Gay Charlotte and LGBTQ Carolina News, Arts & Entertainment
As a performer, Elizabeth “Lizzy” Small is a “triple threat.” She started her professional career with a series regular role on “Hip Hop Harry” for Discovery Kids/TLC and she has appeared in over 70 national commercials, music videos and several variety shows.
With various ‘firsts’ in her already impressive career, the Emmy-nominated actress, documentary film producer and prominent equal rights advocate, Laverne Cox, continues to make history in her career and significant strides in her activism.
It’s hard to stand out as an actor during a film festival such as Outfest where over 150 films are screened within nine days. But Xabiani Ponce de León did just that with director Hari Sama’s film, “This is Not Berlin.”
Wils, the first openly gay Chinese singer, originally from Singapore, had a remarkable career before he came out as gay this year. His hit album, “WTF,” was named Pop Album of the Year, received Best Album nomination at the Los Angeles Music Awards and he was named Pop Artist of the Year (male).
Audiences were still talking about Felix Maritaud’s performance in the 2017 hit French film, “120 Beats Per Minute,” about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in 1990s France, when another critically acclaimed film, “Sauvage” premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Lea DeLaria seems to have achieved overnight stardom with her two-time Screen Actors Guild Award-winning, stand-out role as Carrie “Big Boo” Black in the Netflix hit series “Orange is the New Black.” However, DeLaria’s multi-faceted career as a comedian, actress and jazz musician has in fact spanned decades.
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 16 years since I first met Jai Rodriguez in the patio of since closed Here Lounge, a gay bar in West Hollywood, Calif. in 2003.
Dan Reynolds is best known for being the lead singer and frontman of the Grammy award, American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards-winning band, Imagine Dragons. But Reynolds’ extraordinary success in music and his worldwide popularity are a fraction of what make him a superstar.
It’s hard to label the multi-talented Reina Mora or her genre of music, and that’s a good thing. Her wide range of vocals, dense and textured music and three hit singles, made her one of music industry’s breakout artists of 2018.
Tiffany will forever be an iconic Pop Star, whose immense talents as a vocalist, songwriter, and producer have afforded her a successful music career.
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