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May 6, 2012
Lady Gaga thought cocaine was ‘sexy’

 

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

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”.

January 27, 2012
Guy Pearce and Jimmy Barnes support gay marriage

Aussie stars speak out for Australian Marriage Equality campaign

Actor Guy Pearce and musician Jimmy Barnes are the latest famous Aussies to speak out in support of gay marriage on behalf of the Australian Marriage Equality campaign.

Pearce, who gained a large gay following after starring in the film Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, said support and acceptance of the LGBT community has grown since he played a drag queen in that 1994 film.

January 14, 2012
Tori Amos recalls early gay bar days

American pianist and singer-songwriter Tori Amos gigged in gay bar in Georgetown, Washington DC

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.

December 21, 2011
Obama’s surprises gay couple with wedding letter

Barack Obama congratulated Matt Katz and Aaron Lafrenz on their New York marriage

A gay couple were shocked to open their mail and find a letter from US President Barack Obama congratulating them on their marriage.

Matt Katz and his husband Aaron Lafrenz posted a copy of the embossed letter on their Facebook page yesterday.

They were married on 23 July and received the letter from the White House five months later this December.

Katz, a musician and hat salesman, and Lafrenz, a hair stylist, met on the internet hook-up site Manhunt.