JARED LETO ON TRANS ROLE
American actor and singer Jared Leto has spoken about the challenges of his role as a transgender woman in the upcoming film Dallas Buyers Club. The movie tells the true story of electrician Ron Woodroof (played by Matthew McConaughey) who takes on the medical establishment after he’s diagnosed with HIV in 1986. In an interview […]
WATCH SOLI PHILANDER’S ‘US’
The much loved comedian and entertainer Soli Philander was the guest speaker at the opening night of the 20th Out In Africa (OIA) Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in Cape Town on Thursday last week. Instead of the usual speech, he engaged the crowd with a remarkable spoken poem, titled Us, about the state of […]
ALL THE JOBURG PRIDE INFO
More details about this Saturday’s Johannesburg Pride in Sandton, which will include a march, have been released by the organisers. The event, which was set to take place on September 28, was controversially postponed at the last minute after the Johannesburg Pride Planning Committee said that the original Newtown inner city location was unsafe. Johannesburg […]
CLINT’S HUNKY SON FOR “50 SHADES”?
There’s Hollywood casting buzz that silver screen legend Clint Eastwood’s gorgeous son is a contender for the coveted role of Christian Grey. The 27-year-old Scott Eastwood is reportedly one of five actors being considered to play the male lead in the film version of E.L. James’ erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey. The renewed hunt […]
IT’S ALMOST OVER FOR GLEE
‘Gleeks’ will no doubt be in mourning after the creator of Glee, the gay-affirming American musical television series, confirmed that it will all come to an end next year. As reported by TVLine’s Michael Ausiello, producer Ryan Murphy told reporters on Wednesday that the show’s next season will be its last. He also revealed that […]
EMINEM BACK TO USING GAY SLURS
American hip hop superstar Eminem is once again under fire for a new track from his upcoming album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 in which he repeatedly uses anti-gay slurs. In the first verse of Rap God, the performer raps that he can “break a motherfucker’s table over the back of a couple faggots and […]
WATCH: KELLAN LUTZ’ BOD WOWS
American actor Kellan Lutz puts on a traffic-stopping performance in the trailer for his new film Hercules: The Legend Begins. Well, at least his muscles do. The hunky Lutz (28) first found fame after playing Emmett Cullen in the hit film adaptations of the Twilight books. He also made a splash in the relatively minor […]
HUNKS TO STAR IN GAY MOVIES?
There are plans afoot to feature two of Hollywood’s hottest male stars in gay themed movies. In an interview with CinemaBlend, director Paul Feig (The Heat, Bridesmaids) revealed that he’s developing a gay romantic comedy and would like to have Channing Tatum star in it. The story, which “will turn the genre on its head,” […]
BETTY WHITE TO TURN PURPLE
Gay icon and longtime LGBT supporter Betty White has announced that she’ll be turning purple for the international anti-bullying Spirit Day campaign – or at least she’ll be wearing the colour on October 17th. Spirit Day was started in 2010 by Canadian teenager Brittany McMillan in honour of LGBT teens who committed suicide due to […]
HUNGER GAMES STAR ‘MOSTLY STRAIGHT’
Sexy Hunger Games actor Josh Hutcherson says that while he’s attracted to women that doesn’t mean he couldn’t fall for a guy in the future. The 21-year-old spoke about his sexuality in an interview with Out magazine ahead of the release of the new Hunger Games movie, Catching Fire. “I would probably list myself as […]