I’ve never liked horror movies or slasher films. As a genre, they’re usually exploitative; they go for the basest emotions, the simplest reactions, using buckets of blood to gross you out, gratuitous sex to get a rise out of you and the lamest of surprises to get you to jump out of your seat. The…
Scott LoBaido, a New York artists and self-proclaimed “surrealist and patriot,” has decided to give the Westboro Baptist Church a taste of its own medicine. In a passive counter-attack against the church’s recent anti-gay demonstrations at military funerals, LoBaido set up shop across the street from the organization’s headquarters in Topeka, Kansas and displayed a…
Pop sensation Christina Aguilera sported lingerie and a winning smile as she inaugurated The Abbey’s Gay Walk of Fame on Wednesday evening. The star was selected for The Abbey’s high honor for notable contributions to gay culture, such as the empowering anthem “Beautiful,” which has earned accolades from the gay community over the years since…
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…
ILLINOIS – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit has ruled that Walmart did not violate the 1964 Civil Rights Act when it fired an employee for making anti-gay statements during her work break. Tanisha Matthews, an Apostolic Christian, told other employees in the store’s break room that God does not accept gays…
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) has announced that Tony Award winner and A.C.T. favorite Judy Kaye (Mamma Mia!, Ragtime, Phantom of the Opera) will be taking on the iconic role of Anna Madrigal in the world premiere production of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City. Based on Armistead Maupin’s popular series of newspaper columns and novels,…
“Dalam Botol” (“Inside a Bottle”) is the first gay-themed film to hit the big screen in the conservative and anti-LGBT country of Malaysia. The film raked in one million ringgit ($330,000) in its opening week – and despite an anti-homosexual ending, producer Raja Azmi Raja Sulaiman has already experienced resistance from officials of the Islamic…
Christopher Crowe, 29, passed away Wednesday due to complications from a staph infection that inflicted damage on his heart. Crowe was the president of the LGBT Congressional Staff Association and worked with Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX). Earlier in his career, Crowe served as an intern with the Victory Fund in 2005. In response to…
Chris Hemsworth, the 27-year-old Australian actor starring in the latest Marvel comic adaptation, went out of his way to bulk up in preparation for a stint as the Norse mythology-inspired action hero Thor. Unexpectedly, he went a little too far: upon trying on his costume immediately before shooting was due to commence, Hemsworth found the…
Farley Granger, stage and screen star and author of the 2007 memoir “Include Me Out,” passed away Sunday at his home in New York. Most known for his roles in Hitchock thrillers like the 1951 classic Strangers on a Train and the 1948 murder mystery Rope, Granger got his start in Hollywood before buying out…
