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May 4, 2013

E! Online's Twitter is hacked and erroneous Justin Bieber is gay message is sent out

The Twitter account to the entertainment news site E! Online seems to be shut down due to an erroneous Tweet  calling pop star Justin Bieber gay.

Today (April 4) E!'s social media site has been suspended (this reporter has tried multiple times). According to various Tweets, and a number of news reports, the account was closed due to note saying the teen heart throb is gay.

May 4, 2013

Niall Ferguson, author and history professor at Harvard University, recants connecting John Maynard Keynes’ homosexuality to ‘destructive’ economic policies

Noted author and Harvard University history professor Niall Ferguson offered an apology for his recent comments about economist John Maynard Keynes.

'My colleagues, students, and friends – straight and gay – have every right to be disappointed in me, as I am in myself,' Ferguson wrote today (4 April) on his website. 'To them, and to everyone who heard my remarks at the conference or has read them since, I deeply and unreservedly apologize.'

May 4, 2013

Niall Ferguson, author and history professor at Harvard University, ties John Maynard Keynes’ homosexuality to ‘destructive’ economic policies

An American university professor has attempted to create a link between a dead British economist’s homosexuality and the current financial crisis.

Niall Ferguson, author and history professor at Harvard University, spoke at the 10th annual Altegris Conference this week, an exclusive event for investors and financial advisors.

April 29, 2013

Lesbian broadcaster's coverage of the London Olympics and Paralympics has earned her a special award for television

Lesbian broadcaster Clare Balding is to receive a special award for reporting on the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games at this year’s BAFTAs.

She is to be presented with an achievement award for factual presenting.

The BAFTA committee commended her work saying Balding has become a national treasure.

April 28, 2013

Pop singer Ricky Martin has celebrated the legalization of same-sex marriage in New Zealand and says it is now inevitable that Australia, where he is currently staying, will follow suit

Openly gay pop star Ricky Martin has taken to Twitter to celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriage in New Zealand and says that marriage equality in Australia is inevitable.

Martin is in Australia to star as one of the celebrity coaches on the Australian version of The Voice and used his Twitter account to post a YouTube video of the aftermath of the passing of New Zealand’s same-sex marriage bill in which MPs burst into applause and then rose to sing a traditional Maori love song.

April 18, 2013

Michelle Demishevich has progressed from working in nightclubs to being hired as Turkey's first openly transgender TV reporter

Before transitioning, Michelle Demishevich was fired from her job as a newspaper journalist in Izmir, Turkey. Now nearly 15 years later she has been hired by Turkish TV channel IMC as a reporter. 

'I have heard of trans columnists but I am the first trans TV reporter in Turkey,' Demishevich said to Bianet.org about her dream come true.

April 12, 2013

'I wish we had the show the first year that we ended up with the second year'

If Anderson Cooper had to do it all over again, his foray into daytime talk shows would have been more Live With Kelly and Michael from the start than a pale imitation of The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Cooper's show, Anderson Live! was canceled last fall during the early weeks of its second season. But since that time, it has found its groove with a live format and a rotating array of guest co-hosts including Andy Cohen, Kathy Griffin and Kristin Chenoweth.

April 11, 2013

'Open' will be a complex drama which will explore sexuality, monogamy and intimacy in relationships

Premium cable network has ordered a ‘complex’ relationship drama from the creator of Glee and American Horror Story.

Ryan Murphy, who also created gay relationship comedy The New Normal, has been given a pilot order for Open.

April 5, 2013

'We’ve had an amazing couple of years together. Things have just run their course'

Adam Lambert is a single man again.

The Grammy nominee and American Idol runner up says he and Sauli Koskinen, a Finnish entertainment reporter, television host and radio personality, have split up.

'It’s been kind of on its way out in the last couple of months,' Lambert tells South Florida Gay News.

March 31, 2013

Arizona Senator Jeff Flake looks into the future and sees a Republican presidential nominee who supports gay marriage

Senator Jeff Flake thinks there will come a day when Republicans will rally around a presidential nominee who supports gay marriage.

The Arizona politician made the prediction today (31 March) to reporter Chuck Todd on the news show Meet The Press.

'I think that's inevitable,' Flake said. 'There will be one, and that I think he'll receive Republican support, or she will.'

March 30, 2013

Singer Marie Osmond wants gays and lesbians to have civil rights

Yesterday (29 March) ABC News named entertainer Marie Osmond as its  Person-of the-Week. According to reporter Diane Sawyer, Osmond was given title because of recent legal arguments about gay marriage and Easter.

March 18, 2013

Microsoft founder has long been supportive of LGBT equality

Microsoft founder Bill Gates says the Boy Scouts of America should 'absolutely' end its ban in gay members and leaders.

When pressed by a Politico reporter on why he feels the ban should end, Gates had a simple and direct answer: 'Because it's 2o13.'

March 7, 2013

'These past six years, people have seen me as a woman, not a transsexual'

Professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter Fallon Fox was at a party celebrating a victory on Saturday (2 March) when she got a phone call she had dreaded for years.

It was from a reporter who knew she is a transgender woman.

March 2, 2013

Andersoon Cooper will receive his GLAAD media award from Madonna

The upcoming GLAAD Media Awards instantly turned a little bit more fabulous-er. The media rights organization announced today (2 March) Madonna will make a presentation to Anderson Cooper.

Madonna will give the CNN reporter the Vito Russo Award on 16 March.

'From speaking out against bullying to raising support for marriage equality, Madonna has always been one of our community's strongest allies, said GLAAD President Herndon Graddick in a statement. 'We are honored to have her stand with GLAAD and Anderson Cooper.'

February 13, 2013

'Just recently, it bugs her. ... She goes: 'It's big. It's everywhere!''

Hugh Jackman, nominated for an Oscar this year for Les Miserables, has always shrugged off the persistent rumors that he must be gay.

But for his wife of 17 years, Deborra-Lee Furness, the gay talk is becoming more bothersome as the years go on.

'Just recently, it bugs her,' Jackman admits in the new issue of The Hollywood Reporter. 'She goes: 'It's big. It's everywhere!' '

February 6, 2013

When it comes to adventures, appetites and architecture, GSN discovers that these small Mediterranean islands do it big

Malta may be one of the world's smallest independent states, but a visit to its shores proves that it deserves a big reputation.

Malta and its sister islands Gozo and Comino have a history that traces back 7,000 years and a climate that claims to offer 300 days of sunshine a year. Add to that the traditional Mediterranean dishes served by friendly inhabitants, the impressive limestone palaces and churches that dominate the scenery and a festive annual Carnival celebration, and it becomes clear that the Maltese clearly know how to do big things right.

January 22, 2013

CNN's Don Lemon: 'It was so nuanced. In politics you call it a dog whistle'

Don Lemon was watching last week's Golden Globe Award when Jodie Foster took to the stage to accept the Cecil B. Demille Lifetime Achievement Award and to, after decades of speculation, confirmed to the world that she is a lesbian.

Only Lemon, an openly gay anchor and reporter for CNN, at first wasn't all that sure of what Foster was doing.

December 10, 2012

Indian director of My Brother... Nikhil and I Am writes about labels and responsibility for Times of India

Indian filmmaker Onir has spoken out about being labelled a 'gay director' in a newspaper column.

'It irritates me when everyone goes, "a gay director da da da". Does that report end with "a heterosexual reporter reports"?' said Onir in an opinion piece published in the Times of India on Saturday.

December 9, 2012

John Schwartz's Oddly Normal chronicles the pitfalls and heights of raising a son who is gay

Parenting is the one job where doing everything right might never be enough. John and Jeanne Schwartz didn't fret when their youngest, Joe, would dress up Barbie or wanted to only play with 'prettiful' toys. 'Prettiful' was Joe's own created word. They assumed all of this might mean their son was gay, and were looking forward to the day when he was comfortable enough to come out.

December 5, 2012

British soccer player slams 'shocking' Daily Mail piece which suggests he should be the sport's 'gay hero'

British footballer Joey Barton has threatened to sue a tabloid newspaper which suggested he come out as gay.

The Daily Mail article refers to comments made by Manchester United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard who said the sport needed a 'gay hero'.

November 25, 2012

The Emmy Award-winning actress told preview audiences that she resembled her gay brother with her hair cut short for the upcoming film

Audiences previewed the highly anticipated Les Misérables with Anne Hathaway, Russel Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Helena Bonham Carter and Amanda Seyfried at New York's Lincoln Center on Friday (November 23).

Hathaway, who had to lose 25 pounds and a full head of hair for the role of Fantine, admitted to the audience that she didn't mind cutting her hair so short.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Dark Knight Rises star told the audience: 'When I eventually looked in the mirror I just thought I looked like my gay brother'.

November 22, 2012

15-year-old boy loved to wear pink trousers and pink jumpers, but was derided on Facebook and at his high school

A 15-year-old boy has committed suicide after having been bullied on social networks and at school in Rome, Italy.

'AS', a student from the Cavour high school, in Rome's city center, loved to wear pink trousers and pink jumpers and someone created a fake profile on Facebook deriding him for his clothes.

Fabrizio Marrazzo, LGBT association Gay Center’s spokesman, said: ‘Now we want an inquest, we’d like to know what are the reasons that caused his suicide.’

November 20, 2012

Loud blast takes gay CNN news anchor by surprise during live TV report on country's conflict with Israel

Gay news anchor Anderson Cooper was forced to duck and cover during a live TV report in Gaza after a bomb exploded nearby.

The CNN reporter is seen jumping out of his skin, diving to the floor and shouting 'Whoa', after a loud blast interrupted his Sunday night piece on the country's escalating conflict with Isreal.

But ever the professonal, Cooper returned to camera to explain to viewers that it was the largest explosion they had heard in the last hour.

Cooper is also the host of a nighty show on CNN and a correspondent for 60 Minutes of CBS.

November 19, 2012

'Daybreak' showbiz reporter is the sixth person voted off the BBC dancing competition show

Gay showbiz reporter Richard Arnold believes Strictly Come Dancing celebrates the ‘best of British’.

The ‘Daybreak’ host and his dance partner Erin Boag were the sixth couple to leave the BBC dancing competition show.