As Chaz Bono premiered his autobiographical documentary Becoming Chaz at Sundance just last week, some news agencies indicate he is already working on a sequel. Becoming Chaz document’s Bono’s female-to-male transition. The 41 year old allowed directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato to film him as he underwent gender reassignment surgery in 2008. He reveals…
The director of The Dilemma, Ron Howard, has come forward with an explanation as to why he kept a controversial gay joke in his film. The character played by Vince Vaughn tells a boardroom, “Electric cars are gay. Not homosexual gay, but my-parents-are-chaperoning-the-dance gay.” Both GLAAD and Ellen DeGeneres complained that the comment would encourage…
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the nation’s LGBT media advocacy and anti-defamation organization, has announced the nominees for its 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards. By recognizing and honoring media for outstanding images of the LGBT community, the GLAAD Media Awards serve as a benchmark for the media industry and complement GLAAD’s work…
Last week, the Oscar nominations were announced, and The King’s Speech led the pack with a whopping 12, including Best Picture. If you’re like me, and you follow awards season with the sort of obsessiveness that, say, a Packers fan is following the playoffs this year, this was slightly eyebrow-raising. If you’re more of a…
For the upcoming movie J. Edgar, a dramatized biography of founding FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, actor Leonardo DiCaprio and award-winning screen writer Dustin Lance Black visited pioneering LGBT activist Frank Kameny. The two visited with the LGBT icon at Kameny’s Washington home to talk about the FBI. They sought Kameny’s insight into the chilling…
The first-ever photos of Sir Elton John and David Furnish’s baby son have been published in the latest edition of Us Weekly. The couple invited Us Weekly inside their Los Angeles home for an exclusive interview to share their remarkable journey. “I’ve never felt anything like it in my life,” the music legend tells Us…
The Jan. 18 episode of NCIS, “Recruited,” was remarkably supportive of the LGBT community, integrating the recent repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell into the plot. This recent legislative change gave the show an opening to discuss the topic and the way it played out exceeded even the shows own high writing standards. In the…
by Ted Gideonse Directed by Ivan Reitman Written by Elizabeth Meriwether Starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, and Kevin Kline At every multiplex Rated R Movie studios like to drop bombs in January. Usually these are movies that the studios are contractually bound to release but which they would rather do so quietly, so that not…
Thursday, Jan. 27 The Moxie Theatre presents The Toughest Girl Alive, a daring autobiographical musical performed by legendary blues singer Candye Kane. She describes the musical as “the 99.9 percent true, stranger-than-fiction story of an ex-gang member, unwed teen mother, rockabilly, punk rock, plus-sized, ex-adult film star, cancer surviving, multi-award-winning, bisexual, blues phenomenon.” Raised in…
U.S. Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir who recently came out in his book, Welcome to My World, has said he is surprised by the press reaction. Weir told NBC’s Today Show, “I’m very surprised by the reaction. I’m a person – I’ve never lived in a closet. I’ve never claimed to be anything – I’ve…
