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19 March 2013US: The L Word director to make new LGBT documentary 1 Writer-Director of The L Word and The Real L Word, Ilene Chaiken, is to create a new documentary on LGBT individuals in Middle America. -
19 March 2013US: Carly Rae Jepsen to headline at California gay festival 1 After cancelling her performance at the Boy Scouts of America's annual jamboee because of the organisation's ban on gay members volunteers and staff, Carly Rae Jepsen has signed up to headline at a gay dance festival in California. -
19 March 2013US folk singer Michelle Shocked cancels tour after telling audience she ‘hates fags’ 93 Folk singer Michelle Shocked did just that last night at a gig in San Francisco, when she went on an anti-gay rant forcing concert-goers to leave. -
18 March 2013Rocky Horrow Show writer Richard O’Brien: ‘I’m 70% male, 30% female’ 20 Writer of the Rocky Horror Show, Richard O’Brien, has said: “I believe myself probably to be about 70% male, 30% female,” calling himself the "third sex." -
18 March 2013Beth Ditto arrested and charged with disorderly conduct 4 Lesbian US singer Beth Ditto has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, police have said. -
18 March 2013Assistant of gay artist David Hockney dies after becoming ill at star’s home 2 An assistant of David Hockney has died after becoming unwell at the gay artist's home in East Yorkshire. -
17 March 2013Video: TV host claims 6 year old trans girl’s gender identity is a result of her parents’ ‘fetish’ 37 A TV host in Canada has claimed that the parents of a trans girl have committed child abuse by allowing her to live according to her gender identity, and says it amounts to a "fetish". -
17 March 2013Ian McKellen to officiate at Patrick Stewart’s wedding, and has performed civil partnership ceremonies 3 Sir Ian McKellen has announced that he is to officiate at fellow actor Patrick Stewart's wedding, and said that he has officiated at civil partnership ceremonies before. -
17 March 2013Video: Madonna wears Boy Scout outfit to present GLAAD award and condemns anti-gay ban 6 Madonna took to the stage at the 24th annual GLAAD awards on Saturday dressed as a boy scout, as she gave a passionate speech about LGBT rights, before presenting TV host Anderson Cooper with an award. -
14 March 2013US: Fox Host Bill O’Reilly again defends link between homosexuality and paedophilia 16 Despite admitting on Tuesday that there was no link between homosexuality and paedophilia, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly has now seemingly gone back to defending the false connection. -
14 March 2013Comment: The New Normal? What is the cost of the new gay idealism? 30 Daniel Culpan looks at how the presence of LGBT characters on television has changed over time, and questions whether representations such as in shows like ABC's The New Normal are what we should be aiming for, as a gay community. -
14 March 2013Russian lawmaker tells Stephen Fry: ‘Gay teens pretend to be bullied’ 21 As part of a documentary on gay rights around the globe, Stephen Fry has made a trip to Russia, where he interviewed LGBT people and the author of the notorious anti-gay propaganda bill currently being considered. -
14 March 2013Former Formula One star slammed for saying he doesn’t want a ‘poofter’ to play him in his biopic 77 World-renowned motor racing star Sir Stirling Moss, has come under heavy criticism for saying that he wouldn't want a "poofter" to play him in a film. -
14 March 2013US: Fox News Host Bill O’Reilly admits ‘homosexuality has nothing to do with paedophilia’ 15 Fox News Host Bill O'Reilly has been criticised in the past for suggesting, and defending the suggestion that there is a link between homosexuality and paedophilia, but on Tuesday he admitted that was entirely false.
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12 March 2013Travel: A weekend in Dublin 14 PinkNews.co.uk’s food and travel writer Sam Feller has travelled to Dublin to see what the city has to offer gay tourists, and how attitudes to homosexuality are evolving in amongst an ever changing political landscape. -
12 March 2013Video: Microsoft releases TV advert featuring lesbian wedding 3 Microsoft have released a new ad that features a woman marrying her female partner, while a friend offers congratulations on her updated relationship status. -
12 March 2013Anderson Cooper: ‘Being gay is a blessing’ and I ‘couldn’t be more proud’ of my sexuality 21 Anderson Cooper has spoken out about coming out as gay, and has said that he "couldn't be more proud" of his sexuality and "being gay is a blessing." -
12 March 2013Gay porn star dead in apparent suicide two weeks after his husband’s death 14 French born gay porn star, Wilfred Knight has committed suicide two weeks after the suicide of his American husband. -
12 March 2013Advertisers shun James Franco over gay films 25 Actor James Franco has revealed that he’s lost advertising deals - including one with a car company - because of his involvement in films featuring gay sex. -
12 March 2013Alan Bennett: I haven’t met anyone who cares for or is against same-sex marriage 30 The playwright Alan Bennett who is in a civil partnership has said that he does not understand "what all the fuss was about over gay marriage." He has also revealed further details of being "touch up" by an elderly man as child.
