CELEBS WELCOME ELLEN PAGE COMING OUT
Hollywood celebs have congratulated Academy Award nominated Canadian actress Ellen Page for coming out on Valentine’s Day. Page, who is best known for her roles in Juno (2007), Inception (2010) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), revealed that she is lesbian at a Human Rights Campaign (HRC) LGBTQ youth conference in Las Vegas on Friday. […]
ARROW HUNK SLAMS “STONE AGE” RUSSIAN GAY LAW
Stephen Amell, the hunky star of the American TV superhero series Arrow, has made his feelings clear about Russia’s “gay propaganda” law. Last week, the Canadian-born actor took to Facebook to comment on the show’s run being paused during the broadcast of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. “For everyone asking, we’re taking a […]
SURVIVOR SA’S ZAVION WOWS IN SEXY PICS
Gay Survivor South Africa contestant Zavion Kotze has wowed us with his buff bod in the latest edition of heat magazine. The 25-year-old hottie stripped off for a picnic-themed photo shoot to celebrate the magazine’s 500th issue. He also shared his views on the perfect partner with the popular celebrity news title. And even better […]
MADONNA & KATY PERRY HIGHLIGHT “GAY PROPAGANDA”
Katy Perry has chosen a public service announcement (PSA) video opposing Russia’s “gay propaganda” law to include in Madonna’s #ArtForFreedom project. Perry was chosen by the Material Girl as the January guest curator for the campaign, which aims “to fuel free speech – to respond, address and protest persecution and discrimination around the world.” Madonna’s […]
ANGELIQUE KIDJO CONDEMNS AFRICAN HOMOPHOBIA
Grammy-winning singer Angelique Kidjo has powerfully spoken out against the recent wave of homophobia that has spread across some countries in Africa. Speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Kidjo said: “The homosexual issue has been brought up front by religious groups in Africa but we have had homosexuals for centuries in Africa and nobody talked about […]
WATCH: BRAZIL’S 1ST TELENOVELA GAY KISS
Brazil’s biggest commercial television network has for the first time broadcast a gay lip-lock in one of its telenovelas. According to Noticiasbr, the smooch came about after a concerted social media campaign urging the producers of the Amor à Vida (Love of Life) daily serial to show the characters of Félix (Matthew Solano) and Niko […]
BRAD & ANGELINA SET TO BECOME JOBURGERS?
Jozi is in a celeb-tizz following reports that gay-supporting Hollywood A-listers Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will be living in the city for eight months. According to Beeld, the couple – and presumably their six children – are set to rent an R85,000 a month Sandhurst mansion while they shoot a film in South Africa. […]
GAGA, CANDELABRA & DALLAS BUYERS CLUB FOR GAY AWARDS
Honouring a host of gay affirming television, film and music, America’s Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has announced the nominees for its annual media awards. Television shows up for awards include the lesbian prison comedy drama Orange is the New Black; same-sex family drama The Fosters, the ever popular medical series Grey’s Anatomy, […]
GAY SHOW FALTERS AS ELLEN’S LESBIAN COMEDY STEPS IN
While one American gay themed sitcom was cancelled this week, another, about a lesbian mom, produced by Ellen DeGeneres, is moving forward. The Hollywood Reporter revealed on Tuesday that the NBC network has ordered a pilot episode for the new television show, One Big Happy. The comedy, executive produced by the openly lesbian comedienne and […]
DISNEY CHANNEL DEBUTS 1ST GAY CHARACTERS
America’s Disney Channel has for the first time included LGBT characters in one of its shows. On Sunday, an episode of the family sitcom Good Luck Charlie introduced a family headed by two lesbian mothers. In the episode, lead characters Amy and Bob Duncan (Leigh-Allyn Baker and Eric Allan Kramer) arrange a play date for […]