The man whose book is the basis for the upcoming HBO film on entertainer Liberace will not be able to watch it. His prison doesn't have the channel.

Scott Thorson, Liberace's ex-lover, has been in a Nevada jail since this past February. He is charged with buying a computer and cell phone with a credit card that wasn't his. Last Wednesday (8 May) he pleaded guilty and asked to be placed in a rehabilitation program. Punishment could range from probation to 2 to 30 years in prison.

The doctors of an HIV infected  baby have announced they have cured the child.

As reported by the New York Times, the infant was born in rural Mississippi (a southern US state). Antiretroviral drugs were administered approximately 30 hours after birth. This type of procedure is uncommon with newborns, but could  turn into standard procedure if the case is confirmed.

At least 75 leading Republicans signed a brief to be submitted to the US supreme court aruging that gay marriage is a constitutional right.

According to The New York Times, who got a copy of the document, signatories include top advisers to former president George W. Bush, four former governors and two members of congress.

US viewers of Downton Abbey are still reeling from the tragic end to season three which has a beloved family member killed in a car accident.

But the season also had plenty of drama among the downstairs characters such as gay footman Thomas (Rob James-Collier) nearly losing his job after kissing fellow footman Jimmy (Ed Speleers).

Series creator Julian Fellowes says that what Thomas went through during the most recent season went a long way toward explaining why the character is so surly.

In the Oscar-nominated documenentary How to Survive a Plague, the late Ed Koch is certainly not one of the heroes in the story of the AIDS epidemic in New York City.

The film's director, David France, says he believes the success of the film may have been responsible for The New York Times quickly amending Koch's obituary earlier this month to include his inaction during the AIDS crisis that had gripped his city during his terms as mayor.

Grammy-winner Frank Ocean said in an interview published in the New York Times last week that he plans to write 'in remote locations for the next two years', starting with Shanghai.

As well as music, Ocean said that he has started writing a book. 'It's fiction, and it's about brothers,' he said in the interview.

Ocean's comments indicate that he plans to avoid the limelight after a high profile eight months. Today he tweeted: 'step awayyy from the media'.

The Baltimore Ravens’ Brendon Ayanbadejo and his team may be headed to the Super Bowl but that doesn't mean he's not mean this straight ally of the LGBT community is still not thinking of ways to promote marriage equality.

The NFL center says he recently had 'Jerry Maguire moment' when, at 3:40 am, he emailed a political ally: 'Is there anything I can do for marriage equality or anti- bullying over the next couple of weeks to harness this Super Bowl media?'

From all indications, Chuck Hagel will be nominated by President Barack Obama to be the new head of the Defense Department. According to the New York Times, Obama could make the announcement as early as next week.

The leading LGBT military family advocacy organization, OutServe-SLDN, is prepared with a to-do-list for Hagel.

An anti-gay evangelist will face trial for ‘crimes against humanity’ on Monday (7 January).

American preacher Scott Lively, who supports the Uganda ‘Kill the Gays’ bill, is being sued by a minority group who say the evangelist has helped play a part in the persecution, arrest and murder of gay people.

Sexual Minorities Uganda is using a statute that allows foreign parties to sue in American courts, which will reportedly be used for the first time for crimes against gay people.

In the weeks leading up to the Us presiential election last month, the Log Cabin Republicans endorsed Republican Mitt Romney despite the candidate's staunch views against gay marriage.

More and more LGBT students at conservative Christian colleges and universities are trying to find ways to reconcile their sexual and religious identities.

Somewhere in J.K. Rowling's files there is a fan letter from a 12 year old child named Chris Colfer.

The star of Glee talked to The New York Times about books and his reading past. He confessed that in his note to the author of the Harry Potter series he suggested her powers were more than just words.

'I may have also accused her of being a real witch and insisted she take me with her the next time she traveled into the wizarding world.'