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April 23, 2013

LGBT ally is excited over the release of her brand new record, scheduled for September

American singer-songwriter Cher is soon to release her 26th album.

On Sunday (21 April), the 66-year-old took to Twitter to report on her album’s progress, tweeting ‘I JUST FINISHED MY CD!’

The as yet untitled album was originally scheduled for release in March, but Warner Bros. Records say it will now be released in September.

It is the popular gay icon’s latest studio album since the release of Living Proof in 2001. 

A teaser track for the album, called ‘Woman’s World’, was released last November.

April 12, 2013

Bisexual singer, after recovering from her own hip surgery, is flying a girl to meet with her private surgeon and pay for all the costs

Bisexual singer and gay icon Lady Gaga is paying for a fan to have a hip operation.

The ‘Born This Way’ singer had a hip operation as she suffered from synovitis and inflammation of the joints.

One of her fans, named Emma, reached out to the singer as she suffers from scoliosis and hip dyplasia.

Gaga named her wheelchair after the young fan, and is now going to pay for her to fly out to consult with her personal surgeon and cover the costs of the operation.

April 12, 2013

Bisexual singer, after recovering from her own hip surgery, is flying a girl to meet with her private surgeon and pay for all the costs

Bisexual singer and gay icon Lady Gaga is paying for a fan to have a hip operation.

The ‘Born This Way’ singer had a hip operation as she suffered from synovitis and inflammation of the joints.

One of her fans, named Emma, reached out to the singer as she suffers from scoliosis and hip dyplasia.

Gaga named her wheelchair after the young fan, and is now going to pay for her to fly out to consult with her personal surgeon and cover the costs of the operation.

April 4, 2013

Gay hip-hop artist QBoy interviews leading US lesbian rappers God-Des and She ahead of their European tour and asks them how they broke new ground in the music industry

As an openly gay hip-hop artist for over 10 years, I thought Frank Ocean was old news. Gay, lesbian, bi and trans rappers have been openly rocking the mic for nearly two decades now. Starting in 1997 with the formation of hip-hop collective the Rainbow Flava crew, the long and brave history of homo-hop has brought to us to new artists like Le1f and Zebra Katz.

April 3, 2013

Gay baker Eric Lanlard has made cakes for Madonna, Lady Gaga and even Britain’s late Queen Mother but he also loves to share recipes you can do at home

Few people have embraced Britain’s home baking revival more enthusiastically than gay men.

And one, gourmet French pastry chef Eric Lanlard, has been at the forefront of revolution – baking on TV with his own Channel 4 series and publishing books on cakes, tarts and now chocolate.

Meanwhile he’s made his name by baking for the stars. Madonna ordered his pile of profiteroles – a croquembouche – for her wedding to Guy Ritchie and he has made wedding cakes for Elizabeth Hurley and Claudia Schiffer.

March 6, 2013

They are upset Madonna will present GLAAD Media Award to Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper may be 'incredibly excited' that Madonna is presenting him with a GLAAD Media Award this month but a group of Lady Gaga fans is livid.

So livid, in fact, that they sent an open letter to GLAAD calling the selection of Madonna to present Cooper with the Vito Russo Award 'an insult to a true gay rights activist like Lady Gaga.'

March 6, 2013

They are upset Madonna will present GLAAD Media Award to Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper may be 'incredibly excited' that Madonna is presenting him with a GLAAD Media Award this month but a group of Lady Gaga fans is livid.

So livid, in fact, that they sent an open letter to GLAAD calling the selection of Madonna to present Cooper with the Vito Russo Award 'an insult to a true gay rights activist like Lady Gaga.'

February 14, 2013

Bisexual singer and gay icon has cancelled remainder of tour dates due to doctors ordering her to have hip surgery

Bisexual pop star and gay icon Lady Gaga has cancelled the rest of her remaining ‘Born This Way’ tour dates.

Disappointed fans are allowed to get their tickets refunded starting from today (14 February), the touring company has confirmed.

A statement posted to the ‘Bad Romance’ singer’s Little Monsters social network explained she requires surgery for a hip injury, and doctors have ordered her to rest.

‘Live Nation Global Touring has confirmed that the remainder of the Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball performances have been cancelled,’ the statement said.

February 14, 2013

Bisexual singer and gay icon has cancelled remainder of tour dates due to doctors ordering her to have hip surgery

Bisexual pop star and gay icon Lady Gaga has cancelled the rest of her remaining ‘Born This Way’ tour dates.

Disappointed fans are allowed to get their tickets refunded starting from today (14 February), the touring company has confirmed.

A statement posted to the ‘Bad Romance’ singer’s Little Monsters social network explained she requires surgery for a hip injury, and doctors have ordered her to rest.

‘Live Nation Global Touring has confirmed that the remainder of the Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball performances have been cancelled,’ the statement said.

February 7, 2013

Two women have apologized for the pain they have caused while they were part of the 'God Hates Fags' church

Two key members of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church have left the fold and apologized for their past.

Megan Phelps-Roper and her sister Grace, the daughters of lead group figure Shirley Phelps, have left the church known for their ‘God Hates Fags’ signs and the picketing of soldiers’ funerals.

The two sisters pioneered social media in the ‘God Hates Fags’ group, with Phelps-Roper posting parody videos of Lady Gaga’s music videos.

In the past, Phelps-Roper has said:

February 1, 2013

Bisexual Poker Face singer calls former assistant a 'f**king hood rat who is suing me for money she didn't earn'

Bisexual pop star Lady Gaga may have proven she truly is a ‘fame monster’ in the way she has gone on a rant in court about her former personal assistant.

Jennifer O’Neill is suing the ‘Born This Way’ singer for overtime pay, who Gaga describes as a ‘fucking hood rat who is suing me for money that she didn’t earn’.

February 1, 2013

Bisexual Poker Face singer calls former assistant a 'f**king hood rat who is suing me for money she didn't earn'

Bisexual pop star Lady Gaga may have proven she truly is a ‘fame monster’ in the way she has gone on a rant in court about her former personal assistant.

Jennifer O’Neill is suing the ‘Born This Way’ singer for overtime pay, who Gaga describes as a ‘fucking hood rat who is suing me for money that she didn’t earn’.

January 25, 2013

The 'Born This Way' singer will collaborate with the legendary American crooner for a new record

Bisexual pop singer Lady Gaga has confirmed she will release a jazz record.

The 26-year-old ‘You and I’ singer will collaborate with legendary 86-year-old crooner Tony Bennett on the album, which currently has no release date.

The two worked together on Bennett’s duets album for the 1937 swing show tune ‘Lady Is A Tramp’.

‘And here’s me and my handsome date, I simply cannot wait for our album together, he’s my darling’, Gaga tweeted, along with a picture of herself and Bennett.

January 25, 2013

The 'Born This Way' singer will collaborate with the legendary American crooner for a new record

Bisexual pop singer Lady Gaga has confirmed she will release a jazz record.

The 26-year-old ‘You and I’ singer will collaborate with legendary 86-year-old crooner Tony Bennett on the album, which currently has no release date.

The two worked together on Bennett’s duets album for the 1937 swing show tune ‘Lady Is A Tramp’.

‘And here’s me and my handsome date, I simply cannot wait for our album together, he’s my darling’, Gaga tweeted, along with a picture of herself and Bennett.

January 25, 2013

The latest men's line by French fashion brand Mugler features the upside-down pink triangle used to identify homosexuals in Nazi concentration camps

This year's Paris Fashion Week saw a reappearance of a former Nazi symbol in a trendy fashion label's menswear presentation.

French fashion brand Bugler incorporated into its latest men's line the inverted pink triangle, a badge originally sewn onto the garments of convicted homosexuals in Nazi concentration camps.

Reclaimed as a symbol of gay pride since the 1970s, the pink triangle used in Mugler's latest men's collection was the only dash of color along highlighter green and neon blue in a predominantly monochromatic collection. 

January 25, 2013

The latest men's line by French fashion brand Mugler features the upside-down pink triangle used to identify homosexuals in Nazi concentration camps

This year's Paris Fashion Week saw a reappearance of a former Nazi symbol in a trendy fashion label's menswear presentation.

French fashion brand Bugler incorporated into its latest men's line the inverted pink triangle, a badge originally sewn onto the garments of convicted homosexuals in Nazi concentration camps.

Reclaimed as a symbol of gay pride since the 1970s, the pink triangle used in Mugler's latest men's collection was the only dash of color along highlighter green and neon blue in a predominantly monochromatic collection. 

January 19, 2013

Machete Kills, a film starring the Born This Way pop star, debuts 13 September 2013 

Lady Gaga makes her acting debut this year.

The international pop sensation is playing La Chameleon in Machete Kills, the action thriller sequel to 2010's Machete. The film's director Robert Rodriguez, also directed graphic novel-turned movie Sin City and Once Upon A Time in Mexico.

In July 2012, Lady Gaga unveiled a picture of her character wrapped in a wolf's skin and brandishing a smoking gun.

She recently tweeted about her upcoming role: 'I am so excited. Filming was insane'.

January 19, 2013

Machete Kills, a film starring the Born This Way pop star, debuts 13 September 2013 

Lady Gaga makes her acting debut this year.

The international pop sensation is playing La Chameleon in Machete Kills, the action thriller sequel to 2010's Machete. The film's director Robert Rodriguez, also directed graphic novel-turned movie Sin City and Once Upon A Time in Mexico.

In July 2012, Lady Gaga unveiled a picture of her character wrapped in a wolf's skin and brandishing a smoking gun.

She recently tweeted about her upcoming role: 'I am so excited. Filming was insane'.

January 17, 2013

Florida Family Association targeted the singer's anti-bullying and suicide prevention efforts at the Born Brave Bus Tour

Lady Gaga is used to anti-gay protests, but even the bisexual pop icon was probably not expecting an extremist right-wing group to fly an anti-gay banner over one of her concerts.

Florida Family Association welcomed the superstar to Tacoma, Washington, on 14 January by paying a small airplane to fly an ad reading ‘Not Born This Way’ over thousands of fans.

The FFA says it was specifically targeting the Born Brave Bus Tour, a space set up before the show for people aged 13 to 25 to find resources on anti-bullying, suicide prevention and mental health services.

January 17, 2013

Florida Family Association targeted the singer's anti-bullying and suicide prevention efforts at the Born Brave Bus Tour

Lady Gaga is used to anti-gay protests, but even the bisexual pop icon was probably not expecting an extremist right-wing group to fly an anti-gay banner over one of her concerts.

Florida Family Association welcomed the superstar to Tacoma, Washington, on 14 January by paying a small airplane to fly an ad reading ‘Not Born This Way’ over thousands of fans.

The FFA says it was specifically targeting the Born Brave Bus Tour, a space set up before the show for people aged 13 to 25 to find resources on anti-bullying, suicide prevention and mental health services.

December 31, 2012

Charlie Hides' latest video sees pop rivals kiss and make up for Christmas

Lady Gaga and Madonna have buried the hatchet for Christmas, enjoying a sloppy French kiss in Charlie Hides' latest spoof video.

The Girl Gone Wild and her pop nemesis are seen sitting together on the sofa watching Joan Rivers do red carpet interviews.

But instead of scratching each other's eyes out, the pair have a giggle about what bitchy backhanders they will say about one another when the veteran comedian catches up with them as they arrive at the glitzy event.

December 31, 2012

Charlie Hides' latest video sees pop rivals kiss and make up for Christmas

Lady Gaga and Madonna have buried the hatchet for Christmas, enjoying a sloppy French kiss in Charlie Hides' latest spoof video.

The Girl Gone Wild and her pop nemesis are seen sitting together on the sofa watching Joan Rivers do red carpet interviews.

But instead of scratching each other's eyes out, the pair have a giggle about what bitchy backhanders they will say about one another when the veteran comedian catches up with them as they arrive at the glitzy event.

December 21, 2012

Pop superstar to help fans at Lady Gaga's concerts talk about their problems to psychologists

Lady Gaga is taking her anti-bullying charity on tour in an effort to raise awareness of mental health issues.

The US pop star's Born This Way Foundation has teamed up with the National Council for Behavioral Health to set up booths with psychologists for her fans to talk to at her upcoming concerts in North America.

The Born Brave Bus Tour will visit 27 cities in total, reported Digital Spy.

December 21, 2012

Pop superstar to help fans at Lady Gaga's concerts talk about their problems to psychologists

Lady Gaga is taking her anti-bullying charity on tour in an effort to raise awareness of mental health issues.

The US pop star's Born This Way Foundation has teamed up with the National Council for Behavioral Health to set up booths with psychologists for her fans to talk to at her upcoming concerts in North America.

The Born Brave Bus Tour will visit 27 cities in total, reported Digital Spy.