Spain May Compensate Gay Victims Of Franco Era
The Spanish government may put in place legislation to compensate thousands of gays and lesbians who were imprisoned and in many cases tortured during the regime of General Francisco Franco.
Friday, 12.29.2006
Hottest Brazilian Hunk of 2006
Readers of the gay blog Made in Brazil voiced their opinion on the hottest Brazilian of 2006 and elected model Miro Moreira as Hottest Brazilian Of The Year.
Thursday, 12.28.2006
Rosie O'Donnell / Donald Trump Battle Rages On
The feud between talk show queen Rosie O'Donnell and comb-over real estate magnate Donald Trump rages on. Rosie made a post on her web site Wednesday, responding to the recent attacks by Trump.
Thursday, 12.28.2006
British Actor John Barrowman Marries Partner
Actor John Barrowman married his long term partner, architect Scott Gill, in a civil partnership ceremony Thursday. Scottish born Barrowman plays Captain Jack Harkness in the hit BBC science fiction show Torchwood.
Thursday, 12.28.2006
Michelle Rodriguez to 'Battle in Seattle'
Michelle Rodriguez may be a 'Lost' girl these days, but she's certainly finding her way into very interesting company. Not only is Rodriguez currently dating her 'BloodRayne' co-star, lesbian sex symbol Kristanna Loken, but she's also starring in 'The Battle in Seattle.'
Tuesday, 12.26.2006
Rufus Wainwright Unleashes His Inner Diva
Queer Canadian troubadour Rufus Wainwright appears to be everywhere lately, keeping himself busy with a wide range of projects. Coming off his critically acclaimed recreation of Judy Garland's legendary Carnegie Hall performance Wainwright has been commissioned by New York's Metropolitan Opera.
Tuesday, 12.26.2006
Lily Tomlin Travels 'Bad Road' to Television
Lily Tomlin, one of the funniest people on earth, is making her way back to TV in the latest pilot from 'Designing Women' creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason.
Tuesday, 12.26.2006
Back to 'Australia' for Baz Luhrmann
It can't be easy creating a follow-up to the extravaganza that was 'Moulin Rouge', but Australian filmmaker Luhrmann is giving it his best shot. The director has announced plans for an epic starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, titled simply 'Australia'.
Tuesday, 12.26.2006
Jeff Stryker - Gay Porn Star at War
Iconic former gay porn star Jeff Stryker and his North Hollywood neighbor Paul Kulak have found themselves embroiled in an ongoing bitter feud with restraining orders, zoning complaints and political wrangling.
Thursday, 12.21.2006
Civil Unions Official in New Jersey
New Jersey's governor signed legislation Thursday making his state the third in the country to offer civil unions to gay couples, providing them with most of the same rights and responsibilities of marriage couples - except for the name itself.
Thursday, 12.21.2006
Trump to Rosie: I'll Steal Your Girl
In an on camera interview from his office Wednesday, Donald Trump said that he is suing "The View" host Rosie O'Donnell due to remarks she made on her TV show regarding the controversy around the Miss USA scandal.
Wednesday, 12.20.2006
Lindsay Lohan's 'A Woman of No Importance'
Lindsay Lohan and Annette Bening will star in a new adaptation of Oscar Wilde's 'A Woman of No Importance' for director Bruce Beresford, who showed a sure hand with actresses in 'Driving Miss Daisy' and 'Crimes of the Heart'.
Tuesday, 12.19.2006
Richard Chamberlain's in Heavy Demand
Could it be that coming out of the closet was Richard Chamberlain's shrewdest career move? On the heels of his come-clean memoir, it looks like the 'Shogun' star is more in demand than he's been in decades.
Tuesday, 12.19.2006
John August Dressed to 'The Nines'
With the shoddy way show business treats its writers, it's conceivable that John August's name will mean nothing to you. Would it help to point out that this talented, openly gay man wrote 'Go', 'Charlie's Angels', 'Corpse Bride', and 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'?
Tuesday, 12.19.2006
'Brideshead Revisited', Revisited
One of TV's first non-hysterical explorations of a gay relationship came in the early 1980s with the British miniseries adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel 'Brideshead Revisited', about a middle-class university student who falls for a foppish, teddy-bear-toting aristocrat in pre-WWII England.
Tuesday, 12.19.2006
Europe Split On Gay Marriage
The 25 different nations within the European Union differ profoundly in their view on gay marriage. While as many as 82 percent of Dutch citizens support gay marriage, some eastern and southern countries show less than 20 percent support.
Monday, 12.18.2006
British Big Gay Celebrity Wedding
Courtney Love and Elton John were among the guests when the star of the wildly popular comedy show Little Britain, Matt Lucas, married his boyfriend, TV Producer Kevin McGee, in an extravagant wedding ceremony in London Sunday.
Monday, 12.18.2006
Reichen Lehmkuhl Hunk Hunting in WeHo
Lance Bass' former flame Reichen Lehmkuhl was out hunk hunting at a party in West Hollywood on Thursday, getting quite cozy with not one but TWO guys.
Friday, 12.15.2006
Football Player Fined For Using Gay Slur
Pittsburgh Steelers' linebacker Joey Porter was fined for making a gay slur towards Cleveland Browns' tight end Kellen Winslow after the game on Thursday.
Friday, 12.15.2006
Bush Says He is Happy for Mary Cheney
President Bush says he is happy for Mary Cheney, the openly gay daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, who revealed earlier this month that she is pregnant.
Friday, 12.15.2006
Diana's Death Deemed a 'Tragic Accident'
British police released an inquiry Thursday that concludes the car crash which killed Princess Diana and her lover Dodi Fayed in Paris in 1997 was an accident and that all the allegations of foul play are unfounded.
Thursday, 12.14.2006
Penelope and Pedro Come Together Again
With the Spanish-language hit 'Volver' garnering great reviews and building up Oscar buzz, it's no surprise that the film's director and star are already planning another collaboration.
Wednesday, 12.13.2006
Lane and Chenoweth Spoof Regis and Kelly
With the Spanish-language hit 'Volver' garnering great reviews and building up Oscar buzz, it's no surprise that the film's director and star are already planning another collaboration.
Wednesday, 12.13.2006
Ron Nyswaner Has (Intelligent) Designs on 'Dover'
Out screenwriter Ron Nyswaner ('Philadelphia', 'Soldier's Girl') has been hired by Paramount Pictures to write 'Dover', a film about the 2005 trial that halted a Pennsylvania school board from teaching "intelligent design" over evolution.
Wednesday, 12.13.2006
Phil Donahue Spearheads Antiwar Documentary
TV legend Phil Donahue is teaming up with lesbian filmmaker Ellen Spiro ('Troop 1500', '(In)Visible Women') for a project that will add to the swelling ranks of documentaries about the war in Iraq.
Wednesday, 12.13.2006
San Francisco Top Gay Destination
San Francisco was named the top "gay-friendly" destination, followed by Key West and New York City, in a new survey of gay travelers conducted by the Travel Industry Association.
Tuesday, 12.12.2006
Conservative Columnist Discovers the Queer Bean
According to Jim Rutz at the conservative web site World Net Daily, Soy is the queer bean, "A devil food (that) is turning our kids into homosexuals."
Tuesday, 12.12.2006
Another Pastor in Gay Sex Scandal
In a tearful message Sunday to his congregation, founding pastor of a 2,100-member evangelical megachurch in south metro Denver confessed to sexual relations with other men and announced he had voluntarily resigned.
Monday, 12.11.2006
Queen Latifah Breaking Up with Girlfriend?
Gossip blogger Perez Hilton reports that Queen Latifah and her girlfriend of several years Jeanette Jenkins, may be splitting up after having been arguing a lot lately.
Monday, 12.11.2006
Bette Midler: Spears and Lohan Are Sluts
Outspoken diva Bette Midler blasts Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan for their wild ways, calling them "sluts." The singer says she was appalled to see pictures of the girls baring all in recent photographs.
Friday, 12.07.2006
Gay Marriage Safe in Canada
Canadian MPs have rejected a proposal by the governing Conservative party to overturn a law allowing gay marriage and gay rights activists see the rejection of the motion as a final victory for gay marriage supporters in Canada.
Thursday, 12.06.2006
Meg Ryan in Carrie Fisher's 'Best Awful'
HBO has announced plans to turn Carrie Fisher's latest autobiographical novel into a miniseries starring Meg Ryan. 'The Best Awful' sees our heroine rebounding from divorce with the help of prescription drugs and a crazy road trip to Mexico with her tattoo artist.
Thursday, 12.06.2006
'Sex and the City' Stud Visits 'Brothers & Sisters'
Even if the name doesn't ring a bell, you know who Jason Lewis is. Samantha's hunky boyfriend on the last season of 'Sex and the City'. For a four-episode arc starting in February, Lewis will play Chad, a closeted soap star, on ABC's 'Brothers & Sisters'.
Thursday, 12.06.2006
"Str8-Acting" on Reality TV
When some gay guy calls himself "straight-acting," do you have the slightest idea what he means? Neither does Romeo. But it's an act that has some value, apparently, since two new reality shows will offer prizes to queer boys who can effectively pass for hetero.
Thursday, 12.06.2006
Fox Creating Right-Wing 'Daily Show'
Despite their top-dog status, Fox News still wants to play the underdog card by creating a Saturday-night satirical news program that's a sort of right-leaning 'Daily Show'.
Thursday, 12.06.2006
Iraqi Death Squads Round Up Gays
According to the British LGBT rights group Outrage, the situation in Iraq continues to deteriorate for LGBT people. Outrage has been supporting an underground gay group in Baghdad which claims that Iraqi gays are being rounded up and killed.
Wednesday, 12.06.2006
Falcon Goes Ginch Gonch
Mary Cheney, the vice president's openly gay daughter, is pregnant. She and her partner of 15 years, Heather Poe, are "ecstatic" about the baby, said Lea Anne McBride, a spokeswoman for the vice president. The baby is due in late spring.
Wednesday, 12.06.2006
Vice President's Lesbian Daughter Pregnant
Fleshbot reports that Falcon Video has partnered with Vancouver-based underwear maker Ginch Gonch for their latest DVD release "Dripping Wet."
Wednesday, 12.06.2006
California Reintroduces Gay Marriage Bill
California's newly sworn Legislature on Monday reintroduced legislation that would allow gay couples to marry in the state of California and also another bill that would let unmarried, heterosexual couples register as domestic partners.
Tuesday, 12.05.2006
Lance Bass With a New Man?
Lance Bass and Reichen Lehmkuhl released a statement saying they're trying to work things out. Others, however, claim that Lance not only kicked out Reichen, he also already hooked up with another guy.
Tuesday, 12.05.2006
David Beckham Angry Over Naked Calendar Pics
Hunky British soccer player David Beckham is reportedly furious due to a cheeky calendar that’s on sale on a gay adult website. The calendar appears to show Beckham naked except for a cute apron as he sets about doing the housework
Monday, 12.04.2006
First Openly Gay Congressman Remembered
Former U.S. Rep. Gerry Studds, the nation's first openly gay congressman was memorialized Saturday in a service in Boston, Massachusetts. Stubbs was best known for fighting to end the Vietnam War and protect the environment, then became a champion of gay rights.
Monday, 12.04.2006
Lance & Reichen Break Up
Former 'N Sync star Lance Bass and Amazing Race winner Reichen Lehmkuhl have decided to end their relationship, according to unconfirmed reports.
Monday, 12.04.2006
Timeline of Major Events in the History of HIV and AIDS
Since the AIDS epidemic 'officially' started 25 years ago, more than 500,000 have died of AIDS related illnesses in the U.S. alone, and more than 20 million people have died worldwide. This is a timeline of major events in the history of AIDS and HIV.
Friday, 12.01.2006