Late 1800s: The etymology of the phrase "drag queen" is debatable, but many scholars believe that the phrase was coined in the 1800s as a reference to the hoop skirt. As seen in this photo, hoop skirts would "drag" along the ground. The term "queen" was used as a derogatory slur towards homosexuals...

Forty students from the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance took a classical approach to the flashmob as they flashwaltzed Tchaikovsky's Waltz of the Flowers at the new Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower in Jerusalem. Doctors, patients and passers-by joined in the fun. The surprise concert was ...

In Spring 2018, five speakers selected from the Collaboratory Network--Gamal Palmer, Carine Warsawski, Rabbi Lori Shapiro, Dr. Sharon Weiss-Greenberg, and Arya Marvazy--worked with ELI Talks to hone and effectively present their own stories of risk-taking at a storytelling event for the May 2018 gat...

Singer-songwriter Steve Grand release an acoustic version of “We Are The Night”, a track off his debut album All-American Boy, and thanked his followers for their support. Speaks Grand on the track: “So for every boy and every girl / No matter who you love / And for all my trans brothers and sisters

While the vast majority of Americans consider themselves unprejudiced, many of us unintentionally make snap judgments about people based on what we see—whether it’s race, age, gender, religion, sexuality, or disability. This may be a significant reason many people in the U.S. report they feel discri

In this updated take on the old Eartha Kitt classic, the singing queen of season 13 shakes her fruitcakes in the hopes of one little thing (a ring!). With the pads she’s packing, Mrs. Claus better keep an eye on her man.

Rosé has been showing off her musical prowess for years alongside fellow dra

Official video for “Industry Baby” by Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow. "Hi, It’s me, Lil Nas X. Music is the way I fight for liberation. It’s my act of resistance. But I also know that true freedom requires real change in how the criminal justice system works. Starting with cash bail. This isn’t just theor

Conchita Wurst has won the 59th Eurovision Song Contest with ‘Rise Like A Phoenix’. The Austrian singer beat off competition from The Netherlands, Sweden and Armenia to claim the title amid much emotion and jubilation in Copenhagen. It was a tight race to start with, with Hungary taking an early lea

ONE LIFE tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 predominantly Jewish children from the Nazis. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Aust

The 25th epic edition of Broadway Bares celebrated the golden age of Broadway with an evening of ripped dancers, cheeky choreographers and sumptuous showgirls on Sunday, June 21, 2015, for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Top Bottoms of Burlesque featured 222 of of New York’s sexiest and most tale