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16 January 2013GLAAD nominates Frank Ocean and Adam Lambert for media awards + Singers Frank Ocean and Adam Lambert have been nominated for GLAAD Media Awards, as well as the NBC series, The New Normal, Tom Hanks film, Cloud Atlas and the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic book series. -
16 January 2013Fox News criticised for using a photo of Mrs Doubtfire for trans health story 16 Fox News has been criticised for using an image of Mrs Doubtfire, Robin Williams’ fictional character from the 1993 film of the same name, in a story about transgender inequality on its website. -
16 January 2013HBO’s Girls creator Lena Dunham said she won’t marry until gay people can 2 Lena Dunham, star of HBO series, Girls, said at the Golden Globes that she was not engaged, despite wearing a diamond ring, and vowed that she won't marry until gay people can. -
15 January 2013Lesbian drama ‘Lip Service’ cancelled after two seasons 13 Harriet Braun, the creator of the BBC Three show Lip Service, announced via Twitter that it would not return for a third season. -
15 January 2013Whoopi Goldberg to be honoured by Human Rights Campaign award 3 Actress and activist Whoopi Goldberg will be the recipient of the Human Right's Campaign's 2013 Ally for Equality award, as recognition for her long term efforts to support gay rights. -
14 January 2013Rupert Everett: Gay actors should stay in the closet 52 The British actor Rupert Everett says he would not advise any gay actor working in the movie industry to come out as it would not help their career. -
12 January 2013Britain’s Got Talent choir star opens up about homophobic cyber-bullying 4 A star member of an all boys' choir has spoken out for the first time about the homophobic cyber bullying he was subjected to for years. -
11 January 2013Trans character, Hayley Cropper, to make dramatic exit from Coronation Street 17 Popular soap, Coronation Street, is to say goodbye to trans character, Hayley Cropper, after 15 years on the soap. -
11 January 2013Celebrity Big Brother’s Paula Hamilton says Sam Robertson is a ‘closet queen’ 18 Former Celebrity Big Brother contestant, Paula Hamilton, caused controversy by suggesting that actor, Sam Robertson, was secretly gay, and that he needed to come out. -
9 January 2013Video: Anti-gay Christian radio host describes gay people as ‘disturbed’ 18 Homophobic US pastor John Hagee has used his radio show to say anything other than a man marrying a woman is "two disturbed people playing house." -
9 January 2013Witness accusing Big Brother star Jason Cowan of assault ‘thought he was gay’ + Former Big Brother runner-up Jason Cowan allegedly sexually assaulted a woman who had earlier thought he was gay, a jury has been told. -
9 January 2013Alice Arnold: I want to get married to my civil partner Clare Balding 10 Former Radio 4 newsreader Alice Arnold says she is determined to turn her civil partnership into a marriage. -
8 January 2013Gok Wan: I want to do Strictly — but let me dance with a man 70 Gok Wan says he would like to take part in the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, although he insists the show should allow same-sex dance couples. -
8 January 2013Neil Patrick Harris accused of pushing ‘gay agenda’ and ‘mocking christianity’ in Super Bowl promo 41 Actor, Neil Patrick Harris, faces accusations of “mocking Christianity” and pushing a “gay agenda” for his appearance in an advert for the Super Bowl. -
8 January 2013Billy Connolly: ‘It’s astonishing I’m not gay’ 21 Actor and comedian Billy Connolly has joked that he surprised that he is not gay because “the women in my life are nightmares”. -
7 January 2013New Zealand TV presenter: I haven’t urged for a gay rugby player to come out 1 A gay sports presenter in New Zealand has denied calling for a gay All Blacks rugby player to openly declare his sexuality. -
5 January 2013Jane Lynch: I’m gay but I sometimes can’t resist the ‘charm’ of men like Russell Brand 22 Actor, Jane Lynch, has said that, despite identifying as gay, she sometimes can't resist the "male charm", and has said she had a "crush" on comedian Russell Brand. -
4 January 2013US: American Idol’s Fantasia defends same-sex marriage rant 17 American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino has hit back at the media after her comments about same-sex marriage were apparently “taken out of context" -
4 January 2013X Factor’s Rylan Clark banishes celebs to basement of Celebrity Big Brother House 23 The X-Factor finalist Ryan Clark found himself and jockey Frankie Dettori given the task of deciding which of their fellow Celebrity Big Brother contestants would join them in the main house and which would be banished to the 'basement' below. -
3 January 2013Video: Chris Colfer says he is ‘typecast’ and ‘pigeonholed’ for being gay 15 Actor and writer, Chris Colfer, has addressed being openly gay as an actor and said that he felt like people have "made a big deal" out of his sexuality.
