Muslims Offended by Freddy Mercury Party
A beach party planned in the late Queen front man Freddie Mercury's hometown of Zanzibar, Tanzania, Saturday in honor of the 60th anniversary of his birthday is drawing protests from a local Muslim leader.
Thursday, 08.31.2006
Gay Indian Prince Wants to Adopt
After first being disowned by his royal family of Rajpipla, India, for being gay, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, 40, has revealed that he is planning to adopt a child in an effort to mend his relationship with his family.
Wednesday, 08.30.2006
Firefighters May Get Fired for Skipping Gay Event
Nine male Scottish firefighters may get fired from they jobs after refusing to hand out fire safety leaflets at the Pride Scotia gay parade in Glasgow in June.
Tuesday, 08.29.2006
Heather Matarazzo Checks into 'Hostel: Part II'
Lesbian actress Heather Matarazzo joins Bijou Phillips and Lauren German as a trio of college students who learn the horrifying truth about an Eastern European hostel that doubles as a slaughterhouse.
Tuesday, 08.29.2006
Buscemi Joins Gay Marriage Plot
Steve Buscemi and Dan Aykroyd joins the cast of 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry', a comedy about two hetero firemen who pretend to be a gay couple so they can qualify for the department's domestic-partner benefits.
Tuesday, 08.29.2006
Nolte and Suvari Explore 'Pittsburgh'
The long-awaited movie version of Michael Chabon's 1988 novel, 'The Mysteries of Pittsburgh', keeps chugging along. Now more actors have joined the project, including Jon Foster, Nick Nolte and erstwhile 'Six Feet Under' lesbian Mena Suvari.
Tuesday, 08.29.2006
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
After raking in a fortune with his sassy, Christian-oriented, Afro-centric stage comedies, often featuring himself cross-dressing as no-nonsense senior citizen Madea, Tyler Perry is taking his act to the small screen.
Tuesday, 08.29.2006
Patricia Todd's Election Win Restored
Top Democrats restored Patricia Todd's nomination for the District 54 House seat Saturday, making her the first openly gay person ever to be elected in Alabama.
Sunday, 08.27.2006
Sir Elton John Poses With Pooches
Sir Elton John is among the celebrities who has posed with their pets for the annual Pet Pawtraits calendar published by vet charity PDSA (People's Dispensary for Sick Animals).
Saturday, 08.26.2006
Gay Alabama Legislator Disqualified
Patricia Todd, who was set to become Alabama's first openly gay state legislator was disqualified by the Democratic Party committee in Montgomery, Alabama.
Friday, 08.25.2006
Record Number of Gay Candidates Endorsed
The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, an LGBT political action committee, announced Thursday its support of 13 new candidates, bringing the total number of candidates it's supporting this election year to 77, the group's largest number ever.
Friday, 08.25.2006
Ewan McGregor Kisses Yet Another Guy
McGregor has no qualms about playing yet another gay character. He'll star opposite Douglas Hodge in the upcoming film 'Scenes of a Sexual Nature' - and yes, there'll be a kissing scene between the two of them.
Thursday, 08.24.2006
Calista Flockhart Joins 'Brothers and Sisters'
Actress Calista Flockhart has willingly dropped off the radar since the 2002 cancellation of 'Ally McBeal'. Now she's back with the new ABC show 'Brothers and Sisters', created by acclaimed gay playwright Jon Robin Baitz.
Thursday, 08.24.2006
'Midnight Cowboy' and 'Priscilla' Hit the Stage
The successes of 'Hairspray' and 'The Producers' ensures that we're going to be seeing lots of movies turned into stage musicals. Upcoming musicals include 'Midnight Cowboy' and 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'.
Thursday, 08.24.2006
Hoffman and Williams Team Up for 'Synecdoche'
'Capote's Philip Seymour Hoffman and 'Brokeback Mountain's Michelle Williams will join forces in 'Synecdoche', the directorial debut of award-winning oddball screenwriter Charlie Kaufman.
Thursday, 08.24.2006
Gay Marine Discharges Increase
As the Marine Corps' dismissal of lesbian and gay troops increases, President Bush has authorized an involuntary recall of Marine Corps Individual Ready Reservists (IRR) "because there are not enough volunteers returning for duty in Afghanistan and Iraq."
Wednesday, 08.23.2006
Wal-Mart Joins Gay Business Association
Wal-Mart will work together with the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) in an effort to advance diversity within the store's associate, supplier, and customer bases, NGLCC announced Monday.
Tuesday, 08.22.2006
Fewer Gay Characters on TV
Out of a total 679 series regular lead or supporting characters, only nine gay or lesbian characters appear on eight different scripted network programs, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) reported Monday.
Monday, 08.21.2006
Navratilova Urges Bass to Become An Activist
In a letter to People magazine, tennis legend and gay activist Martina Navratilova commends former N'Sync singer Lance Bass for coming out publicly with his sexuality.
Monday, 08.21.2006
Timberlake Criticizes American Idol
Justin Timberlake says he has mixed feelings for American Idol, and claims that the show is more of a popularity contest than a talent show.
Thursday, 08.17.2006
Anti-Gay Petition Beaten in Cincinnati
A conservative group is giving up its efforts trying to remove a Cincinnati ordinance that bans discrimination against members of the city's gay and lesbian community.
Thursday, 08.17.2006
Bush Too Focused on Abstinence
Speaking at the 16th International Aids Conference in Toronto, Stephen Lewis, UN Special Envoy on Aids, said President George Bush's $15 billion Emergency Plan for HIV/Aids was too focused on promoting abstinence.
Wednesday, 08.16.2006
Marc Jacobs Releases Gay Ads
Marc Jacobs will be featuring a gay couple kissing in a new ad campaign soon to be released. The new Marc Jacobs campaign is refreshing because it includes an unabashedly straightforward image of two fully clothed men kissing.
Wednesday, 08.16.2006
Collette and Eckhart Sign on for Ball
Given that gay writer Alan Ball's first produced screenplay 'American Beauty' took home a whole bushel of Oscars, it's no wonder that Ball's feature-film directorial debut is garnering interest from some major Hollywood players.
Tuesday, 08.15.2006
Lesbian Gun for Hire
There just aren't enough lesbian assassins in film, so newcomer writer-director Donna Robinson's upcoming 'The Adventures of Beatle Boyin', the story of a lesbian tow-truck driver and hitman-in-training who falls in love with a suicidal woman, is eager to fill that gap.
Tuesday, 08.15.2006
Alan Cumming Revives 'Bent'
'Bent', gay playwright Martin Sherman's tale of queers and concentration camps, was the talk of Broadway when it opened in 1980, and not just because of Richard Gere's nude scene.
Tuesday, 08.15.2006
Debra Messing Wed to 'Starter Wife'
TAfter spending eight years as America's favorite fag hag, Debra Messing's been signed to play the title role in the upcoming USA Network miniseries 'The Starter Wife.'
Tuesday, 08.15.2006
Gay Military Discharges Up 10%
The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network reports that the Defense Department dismissed 726 service members last year for being gay. This is a 10% increase compared to 2004.
Tuesday, 08.15.2006
Boy George Begins Garbage Duty (VIDEO)
Singer Boy George got in a confrontation with the media when he started his 5 day long court-ordered community service duty in New York Monday morning.
Monday, 08.14.2006
Illinois Drops Gay Marriage From Ballot
The Illinois Board of Election upheld a decision not to allow a proposed referendum on gay marriage on the ballot because the conservative group behind the initiative did not collect enough valid signatures.
Monday, 08.14.2006
Tallinn Gay Pride Parade Attacked
More than a dozen people were injured when a gay pride parade in Estonia's capitol Tallinn was attacked by thugs Saturday.
Sunday, 08.13.2006
Atlanta Gay Pastor Faces Expulsion
Gay Lutheran pastor Bradley Schmeling is facing possible expulsion from his church for being in a gay relationship but says he will choose his partner over his vocation if he is disciplined.
Friday, 08.11.2006
Hillary Nude at Museum of Sex (VIDEO)
The New York's Museum of Sex unveiled a bust of U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton on Wednesday by controversial sculptor Daniel Edwards. Edwards is most known for his nude life-size statue of Britney Spears delivering a baby on a bearskin rug.
Thursday, 08.10.2006
Fierstein Heats Up 'Santa Claus'
Say you're remaking a beloved stop-motion animated Christmas special as a live-action TV movie, and you need someone to play a campy, over-the-top singing fire spirit with flaming orange hair - who ya gonna call?
Thursday, 08.10.2006
Hugh Jackman Takes a Spin on 'Carousel'
Having won a Tony for portraying flamboyantly gay singer-songwriter Peter Allen in Broadway's 'The Boy from Oz', Hugh Jackman will bring his song-and-dance stylings to a new big-screen revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Carousel'.
Thursday, 08.10.2006
Karina Lombard Returns to 'L Word'
'The L Word' is bringing back Karina Lombard, the sultry-eyed actress who played coffeehouse-owner and drama-stirrer Marina on the first season, for at least two episodes of the upcoming season.
Thursday, 08.10.2006
'Trantasia': A Different Kind of Pageant
Even if you always tune into the Junior Miss and Miss Hawaiian Tropic spectaculars, you've probably never seen a pageant like the one in the acclaimed new documentary 'Trantasia'.
Thursday, 08.10.2006
California Keeps Its History Straight
State Senator Sheila Kuehl has given up her effort to pass a bill that would require California schools to recognize the contributions of gays and lesbians throughout history.
Thursday, 08.10.2006
Gay Philadelphia Wins Prestigious Travel Award
Philadelphia Tourism has made history by winning a top award in domestic tourism competing against mainstream entries for Philadelphia's Get Your History Straight and Your Nightlife Gay(r) campaign.
Tuesday, 08.08.2006
Utah Police Cracks Down on Public Sex
In what police calls a crackdown on public sex in Utah, two men were arrested in St. George, Utah, Saturday and charged with lewdness in a public park.
Thursday, 08.03.2006
Nicolas Cage to Play Liberace
Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage has never been afraid to play flamboyant characters on the big screen, so perhaps it's no surprise that the star has announced that he'll play bejeweled gay pianist Liberace in an upcoming film.
Thursday, 08.03.2006
O'Donnell Makes Appointment for 'Nip/Tuck'
Lesbian icon Rosie O'Donnell - who gave Star Jones Reynolds a very public grilling about the former 'View' star's alleged gastric bypass surgery - will turn up on Nip/Tuck.
Thursday, 08.03.2006
Zadan and Meron Re-introduces 'Peter Pan'
It's been 50 years since Mary Martin charmed the then-young medium of television with her performance as Peter Pan, but the musical about the flying boy who never grows up will get a new look in 2007.
Thursday, 08.03.2006
Bass / Fatone: A Gay-Straight 'Odd Couple'?
Buried a few paragraphs down in the recent not-so-earth-shattering news that former 'N Sync member Lance Bass is a Friend of Dorothy was the revelation that Bass and bandmate Joey Fatone are pitching a TV sitcom in which the two of them would play 'Odd Couple'-esque roommates.
Thursday, 08.03.2006
'Queer Eye' Gets the Boot
The groundbreaking TV series "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy" is being cancelled after just three years. The series became a surprising break-out hit for the TV channel Bravo and has been copied all over the world.
Wednesday, 08.03.2006
Timberlake Gives Bass His Support
In an interview on MTV's Total Request Live Justin Timberlake claimed that he did not know that Lance Bass was coming out of the closet, and that he was surprised, but proud, that his former 'N SYNC band mate had come out.
Tuesday, 08.02.2006