Evan Rachel Wood, the 23-year-old star of the hit series “True Blood,” seized the opportunity to announce her bisexuality during an interview for the latest issue of Esquire magazine. Wood joins other actors including Amber Heard and Anna Paquin in speaking up about her personal life and supporting LGBT equality. “I’m up for anything,” Wood…
Dave Schlessinger, Chicago native and executive producer of a new, gay-oriented reality show, descended upon Chicago’s Boystown neighborhood this weekend in search of “big personalities” to star in the series. Schlessinger owns the company ChiTown Entertainment and has produced a number of high-profile local concert events in the past. He arrived in his hometown on…
The well-known, tongue-in-cheek gay blog Queerty is closing its digital doors after five years of gossipy coverage. David Hauslaib, Queerty founder and internet entrepreneur, opted to shut the site down Monday after several weeks worth of technical difficulties and disagreements with corporate partner 353Media. An official announcement regarding the site’s demise explains that “the decision…
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, a strong ally to the LGBT community and recent recipient of the Trevor Project’s Hero Award, told MTV News that he admires Lady Gaga’s very vocal activism on behalf of LGBT rights – as well as her unique, signature style. “She’s very outspoken…and it’s just about being who you were…
UPDATE: The contract with the law firm King and Spaulding appears to be for a maximum of $500,000 at a rate of $520 per hour. Clearly, Speaker Boehner thinks that the defense of the Defense of Marriage Act is a slam dunk. Apparently Boehner thinks that Attorney Paul Clement can get this all done in about…
Wearing pink nail polish can make otherwise heterosexual boys become gay – or so some socially conservative commentators would have the American public believe. Last week, J.Crew published an advertisement that showed the company’s creative director Jenna Lyons painting her son Beckett’s toenails pink. The text beneath the photo read, “Lucky for me, I ended…
Darren Criss, the young actor who plays openly gay student Blaine Anderson on the hit series “Glee,” is now poised for solo stardom with the upcoming release of his own album, set for later this year. Criss, who originally auditioned for the role of Finn, landed the part of Kurt’s gay love interest when show…
Logo, a television network associated with MTV and intended for LGBT-friendly viewers, announced a number of greenlights today for the upcoming programming year. Among the new shows scheduled for Logo’s 2011-2012 year are “Sex Rx,” a reality series covering the world of sex addiction and dysfunction, as well as “Setup Squad” and “Pretty Hurts,” premiering…
Louis J. Marinelli III worked for years against the equality of marriage. As a conservative Republican, he believed his values were in opposition of the constitutional principles of equality. However, in a recent video released by this former National Organization for Marriage staffer, Marinelli proclaims that he is a “New Yorker for Marriage Equality.” In…
Out Magazine recently published it’s “Power 50,” their take on the 50 most powerful LGBT people in mainstream society. What was striking was the lack of bisexual, transgender and minority representation on the list. San diego LGBT weekly was the first to draw attention to the lack of diversity and our publisher, Stampp Corbin, led…
