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17 April 2013Trans mixed martial arts fighter to make television debut since being forced to come out 2 A mixed martial arts fighter, who was forced out as transgender last month, is to make her television debut in what will be her third fight since she came out. -
16 April 2013Magic Johnson’s son EJ on coming out publicly: ‘I can only be myself’ + The son of US basketball star Magic Johnson has spoken out to express surprise at the public interest surrounding his sexuality, since he recently went out hand-in-hand with his boyfriend. -
16 April 2013Jeremy Irons: ‘I don’t know the difference between a same-sex marriage and a civil partnership’ 37 Jeremy Irons says he should have “buttoned” his lip when he joked equal marriage could lead to fathers marrying their sons, although he now admits that he doesn’t know the difference between a same-sex marriage and a civil partnership. -
16 April 2013Ian McKellen: ‘Margaret Thatcher misjudged the future with Section 28′ 23 Actor Sir Ian McKellen says Margaret Thatcher "misjudged the future" with her support for Section 28. -
16 April 2013US: Baseball team is first professional sports franchise to receive GLAAD award + A Major League Baseball team from San Francisco is to become the first professional sports franchise to be honoured with a GLAAD Media Award at the 24th annual ceremony next month. -
14 April 2013Gay former NBA chief: The first openly gay US athlete will be amazed at opportunities given to them 4 The former executive of a National Basketball Association (NBA) team has said that the first professional sports player to come out in the US will benefit rather than suffer,potentially earning millions in endorsements for being openly gay in the field. -
14 April 2013US: Gay ‘Glee’ actor Jonathan Groff to appear in comedy TV pilot 9 Jonathan Groff will play a leading role in an upcoming comedy pilot about the lives of three gay men, commissioned for US Cable channel HBO. -
13 April 2013GLAAD announces that Drew Barrymore will present 24th annual Media Awards 2 GLAAD the LGBT media advocacy organisation has announced that Hollywood actor Drew Barrymore will present its 24th annual Media Awards in Los Angeles next weekend. -
13 April 2013Duncan James: Liberty X’s Michelle Heaton hates me joking that she turned me gay 4 Duncan James, of the boy band Blue, said he had joked to Michelle Heaton of Liberty X that she turned him gay, and she was upset that people might actually believe it was true. -
13 April 2013Rapper Azealia Banks says A$AP Rocky should ‘come out of the closet’ for commenting on lipstick 12 Rapper Azealia Banks, who has been involved in controversy in the past for using homophobic slurs, has again taken to Twitter during a feud with fellow rapper A$AP Rocky, and said the straight artist should "come out of the closet" because he insulted her lipstick. -
12 April 2013Interview: Matt Fishel on his new album Not Thinking Straight 3 PinkNews' Laurence Watts has interviewed gay singer-songwriter Matt Fishel, ahead of the release of his debut album ‘Not Thinking Straight’. -
12 April 2013Radio 1 Chart Show will not play full Margaret Thatcher song during official chart show 43 BBC Radio 1 has announced that it will not play the full version of Ding Dong the Witch is Dead during Sunday's Official Chart Show, amidst controversy over a campaign to get it to number one following Margaret Thatcher's death. -
12 April 2013London: Stonewall celebrity dinner raises £394,000 9 Over 500 guests, including celebrities and politicians, attended Stonewall’s annual Equality Dinner at London’s Dorchester Hotel last night. -
12 April 2013Study: Support for equal marriage boosted by television portrayal of gay couples 41 A poll has found that in the US, more people say their perception of gay people has been positively influenced by television's portrayal of them, than say it has had a negative impact. -
11 April 2013DC reveals transgender character in first for mainstream superhero comics 6 A supporting character in DC Comics' 'Batgirl' revealed to the main character that she is a trans woman in the most recent issue, with the series' author adding a transgender comic book hero should be introduced in the near future. -
11 April 2013Frank Ocean named most powerful LGBT figure in US music 10 Frank Ocean has been named the most powerful LGBT figure in America’s music industry. -
11 April 2013Equal marriage supporter Kid Rock: I’m ‘fucking embarrassed to be a Republican’ 16 Rock singer Kid Rock has said that he supports equal marriage, and has spoken out to say that he was "fucking embarrassed to be a Republican", because of some party policies. -
11 April 2013Ding Dong the Witch is Dead headed for top 5 in UK chart in wake of Margaret Thatcher’s death 44 A campaign to get the song Ding Dong the Witch is Dead into the Official UK Top 40 Chart appears to have been successful, as the song reached number four in the chart, amidst the race to the top of this Sunday's chart. -
10 April 2013Apple CEO Tim Cook tops Out Magazine’s Power List for third year, despite not being ‘out’ 9 Apple's Chief Executive, Tim Cook has topped the Power List for US magazine Out for the third year in a row, despite not being openly gay. -
10 April 2013American Decency Association: ‘Television shoves homosexuality down our throats’ 24 US evangelical organisation the American Decency Association (ADA) has published an article in response to a backlash it received in response to a piece which attacked basketball Magic Johnson for supporting his gay son, and reiterated its stance that he should not support him.
