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June 19, 2019

How Hollywood Is (and Isn't) Getting Better at LGBTQ Inclusion

For LGBTQ creatives, it’s the best of times. Yet real change requires Hollywood’s gatekeepers to open more doors.

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This Week's Issue:

Variety's Power of Pride Issue

Read interviews with Billy Eichner, MJ Rodriguez, Hannah Gadsby, Don Lemon, Asia Kate Dillon, Jim Parsons, Janet Mock and more LGBT v …

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Hannah Gadsby Found Pride Through 'An Absence of Shame'

“I think when you’re in a position where you’re visible you have to be [louder] for the little guys,” says Ha …

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'Pose' Star MJ Rodriguez Says Simply Being Trans Is Activism

Rising star Mj Rodriguez has become the face and voice of a new trans generation.

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From 'Billions' to 'John Wick 3,' Asia Kate Dillon Makes Hollywood Theirs

‘Billions’ star Asia Kate Dillon is encouraged by the new understanding for non-binary identity.

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Jim Parsons on Coming Out and Life After 'The Big Bang Theory'

Jim Parsons, who recently signed off ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ is ready  to produce more stories that matter to him. …

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Billy Eichner on the Homophobia He Still Sees in Comedy and Hollywood

How Billy Eichner is breaking barriers for LGBT creatives in Hollywood.

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Don Lemon, CNN's 'Unicorn,' on Facing Racism and Homophobia

“Am I tired?” Don Lemon asks himself. “Sometimes, but it’s a day to day thing. Am I weary? Yes. I am. I have …

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How I Learned to Let Go of My Shame and Embrace Being HIV-Positive (Column)

Variety's Marc Malkin on how he learned how to let go of his shame and embrace being HIV-positive.

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