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July 28, 2012

Lesbian kiss at Olympic opening ceremony sparks praise, fury

First ever gay kiss is shown in Saudi Arabia, as well as some of the most homophobic countries in the world

A brief lesbian kiss at the Olympic opening ceremony has sparked praise and fury after it was aired in some of the most homophobic countries in the world.

Devised by Oscar-winning British director Danny Boyle, the opening ceremony yesterday (27 July) featured the first ever televised lesbian kiss which originally aired in 1993.

The kiss was shown in countries such as Saudi Arabia, where it is illegal to be gay. No other gay kiss has ever been shown on television in the Middle Eastern country.

July 27, 2012

Opening the Olympics: My starring role in front of a billion people

Meet the gay man who played one of the Beatles in the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics

It seems like a lifetime ago, but it was only last October that I was stood alongside hundreds of other Olympics wannabees in a studio in East London auditioning for a coveted role in the London 2012 Opening Ceremony.

December 6, 2011

Olympic Boyle helps World AIDS Day charity

Oscar winning director and Olympic’s opening ceremony chief Danny Boyle helps London HIV charity.

Danny Boyle, the Academy Award-winning director, held a meet-and-greet with fans and screened his 2004 film Millions to help HIV charity Positive East. The movie screening was held at Stratford Picturehouse, London, near Positive East’s own base and not far from the 2012 Olympic stadium where Boyle is directing the opening ceremony next summer.