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April 10, 2012
Chinese erotic gay fiction site shut down

Founder of homoerotic fiction site imprisoned and fined, case reveals that most stories were written by young women around 20 years old

The Chinese government has shut down a website that published homoerotic fantasy stories and imprisoned and fined its founder. A surprising aspect of the case was that most of the writers of the explicit gay fiction were women around 20 years old.

The site, that was routed through a server in the US, was created in 2008 and police became aware of it in 2011. It published 1,200 homoerotic stories written by a 30-member team in Shanghai, Guangzhou and other Chinese cities. The youngest writer was a 17-year-old girl.

March 31, 2012
Famed poet Adrienne Rich dies

Famed poet, essayist, feminist and lesbian Adrienne Rich died this week

The worlds of poetry and feminism lost a voice this week. Adrienne Rich died this past Tuesday (27 March). She was 82.

Rich, the winner of a MacArthur Foundation 'genius' grant and a National Book Award for poetry, published numerous books, including 'Twenty-One Love Poems.' That collection is seen as her literary coming out as a lesbian.

March 25, 2012
Winterson's new memoir takes her back home

Jeanette Winterson new memoir looks at the past that made her

Jeanette Winterson has little patience with those wanting her fiction to be a rally's talking point. Here she is swiping down the idea her first book, 'Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit', is a lesbian novel.

'I've never understood why straight fiction is supposed to be for everyone, but anything with a gay character or that includes gay experience is only for queers,' the novelist explains on her website.

March 19, 2012
Lily Savage grants fans wishes with panto reprisal

Paul O'Grady's drag queen alter-ego Lily Savage will return again for panto in London, UK

British comedian Paul O'Grady's drag queen alter-ego Lily Savage is making a comeback this Christmas, starring in pantomime in London, UK.

Savage will reprise her role as Widow Twankey in a production of Aladdin - A Wish Come True at The O2.

A purpose built 1900-seat theatre will host the traditional festive show, which runs from 7 December to 5 January.

February 28, 2012
Gay character of Teddy set to return to 90210

Trevor Donovan to guest star this season, may be a regular if show renewed

The gay character of Teddy Montgomery is set to return to The CW's 90210 later this season for at least one season and may stick around if the show is renewed for a fifth season next fall.

The character, played by Trevor Donovan, joked to Zap2It.com: 'I said I would come back for an episode if they agreed to make it black and white, and silent.'

February 28, 2012
Gay novel Mother of Sorrows set for big screen

Gay film director Terence Davies set to adapt Richard McCann's award-winning novel for big screen

Celebrated gay novel Mother of Sorrows will be adapted for the big screen by acclaimed director Terence Davies.

The British gay film-maker, whose last feature Deep Blue Sea divided critics, has already secured funding the movie, which will be based on Richard McCann's award-winning classic from 2005.

Mother of Sorrows features a handful of interconnected stories, all recounting the tough and tragic life of two gay brothers, growing up in the 1950s.

February 16, 2012
Armistead Maupin upset with socially conservative relatives

Tales of the City author tired of family 'voting for homophobes'

Armistead Maupin, author of the popular Tales of the City novels, is no longer keeping quiet about some of the political differences in his own family.

Maupin is 'outraged' at the anti-gay rhetoric that is coming out of the mouths of the current crop of candidates for president of the U.S. who he saus 'are using homophobia to rally their base.'

January 28, 2012
Armistead Maupin at work on new 'Tales'

Author says 'The Days of Anna Madrigal' to be published in 2013

Author Armistead Maupin has told his 5,000 Facebook friends that they probably won't be seeing him pop up on the social media site very much for awhile.

He's embarked on writing the ninth book in his popular Tales of the City series.

Maupin wrote on Facebook Friday (27 January): 'Okay, here's the deal, friends. I have to stop indulging myself on Facebook and start writing the next "Tales" book. That means you'll be hearing a lot less from me for a while. This one is called THE DAYS OF ANNA MADRIGAL.'

January 23, 2012
No beard for boy wizard in Ginsberg biopic

Daniel Radcliffe defends his casting as gay poet Allen Ginsberg.

Daniel Radcliffe says he's a good match to play gay beat poet Allen Ginsberg, depsite his clean-cut looks.

The 22 year old Harry Potter actor will play the US writer who rose to prominence in the 1950s in the forthcoming thriller Kill Your Darlings.

Ginsberg, who was famous for his bushy beard and unkempt looks, was most recently played by James Franco in Howl.

But Radcliffe has defended his casting, claiming he is a better match for the role.

January 13, 2012
Gay teen commits suicide after making It Gets Better video

Tributes pour in for Eric James Borges who killed himself on Wednesday.

A gay teen who worked for a US suicide prevention group has killed himself just weeks after making a video for the It Gets Better campaign.

Eric James Borges, from Visalia, California, commited suicide on Wednesday, sadly despite interning for The Trevor Project, a national organization which provides suicidal LGBT youngsters with support.

Last month 19-year-old Borges, who is also an aspiring filmmaker, posted a YouTube video for the It Gets Better campaign, aimed at preventing suicide among LGBT youth.

December 12, 2011
Hulk Hogan sues ex-wife over gay claim

Wrestler Hogan says Linda Bollea's claims he had gay affairs are insane

Wrestler Hulk Hogan is suing his ex-wife for claiming he is gay in her autobiography and branded the allegation 'insane'.

The 18-page defamation lawsuit claims Linda Bollea wrote Wrestling the Hulk - My Life Against the Ropes to help revive her career. She wrote that her husband abused her during their marriage and had homosexual encounters.

December 6, 2011
Hull man jailed for trans hate abuse

A man has been jailed for six months for punching and shouting abuse at a transgender woman in Hull, north east England.

A transgender woman  has urged other victims of hate crimes to stand up for themselves and stamp it out after a man was jailed for assaulting her.

Samantha Marks was spotted using a computer in Hull Central Library by 32-year-old Ben Firth who shouted abuse at her before following her through the city centre, magistrates were told.

When Marks, 56, a musician and writer, tried to return to the safety of the library, Firth punched her in the face and shoulder on the steps of the building on 15 July, the court heard.