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April 2, 2012
Suicide of gay self-help book author leaves friends and family stunned

Publication of Bob Bergeron's book has been cancelled

Bob Bergeron, a handsome New York City therapist with a thriving practice, had finished several rigorous edits of a book aimed at helping gay men cope with middle age.

He seemed to be an expert on the topic and stated on his Web site: 'I’ve got a concise picture of what being over 40 is about and it’s a great perspective filled with happiness, feeling sexy, possessing comfort relating to other men and taking good care of ourselves. This picture will get you results that flourish long-term.'

March 29, 2012
Kylie will celebrate NYE 2012 in Sydney

Minogue will round-off her silver anniversary year as 'creative ambassador' to Sydney's NYE 2012

The princess of pop has announced the finale to her 25th anniversary celebration year will be a New Year's Eve party in Sydney.

February 22, 2012
'Gay slayer' dies in prison

Colin Ireland, the killer of five gay men in London, UK, has died in jail

A serial killer who tortured gay men to death in the UK has died in prison.

Colin Ireland, 57, was jailed for life after admitting attacking and killing five gay men he met in London pubs in 1993.

The notorious 'gay slayer' is presumed to have died from natural causes at Wakefield Prison in West Yorkshire, the Prison Service said yesterday.

After making a New Year's resolution to become a serial killer, the ex-soldier posed as a gay man, meeting his victims at a pub in the capital's Fulham area.

January 27, 2012
Johnny Weir is on comeback trail

Skating champ says new husband supportive of his latest Olympic bid

Johnny Weir placed sixth in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and is determined to improve upon that result when the next Olympics take place in Sochi, Russia, in 2014.

Much has happened to the skating star since the last Olympics: He publicly came out as a gay man on the pages of his autobiography released in 2011; He became the star of his own reality show; and on New Year's Eve, he married Victor Voronov in New York City.

January 23, 2012
Chinese gay rights organisation sends new year message

Tongzhi Rights Movement marks the new year of the dragon with a message of hope

On the first day of the year of the dragon Tongzhi Rights Movement has issued a happy new year message and a statement. It says that over 2011 the gay rights movement in China became more entrepreneurial and that their organisation was committed to working hard 'day and night' for LGBT rights.

The message continues saying that 2012 is a 'new starting point, a new journey, new development, we firmly believe that the majority of people in support of the gay rights movement will full of more enthusiasm, confidence and spirit.'

January 11, 2012
TV personalities take on Pope Benedict on gay marriage

Ladies of The View and comic Jimmy Kimmel take issue with anti-gay remarks

Pope Benedict XVI remarks this week that gay marriage threatens 'the future of humanity itself' is drawing strong reactions from various television personalities.

The ladies of ABC's The View were among those who challenged the comments from the leader of the Roman Catholic Church made at The Vatican Monday during a New Year address to diplomatic corps from about 180 countries.

January 10, 2012
Celebrities slam the Pope on Twitter after anti-gay marriage comments

Sam Roddick, Alan Cumming and Tim Minchin tweet after Pope calls gay marriage threat to humanity.

Celebrities have been tweeting their disgust at the Pope’s anti-gay speech at The Vatican yesterday.

Giving a New Year address to diplomatic corps from 180 countries, Pope Benedict XVI said gay marriage undermined the family and ‘the future of humanity itself.'

January 10, 2012
Pope Benedict says gay marriage 'threatens future of humanity itself'

Leader of Catholic Church makes statement to diplomats from 180 countries

Pope Benedict XVI made his strongest comments against gay marriage - ever - in a speech at The Vatican on Monday.

Giving a New Year address to diplomatic corps from 180 countries, Reuters reports that the leader of the Roman Catholic Church said gay marriage was one of several treats that 'undermine the family threaten human dignity and the future of humanity itself.'

January 6, 2012
Tongue-in-cheek book advises New Year dieters to eat the gay way

Simon Doonan's Gay Men Don't Get Fat divides food into gay or straight.

Have you piled on the pounds after the Christmas and New Year holidays? Then you probably weren’t following Simon Doonan’s ‘gay diet’.

The New York Observer columnist’s latest book, Gay Men Don’t Get Fat, is a tongue-in-cheek guide to eating the gay way, which, according to Doonan, involves eating lighter, low carb and less fatty foods.

January 2, 2012
Hugh Jackman's Broadway run benefits a good cause

Show raises $1.8 million for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS

Hugh Jackman ended his triumphant return to Broadway on New Year's Eve and proved to as big a draw on The Great White Way as he is in movie theaters.

The show, titled Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway, grossed more than $14 million during its 10-week run at the Broadhurst Theatre. It also earned a record-breaking $1.8 million for the charity Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

January 2, 2012
Johnny Weir gets married!

Olympic skater ties the knot with Victor Voronov over the weekend

Johnny Weir did a lot more than celebrate the New Year over the weekend: he also got married.

The skating star tweeted this simple message on Saturday: 'I'm married!'

The other groom is Georgetown Law School grad Victor Voronov who quickly changed his twitter name to Victor Weir-Voronov and posted a photo of the newly-wed pair.

'Ringing in the New Year with my new hubby!' he wrote.

December 29, 2011
Pat Butcher prepares for EastEnders exit

Last chance to see lesbian actress Pam St Clement as Pat Butcher on New Year’s Day

Legendary EastEnders’s matriarch Pat Butcher will be hanging up her earrings in dramatic scenes to be shown on New Year’s Day.

Bottle blonde tart with a heart Pat will take to her sick bed and leave the popular British TV soap after 25 years.

EastEnders insiders have not revealed how she will die, although it is expected to be either from cancer or a heart attack.

Decades of gin and fags led to Pat having a heart attack in 2010, but she quickly recovered after having a pacemaker fitted.

December 29, 2011
Robbie Williams would sleep with a man

Star says he would go with a man for £2 million or for free with Brad Pitt

Robbie Williams has said he would sleep with another man for £2 million ($3million €2.39million).

The Angels singer - who is happily married to actress Ayda Field - was asked during a two-hour website interview how much money he would want to have gay sex and he joked it wouldn't be as much as everyone thought.

December 6, 2011
NZ Defence Force backs gay troops

The New Zealand Defence Force will launch its first gay staff network in the new year.

The New Zealand Defence Force is setting up a formal support network in the new year for its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff.

The network will allow meetings during work time, resources to publish newsletters, maintain a resource page on the internal NZDF intranet and conduct meetings using video telephone conferencing equipment.