Alan Cumming is a no-nonsense multitasker and he gets bored easily, especially with journalists who seem to ask the same questions over and over. (His publicist advised me to check out the frequently asked questions on his website before—emphasis added—the telephone interview.)

(AP) Scottish actor and activist Alan Cumming says he's pleased to be hosting the first LGBT gala ever held at the United Nations, but he also finds it a bit silly that it's taken so long.

Though parts of the film are humorous, the new sports biopic "Battle of the Sexes" tells a very serious tale: that of the epic 1973 tennis match between tennis champions Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.

BBC America will celebrate National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 with the U.S. premiere of “Queers,” a day-long festival of eight dramatic monologues exploring the lives of British LGBT people, both past and present.