HOLLYWOOD NOT DOING ENOUGH WHEN IT COMES TO GAYS
American LGBT media group GLAAD has slammed Hollywood’s big studios for including so few LGBT characters in the films they released last year. This according to the organisation’s first Studio Responsibility Index (SRI), a report that “maps the quantity, quality and diversity of images of LGBT people in films released by the six major motion […]
CALVIN KLEIN’S STRAIGHT EX BOYFRIEND IN GAY PARTY ROW
Former x-rated model and Calvin Klein boyfriend Nick Gruber has been accused of homophobic behaviour at a gay party on the popular New York gay hotspot of Fire Island. The 23-year-old Gruber, who’s been stating in interviews that he’s straight, has been in an on-off relationship with the fashion designer for a number of years. […]
MISS UNIVERSE REFUSES TO MOVE MOSCOW PAGEANT
Miss Universe has condemned Russia’s gay propaganda law but says that it will not relocate its November pageant from Moscow. The organisation has come under growing pressure over hosting the event in the Russian capital. A Change.org petition calling for the pageant to be moved has been signed by almost 30,000 people. Last week, openly […]
WATCH CHER’S 1ST MUSIC VIDEO IN 12 YEARS
She’s back! Pop icon Cher has premiered the music video for her power dance track Woman’s World, her first new music in 12 years. Following months of anticipation the 67-year-old singer’s long-awaited comeback is now in full swing. The Woman’s World video features the star, looking as young as ever, wearing a series of outrageous […]
LEE DANIELS: HARD FOR GAY BLACK MEN TO COME OUT
Lee Daniels, the openly gay director of America’s top movie this past weekend, has discussed why it’s often so hard for black gay men to come out the closet. Daniels’ drama, The Butler, starring Oprah Winfrey, topped the box-office in the US with a $25 million haul over three days. The 53-year-old director, who was […]
IS PEREZ HILTON STALKING LADY GAGA?
Pop star Lady Gaga has accused her former BFF gossip blogger Perez Hilton of stalking her in a bizarre online war of words. The two were firm friends for years and Hilton was a vocal champion of the singer’s music and unique style on his popular blog. More recently it’s become clear that the two […]
MISS UNIVERSE HOST PULLS OUT DUE TO ANTI-GAY RUSSIAN LAW
Openly gay American TV presenter Andy Cohen has refused to co-host the 2013 Miss Universe pageant, which is being held in Russia, due to the country’s anti-gay policies. Cohen, who has co-hosted the event for the past two years with E! News’ Giuliana Rancic, told her that “their discriminatory policies make it unsafe for the […]
WWE WRESTLER COMES OUT AS GAY
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Superstar Darren Young has come out as one of the first openly gay WWE wrestlers during an impromptu interview. The 33-year-old American had just arrived at the airport in Los Angeles on Wednesday and was collecting his luggage when he was approached by a TMZ videographer. Young (real name Fredrick Douglas […]
REVIEW: JIMMY IN PIENK
Being different has never felt so right in this passionate and heartfelt film. Jimmy in Pienk is a delightfully charming Afrikaans film that shows the true colours of the new South Africa. It tells the funny and touching story of Jimmy Bester, a rugged seventh generation mielie farmer who can give an accurate five-day weather […]
NEW AFRICAN GAY FICTION BOOK TO BE LAUNCHED
Queer Africa, a new collection of eighteen ‘queer’ stories, is set to be launched by Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA) on Saturday. According to GALA, Queer Africa “brings together historical and contemporary stories, affirming and disquieting stories, urban and rural stories. It features characters who are rooted firmly in their countries and cultures, […]