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23 March 2012The BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival is launched 10 The 26th annual London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival is being launched at the BFI tonight, with a wide range of films from around the world, but with only one new British Film in the list. -
14 March 2012Review: Derren Brown’s Svengali 5 Heather Price discusses Derren Brown's current tour, Svengali, and how his eerie brand of mind-reading left her with trouble sleeping afterwards. -
13 March 2012Video: Exclusive first look at Stud Life trailer ahead of BFI’s gay film festival 4 Ahead of the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival starting later this month, PinkNews.co.uk brings you an exclusive first look at the trailer for Stud Life, a film documenting urban gay lifestyles. -
17 February 2012Elton John recreated with Gaydar profile pictures 16 An image of Elton John's face comprising thousands of Gaydar users' profile pictures is among the works in a collection celebrating LGBT History Month. -
16 February 2012Chris Colfer and Kevin Bacon join Proposition 8 play 10 Actors Kevin Bacon, Chris Colfer and John C Reilly join a swelling number of celebrities signing up to star in Dustin Lance Black's Proposition 8 play next month. -
8 February 2012Gay ban writing contest cancelled 15 A writing competition based out of Tulsa, Oklahoma which banned gay romance stories for reportedly being "just too much" has been cancelled. -
1 February 2012Theatre review: Execution of Justice 2 Execution of Justice, at the Southwark Playhouse in London until Saturday 4 February, tells the story of the assassination of San Francisco Mayor, George Moscone and openly gay District Supervisor, Harvey Milk on 27 November 1978. -
27 January 2012Cynthia Nixon: Bisexuals? We get no respect 77 After causing a storm of controversy this week when referring to being gay as a "choice" Cynthia Nixon seems to have reluctantly acknowledged that she is, in fact, bisexual. -
26 January 2012Video: Gay artist’s work smashed in New Delhi 10 A gay artist was attacked and a painting destroyed at his exhibition in New Delhi last week. -
26 January 2012UK survey: 81% of actors ‘open about sexuality’ 14 In a new survey of the acting industry, eight in ten actors said they were 'out' professionally and three quarters of respondents said the decision to come out had not hindered their career. -
20 January 2012Jane Lynch and Matthew Morrisson in Prop 8 play 4 Glee stars Jane Lynch and Matthew Morrison are the latest stars to sign up to the one-night-only LA production of Dustin Lance Black's play about the Proposition 8 ballot. -
10 January 2012Video: Gay Korean-American film among features at Sundance 8 A film about a gay Korean man who yearns for a family - which the director used to come out to his own parents - will feature at this year's Sundance festival. -
6 January 2012Sir Ian McKellen says “no doubt” Shakespeare was gay 48 Sir Ian McKellen has reportedly said he has "no doubt" the complexities and plot devices of Shakespeare's work mean the playwright was gay. -
29 December 2011Interview: Simon Callow on Dickens, Peggy Ramsay and being gay 8 Laurence Watts meets the celebrated actor, theatre director, writer and biographer, renowned for his mastery of Shakespeare and Dickens whose film credits include Amadeus, A Room with a View, Maurice, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love and The Phantom of the Opera. -
28 December 2011Interview: Phillip Ward on the inimitable Quentin Crisp 11 Laurence Watts meets Phillip Ward to discuss the life and work of Quentin Crisp, and his "simple philosophy of happiness and being". -
14 December 2011George Clooney to star in second production of Dustin Lance Black’s Proposition 8 play 9 George Clooney has confirmed he will star in the second one-night-only production of Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black's Proposition 8 play. -
13 December 2011Interview: Russell Grant on Strictly Come Dancing and returning to his theatrical roots 6 Russell Grant talks to Laurence Watts about his accidental fame in astrology, exceeding expectations on Strictly Come Dancing, and asking Holly Valance to star in a lesbian production of Romeo and Juliet. -
8 December 2011Theatre company appeals for trans scriptwriters 4 A UK theatre company is seeking submissions of short plays about transgender issues to be performed in Manchester next year, and says no previous script-writing experience is necessary. -
29 November 2011Alan Cumming to play Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in new one-man production 6 The National Theatre of Scotland has announced it will be staging a one-man version of Macbeth featuring Alan Cumming as both the title character and his ambitious wife. -
22 November 2011Singer’s memoir wins Polari First Book Prize 4 Winner of the prize, which is for a first book exploring gay life, was revealed at a ceremony on London's South Bank last night.
