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May 22, 2013
Google, Apple, Microsoft and more to come together for gay-friendly forum

Annual forum will discuss innovation and how it can be achieved in a diverse environment

Google, Apple, Microsoft and many more worldwide companies are coming together to at a gay-friendly business forum.

Debating at an event organized by the pro-gay Radius business group, they multi-national businesses will work to build partnerships between LGBT people and the business world.

April 10, 2013
OUT's 2013 Power List led by Apple CEO Tim Cook; Ellen DeGeneres ranked second

Anderson Cooper ranked fifth in first year on list as openly gay man

Anderson Cooper was ranked fifth in OUT magazine's annual top 50 list of powerful gay men and lesbians - the first year he made the list as an openly gay man.

Cooper had made the list year after year - one year even appearing on the cover of the magazine with Jodie Foster - but it wasn't until last summer that Cooper he publicly acknowledged being gay.

Foster, despite her very public coming out speech at the Golden Globe Awards in January, did not make the top 50 list which was unveiled today.

February 28, 2013
Obama to urge Supreme Court to allow gay marriages to resume in California

US Justice Department to submit brief in Prop 8 case today

President Barack Obama will ask the US Supreme Court to allow gay marriages to resume in California in a brief to be filed by his Justice Department today - the filing deadline.

There had been mounting pressure on Obama to file a brief in the case which challenges the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, a referendum approved by voters in 2008 banning gay marriage.

In recent days, nearly 100 US corporations including Nike, Apple and Facebook have filed briefs as have a dozen US states and more than 100 political and social conservatives.

February 27, 2013
Facebook calls on Supreme Court to back gay marriage

Several US companies, including Apple, Nike and Morgan Stanley, have said marriage equality bans are bad for business

Facebook, Apple, and other companies have announced they will be backing marriage equality fights in the US.

Several American companies have submitted briefs to the US Supreme Court, saying same-sex marriage bans are bad for business.

In a note on LGBTQ@Facebook, the company said: ‘This week, Facebook is proudly joining many other businesses in submitting briefs to the US Supreme Court supporting same-sex marriage.

January 24, 2013
Gay Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons develops child prodigy TV show

Award-winning actor will produce 'inspiring and entertaining' show about genius children

The Big Bang Theory gay actor Jim Parsons is developing a new television series about child prodigies.

The 39-year-old known for playing geeky neuroscientist Sheldon Cooper in the US sitcom will executive produce the show.

Titled Prodigies, the series will profile exceptionally gifted young people based on a series of videos on YouTube channel THNKR, which has over 100,000 subscribers and 12 million views.

June 15, 2012
Apple launches gay 'emojis' for iPhone and iPad

Users of Apple's new mobile operating system will be able to text pictures of unsmiling gay and lesbian couples

Apple has announced its new mobile operating system for iPhones and iPads will include gay and lesbian 'emojis'.

People will now be able to text icons of same-sex couples holding hands, reports The Register.

Other options include pictures of a boy and girl kissing, a straight family and a girl in a bridal dress.

Strangely, however, the new gay emojis are the only figures not smiling.

May 11, 2012
Watch where you’re going with that Mutewatch

Sleek and simple to use, you’d better watch out if you have something other than a Mutewatch

Mutewatch doesn’t just look cool, it also works just like our favorite Apple products.

The Swedish watch been winning awards and celebrity endorsements – fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has bought three, priced at £199 ($320 €247) each.

Not only is it sleek, it’s simple to use too. Swipe your finger across the screen and the Mutewatch functions will appear, tap, pinch or flick your wrist in a 90 degree motion and the digital face become interactive.

April 26, 2012
Out unveils its annual Power 50 list

Apple CEO Tim Cook, Ellen DeGeneres, Peter Thiel, Ryan Murphy, and Rachel Maddow are top 5 - Anderson Cooper #6

Out.com unveiled its annual Power 50 list of LGBT individuals on Thursday (26 April) and placed Apple CEO Tom Cook at the very top of it.

Cook was followed on the list by talk show host and comedienne Ellen DeGeneres. Rounding out the top five are venture capitalist and hedge find manager Peter Thiel, Glee creator and executive producer Ryan Murphy and MSNBC host Rachel Maddow.