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…
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…
As reported here at LGBT Weekly earlier this week, Kobe Bryant was fined $100,000 after directing a homophobic slur at a referee during a recent Lakers game. Yesterday, GLAAD and the LA Lakers joined to issue a statement addressing the sue of anti-gay language in the NBA and announce their commitment to changing such behavior…
Anti-LGBT slurs run rampant in the sports world, and apparently minor league hockey is no exception. When Hershey Bears fan and season ticket holder Abigail Habbert and her partner heard spectators taunting opponents with discriminatory anti-gay comments, they immediately notified the team’s season ticket manager and sent a complaint to the head of stadium security….
