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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nick Jonas wants to makes one thing clear: Neither he or his two brothers are gay.

The performer, who takes over the lead in the Broadway musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying on Jan. 24, was asked by The Advocate what impact it would have on their career if a Jonas brother came out.

Mario Lopez was in his late teens and starring on the sitcom Saved By the Bell when he first realized it wasn't just young girls who were swooning after him.

Two decades later, the actor and television host continues to have a big gay following which is sure to get even bigger with the launch of a line of underwear called Rated M.