Cameron Scheetz

6 days ago | queerty.com | Cameron Scheetz

On this day in 1987, George Michael and Aretha Franklin’s “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)” went to #1 on the Billboard charts, proving that good things really can happen when gays get to meet their favorite diva!Nearly four decades later, it remains one of the best pop duets, period, bringing together powerhouse vocalists at very different stages of their careers. But even with two late legends giving it their all, it feels like song doesn’t get nearly as much love today as it should.

6 days ago | queerty.com | Cameron Scheetz

In adapting Ang Lee’s groundbreaking 1993 gay romance The Wedding Banquet for our modern times, director Andrew Ahn (Fire Island, Spa Night) expanded the scope of its story, centering two queer couples instead of just one. There’s illustrator Chris (Bowen Yang) and his beau Min (Han Gi-Chan), the scion of his Korean family’s business empire.

1 week ago | queerty.com | Cameron Scheetz

No disrespect to parents, but real coming-of-age stories go down far from their (occasionally) judgmental and (always) overprotective eyes. That’s definitely the case for young Eduardo (Alejandro Quintana), who gets a crash course in adulthood over one eventful day in upcoming Mexican drama The Last First Time. Raised in a rural village in Jalisco, 18-year-old Eduardo gets quite the culture shock when he travels alone to the big city of Guadalajara, in town to take his university entrance exam.

1 week ago | queerty.com | Cameron Scheetz

If you’re a longtime fan of the British soap Hollyoakes, you’ve watched actor James Sutton grow up on screen. He joined the show in 2006 when he was just 23, landing his first regular role as teen John Paul McQueen, who grappled with his sexuality and quickly became a fan favorite. And though he’s taken a few breaks from the series over the years (including a stint on rival soap Emmerdale), Sutton’s now been a recurring presence on Hollyoakes for 19 years and counting.

1 week ago | queerty.com | Cameron Scheetz

When filmmaker Peter McDowell was just five, his family got news that his 24-year-old brother Jimmy had died in Vietnam at 24. It was 1972 and, while tragic, this news wasn’t exactly uncommon at the time. The increasingly unpopular Vietnam War waged on, claiming the lives of tens of thousands of Americans, many of whom were drafted to serve against their will.