Lee Daniels: Homophobia rampant in African American community
The openly gay Oscar-nominated director of Precious has spoken out against homophobia in the African American community. Lee Daniels made the comments while promoting his new television drama, Empire, which he co-created. The series is about an African American music and entertainment family business and features a prominent gay storyline. “Homophobia is rampant in the […]
Billy Crystal “clarifies” gay sex scenes comments
Actor and comedian Billy Crystal has tried to backtrack on his comments that he doesn’t want gay sex scenes on television to be “shoved” in his face. The 66-year-old star is credited with playing one of the first recurring gay characters on American television in the sitcom Soap, which ran from 1977 to 1981. On […]
Stephen Fry ties the knot
Just days after confirming their engagement, Stephen Fry has married his fiancé, comedian and writer Elliott Spencer. Fry announced the happy news on Twitter on Saturday, posting two pictures of him and Spencer signing a marriage register book. He captioned one picture: “Gosh. @ElliottGSpencer and I go into a room as two people, sign a […]
Film review – We all need a little “Pride”
Their protests were met with a scale of police brutality that their small villages and tight-knit communities had never before experienced. Injustice reigned. The days were literally dark (with utilities unpaid) and friends were few. Surprisingly enough, there was another group that could absolutely relate to these tribulations: gays and lesbians in 80’s London. With […]
Gay themed Imitation Game gets 8 Oscar nominations
The Imitation Game, the acclaimed film about the life of gay World War II code-breaking genius, Alan Turing, has been nominated in eight categories for this year’s Academy Awards. It received a nomination for the awards’ highest honour, Best Film, as well as for Best Actor for star Benedict Cumberbatch and Best Supporting Actress for […]
Watch as gay twins come out to their dad
Two American brothers have come out to their father in an emotional video posted online. Gay twins Austin and Aaron Rhodes, described as YouTube personalities, decided to start the New Year by being as true to themselves as possible. And that involved finally coming out to their dad – the only member of the family […]
Ellen sets “turning kids gay” pastor straight on gay agenda
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has fired back at an American pastor who claims that Hollywood’s “gay agenda” is turning kids gay. In an article published by The Christian Post last week, Pastor Larry Tomczak said that TV shows and their stars are depicting homosexuality to “tens of millions of unsuspecting children, teens and parents […]
Naomi Campbell: I’d be nothing without gay men
British supermodel turned actress Naomi Campbell has opened up about the impact the gay community has had on her life and career. In an interview for LGBT media advocacy group GLAAD’s video series, All Access, Campbell spoke about her role in the new television drama series, Empire. She was also asked about her appearance as a […]
Oscar nominated star pulls out of anti-gay group summit
Hollywood star Gary Sinise has dropped out of a scheduled appearance at an anti-gay Catholic group’s conference. Sinise, who’s known for his roles in CSI: NY, Apollo 13 and Forest Gump, was set to speak at the Legatus two-day summit at the end of the month in Florida. Legatus was founded by former Domino’s Pizza […]
Golden globe winners dedicate awards to trans community
Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards saw a number of LGBT related wins in the television categories. The series Transparent, about a transgender woman who comes out to her family, scored two major awards. It won the Best Comedy Series and the Best Actor in a Television Series, Comedy (Jeffrey Tambor) honours. Accepting the best series award, […]