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3 August 2012Video: Trailer released ahead of Doctor Who return 19 Series 7 of Doctor who is almost upon us, writes Neil Spring. -
23 July 2012Video: Bristol Palin’s three-year-old son uses gay slur in reality show 43 Sarah Palin's three-year-old grandson has been filmed using a gay slur against his aunt in one of the family's reality television shows. -
18 July 2012John Barrowman ‘has a problem’ with Cardinal Keith O’Brien 56 John Barrowman has said he 'has a problem' with the rhetoric of the leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien. -
5 July 2012Critics claim Anderson Cooper ‘came out to boost ratings’ 19 CNN anchor Anderson Cooper has enjoyed plenty of support after coming out this week but not everyone has been so charitable. -
5 July 2012Wimbledon: Fans hear ‘game points’ as gay slur in BBC coverage of Murray match 128 A comment in last night's Wimbledon quarter-final between Andy Murray and David Ferrer has prompted complaints to the BBC from fans who believed it was anti-gay. -
5 July 2012Comment: More inclusive media would help tackle homophobic bullying in schools 8 A recent report by Ofsted ‘No place for bullying’ found that the least effective schools at tackling bullying were the ones which did not effectively develop pupils’ understanding about diversity, or help them empathise with each other to the fullest extent. -
4 July 2012Newly-out Anderson Cooper says thanks to fans 3 CNN anchor Anderson Cooper has used Twitter to thank fans for their support after coming out as gay.
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2 July 2012Anderson Cooper publicly confirms he is gay 36 US journalist and television presenter Anderson Cooper has publicly confirmed he is gay.
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27 June 2012Former Will and Grace stars ‘pray for a gay child’ 28 Eric McCormack and Debra Messing, stars of the ground-breaking sitcom Will and Grace have joked that they now pray their children will grow up gay. -
3 June 2012Facebook, Grey’s Anatomy honoured at the final leg of GLAAD media awards 1 The social networking website Facebook, the TV series Grey's Anatomy, and the website Huffington Post were among those honoured at the final leg of the 23rd annual Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards. -
3 June 2012Video: Jason Alexander apologises for ‘gay cricket’ comment 38 Jason Alexander, former star of Seinfeld, has apologised after he made comments on Craig Ferguson's The Late Late Show which were deemed homophobic by gay rights activists and LGBT blogs. -
30 May 2012Jim Paratore, pro-gay television producer, dies aged 58 4 Acclaimed television producer, Jim Paratore, who launched the TMZ website and produced The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Rosie O'Donnell Show, has died at the age of 58. -
30 May 2012Sky Atlantic to celebrate British gay icons 11 The satellite television channel, Sky Atlantic, is set to broadcast a three-part series on British gay icons, to coincide with Queen's Diamond Jubilee. -
30 May 2012Former Teletubby: Tinky Winky was not gay 36 An actress who portrayed the Teletubby Laa-Laa has said the children's programme did not contain gay undertones. -
29 May 2012TV choirmaster experienced ‘juvenile’ gay rumours on entering media 52 Television personality Gareth Malone, best known for his appearances on The Choir, has said he is dogged by 'juvenile' gay rumours. -
28 May 2012Cynthia Nixon marries partner 11 One of the stars of Sex and the City, Cynthia Nixon, has married her partner of eight years in a quiet ceremony in New York, US media organisations report. -
27 May 2012Feature: The truth about gay life in Azerbaijan outside of the Eurovision Song Contest 21 As Baku celebrates the end of the Eurovision Song Contest, which saw Sweden's Loreen win with her song Euphoria, we examine the realities of life of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people are forced to lead in oppressive Azerbaijan. -
24 May 2012‘Big Bang Theory’ actor, Jim Parsons, comes out as gay 77 Jim Parsons, who is best known for playing Sheldon Cooper in the US sitcom 'Big Bang Theory,' has been described as gay and in a 10-year relationship in a profile for the New York Times. -
22 May 2012Video: Lady Gaga kisses Marge Simpson 11 US pop-star and gay-rights campaigner Lady Gaga has shared an on-screen kiss with Marge Simpson, in the latest episode of the longest running cartoon-sitcom on television. -
3 May 2012Benedict Cumberbatch ‘flattered’ by gay fan-fiction 26 The star of BBC's Sherlock, Benedict Cumberbatch, has admitted in an interview with MTV News that he is aware of some of the racier fan-fiction out there, and that he finds some of it quite flattering.
