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14 May 2013Study: Audiences don’t mind gay actors playing straight roles 11 Researchers from South Carolina's Clemson University tested the hypothesis that out actors cannot play a believable straight role - and found it wasn't the case. -
13 May 2013Michael Douglas: After my first kiss with Matt Damon, I was ‘comfortable’ 13 On his new film about the life of famed entertainer Liberace, Michael Douglas has spoken about about the pressure of filming sex scenes, but said that once he and Matt Damon had kissed once, they were "comfortable". -
13 May 2013Beverley Knight to perform at Cardiff Mardi Gras 4 British soul star Beverley Knight is to perform at this year’s Cardiff Mardi Gras. -
13 May 2013Video: Adam Lambert honoured with top GLAAD Media Award by Mel B 2 Melanie B has presented singer Adam Lambert with GLAAD's top Media Award, and he gave a speech calling on the LGBT community to "unify, and take it further". -
13 May 2013NBC’s gay sitcom The New Normal cancelled after just one season 22 US television network NBC has announced that its new sitcom The New Normal, which features a gay couple and the surrogate mother of their child, has been cancelled after just one season, amidst falling ratings. -
13 May 2013Nintendo to ‘fix’ bug which allowed male same-sex relationships in computer game 9 Computer game giant Nintendo has addressed a "bug" in one of its popular titles, which allowed male same-sex couples to have relationships, get married and have children. -
10 May 2013Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines: ‘I’m pro-gay marriage. I’m pro-gay everything’ 4 Former Dixie Chicks star, Natalie Maines, has spoken out about about her political beliefs, saying that she is "pro-gay everything", and that she considers herself to be progressive. -
9 May 2013Ricky Martin writes to Puerto Rican governor in LGBT rights call 3 Ricky Martin has urged Puerto Rican lawmakers to back measures that would extend adoption and other legal protections to the US territory's LGBT residents. -
9 May 2013Spice Girl Mel B to present singer Adam Lambert with GLAAD award 2 Spice Girl Melanie B, has expressed excitement that she will present singer Adam Lambert with a GLAAD Media Award at this Saturday's ceremony in San Francisco. -
9 May 2013Video: James Franco gets married to a man in a music video 1 A new, bizarre music video features Hollywood actors James Franco, Edward Norton and Zach Galifianakis, all getting married to men, in a parody of the Spring Breakers film. -
9 May 2013US conservative group: Glee’s ‘World’s Gayest High School’ an ‘insult’ to President McKinley 5 A conservative research group in the US has called television show Glee's William McKinley High School an "insult" to the former US president it is named after, as it is "The World's Gayest High School". -
8 May 2013Duncan James: I’ve had Twitter trolls say ‘I hope you get AIDS and die, you f*ggot’ 17 Blue’s Duncan James says he experienced a flurry of vile abuse on Twitter shortly after ITV aired The Big Reunion. -
8 May 2013LBC’s Iain Dale: ITV’s Vicious is an ‘abortion of a comedy’ and Brian Sewell is right to pan it 39 LBC radio presenter Iain Dale says ITV’s new gay sitcom Vicious is an “abortion of a comedy” and has praised Brian Sewell’s withering critique of the show. -
8 May 2013‘Roma Boys’ docudrama premieres in UK + Today marks the UK premiere of an award-winning Czech film on the dual prejudices faced by LGBT Roma, even within their own community and families. -
8 May 2013Finland’s Eurovision entrant wants to ‘make a statement’ about country’s lack of equal marriage 6 Finland's entrant for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest has avoided rules which forbid political messages, to voice a statement against the country's lack of equal marriage legislation. -
8 May 2013Actress Margaret Cho says John Travolta is ‘Oscar Wilde gay’ and he would be ‘happier’ out of the closet 44 Hollywood legend John Travolta is "Oscar Wilde gay" – according to comedian and actress Margaret Cho. -
8 May 2013Michael Caine: ‘My father thought I was gay’ 3 Sir Michael Caine has revealed his father thought he was gay when he first decided to become an actor. -
8 May 2013Actor Chris Pine: ‘I thought it was rad’ that Zachary Quinto came out as gay 7 Actor Chris Pine, who plays Jim Kirk in the new Star Trek film franchise, has spoken out to commend his co-star Zachary Quinto for coming out as and when he did, saying he had nothing but respect for him. -
7 May 2013Brian Sewell attacks ITV’s Vicious as ‘spiteful parody’ with audience down by 2 million 55 With the show down 2 million viewers for its second episode controversial art critic Brian Sewell says ITV’s new sitcom Vicious reminds him of a less progressive period for gay people. -
7 May 2013Helen Mirren laughs off drummer rant by wearing t-shirt in support of gay festival 8 Helen Mirren has poked fun at her rant at a group of drummers who were promoting a gay festival by wearing a custom made t-shirt in support of the event.
