Anderson Cooper was ranked fifth in OUT magazine's annual top 50 list of powerful gay men and lesbians - the first year he made the list as an openly gay man.

Cooper had made the list year after year - one year even appearing on the cover of the magazine with Jodie Foster - but it wasn't until last summer that Cooper he publicly acknowledged being gay.

Foster, despite her very public coming out speech at the Golden Globe Awards in January, did not make the top 50 list which was unveiled today.

When Gaydar Radio suddenly closed down at the beginning of 2013, it took with them the much-loved hosts of the breakfast show Neil Sexton and Debbie Ryan.

But now they are back at a brand new internet-based station, JemmOne.

Launching on 3 April, the fab twosome will be presenting the morning show featuring some of the best chat, interviews and dance music of today.

On one of their first shows, Neil and Debbie will be interviewing British pop band The Saturdays and getting gossip on their new E! reality show.

The British gay play producer who was deported from Uganda for being ‘undesirable’ has said the majority of Africans are not homophobic.

David Cecil was originally arrested in September last year after the play, which tells the story of a gay businessman murdered by his colleagues, was performed in private theaters. The charges were later dropped.

On 6 February, Cecil was rearrested and locked up for five days before being deported to the UK.

Uganda has deported a David Cecil for producing and staging a play in August 2012, featuring a gay businessman who is killed by his own employees, a UK embassy spokesman has said.

David Cecil was arrested last September for ‘disobeying lawful orders’ as the play was performed without ‘authorisation’. The charges were subsequently dropped.

An Italian sex-symbol from the 1990s has been cleared of libel after she implied another actor was gay and in a relationship with his producer.

Sabrina Ferilli, who was a famous actress in the 1990s appearing on Italian TV, made the comments about fellow TV actor and former Celebrity Big Brother contestant Francesco Testi.

During an interview in 2012 she said: ‘Actor Francesco Testi and his producer are in a deep relationship.’

Testi, who had been acting in a film with Ferilli in the beginning of 2012, sued her for defamation.

A Star Wars game is offering players a chance to play gay, but for a price and only on one planet.

Star Wars: The Old Republic players have been as furious because they are unable to play a homosexual character.

But in a new expansion, titled The Rise of the Hutt Cartel, wannabe Jedis will now be able to pay for access to a homo-haven planet.

Called Makeb, it will be the only place in the massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) where you will be able to pursue a gay romance.

BBC Three has cancelled the lesbian drama Lip Service, it was announced yesterday (12 January).

Harriet Braun, the show’s creator and executive producer, revealed the corporation had not yet given an explanation for the decision.

Set in Glasgow, Scotland, Lip Service featured the lives of a group of gay women and starred Fiona Button, Laura Fraser, and Heather Peace.

The drama pulled in strong ratings when it launched in 2010, but lost a third of its audience when it moved from a late Tuesday night slot to the more competitive Friday at 9pm.

Matt Damon, sitting with co-star Michael Douglas, director Steven Soderbergh and producer Jerry Weintraub, faced a ballroom filled with journalists on Friday (4 January) to answer questions about the upcoming HBO film Behind the Candelabra about Liberace and his young lover Scott Thorson.

When one journalist asked Damon of he considered the film to be a comedy - perhaps because Liberace was such a flamboyant performer - the actor uttered a quick and definitive 'No.'

After one week of parenthood, television producer Ryan Murphy on Monday (1 January) has shared a photo of his newborn son with his Twitter followers.

'Thanks to everyone for the kind wishes,' Murphy tweeted. 'Logan is one week old and doing great. Happy new year!'

In the photo, Logan is dressed in a white outfit with '2012' written on it and is covered by a pale blue, knitted blanket with his name printed in white.

The baby was born on Christmas Eve to Murphy and his husband David Miller. The identity of the child's mother is not publicly known.

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.

A Hollywood power couple have thrown a wedding in Los Angeles which makes Elton John's nuptials look conventional.

Riding a white 'unicorn' to Madonna's Like A Virgin, Cougar Town producer Danny Rose and lawyer husband Aaron Rosenberg arrived at their wedding reception in camp over-the-top style.

The happy couple's loyal steed was transformed into the mythical beast by sticking a horn on its head and was dressed in a white robe with a star of David printed on it to represent their religion.

But the 'Jew-nicorn' wasn't the only surprise at the wedding.