EditorialND Stevenson, who drew and wrote the graphic novel “Nimona,” the basis for the new animated film of the same name on Netflix, in Burbank, Calif., June 23, 2023. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
EditorialND Stevenson, who drew and wrote the graphic novel ?Nimona,? the basis for the new animated film of the same name on Netflix, in Burbank, Calif., June 23, 2023. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
EditorialJibz Cameron in character as Dynasty Handbag, the queer vaudevillian with punk origins and questionable taste in unitards, in Los Angeles on May 15, 2023. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
EditorialSteven Yeun, left, who stars in “Beef,” which was inspired by a road rage incident experienced by the creator, Lee Sung Jin, right, in Los Angeles, March 22, 2023. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
EditorialAshley Lyle, left, and Bart Nickerson, creators of the series “Yellowjackets,” in Los Angeles, March 14, 2023. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
EditorialClockwise from top left: Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton and Patrick Stewart of “The Next Generation,” which ran for seven seasons starting in 1987, in Los Angeles, Feb. 8, 2023. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
EditorialRobert Iger, who is returning to the Walt Disney Company as chief executive, in Burbank, Calif., Aug. 21, 2019. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
EditorialRobert Iger, who is returning to the Walt Disney Company as chief executive, in Burbank, Calif., Aug. 21, 2019. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
EditorialDemi Lovato, 28-year-old singer, songwriter, actress and budding activist who has been in show business since she was 6 and a household name since her teens, at her home in Los Angeles on March 10, 2021. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
EditorialDemi Lovato, 28-year-old singer, songwriter, actress and budding activist who has been in show business since she was 6 and a household name since her teens, at her home in Los Angeles on March 10, 2021. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
EditorialDemi Lovato, 28-year-old singer, songwriter, actress and budding activist who has been in show business since she was 6 and a household name since her teens, at her home in Los Angeles on March 10, 2021. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
EditorialThomas Page McBee, author of “Amateur: A Reckoning with Gender, Identity, and Masculinity” and “Man Alive: A True Story of Violence, Forgiveness, and Becoming a Man,” in Lake Arrowhead, Calif. on June 9, 2020. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
EditorialChani Nicholas, an astrologer whose briefings often reference mental health, queer identity and progressive politics, Nov. 22, 2019. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
EditorialClockwise from left, the stars of “Schitt’s Creek”: Annie Murphy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara and Daniel Levy, in Los Angeles on Dec. 27, 2019. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)
EditorialChani Nicholas, astrologer and author of “You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance,” at her home in Los Angeles on Dec. 2, 2019. (Ryan Pfluger/The New York Times)