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May 16, 2012
Matthew McConaughey on gay fans, gay rumors and playing a male stripper

Hopes gays will flock to new film Magic Mike: 'I think they’ll come out more excited then they came in'

Actor Matthew McConaughey plays the owner of a strip club - and a star stripper himself - in the upcoming feature film Magic Mike which features a cast of hunks including Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello and Alex Pettyfer.

May 9, 2012
Navratilova and John Amaechi to speak at Out & Equal work summit

Sports legends Martina Navratilova and John Amaechi join business leaders at global gay workplace summit in London

Business leaders will meet in London this summer to discuss how to increase workplace equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees around the world.

The Out & Equal summit on 5 and 6 July coincides with the UK capital holding this year’s World Pride – Gay Star News is a partner of both events.

The speakers include:

May 7, 2012
Chinese same-sex marriage campaigner wins UN Women poll

Sociologist Li Yinhe comes out top of UN Women poll on Weibo, beating glamorous movie actresses

Chinese same-sex marriage advocate Li Yinhe has won a poll set by UN Women to find a female ambassador for China.

The poll on microblog site Weibo set Chinese Academy of Social Sciences sociologist Li against popular movie actresses Zhang Ziyi, Fan Bingbing, Sun Li and Jiang Wenli, but she came out as the best women's ambassador for China with 53% of the vote. Glamorous red-carpet native Fan Bingbing came second with 15.5%.

May 4, 2012
Sinners, Repented: Gay insults and apologies

GSN counts down the top 15 anti-LGBT insults, and the apologies that followed  

With the birth of Twitter and the death of discretion, an increasing number of public figures are candid about their anti-gay sentiments, and are paying for it.

Social media and consumer-driven content means that anything said online gets heard around the world in a matter of mouse clicks.

When homophobic and transphobic remarks are made, and apologies ensue, is it a genuine about-face or a lame attempt at lip service?

May 3, 2012
Australian same-sex marriage advocate defended from Christian lobby attack

Leading advocate accused of marrying for political reasons ahead of senate inquiry into gay marriage.

A leading Australian marriage equality advocate has been defended from a Christian lobby attack suggesting that his impending same-sex marriage is politically motivated.

Aspersions were cast on national convener of Australian marriage equality Alex Greenwich’s reasons for marrying his partner in Argentina.

May 3, 2012
British gay activist revels at Dutch Queen's day

Clare Dimyon starts her tour to tackle homophobia in football at Euro2012

Clare Dimyon made a pit-stop in the Netherlands before embarking on her equality-in-sports tour.

The equality campaigner joined the LGBT community in Groningen in northern Netherlands to celebrate Queen's day, a national holiday.

April 25, 2012
Barney Frank calls Mitt Romney's anti-gay marriage views 'despicable'

'He is for a discrimination that would dissolve all the existing marriages'

Barney Frank, the first openly gay member of the US House of Representatives, blasted presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney for a 'willingness … to switch and become very anti-gay' in order to win votes.

Frank also called Romney 'despicable' an interview with the Washington Blade following his keynote speech at the National Stonewall Democrats’ Capital Champions reception in D.C.

April 24, 2012
Facebook game urges STI testing after bed-hopping

Facebook game Man Up focuses on the link between the number of sexual partners and the increased risk of sexually transmitted infections and HIV

The more men you sleep with, the more you need to get tested. But bed hopping is encouraged in a new game from Britain's leading HIV charity.

Terrence Higgins Trust created the Facebook game, Man Up, to show that guys who regularly sleep around need to get tested for sexually transmitted infections more often.

April 19, 2012
OUT Magazine lays off entire editorial staff

Editor says sister publication to The Advocate will continue under new arrangement

The entire editorial staff of Out Magazine is being laid off but some may be hired back under a new business arrangement for the monthly gay lifestyle publication, editor Aaron Hicklin said Wednesday (18 April).

The US-based magazine is the sister publication to The Advocate and is owned by Here Media which bought the titles in 2008. Here Media has struck a deal with Hicklin to continue running the magazine under a new company he has founded called Grand Editorial.

April 12, 2012
Obama disappoints gay leaders on workplace discrimination

US President will not be signing executive order banning discrimination against LGBT people

President Barack Obama does not plan to sign an executive order barring workplace discrimination against LGBT people in the near future.

Several LGBT leaders, who have been pushing hard for the executive order, were part of a high-level meeting at The White House this week and came away disappointed to not have a commitment from Obama on the issue.

April 12, 2012
Sean Hayes gets snippy with reporter for asking about 'it' and 'that'

'It's 2012, you can say the word 'gay''

For eight years on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, Sean Hayes played the hilarious gay character of Jack McFarland to such perfection that he won an Emmy and was nominated for six others.

During the show's long run, Hayes declined to discuss the fact that in real life, he is also gay. But that changed two years ago when in an interview with The Advocate, he talked about being gay and insisted that he had never tried to hide that fact.

April 2, 2012
Perez Hilton says he feels positively reborn these days

Celebrity blogger talks to Gay Star News about his new positive directon

Perez Hilton once thought nothing of outing closeted gay celebrities and drawing tasteless doodles on paparazzi shots of various stars. Such antics gained him millions of followers and led to books and television appearances.

But Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, now says he has left those toxic ways behind him and has embraced a more positive way to conduct himself both professionally and personally.

March 30, 2012
Some gay celebs see Carson Daly episode as an opportunity

Dustin Lance Black: 'So much of what's important in this movement is education and outreach'

Carson Daly's speedy apologies for jokes he made about gay people this week seemed to have most people in a forgiving mood at a star-studded party Thursday (29 March) marking the 45th anniversary of The Advocate, the oldest LGBT magazine in the US.

'He's apologized multiple times and I believe it was sincere,' blogger Perez Hilton told Gay Star News. 'It's a teachable moment for him and other people. I love those teachable moments like Oprah says.'

March 30, 2012
The Advocate celebrates 45 years of publishing with benefit party

Magazine was launched in 1967 after raids of gay bars in Los Angeles

The US-based national gay and lesbian news magazine The Advocate celebrated its 45th anniversary Thursday (29 March) with a star-studded benefit  in Beverly Hills that included some attendees who have graced the magazine's cover over the years.

March 27, 2012
George Takei creates poll for heterosexuals

Star Trek icon asks 'When did you decide to be straight?'

It's not clear if he presented it to Donald Trump during their recent lunch to discuss marriage equality but George Takei is inviting other heterosexuals to take a 'When did you decide to become straight?' poll.

March 19, 2012
Omar Sharif Jr fears return to Egypt after coming out

The grandson of iconic actor Omar Sharif worries he may become 'an Egyptian public enemy'

The grandson of actor Omar Sharif says he is afraid to return to Egypt after coming out as gay and half-Jewish.

Writing in The Advocate, Omar Sharif Jr said he left Egypt for America last year with a 'heavy heart'.

'I write this article in fear,' he said. 'Fear for my country, fear for my family, and fear for myself.

March 16, 2012
Christian rugby captain supports gay marriage in Australia

 ‘Jesus was on the side of the marginalised’ says Wallabies’ captain David Pocock

The Christian captain of Australia's national rugby union club has voiced his support for gay marriage.

‘It's my understanding that Jesus was on the side of the marginalised and the oppressed,’ David Pocock said in a statement released by Australian Marriage Equality. ‘And also that God is love. So as a Christian I can't just stand in silence on the issue of marriage equality. My faith necessitates that I advocate for it.’

March 16, 2012
Sinéad O'Connor says it's not accurate to call her bisexual

But the singer has 'explored' relationships with women and may do so again

Sinéad O'Connor has had relationships with women and if she were single, would consider one in the future.

But she doesn't consider herself bisexual.

March 2, 2012
Bollywood actor defends gays against onslaught in the Supreme Court

Blockbuster actor Hrithik Roshan speaks out while gay sex is debated in the Supreme Court

One of India’s biggest film stars, Hrithik Roshan has spoken out in defence of the gay community while the ‘morality’ of gay sex is debated in Delhi Supreme Court.

On Wednesday, senior Catholic advocate Radha Krishana told the Supreme Court that gay sex would lead to a 'horrendous' situation.

In response, Roshan released a statement speaking out against sexuality discrimination. He said:

February 29, 2012
George Clooney talks gay rumors and his bromance with Brad Pitt

'I’ll be long dead and there will still be people who say I was gay'

George Clooney showed up at Sunday's Academy Awards on Sunday with current girlfriend Stacy Keibler who was one of the evening's red carpet stunners in a gold Marchesa gown.

Despite a series of glamorous girlfriends over the years, there are always whispers that the perennial bachelor is actually gay - rumors Clooney says make him laugh.

February 27, 2012
Trans festival brings Sparkle to Manchester

Sparkle festival hits Canal Street in the northern English city again in July for a weekend of fun and live entertainment

Transgender people from all over Britain are looking forward to  fun-filled weekend festival of live entertainment in Manchester in July.

British transgender charity Sparkle is organizing the event in the LGBT heart of Manchester, Canal Street. The Sparkle festival will aim to spread important transgender messages to the public.

Minister for Equality and gay marriage advocate Lynne Featherstone has supported the cause.

February 17, 2012
Kristen Bell reveals why she and Dax Shepard are not yet married

'I don’t feel appropriate taking advantage of a right that’s denied to my best friends'

Actress Kristen Bell is often asked why she and boyfriend, Dax Shepard, have not yet gotten married even though they have been engaged for more than two years.

The star of Showtime's House of Lies says the delay has everything to do with her solidarity to marriage equality for gays and lesbians.

February 17, 2012
White House holds LGBT health summit

White House LGBT health conference held in Philadelphia

White House officials emphasized two points at its LGBT conference on health: 1) President Barack Obama has been the 'fierce advocate' he promised in the 2008 election, and 2) the administration's most significant legislation, the Affordable Care Act, provides much needed protection to gay and lesbian families.

February 4, 2012
Madonna says she was 'extremely affected' by AIDS crisis

Singer had just reached stardom when epidemic hit many friends and fans

Madonna, who is set to perform a Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, has been a star for nearly 30 years.

And while she has undergone many incarnations since first arriving on the scene in the early 80s with hits like Borderline and Material Girl, her early connection with gay fans has endured.

January 31, 2012
Call for worldwide LGBT civil rights march on 21 April

American gay rights advocate Joseph Knudson is calling for the whole world to join LGBT rights march

Gay rights advocate and The Gayly Blogger, Joseph Knutson is calling for LGBT communities all over the world to march for their civil rights on 21 April. Knudson and other activists have started a Facebook event called LET'S REACH 1 MILLION PEOPLE CAMPAIGN...It's a start! LGBT EQUALITY.