Steve Lee, Editor

‘Stonewall’ bombs at the box office

Trouble-hit movie Stonewall bombed at the box office in its limited start at the weekend, grossing $112,414 from 127 theaters for an abysmal location average of $871, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The historical drama by openly gay director Roland Emmerich recounts the events surrounding the 1969 Stonewall Riots, a bloody standoff with police outside a…

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Michael Sam: ‘It probably would have been better for me if I didn’t come out’ (VIDEO)

Michael Sam believes that he would still be in the NFL if he hadn’t come although he has no regrets for having done so. “I wanted to come out after I made an NFL roster, it really wasn’t supposed to be public,” Sam said on the Dan Patrick Show during a 13-minute interview. “It was just…

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GLAAD releases new video on anti-LGBT bullying

GLAAD have released a new video on LGBT bullying  and this year’s Spirit Day pledge. The powerful video shows what bullying can feel like for LGBT youth and the struggles they face every day. (Warning some strong language). The video’s creator Harold Moss, creative director of FlickerLab, explained the reason behind creating the video, why…

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WATCH: Putin denies that Russia discriminates against gays and lesbians

View More: Overtime Original News|Live News|More News Videos Following the announcement by the Kremlin that Vladimir Putin would meet with singer Sir Elton John, to discuss any issue including LGBT rights the Russian president held an interview with 60 Minutes yesterday. The Advocate reported that Putin told CBS News anchor Charlie Rose said he didn’t…

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Matt Baume: Why ‘Straight Acting’ insults the memory of Stonewall (VIDEO)

The new movie Stonewall has been the target of boycotts and the recipient of some unflattering reviews. To add fuel to the fire director Roland Emmerich has used the term “straight acting” to describe the hero at the center of Stonewall, saying in an interview with BuzzFeed: “You have to understand one thing: I didn’t make this…

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New survey shows number of Americans who report knowing a transgender person doubles in seven years

NEW YORK, NY – GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LBGT) media advocacy organization, has released the findings of a new survey, conducted online by Harris Poll among over 2,000 U.S. adults age 18+, which shows that the number of Americans who report knowing or working with someone who is transgender has doubled in…

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