When three artists from Seattle made a video about same-sex marriage they managed to create a story that was quite different from a standard gay campaign film.

It shows the life of one gay man from birth to death, from discovering his sexuality to finding a partner and then spending a long, happy life with him.

It’s created by three artists from Seattle, Washington, USA; musician Macklemore, his producer Ryan Lewis and film director Mary Lambert. And it’s become such a big hit on YouTube it has been seen by over 10 million people.

British lesbian musician and actress Heather Peace has announced she will perform down under at the world famous Sydney Mardi Gras.

The performance, which has been headlined by gay icons like Kylie Minogue, will be the beginning of a tour which will take Peace across Australia.

Touring from10 – 24 February, Peace said it was a ‘dream come true’.

‘It’s been a dream of mine to perform at Sydney Mardi Gras and I’ve also had so many requests on social media from Australian fans for me to come over and play,’ she said.

Music impresario Quincy Jones has worked with all the legends in the business, from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson. With that type of success, and longevity, a gay rumor will eventually be attached.

Jones was recently interviewed by the New York Times and swatted away rumors he was involved in the murder of Tupac Shakur or wanted to sleep with him. At the time of his death, the late musician was engaged to Jones' daughter

Australian country singer Beccy Cole will come out publicly as a lesbian for the first time in televised interview tonight.

Cole was interviewed with her two country singer friends, Kasey Chambers and Gina Jeffreys, for Australian Story, a regular program on national TV channel ABC.

‘I think for years Beccy has had this secret, that she really does want people to know about but didn’t really know when was the right time and how to do it too,’ Jeffreys says on the program.

During an interview that was aired on Thursday night, the worldwide pop sensation Lady Gaga admitted to finding cocaine ‘sexy’ when she was younger.

Speaking candidly about her emotional and mental difficulties living in New York as a young musician before finding international fame, the 26-year-old star, real name Stefani Germanotta, explained on The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet that “the drug was my friend”.

Tori Amos has recalled how she played all her first gigs in a gay bar when she was just 13 years old.

The 'Professional Widow' hitmaker always knew she wanted to be a musician and says the shows – to which she was accompanied by her minister father – taught her a lot about performing.

She said: ‘At 13, I was ready. I had a repertoire of a couple of hundred songs – thins you hear on the radio.