LGBT ROLES SCORE GOLDEN GLOBES
Jared Leto and Michael Douglas each scooped a Golden Globe award in Beverly Hills on Sunday for playing LGBT characters. Leto (42), who’s received acclaim for his role as Rayon, an HIV positive transgender woman in the film Dallas Buyers Club, was honoured with the Best Supporting Actor in a motion picture award. “I’d like […]
RAINBOW STARS ON SURVIVOR SA
The new series of Survivor South Africa, set to kick off on 19 January, will feature two openly gay contestants. The format for Survivor was created in 1992 by gay British television producer Charlie Parsons for UK TV. However the Swedish version, which debuted in 1997, was the first Survivor series to actually make it […]
BLUE SINGER EXPERIMENTED WITH MEN
Boy band singer Lee Ryan has revealed that he sexually experimented with men in the past. Ryan is a member of the British band Blue, which has sold more 13 million records worldwide. The 30-year-old star, who is taking part in the UK’s Celebrity Big Brother, spoke about his sexuality during a conversation with fellow […]
HUNKY STAR NAKED IN ANTARCTICA
Alexander Skarsgard, the gorgeous star of True Blood, has posed in the buff while visiting the South Pole, and shared the pictures with the world. One photo shows the naked 37-year-old Swedish-born actor wearing sunglasses and reading while sitting on a toilet amidst the ice and snow. Posted on Instagram, the picture’s caption reads: “#southpole -30C […]
TOM DALEY FIRST COUPLE PIC
Recently out Olympic diver Tom Daley appears to have acknowledged his rumoured relationship with Hollywood scriptwriter Dustin Lance Black. Daley posted a cute picture with Black on Instagram on Saturday, with the caption: “#splash celebrations 🙂 Beef Wellington…yes please!!!” This is the first time either of the men has posted a photo together. They had […]
VILLAGE PEOPLE YMCA ‘GAY’ FEUD
One of the early members of the Village People says he does not agree with using their iconic song Y.M.C.A as part of a pro-gay protest at the Sochi Winter Olympics. According to the Huffington Post, some activists have suggested that the disco song be played when American athletes are introduced at the Games, to […]
RICKY MARTIN & BOYFRIEND SPLIT
Hunky music star Ricky Martin has broken up with his partner of almost six years, Carlos Gonzalez Abella. Martin’s representative has confirmed the news, stating that “Ricky and Carlos have mutually agreed to end their relationship but continue to be united by friendship and their shared experiences”. Although Martin (42) has not directly addressed the […]
GAY WAR HERO MOVIE ON ITS WAY
In honour of the Queen’s pardoning of gay World War II hero Alan Turing, producers have tweeted the first picture from a new film about his life. British star Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, Star Trek Into Darkness) stars in The Imitation Game as the late mathematics genius. Turing (1912 – 1954) has been described as […]
SPINS: GAGA, CELINE DION, DANNY K
The holiday season is traditionally replete with new music releases. Jared Orlin looks at the latest offerings from Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Danny K, Avril Lavigne, and more, all vying for a share of your Christmas shopping budget. LADY GAGA- ARTPOP It was bound to happen, eventually – the Mother Monster and queen of meat […]
BEYONCÉ RELEASES SURPRISE ALBUM
Grammy winning music superstar Beyoncé surprised her fans and the world by releasing a previously unannounced album on Friday. Titled Beyoncé, her fifth studio album, the collection of 14 songs is for now only available on the iTunes Store. Described as a “visual album”, it also includes 17 videos, shot around the world from Houston […]