Kristen Stewart: Being bisexual or sexually fluid is NOT confusing
Kristen Stewart, one of the most high profile LGBT stars in Hollywood, says that bisexual people are not confused. “I don’t want to seem presumptuous, because everyone has their own experience,” she told The Guardian. “The whole issue of sexuality is so grey. I’m just trying to acknowledge that fluidity, that greyness, which has always […]
Here’s the newest gay reality show – Fire Island (Watch)
Logo, the channel behind RuPaul’s Drag Race, has released the trailer for its new gay reality series, Fire Island. The concept is simple. Take a group of virile, regularly-shirtless gay men, and thrown them into a beachfront house in the middle of what’s been called “the gay Disneyland”. Stir, and see what happens… The show […]
Gay-affirming Coke ad offers a refreshing take on sibling rivalry (Watch)
Coca-Cola has released a new television advert that features a brother and sister competing to attract the attention of a sexy pool boy. Titled Pool Boy, the humorous ad refreshingly and naturally places same-sex attraction on an equal footing as heterosexual attraction. In the video, two teen siblings – a boy and a girl – spot […]
7de Laan gay kiss actors’ beautiful response to homophobia and hate
The two actors who shared gay kiss on the popular soap 7de Laan have responded beautifully to being thrown into a national furore about same-sex love. The man-on-man smooch between the characters of Logan (Simon Tuit) and Divan (Arnu de Villiers) was screened last week; a first for the long-running show. The moment went viral on social […]
Beauty and the Beast gay character leads to calls for bans and boycotts
Reports that the live action remake of Beauty and the Beast will highlight a gay character has been met with outrage by Russian lawmakers. Last week, director Bill Condon revealed that the upcoming film will make it more obvious that the minor character of LeFou (Josh Gad) is in love with the antagonist, Gaston (Luke Evans). […]
7de Laan surprises viewers with its first gay kiss
After almost 18 years on air, popular South African soap 7de Laan has finally shown its first same-sex kiss. The man-on-man smooch between the minor characters of Logan (Simon Tuit) and Divan (Arnu de Villiers) was screened on Thursday night. In the scene, Logan is meeting with his divorce lawyer in the Oppiekoffie coffee shop. […]
Beauty and the Beast to feature “exclusively gay moment”
The highly anticipated live action version of Beauty and the Beast includes a gay character, confirms the film’s director. The Disney remake of its beloved 1991 animated film features Emma Watson and Dan Stevens as the lead characters who fall in love. But it’s another more minor relationship in the movie that is now making waves, after […]
Why was Alexis Arquette omitted from the Oscars’ In Memoriam tribute?
The sister of the late transgender actor Alexis Arquette has spoken out about the Academy Awards’ failure to honour her sibling in its tribute to those who died in the past year. The 47-year-old star, who passed away in September last year, was known for her roles in films like Pulp Fiction, Bride of Chucky and […]
Men of Moonlight in stunning new Calvin Klein campaign
The male actors from the Oscar winning Moonlight have been featured in a new campaign for Calvin Klein underwear. The film’s most talked about star is, of course, Mahershala Ali, who scored a best supporting actor Academy Award on Sunday for his role as a caring drug dealer. He appears in the Spring 2017 campaign looking […]
History made as Moonlight wins best picture amidst astonishing Oscar bungle
Moonlight has become the first LGBTQ film to win best picture at the Oscars, despite the wrong film being announced as the winner. The bungle happened at the end of the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday when Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway mistakenly read out that the musical La La Land had […]