ABC released the first promo for the 2015 Oscars, Christmas Day, featuring Patrick Neal Harris with a last-minute gift idea — tell your family to watch him host the Oscars! When Harris was confirmed as host, his first time, in October he said, “To be asked to follow in the footsteps of Johnny Carson, Billy…
The Interview banked $1 million at the box office on Christmas Day, and it could make a couple million more over the long holiday weekend, reports CNNMoney. “The audience reaction was fantastic – the limited release, in under 10 percent of the amount of theaters originally planned, featured numerous sellouts and a first-day gross over…
http://youtu.be/rbWF3wMFaUQ Few public figures have been accused of homophobia more frequently than Eminem — and now he’s coming out as gay, reports the Huffington Post. The rapper is just one of many celebrities who pokes fun of himself with a cameo in the controversial new comedy The Interview. In the clip above, Eminem, whose homophobic…
Despite a record number of states legalizing same-sex marriage, Michael Sam coming out and the very real prospect of a film about a gay mathematician taking home the ‘Best Picture’ prize at the 87th annual Academy Awards, 2014 was filled with reminders that the arc for LGBT civil rights is never a straight line. Brian…
Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and Equality Florida sent a six-page memo to the court clerks of Florida’s 67 counties. The memo explains why – notwithstanding contrary advice provided to the Florida Association of Court Clerks and Comptrollers in legal memoranda from a private law firm dated July 1, 2014 and Dec….
The Obama administration has taken action against the Gambian government following recent human rights abuses in the country, which include the vicious targeting of LGBT people and a new law that could send some LGBT Gambians to prison for life. In a statement released by the White House, the United States has suspended The Gambia’s…
The decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to move forward with a long-awaited change to the current blood donation ban on gay and bisexual men has been met with mixed reactions. A deferral based policy utilizing a one year period of abstinence from same-sex sexual activity will be implemented, as recommended by the…
LOS ANGELES – Oprah Winfrey speaks exclusively with Michael Sam in his first television interview since being cut from the NFL on a special episode of Oprah Prime airing Saturday, Dec. 27 at 10:30-11:30 p.m. ET/PT on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The interview follows the 90-minute documentary that follows the life of Michael Sam, who…
SAN DIEGO – Feeding the Soul Foundation, a local non-profit that creates concerts for causes, hosted the HoliDAZE show Dec. 20 at the Star Theater in Oceanside, benefiting Rock N’ Roll Camp for Girls Los Angeles—a non-profit empowering young girls through music education to “rock” in life. Surprise host for the evening was award winning,…
