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April 29, 2013
Paul O'Grady calls David Cameron 'Sheriff of Nottingham' over bedroom tax

Gay comic has said the UK Prime Minister David Cameron steals from the poor to give to the rich

Gay chat show host and author Paul O'Grady has likened David Cameron to the 'Sheriff of Nottingham', as he robs from the poor to give to the rich.

The English comic said the British government was bleeding the people dry, attacking the much lambasted 'bedroom tax'.

The tax, aimed at cutting housing benefits for people with one spare bedroom in their property, has already triggered mass demonstrations across the country.

April 8, 2013
Rock musician Linda Perry and talk show host Sara Gilbert are engaged

Perry stages elaborate proposal during romantic picnic at a park

Former Roseanne star Sara Gilbert shared with viewers of the CBS daytime show The Talk that she is now engaged to rock musician Linda Perry.

Gilbert, one of the five co-hosts of the popular program, said the proposal from Perry came as a complete surprise and was done in elaborate fashion during a picnic the couple had in a park.

Here is her description of what happened:

April 5, 2013
David Letterman calls arguments against gay marriage 'absolute stupidity'

'Humans have the right to do what humans do, that’s it. End of the story'

Late night talk show host David Letterman let off some steam Wednesday night (3 April) directed at gay marriage opponents during a chat with guest Rachel Maddow.

Letterman described himself as 'just sick and tired' of the arguments against marriage equality and the characteristics of the debate itself.

'I think it has really crossed the line of being nonsense,' he said. 'This ongoing, politically nuanced, religiously nuanced discussion of gay marriage, gay rights. It is absolute stupidity.'

March 23, 2013
Limbaugh compares marriage equality to man-on-furniture love

US right wing shock jock Rush Limbaugh has suggested that he might marry his sofa if allowed to and believes same-sex marriage might open the gateway to that becoming a reality

Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has suggested that same-sex marriage might lead the way to people marrying their furniture and says he has an eye on marrying his favorite sofa.

Limbaugh was speaking to a fellow same-sex marriage opponent during a March 22 broadcast when he made the bizarre comments.

March 7, 2013
Anderson Cooper recalls the boredom when he went to a strip club with straight pals

'I literally was like talking to the ladies about their shoes'

Since coming out publicly last summer, Anderson Live! has featured a far looser and far gayer host in Anderson Cooper.

The daytime talk show host's sexuality was off-limits during the show's first season but now not anymore.

On Thursday (7 March), Cooper shared the horror of going to a strip club in Tampa, Florida, with a group of straight male friends more than 20 years ago.

'I had to go to one once for a bachelor party when I was in college and I literally was like talking to the ladies about their shoes,' he told guest co-host Lisa Rinna.

March 6, 2013
Anderson Cooper 'incredibly excited' to be getting GLAAD Media Award from Madonna

'Madonna? Are you kidding me? I sort of don't believe it's true"

Anderson Cooper may be a major celebrity himself, but the daytime talk show host and CNN anchor can still get a bit starstruck.

On today's episode of Anderson Live! show, Cooper talked with guest co-host Lisa Rinna about receiving the Vito Russo Award later this month at the GLAAD Media Awards.

'I'm incredibly excited,' Cooper said. 'Madonna? Are you kidding me? I sort of don't believe it's true.'

Madonna will be presenting the award on 16 March at GLAAD's award ceremony in New York City.

March 5, 2013
Colin Farrell on his ‘gay’ modelling past

Irish actor was embarrassed on The Tonight Show, when host Jay Leno pulled up a picture of Farrell when he was 17

Irish Hollywood hunk Colin Farrell may be all masculine now, but it wasn’t always the case.

Tonight Show host Jay Leno asked British supermodel Naomi Campbell last week to lend a critical eye on her fellow guest’s pics from his past.

Campbell, known for not holding back, had some rather unflattering words for his posture and swimming costume.

But it was Farrell who put the words in her mouth, saying: ‘Before he asks, the answer is “gay”.’

He added, joking, ‘I was 17, it was 20 dollars, what are you gonna do? ‘

March 1, 2013
Mixing humor with heart, Ellen DeGeneres posts unofficial Prop 8 brief

'In the words of Benjamin Franklin, “We’re here, we’re queer, get over it"'

Ellen DeGeneres is weighing into Supreme Court Prop 8 and DOMA cases her way by mixing her trademark humor with heart.

The lesbian talk show host, married to actress Portia de Rossi since 2008, wrote a blog post sharing her feelings rather than filing an official 'friend of the court brief.'

'I’ve never filed a brief to the Supreme Court, so I thought I would post mine here,' she writes. 'I’m sure someone will tweet it to them.'

February 28, 2013
Ellen opens up about tough times on Australian talk show

Ellen DeGeneres says she was broke and had no job offers for three years after she came out in 1997

Ellen DeGeneres showed her serious side to Australian talk show host Tracy Grimshaw in an interview broadcast on Monday night.

The usually light-hearted TV presenter and actress talked frankly about the dip in her career after she came out publicly in 1997.

Soon after she came out on The Oprah Winfrey Show, DeGeneres' sit com Ellen was cancelled.

February 27, 2013
Now that he's out of closet, Anderson Cooper wonders why some others stay in

'There’s a bunch of people whom I’m surprised have not been more forward'

CNN newsman and daytime talk show host Anderson Cooper waited until last summer to publicly confirm that he is gay after years of remaining mum on the topic.

And now that he's done it, to no detriment to his career, he wonders why other famous folks who he knows don't do the same.

February 15, 2013
Ellen DeGeneres takes the bait, signs on for Finding Nemo 2

Lesbian talk show host and comic will play everyone's favorite forgetful fish Dory in the Disney/Pixar sequel

Lesbian talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has reportedly taken the bait and signed on to reprise her role as forgetful fish Dory in the Finding Nemo sequel.

According to the LA Times, DeGeneres has agreed play everyone’s favorite blue tang fish with short-term memory loss again.

Rumors regarding the sequel to the Pixar/Disney film have been swimming around for years but were finally confirmed in June last year.

DeGeneres has expressed a great love for the film, and has said numerous times on her daytime talk show how she would love to play Dory again.

February 1, 2013
Ronaiah Tuiasosopo on why he duped Manti Te'o and why he killed off his fake girlfriend persona

'I was trying to do everything to end it'

The man pretending to be a woman in a bizarre online hoax involving college football star Manti Te'o said he was desperate to end the ruse so he decided to kill his online alter-ego off with cancer.

'I was trying to do everything to end it,' Ronaiah Tuiasosopo told talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw in part one of an interview that aired Thursday (31 January). 'People say it was a cruel joke. Cruel true, joke never.'

January 24, 2013
Gay stars triumph at National TV Awards

Paul O'Grady took home a surprise win for Best Factual Entertainment for his animal care series For The Love Of Dogs

While it was a relatively quiet night for the National TV Awards, a gay star took home a surprise win.

Gay chat show host Paul O’Grady won Best Factual Entertainment for his documentary ‘For The Love Of Dogs’, beating out favorites ‘The Great British Bakeoff’, ‘The Apprentice’, and ‘Top Gear’.

Voted for by the public, it is one of the only televised awards in the UK not voted for by a professional panel.

O’Grady was in good spirits until his teenage photo flashed up on the big screen to celebrate the event’s 18 years.

December 25, 2012
US pundit says gays use Christmas to further gay agenda

American Family Association’s Sandy Rios claims the left plots to push vital legislation during the holiday season

A right-wing US pundit has accused gay people of using the Christmas holidays to further their ‘agenda’.

American Family Associations’ Sandy Rios said she had ‘exposed’ the left’s plan to set crucial legislation around the break.

The anti-gay radio show host said true Americans who ‘care about Christmas’ are the same ones who do not want gay marriage to be legalized.

‘It’s interesting how the left pushes this stuff, so much of this always comes down to Christmas,’ Rios said, Right Wing Watch reports.

December 7, 2012
One Million Moms take on Ellen DeGeneres and JC Penney again

Anti-gay group objects to lesbian talk show host starring in holiday commercials for retail chain

The anti-gay group OneMillionMoms.com has revived its fight against Ellen DeGeneres and JC Penney now that the popular television talk show host is appearing in holiday commercials for the retail chain.

November 29, 2012
The Dr Oz Show under fire for ex-gay reparative therapy episode

GLAAD, GLSEN and PFLAG believe program provided a 'lengthy platform for junk science'

A trio of LGBT groups have joined together to condemn an episode of The Dr. Oz Show that aired on Wednesday (28 November) and dealt with ex-gay reparative therapy which that aims and purports to change sexual orientation.

November 21, 2012
Between ducking from bombs in Gaza, Anderson Cooper does battle on Twitter

Gay CNN anchor pulls no punches in exchanges with snarky viewers

Anderson Cooper has been proving in recent days that he is nobody's punching bag on Twitter.

The CNN anchor and daytime talk show host has been reporting on the bloody conflict between Isreal and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and even had to duck when there were blasts nearby.

But that doesn't mean he's been too distracted to craft witheringly sarcastic responses to some of the unflattering things that are being written about him on Twitter.

November 20, 2012
Urgent memo to Republicans: go secular or die

Ditch the racist, homophobic, creationist, climate change-denying dominionists: inclusive, secular conservatism is the only option for Grand Old Party, says Adrian Tippetts

The US presidential election was not so much an endorsement of Obama as a verdict on the Republican Party. Given the dire economic circumstances, any challenger would have strolled into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. They even outspent the Democrats on their presidential campaign by a factor of 3.5 to one. The recriminations and post mortems are in full swing. At least Newt Gingrich has the honesty to admit being ‘far off’ wrong.

November 5, 2012
NZ PM uses ‘gay’ as an insult

Prime Minister John Key, who has impressed LGBT voters this year, offends by using ‘gay’ as an insult during a flippant radio interview

The New Zealand prime minister John Key said ‘gay’ as an insult during a radio interview last week.

Prime Minister John Key mocked Radio Network’s Farming Show host Jamie Mackay’s ability at golf when he was a guest on the show on Friday (2 November), saying:

‘You’re munted mate you’re never going to make it. You’ve got that gay red top on.’

The flippant comment was branded as homophobic on Twitter.

November 2, 2012
Graham Norton and Sue Perkins help raise £85,000 for HIV charity

Celebrities take part in annual 'Supper Club' in London to raise money for Terrence Higgins Trust

Celebrities including gay British chat show host Graham Norton and lesbian comedian Sue Perkins helped raise over £85,000 ($137,000) for people living with HIV.

The annual 'Supper Club' for sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust saw guests tuck into gastronomic delights at 40 dinner parties across a number of exclusive London restaurants before uniting at One Mayfair for a glamorous after party.

October 9, 2012
Anderson Cooper not interested in prolonging feud with Star Jones

'I said my piece and then she tweeted me and I'm not responding'

Anderson Cooper says he's done with Star Jones.

The talk show host and CNN anchor blasted the former co-host of The View last week in response to her alleging that he came out publicly as a gay man over the summer as a way to get ratings for his syndicated talk show Anderson Live.

September 21, 2012
Anderson Cooper makes some confessions to Wendy Williams

As a kid, he used to check women's rear ends and would steal cutlery

It continues to be a very revealing year for CNN anchor and daytime talk show host Anderson Cooper.

Cooper came out publicly over the summer and this week, he stopped by The Wendy Williams Show to make a few more disclosures.

While growing up, he was initially unaware just how famous his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, really was.

That was until his mother's line of jeans became such a sensation.

August 27, 2012
Rosie O'Donnell reveals she is married

TV personality wed Michelle Rounds back in June

Rosie O'Donnell is a married woman.

The actress and talk show host revealed Monday (27 August) that she and Michelle Rounds were secretly wed back in June before Rounds underwent surgery for desmoid tumors which is a rare disease that only affects three out of every million people.

'We married in private before [Michelle's] surgery, just the [two] of us,' O'Donnell writes on her blog. 'When we r both well enough will have the wedding of r dreams surrounded by those we cherish.'

August 23, 2012
Ellen DeGeneres ‘in talks’ to reprise role in Finding Nemo 2

Lesbian talk show host is hoped to return as forgetful fish Dory in the Disney/Pixar sequel

Lesbian talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is hoped to reprise her role as forgetful fish Dory in the Finding Nemo sequel.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, DeGeneres is in talks to play everyone’s favorite blue tang fish with short term memory loss.

August 23, 2012
Gay icon Lady Gaga more powerful than the Queen?

Born This Way singer beats British monarch in Forbes' list of world's most powerful women, along with Ellen DeGeneres and Angelina Jolie

Gay icon Lady Gaga is more powerful than the Queen of England, according to the latest list by Forbes magazine.

The World's 100 Most Powerful Women list puts the Born This Way singer at number 14, while Nobel Peace Prize winning Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II tailed behind at 19 and 26 respectively.

Notable lesbians to also make the cut include US chat show host Ellen DeGeneres at 47 and Ernst & Young’s global vice chair Beth Brooke at number 99.