Gay Scottish football club celebrates Stonewall award nomination
HotScots FC has been nominated for Sports Award of the Year at the annual Stonewall awards. The team, which is LGBT-friendly, will rub shoulders with fellow nominees including Paul O’Grady, Boyzone and Beth Ditto on November 5th at London's V&A Museum.
Paul O'Grady, Sarah Waters, Boyzone and Ben Bradshaw all up for Stonewall awards
The shortlists for the 2009 Stonewall Awards have been announced. The awards ceremony, sponsored by Barclays, will celebrate people who have had a positive impact on the lives of British LGBT people.
Gossip singer Beth Ditto: 'Obama is smart for not prioritising gay marriage'
Gossip singer Beth Ditto has called marriage "stupid" and said she agrees with US president Barack Obama for not making gay marriage a priority.
Lord Mandelson tops Pink List 2009
The Independent on Sunday published its list of the most influential gay people in Britain yesterday, with First Secretary of State Lord Mandelson leading the pack.
Katy Perry: Beth Ditto is 'tacky' for saying I'm 'offensive to gay culture'
Katy Perry has hit back at lesbian singer Beth Ditto who said that Perry was offensive to gay culture. Perry called Ditto's remarks "tacky".
Beth Ditto: Katy Perry is 'offensive to gay culture'
Beth Ditto, frontwoman of band The Gossip, has openly criticised Katy Perry and her notorious single 'I Kissed a Girl' for being “offensive to gay culture”.
Gay stars present awards at Brits
Actor Sir Ian McKellen and singer Will Young were among the presenters at last night's Brit awards.
Sir Ian joked that he had only come along so he could meet singer Mika.
Boy band Take That, who began their career more than a decade ago playing in gay clubs, won the awards for best British live act and best British single. Gay favourite Kylie Minogue said she was "grateful and thankful" after being named best international female.
Successful gays say sexuality no barrier
Twenty of the most powerful and influential homosexuals in Britain have been interviewed for an educational resource that will be distributed to young gay people throughout the country.
In each of the interviews, which are collected in a pocket-sized booklet, it was concluded that, here in the UK, sexual orientation is no longer an obstacle to reaching potential in the workplace, having a successful career or even becoming a world-leading business professional.
London prepares for glittering gay awards ceremony
Next week the Victoria and Albert Museum will host one of the highlights of the gay calendar – the Stonewall Awards.
Tickets for Thursday's event sold out over a month ago, and A-List gays, sports people, performers, politicians, celebrities and TV stars will be out in force for the annual ceremony, which will be hosted by MTV and T4 presenter Anthony Crank.
The Stonewall Awards, sponsored by Barclays, are designed to celebrate the range of positive contributions being made by individuals and organisations to the lives of gay people in Britain.
Nominees for Stonewall Awards announced
Gay equality organisation Stonewall has announced the nominees for their annual awards.
Coronation Street actor Antony Cotton, comedian Sue Perkins, singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, rapper Mz Fontaine and The Feeling vocalist Dan Gillespie-Sells are nominated for Entertainer of the Year.
In the category of Broadcast or Broadcaster of the Year, Doctor Who, Hollyoaks, ITV drama Housewife 49, Capital Radio show Lucio's Drivetime and digital radio station Gaydar Radio are the nominees.
Stonewall Awards to be held at VA
Gay equality organisation Stonewall has announced that its second annual awards ceremony will be held on November 1st at the Victoria Albert Museum in London.
They will be presented by Doctor Who and Any Dream Will Do star John Barrowman, who won Entertainer of the Year at last year's ceremony.
The Stonewall Awards are sponsored by Barclays.
Sony's gay label to feature lesbian pin-up
Beth Ditto's band The Gossip have signed to Sony's new gay music label.
Music With A Twist is a subsidiary of Sony Music Label Group/Columbia Records, and is designed to "identify and develop lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gendered artists".
The lesbian icon's band's hit single "Standing in the Way of Control" will appear on the label's compilation album entitled Twist Revolutions , due for release on 17th April.
Lesbian rocker tops Cool List
A lesbian punk rocker has topped a 'Cool List' of music icons.
Beth Ditto, the larger than life lead singer of US band Gossip, beat big names such as Lily Allen, Jarvis Cocker and Liam Gallagher to become the first woman to top music magazine NME's Cool List.
Ditto is an outspoken advocate for gay rights and has used her songs to back gay marriage legislation in the US.
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