Watch: Neil Patrick Harris presents the Oscars in his underwear
Openly gay star Neil Patrick Harris wowed Hollywood’s a-list celebrity crowd when he stepped out on the Oscars stage in nothing but his tighty-whities. The 41-year-old actor and presenter hosted the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night. At one point in the show, Harris recreated a scene from the nominated film Birdman, […]
Alan Cumming mocks year-long gay blood ban in hilarious ad
The Good Wife actor Alan Cumming stars in a clever new campaign to highlight America’s discriminatory ban on gay men donating blood, unless they’ve been celibate for a year. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in December that it would replace its total ban on men who have sex with men donating blood to […]
Watch: male models smooch in NY Fashion Week show
Two male models have turned heads with their smooch during a very unique show at New York Fashion Week. The Valentine’s Day show for French-Italian sportswear label Moncler Grenoble was (appropriately so) a love-fest, with models paired into 25 couples. The couples, dressed in padded winter ski and mountain wear, were all perched on a series […]
Channing Tatum to present gay media award to ‘Independence Day’ director
Openly gay Hollywood blockbuster director Roland Emmerich is to be honoured at the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles next month. The German-born Emmerich is best known for helming big budget films including 2012, Day After Tomorrow, Stargate, Independence Day and The Patriot. He recently completed filming Stonewall, a drama about the 1969 […]
Men’s three-way gay marriage makes waves
The marriage of three gay men to each other in Thailand has captured the public’s imagination. The trio – identified only as Joke, Bell, and Art – have posted numerous pictures of their three-way nuptials on a special Facebook page. One of the photos shows the happy newly-weds holding hands with a caption that reads: […]
Scientists discover powerful new anti-HIV agent that could be used for vaccine
In a remarkable new advance against the virus that causes AIDS, scientists from America’s The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have announced the creation of a novel drug candidate that is so potent and universally effective, it might be used as a new kind of vaccine. The research shows that the new engineered protein blocks every strain […]
Gay Catholic group given VIP seats for Papal audience
For the first time in its 38-year-history, an American gay Catholic organisation has received a warm welcome at the Vatican. A pilgrimage group from the New Ways Ministry were surprised when they received VIP seating at the papal audience in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City, on Ash Wednesday, this week. According to the ministry’s blog, […]
Watch! The Walking Dead has a gay male character!
The hit zombie television series has finally unveiled its first gay male character. While The Walking Dead previously introduced a lesbian character, Tara Chambler (Alanna Masterson), there’s been speculation for months that the show would introduce a new LGBT character in its fifth and current season. Last year there were rumours that seemingly asexual Daryl […]
Pink Loerie pageant winners to score fantastic cash prizes
The Globeflight Pink Loerie Mardi Gras & Arts Festival™ Knysna 2015 in association with TRIARC & MRGSA is pleased to announce that amazing cash prizes are up for grabs in this year’s pageants. Contestants for the Pink Loerie pageants – Mr Mardi Gras 2015; Miss Mardi Gras 2015; and Miss Pants and Miss Pumps 2015 […]
Leather-themed public park planned for San Francisco
There are plans for San Francisco to honour its leather community by creating a unique plaza in the city’s gay neighbourhood. The public park is being proposed by developers who aim to convert a block sized space in San Francisco’s South of Market area (SOMA) into what is being called Eagle Plaza. According to The Bay Area Reporter, […]