HOLLYWOOD VS GAY ACTORS
A new report has found that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) actors continue to face discrimination in the US. Despite the success of a number of mainstream gay films like Milk and Brokeback Mountain in Hollywood, few gay actors actually play gay roles. It’s widely stated that many gay actors hesitate to be open about […]
OUT IN AFRICA 2013 PT 2
Overcoming serious funding issues, Out in Africa is back! The 20th OIA Gay & Lesbian Film Festival’s final edition for 2013 takes place in Jozi, at Nu Metro Hyde Park, and in Cape Town, at both Nu Metro and Cinema Nouveau V&AC Waterfront, from 18 to 27 October. OIA will be opened in Johannesburg on […]
CRISTIANO’S NEW UNDERWEAR LABEL
Portuguese football stud Cristiano Ronaldo is planning to give David Beckham a run for his money. Ronaldo has released images and a video promoting his own underwear label, named CR7. According to the CR7 website, the collection was developed as a collaboration between Ronaldo and New York-based designer Richard Chai and will be produced by […]
2013 MCQP THEME REVEALED
The theme for this year’s Mother City Queer Project (MCQP) party was revealed in Cape Town on Friday night. Round up your entourage, dowse them in glitter and come and have a roll in the galactic hay on Saturday 14 December at the Cape Town Stadium – all under the banner of “Space Cowboys”! Event […]
REVIEW: BEHIND THE CANDELABRA
Michael Douglas and Matt Damon gleefully throw their heterosexuality to the wind as they take on the roles of showbiz lovers in the memorable Behind the Candelabra. The film is not so much about the life of the legendary high priest of piano camp Liberace (Douglas) as it is about the dysfunctional five year relationship […]
CO-STAR FELL IN LOVE WITH RADCLIFFE
Daniel Radcliffe’s male co-star in the new film Kill Your Darlings says that he fell in love with his on-screen love interest. In the film, the Harry Potter actor plays gay poet Allen Ginsberg. His co-star, Dane DeHaan, spoke to Out magazine about their first kiss. “We did it three times really fast. Then it was […]
GAY THEMES SCORE AT EMMYS
Gay themes, characters and actors scored big at this Sunday’s 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, known as the ‘Oscars for television’, in Los Angeles on Sunday. This year’s awards ceremony was emceed by openly gay actor Neil Patrick Harris, who previously hosted the event four years ago. Modern Family, which prominently features a same-sex family, was […]
RUSSIA BANS SELENA GOMEZ
It’s been reported that Russia has refused to grant American pop singer Selena Gomez a visa over fears that she’ll speak out for LGBT rights. Gomez was as a result forced to cancel her two concerts in Russia, planned for 23 and 25 September, reported the Moscow Times. The young star had been urged by […]
FIREMAN’S BALL DUMPS PRIDE
The annual Fireman’s Ball party will not take place during Johannesburg’s Pride season this year, in part because of the dissent and confusion that has surrounded multiple Prides. The event, which has been held as an unofficial Joburg Pride after-party for the last six years, has traditionally been the gay community’s biggest bash in the […]
SPICE GIRL’S LESBIAN AFFAIRS
Spice girl Mel B has confirmed that she had a lesbian affair with another woman The singer, real name Melanie Brown, took the opportunity of the release of her first single in eight years – For Once in My Life – to make the revelation. In an interview with American shock jock Howard Stern, the […]