang" Raiola is alive despite media reports that she died of cancer.

"The news that has been reported is Totally Inaccurate," her rep tweeted in a statement late Wednesday. "Please respect her family, and their privacy at this time. ... Angela is still in the hospital surrounded by her loved ones, and is fighting."

A lifelong smoker, Raiola, 55, beat throat cancer last year only to learn this winter that the disease had spread to her brain and lungs – and that despite chemotherapy, her tumors were growing in size.

During an appearance on The Dr. Oz Show on Tuesday, the...

Angela "Big Ang" Raiola is alive despite media reports that she died of cancer. "The news that has been reported is Totally Inaccurate," her rep tweeted in a statement late Wednesday. "Please respect her family, and their privacy at this time. ... Angela is still in the hospital surrounded by her loved ones, and is fighting." A lifelong smoker, Raiola, 55, beat throat cancer last year only to learn this winter that the disease had spread to her brain and lungs - and that despite chemotherapy, her tumors were growing in size. During an appearance on The Dr. Oz Show on Tuesday,...

Carmen Carrera was not your typical nervous bride.

"I was so eager for the ceremony," says the RuPaul's Drag Race alum, whose wedding photo debuted exclusively in the current issue of People. "Honestly, knowing that I was going home a married woman gave me a sense of peace."

Before Carrera's wedding to Adrian Torres will air during the Dec. 9 season finale of Couples Therapy with Dr. Jenn, People has an exclusive sneak peek video of the ceremony, which took place on June 10 at a private home in Chatsworth, California.

"This wedding has given us a sense of freedom to be...

Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new music dramedy “Ricki and the Flash” starring Meryl Streep!

“Ricki and the Flash,” which opens on Aug. 7, 2015 and is rated “PG-13,” also stars Mamie Gummer, Kevin Kline, Sebastian Stan, Rick Springfield, Ben Platt, Carmen Carrera, Audra McDonald and Charlotte Rae from director Jonathan Demme and “Juno” writer Diablo Cody.

To win your free passes to “Ricki and the Flash” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score and the higher yours odds of winning! Completing these social actions only increases your odds of winning; this doesn’t intensify your competition!

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"Couples Therapy" producers are striking while the transgender iron is hot -- on the high heels of Caitlyn Jenner's big announcement ... they're making Carmen Carrera a focal point of the show. Sources close to Carrera tell TMZ she and her husband Adrian Torres' very unique story will be highlighted during Season 6 ... which is shooting right now.  For those who don't know ... Adrian was married to Carmen before she transitioned in 2012. They separated the next year,...

Just months after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Creed frontman Scott Stapp and his wife, Jaclyn, are headed to Couples Therapy.

Scott and Jaclyn are one of five couples who have signed on to spend three weeks in therapy together with Dr. Jenn Mann on season 6 of her VH1 reality show.

"I was a wreck. I was completely devastated. My heart was broken," Jaclyn told People in early May of dealing with her husband's 2014 breakdown. "[But] I wanted him to know that we still loved him and wanted him to get better."

Five months into treatment for his bipolar disorder, Stapp...

Like so many Americans, transgender model Carmen Carrera didn't know what to expect when she sat down Friday night to hear Bruce Jenner speak out. But once the Olympic gold medalist and parent of six shared with Diane Sawyer that he was transitioning from a man to a woman, Carrera couldn't help but applaud his courage. (At this time, Bruce Jenner has not chosen to publicly identify as a woman and so E! News will continue to refer to him as Bruce and use male pronouns, until he indicates otherwise.) "I was emotional too," Carrera shared with E! News Monday morning at the NBC Experience Store. "I was really into it the whole time. I felt like even though I've never met Bruce Jenner in...

Et special correspondent Janet Mock recently sat down with four women whose experiences with coming out and living post-transition may give some insight into what could lie ahead for Bruce Jenner, who is reportedly going to tell his family -- and Diane Sawyer -- that he is transgender.

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"It's been one of the most wonderful experiences I've ever been through," Jessica Kowalski said. "It's awesome. I love it."

"For a long time trans people have always been defined by what's in between their legs," Carmen Carrera said. "They have more to offer."

"I'm a woman," Jessica added. "That's the only word to describe the feeling. I feel like a woman. I am a woman. There's no doubt about it."

News: Golden Globe Nominee Jeffrey Tambor on His 'Transformative' Role in Transparent

As Jessica, Carmen, Victory Le and Kinley Preston began to talk about their own individual journeys, it became...

Amazon's Transparent received two Golden Globe nominations on Thursday, and Et special correspondent Janet Mock sat down with the show's star, Jeffrey Tambor, to discuss how the series is breaking ground in entertainment.

Jeffrey was honored to sit down with Janet, who is a New York Times best-selling transgender author for her book Redefining Realness. He was equally humbled to be playing the role of a trans woman on the streaming series.

2015 Golden Globes: And the Nominees Are...

"The honor of being able to play Maura is transformative," Jeffrey told Janet in his Et interview. "I'm 70 years old. I should be in a reading room, reading Dickens or something."

While the show racks up accolades (it was nominated for Golden Globes for Best TV Series, Comedy and Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series, Comedy for Tambor's impressive turn) not everyone is quick to accept the notion of a non-trans actor playing a trans character...

On Thursday, Amazon's Transparent received two Golden Globe nominations, making it one of the most surprising series to be recognized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. By picking up nominations for Best TV Series, Comedy and Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series, Comedy for Jeffrey Tambor’s portrayal of the transgender character Maura, the series broke ground on multiple levels.

Watch: Why Jeffrey Tambor Signed On for 'Transparent'

The streaming series, which tells the story of a father (Tambor) coming out as a trans woman to her family, marks Amazon’s debut as a competitive online network. The service now joins the ranks of Netflix, which continues to expand its domination of the TV categories with multiple nominations for House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black. It’s significant because not only does it creep on the dominance typically maintained by cable networks, most notably...

“The Comeback” executive producer Dan Bucatinsky and professional basketball player Jason Collins are among the first honorees to be named for the 20th annual Out 100 list. See photos: National Coming Out Day: 26 Out and Proud Stars In addition to Bucatinsky (pictured above) and Collins — the first openly gay athlete to play in a game among America's four major pro leagues earlier this year — the first batch of 13 honorees includes activist Larry Kramer; “Billy on the Street” comedian Billy Eichner; college basketball player Derrick Gordon; “Drag Race” veterans Carmen Carrera and Bianca Del Rio and filmmaker/activist Shane...

Orange Is the New Black star Laverne Cox will host a documentary about the lives of transgender youth, Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word, this fall. The one-hour show will focus on seven transgender youths, ranging in age from 12 to 24 from across the country. Each will talk about the challenges they face in their struggle to live their lives.

"For many of us, the 'T' in Lgbt means more than transgender, it also means truth," Cox said in a statement. "The cast members in this documentary are fearlessly living their...

The Advocate magazine has released the names of entertainers who made their annual “40 under 40” list. Ellen Page, who came out as gay on Valentine's Day, leads the list. Mary Lambert, who sang “Same Love” with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Tyler Glenn, the openly gay, Mormon lead singer of pop group Neon Trees, also make the cut of the “The Entertainers” portion of the list. See video: Ellen Page Says She's Gay on Valentine's Day: ‘I Am Tired of Hiding’ Basketball player Brittney Griner and transgender model Carmen Carrera round out the list. “There are so many voices competing to be.

Actress and trans advocate Laverne Cox visited Katie Couric‘s talk show back in January and the appearance resulted in a lot of criticism for Couric because of her badgering of Cox and fellow guest Carmen Carrera to reveal personal details about their gender reassignment surgery. As Couric attempted to justify it, she wanted to “educate” others who might not be “familiar with transgenders.”

Cox elegantly and politely shut her down: “The preoccupation with transition and surgery objectifies trans people, and then we don’t get to really deal with the real lived experiences.”

Couric invited Cox back this week to discuss what went wrong in that initial interview, and the social media backlash that resulted. Said Couric, “Last time you were here, I got a lot of flack because I asked about the physical process [of transition].”

Cox responded with a quote: “It’s only a mistake if you make it twice!

“Orange is the New Black” star Laverne Cox returned to Katie Couric's daytime program on Tuesday, and commended the host for acknowledging her past mistakes in interviewing transgender guests. Couric offended transgender viewers in January when she had asked Carmen Carrera about her “private parts,” which prompted Cox to call out the talk show host for the invasive questioning. Couric acknowledged that she had learned a lot from her journalistic faux pas. “I got a lot of flak because I asked about the physical aspect of the transition process with another guest,” Couric said, ”and I learned that it's very,...

Birthday shoutouts go to Jesse Bradford (above), who is 35, Carroll Baker is 83, Justin Kirk is 45, and Gladys Knight is 70.

Chelsea Handler’s E! talk show will officially end in August

Ker Smith has joined the cast of Season Two of The Fosters. Who he’s playing makes me feel very … old.

The Critics Choice Awards Nominations were announced this morning, with some pleasant surprises (Kate Mulgrew! Chris Messina!) and The Normal Heart picking up five, including noms for Julia Roberts, Mark Ruffalo, Joe Mantello and Matt Bomer.

Carmen Carrera Becomes Lightning Rod in T-Word Debate

Remembering Maya Angelou’s Support Of Gay Marriage, Lgbt Rights

Betty Bowers knows that God is watching … everything.

Steve Kazee, who won the Tony award for the Broadway production of Once, has joined the cast of Shameless, in a “major recurring role.” One that better involve getting naked.

A few days ago I posted the...

VH1 is investing in a new docuseries that could have a huge effect on acceptance and the transgender community. The Hollywood Reporter has stated that supermodel and businesswoman Tyra Banks will produce a docuseries for the pop culture network called “TransAmerica,” which will focus on five Chicago women who share their experiences of being transgender. The series, which will be eight episodes in total with each episode being an hour long, is described as an “earnest look at a group of millennial women–who happen to be transgender–living, loving and building their careers.” Carmen Carrera, a model and transgender activist, will lead the women in the series and Banks will executive [ Read More ]

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VH1′s programming is about to get a lot more diverse: the network announced it has ordered an 8-episode docuseries tentatively titled TransAmerica.

Produced by Tyra Banks (America’s Next Top Model) and Gay Rosenthal (Behind The Music, Little People, Big World), TransAmerica will feature a transgender ensemble cast including model and advocate Carmen Carrera. According to a press release, “the series will follow these women as they navigate dating, family and professional ambitions on their own terms in a city known for being equally modern and traditional.”

The series will premiere in either late 2014 or early 2015.

“TransAmerica is a...

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CBS announced its fall schedule which is both a big shake-up and a return to CBS’ conservative scheduling. The network is moving away from serialized shows like Hostages but every night’s line-up will be changed. Probably the biggest move is dropping the two-hour comedy block on Mondays. The last time CBS aired a drama on Monday it was Scarecrow & Mrs. King in 1986.

CBS joined the networks promising year-round programming, noting that one of the season’s biggest new dramas was the summer show Under the Dome. There’s a good number of new and returning shows not on CBS’ announced schedule, they’ll be used to limit the number of repeats throughout the year.

At least Under the Dome had Mike Vogel to look at.

Vulture breaks down why CBS passed on How I Met Your Dad. Explanations include that CBS didn’t like two actors (though reports...

VH1 has ordered the eight-episode hourlong docuseries TransAmerica (working title) from Tyra Banks (America’s Next Top Model) and Gay Rosenthal (Behind The Music) for a late-2014 or early-2015 premiere. The series chronicles a group of Chicago women who are united by the shared experience of being transgender and follows them as they navigate dating, family and professional ambitions. The cast includes: Carmen Carrera, who was recently signed to Elite Model Management and is on the path to becoming a supermodel and recognized as a leading advocate in the transgender community as constantly balances her career goals with her personal life; Giselle, a recent college graduate who is focused on continuing her education as she prepares for her upcoming sexual reassignment surgery; Natalia, a beauty consultant for Christian Dior cosmetics who is faced with the challenge of trying to reconnect with some of her family and gaining their support; Sidney,...

Tyra Banks has signed on to co-produce TransAmerica, an upcoming, eight-episode VH1 documentary series about the transgender community. It will follow the lives of five Chicago women, all transgender – the most notable of whom is model, actress and transgender advocate Carmen Carrera – and how their sexuality affects their lives. The premiere is expected to air in late 2014 or early 2015, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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"TransAmerica is a groundbreaking docuseries that will blow the roof off stereotypes and set the record straight as we...

VH1 is continuing to serve as a voice for the transgender community. The Viacom-owned cable network is teaming with Tyra Banks for docuseries TransAmerica, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The eight-episode docuseries will chronicle a group of Chicago women united by the shared experience of being transgender. The series is described as an earnest look at a group of millennial women -- who happen to be transgender -- living, loving and building their careers. The series will explore how their sexuality impacts their lives. Model/activist Carmen Carrera will lead the five women in the hourlong series slated to bow in

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Over the past five years, RuPaul’s Drag Race has turned out a few phrases, including telling contestants, “Don’t f— it up” when it comes time to “lip-synch for… your… life.” But, after a public outcry, the show is dropping one of its signature gimmicks. “You’ve Got She-Mail,” a weekly pre-challenge video dispatch from host RuPaul, will no longer appear on future episodes of Drag Race after Lgbtq activists spoke out, deriding the slang term “she-male” as transphobic.

As the Huffington Post reports, the controversy emerged after a March 17 mini-challenge called “Female or She-Male” presented current Drag Race...

Birthday shoutouts go to Matt Lanter (above), who is 31, Sam Huntington is 32, Rachel Maddow is 41, and Debbie Reynolds is 82.

EW has a clip of Klaine singing “You Make Me Feel So Young” from tonight’s Glee

Anderson Cooper talks to Howard Stern about his feud with Alec Baldwin, coming out, relationships, and much more.

Carmen Carrera weighs in on the Drag Race controversy.

Our thoughts are with the friends and family of legendary gay DJ Frankie Knuckles, who has passed away at the age of 59.

So this story about James Franco has been making the rounds today, but no one can determine if it’s an April Fool’s joke.

Michelle Visage talks to this week’s eliminated Queen

here’s the Red Band trailer for Sex Tape, a variation on the “Couple makes porn tape and accidentally returns it to Blockbuster” story.

And here’s The Weekly ShoutOUT™. Each...

Balls make the man ... and lack of balls make the woman ... so says a former "RuPaul's Drag Race" star who claims CrossFit is being Unfair by not allowing a transgender woman to compete with the females. TMZ Sports spoke with Carmen Carrera -- a transgender fashion model who was born a man. Carrera tells us ... Chloie Jonsson is getting the shaft (ironically) from Cf, which stated transgender athletes are only allowed to compete in the...

RuPaul’s Drag Race kicked off its sixth season with seven contestants battling it out for six available spots in part one of the premiere.

Next week, the premiere will conclude with seven more contestants being put to the test, and finally in week three the surviving 12 will come together for the competition. The two-part premiere is not the only trick RuPaul had up her sleeve. Another big change this season is there will be absolutely no immunity from eliminations.

First things first, RuPaul opened the show with her usual flair and introduced us to the Queens:

Adore Delano, aka Danny Noriega, is perhaps one of the less experienced of the contestants, but she has enough sass to fill any room. Noriega is no stranger to reality tv competition. He was a contestant on Season 7 of American Idol.

Gia Gunn and Vivacious wowed with their extravagant outfits, with Gunn arriving...

Carmen Carrera is continuing her climb to the top as one of the most popular trans models in history, appearing in her own CNN special In The Spotlight: Carmen Carrera.

Carmen Carrera On Her Transition

Carrera, 28, first shot to stardom when she competed on RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2010. Though she was eliminated mid-competition, Carrera has emerged as one of the most popular alums of the reality competition. This is partly due to her decision to publicize her journey as she embarked on her transition following her stint on the show.

Carrera, who was born biologically male, realized in kindergarten that she was meant to be a girl when she had a crush on a classmate. She quickly learned that she would be expected to be a “boy” at school, though her mother gave her the freedom to be herself in the home.

“I knew that it wasn’t me,...

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Despite a parade of offensive comments, Variety says that advertising rates on Duck Dynasty are still high and companies aren’t worried about facing a backlash for sponsoring the program. How disappointing.

In a surprise development, Fox has rescued another rejected pilot. This time its Backstrom, starring Rainn Wilson as an abrasive detective based on a book series by Leif G.W. Persson. The rest of the original cast — including Kriftoffer Polaha and Dennis Haysery — are sticking around for the Fox version, save for Mamie Gummer.

Backstrom

No, there isn’t a new Twin Peaks project in the works. I’m just glad I heard about it at the denial stage so I couldn’t get my hopes up.

Did Katie Couric display cisgender privilege in her interview with Carmen Carrera and Laverne Cox? Or did she find a way for Carrera and Cox to explain to a national audience...

Our brothers over at NewNowNext arranged for a photo shoot with the gorgeous Carmen Carrera and celebrity photographer (and A-List elder statesman) Mike Ruiz and the results were predictably phenomenal!

No wonder fans recently set up Change.org petition asking Victoria’s Secret to make Carrera one of their runway models.

That petition might not have borne fruit yet, but check out the stunning images and on set video from Carrera’s shoot with Ruiz.

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