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LGBTQ+ plays Cover of Angels in America -- an angel hovers over a man in a bed. Middle: The words "the children's hour by Lillian Hellman" on a mint green background Then, stylized in white over blue "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"

10 Classic LGBTQ+ Plays You Can Read

Melis Noah Amber

Yes, LGBTQ+ plays exist within the classic theater canon! Get your history on and enjoy 10 queer plays you can read right now.

The cover of Alison Bechdel's coming out story Fun Home

4 Great Literary Coming Out Stories

Alex Faccibene

No two coming out stories are the same. We highlight four favorites with characters varying in age, gender, race and more.

Bechdel test creator Alison Bechdel, in official portraiture.

The Bechdel Test: Is It Time for Something New?

Kathy Spangler

Thirty-five years ago, we set a low bar for women’s expected representation in literature, movies and TV shows. This bar ...

Ashlee Espinosa as Alison Bechdel and Holly Reichert as Small Alison in the Tony Award-winning musical FUN HOME, playing thru March 1st at Chance Theater.

FUN HOME Shines at the Chance Theater

Leona Laurie

Fun Home, the musical adaptation of cartoonist Alison Bechdel‘s graphic memoir, opens with a number introducing the audience to the ...

The cast of Fun Home at Anaheim's Chance Theater

FUN HOME Opens at Anaheim’s Chance Theater This Weekend

Leona Laurie

Fun Home, the musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel‘s 2006 graphic memoir, opens at Anaheim’s Chance Theater this weekend. When I saw ...

FunHome National Tour Company Joan Marcus

FUN HOME at Segerstrom: What Art Is For.

Leona Laurie

I’m so lucky. I get to see a lot of theatre. When I am offered the chance to see something ...

Fun Home Luke Barbato Smith Henry Boshart Carly Gold Joan Marcus

Alison Bechdel’s Tony Winning FUN HOME is On Tour!

Leona Laurie

If there’s one piece of media I’m planning to consume this year that stands a pretty good chance of passing ...