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May 14, 2012

Joanna Johnson of The Bold and The Beautiful says: 'It's time to live a fully authentic life'

Just as it is about to be revealed that her character on the CBS soap The Bold and the Beautiful is a lesbian, actress Joanna Johnson confirmed in an interview published Monday (14 May) that it is a case of art imitating life: she is a lesbian too.

May 10, 2012

Ellen DeGeneres, Neil Patrick Harris, Ricky Martin, Cyndi Lauper, Adam Levine and Dustin Lance Black among those to publicly thank US president

Shortly after Barack Obama made history on Wednesday (9 May) by becoming the first US president to publicly support gay marriage, Ellen DeGeneres got on Twitter to express her gratitude.

'Thank you President @BarackObama for your beautiful and brave words,' she tweeted. 'I’m overwhelmed.'

DeGeneres, who is married to actress Portia de Rossi, was among the famous people in the entertainment industry who were quick with praise.

May 4, 2012

Will occur on ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager

Molly Ringwald is about to be part of a storyline unlike anything anything she did as the teen star of such classic 80s films as Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink.

The actress, now 44, is going to have a lesbian fling with a new female character on ABC Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager, according to TVLine.com.

May 3, 2012

True Blood star says: 'For a bisexual, it’s not about gender. That’s not the deciding factor for who they’re attracted to'

Oscar winner Anna Paquin, who plays a telepathic vampire lover on HBO’s True Blood, surprised many when she came out as bisexual in 2010.

Paquin, 29, made the announcement in a PSA video promoting the Give a Damn campaign, which features celebrities speaking out for equality. She says she has no regrets about being honest - especially in the context in which she did it.

May 1, 2012

Says of fellow Celebrity Apprentice competitor: 'Arsenio is the biggest girl on this show'

Singer and actress Aubrey O'Day seemed expecially proud of winning a challenge on NBC's Celebrity Apprentice Sunday because it meant she was able to present a check of $50,000 to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network.

GLSEN is an is an organization that seeks to end discrimination, harassment, and bullying based on sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

May 1, 2012

But Ricky Martin is snubbed for his role in the revival of Evita

Nominations for the the 66th annual Tony Awards were announced on Tuesday (1 May) and Ricky Martin's much-heralded return to the Broadway stage in Evita did not result in a nod for the openly-gay superstar.

But out actress Cynthia Nixon, winner of the 2006 Tony for Rabbit Hole, is one of the favorites in the lead actress in a play category for her performance as a woman dying of cancer in Wit.

Martin, who earned a Drama Desk Award nomination for his performance as Che, last appeared on Broadway in 1996 in Les Miserables.

April 27, 2012

Troubled bisexual American actress Lindsay Lohan faces more fire

Lindsay Lohan was reportedly a ‘total nightmare’ on the set of musical TV highschool drama Glee.

The troubled actress – who recently won the opportunity to play the role of the late Dame Elizabeth Taylor in Liz and Dick – turned up late on set and is believed to have not prepared for the role when she arrived to play a part on the musical TV show.

April 27, 2012

Says actress 'is worth saving. ... She is the only one who can do it before it is too late'

Rosie O'Donnell says she wasn't looking to start a feud with Lindsay Lohan when she said on The Today Show this week that the young actress should be taking a break from Hollywood instead of starring as Elizabeth Taylor in a TV movie.

O'Donnell returned to Today on Thursday (26 April) to explain why she said Lohan, who has had several trips to rehab and jail in recent years, should lie low for awhile.

April 23, 2012

Movie comeback for bisexual actress will focus on Taylor's relationship with Richard Burton

Lindsay Lohan, who once starred in such box office hits as Mean Girls and Freaky Friday, has spent more time in a courtroom than on a movie set in recent years.

But it was announced on Monday (23 April) that bisexual actress Lohan has been signed to portray one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood history: Elizabeth Taylor.

Lohan will star as Taylor on Liz & Dick for Lifetime television in a film that will begin production in Los Angeles in June.

April 17, 2012

Producers of Elizabeth Taylor biopic are worried about conflicting reports of alleged assault at a hotel

Producers behind troubled actress Lindsay Lohan's next role, a television biopic of Elizabeth Taylor, are worried by conflicting reports of an alleged altercation with a female at the Chateau Marmont hotel earlier this month.

Lohan claimed she was not at the hotel on April 5, but the woman, Marisa Dugas, has filed a police report accusing her of battery. Two further reports have been given, claiming Lohan - who was released from probation last month - was present at the party.

April 11, 2012

Bisexual actress Lindsay Lohan claims she was at home so could not have assaulted a woman in a West Hollywood nightclub

Lindsay Lohan claims she was at home last week when she allegedly assaulted a woman at a West Hollywood nightclub.

The Mean Girls actress last month successfully completed the terms of her probation, which was initially set as punishment for a 2007 driving under the influence (DUI) conviction.

But now she has allegedly been involved in an altercation with another female during a night out last Thursday (5 April).

April 11, 2012

He nails everyone from Mo'Nique to Cloris Leachman to Whoopi Goldberg

The Academy Awards took place more than a month ago but a brilliant parody video of the performances of 75 best supporting actress winners continues to be a hit on YouTube.

As of Wednesday afternoon PST, the tour-de-force by a guy known only as TheDoomsdaysDiaries was closing in on 37,000 hits.

TheDoomsdaysDiaries writes of the video: 'As many of you know, I adore the category of Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards. I have decided to pay tribute to these wonderful performances by doing what I do best: Making a fool out of myself!'

April 10, 2012

Tammy Lynn Michaels and singer are headed toward custody and financial showdown in court next month

After nearly nine years together and two children, Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Michaels continue to be engaged in one of the ugliest same-sex celebrity couple splits in history.

Michaels, a 37-year-old former actress, has filed court papers asking for a raise in the $23,000 a month she currently receives from Etheridge in child support, according to documents obtained by TMZ.com.

April 3, 2012

Bisexual actress Lohan is to have a cameo role in Glee. She is refusing to date so she can get her career back on track

The cast of Glee are ‘very excited’ about Lindsay Lohan's forthcoming appearance on the show.

The bisexual actress is to make a cameo appearance on the TV musical drama series playing herself serving as a guest judge at the Nationals competition, and her signing has delighted everyone involved with the program.

Cory Monteith – who plays teen hunk Finn Hudson – said: ‘We're super excited. She's been through it all and I'm excited she's coming to the show.’

March 31, 2012

Bisexual actress parties with friends and family at notorious Chateau Marmont

Bisexual actress Lindsay Lohan celebrated the end of her probation period by partying with friends and family until 2am.

The Mean Girls star partied with 45 guests in the penthouse suite of the Chateau Marmont, Los Angeles - despite being advised by Judge Stephanie Sautner to curb her partying ways.

Lohan and company were served paella and watched the classic Elizabeth Taylor movie Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?

March 29, 2012

Bisexual actress Lindsay Lohan never wants to appear in court again as she finished community service

Lindsay Lohan never wants to appear in front of a court again.

The troubled bisexual actress finished her court ordered community service yesterday (28 March) and will today have the final hearing of her probation, finally ending her legal problems which stem back to a driving under the influence conviction in 2007.

When asked about the end of her troubles by TMZ.com, she said: ‘Yes, I'm very excited, I'm gong to have dinner with my sister to celebrate.’

March 28, 2012

Hollywood star Kristen Bell says it 'breaks her heart' that gay Americans can't marry

Hollywood starlet Kristen Bell has joined a long list of celebrities and politicians who back the gay marriage campaign in the US.

The Burlesque actress has filmed a video, pledging her support for the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Americans for Marriage Equality drive.

'It breaks my heart to know that millions of gay Americans still can't marry the one they love and I can. That makes no sense,' Bell said in the 40-second clip.

March 28, 2012

Bisexual actress Lohan to star as herself while boyband One Direction seeks gay fanbase in hit TV show

Troubled American actress Lindsay Lohan is to star as herself in Glee.

The bisexual star, who has been the focus of media attention more for her drink, drunk and party antics in recent years than her acting, will reportedly appear as a celebrity judge at a big contest near the end of this current season.

It's thought Lohan's role in the hit TV show will be the next step in her bid to make a serious comeback.

March 19, 2012

Harry Derbidge and Jane Hazlegrove lead this year's Stonewall Equality Walk in the UK city of Brighton

Celebrities and walkers will be pounding the streets of Brighton in aid of gay rights charity Stonewall.

Former The Only Way Is Essex star Harry Derbidge and Casualty actress Jane Hazlegrove will host this year's 10k Equality Walk, starting at the UK city's Pavilion Gardens and winding through the heart of the town and seafront on 6 May.

Over 500 people took part in 2011 and this year's event promises to be even bigger, raising money for Stonewall’s Education for All program.

March 13, 2012

X-Files star: 'You know, I’m old enough that I can talk about that'

Gillian Anderson, best known for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully for nine seasons on TV's The X-Files, is, for the first time, talking about lesbian relationships she has had in the past.

The actress says those relationship have been the exception rather than the rule.

March 13, 2012

But calls comments by her Growing Pains costar 'so damaging and hurtful'

Tracey Gold says she has spoken to Kirk Cameron since her former co-star in the 1985-92 sitcom Growing Pains said during an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan that  homosexuality is  'detrimental,' 'unnatural' and 'ultimately destructive.'

March 8, 2012

LGBT activists join celebrities, politicians and women around the world in a day of female 'empowerment'

Lesbian, bisexual and trans women join people around the world who are celebrating International Women's Day.

Activities will take place around the world today (8 March) under the theme of 'connecting girls, inspiring futures' for the annual event that has been observed since the early 1900s and is now celebrating its 101st birthday.

March 7, 2012

Star Trek icon faces Stephen Baldwin in television discussion on the topic

George Takei may have been fired on Sunday night from NBC's Celebrity Apprentice by Donald Trump, but he more than held his own the next night when he squared-off against actor Stephen Baldwin on the subject of gay marriage.

Takei and Baldwin appeared on HLN's Showbiz Tonight Monday (5 March) to discuss the fallout from Kirk Cameron's anti-gay remarks during an interview with CNN's Piers Morgan.

Born-again Christian Baldwin defended Cameron's right to speak out.

March 6, 2012

Out actress talks to Gay Star News about her return to series television

Cherry Jones is clearly one of the most acclaimed stage actresses of her generation.

She's won lead actress in a drama Tonys for the plays The Heiress and Doubt and also starred on Broadway in the plays Our Country's Good, A Moon for the Misbegotten and Imaginary Friends.

But these days, Jones is gravitating more toward television. She won an Emmy in 2009 for playing the President of the United States on 24 and now she is part of the cast of the new NBC series Awake which premiered last Thursday.