Singer Ricky Martin has become the father of twin boys with the help of a surrogate mother. Katy Perry’s latest critics for her highly successful single "I Kissed A Girl," are her parents who are Christian preachers. Openly gay political commentator Rachel Maddow is getting her own prime-time show on MSNBC, the cable news channel confirmed.

The feminizing of Rachel Maddow
OregonLive.com, September 3
First out lesbian to host a prime-time news show, Rachel Maddow, maybe a liberal media darling, but rumor has it the the folks at MSNBC aren't letting her get away with any lezzie looks.

Fran Drescher's fight to save gay marriage
EOnline.com, September 3
Fran Drescher doesn't only support gay marriage, she's doing something about it. No, she's not getting married to a woman! The former Nanny star is cohosting a cocktail party tomorrow night with her ex-husband, Peter Marc Jacobson, which benefits Equality California's fight to defeat Proposition 8, the November ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage in California.

NBC boss apologizes for coverage of gay Olympic hero
PinkNews.co.uk, August 28
The head of Olympics at American television network NBC has apologized for the way in which they reported the story of Matthew Mitcham. The 20-year-old Australian diver won gold at the Beijing Games last week. However, NBC caused outrage by appearing to censor pictures of the athlete celebrating his win with his boyfriend Lachlan.

Maddow targets Buchanan's homophobia
Media Nation, August 27
If you didn't catch this on MSNBC last night, you should watch. Rachel Maddow goes off on that old homophobe Pat Buchanan for his 1992 "culture war" speech — the one that the late, great Molly Ivins said "sounded better in the original German."

Documentary looks at Iran's heartbreaking "solution" to homosexuality
CBC News, August 27
The government of Iran has provided a way out for the nation’s gays and lesbians: a sex-change operation. Filmmaker Tanaz Eshaghian’s devastating documentary, "Be Like Others," captures the pain and brutality of a regime that is pushing sex-change operations as the path to a final solution to homosexuality.

Madonna kicks off `Sticky and Sweet' tour in UK
Associated Press, August 25
Even at 50, the queen of pop just can't stop courting controversy. As Madonna kicked off her international "Sticky and Sweet" tour, she took a none-too subtle swipe at the presumptive Republican nominee for U.S. president. Amid a four-act show at Cardiff's packed Millennium Stadium, a video interlude carried images of destruction, global warming, Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, Zimbabwe's authoritarian President Robert Mugabe — and U.S. Senator John McCain.

Ricky Martin fathers twins
ProudParenting.com, August 21
Singer Ricky Martin has become the father of twin boys with the help of a surrogate mother. His spokesperson said Martin will take time away from his career to raise them. The boys were delivered via gestational surrogacy, but no further details were released.

Rachel Maddow first lesbian to host prime-time news show
AfterEllen.com, August 20
Openly gay political commentator Rachel Maddow, 35, is getting her own prime-time show on MSNBC, the cable news channel confirmed on August 19. "This just completes our prime-time lineup," MSNBC President Phil Griffin told the New York Times. Beginning Sept. 8, Maddow will replace commentator Dan Abrams in the 9 p.m. time slot. Her show will initially focus on the presidential race but will become more of a general news program after the election.

Fox News apologizes for transgender comments
PinkNews.co.uk, August 19
Fox News came under fire last week due to comments made by America's Newsroom host Gregg Jarrett regarding a transgender contestant on "America's Top Model." On 14th August, Gregg Jarrett and US Weekly editor-at-Large Ian Drew discussed the transgender contestant, Isis.

Singer’s parents ashamed of her 'I Kissed a Girl' song
AceShowbiz, August 17
Katy Perry’s latest critics for her highly successful single, actually came from her parents. Instead of getting praised, the daughter of evangelical Christian preachers is deemed "shameful and disgraceful" with the lyrics of the song that promotes "sin".

Margaret Cho returns to television
Southern Voice, August 15
Comedian Margaret Cho returns to TV on Aug. 21 with her new sitcom-reality show, "The Cho Show." Cho has long maintained legions of gay fans, and the show is sure to be queer-friendly, including a premiere episode appearance by self-described sex psychic, Belinda Bentley.

DeGeneres and de Rossi to wed
Us Magazine, August 15
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, 35, will wed this weekend in California, Usmagazine.com has learned exclusively. The pair are planning a small, intimate ceremony with only a few close friends and family.

Transgender contestant to compete on "Top Model"
Us Magazine, August 14
One of the 14 girls who will compete on the new season of "America's Next Top Model" – which returns to The CW on September 3 – is transgender. "My cards were dealt differently," Isis, a 22-year-old former receptionist, tells Us Weekly exclusively in its new issue. Hailing from Prince George's County, Maryland, Isis identifies herself as "a woman born physically male."

Doing the time warp: Rocky Horror film to be remade
Guardian.co.uk, August 14
Sky Movies yesterday confirmed it would co-finance a remake of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," the cult 1975 musical starring Tim Curry that still draws a full house of fans dressed as characters from the film to late night screenings. The new version will be overseen by the original film's executive producer, Lou Adler.

Neil Patrick Harris wants to represent ‘normal’ gays
Bay Times, August 14
Openly gay actor Neil Patrick Harris from TV’s "How I Met Your Mother" tells Out magazine in its September issue that he wants to be a role model for normal gay people. "I’m striving to be an example of normalcy," Harris said.

British actor Ian McKellen takes on homophobic Catholic bishop
Gay Wired, August 12
A speech given by Bishop Joseph Devine, the second most senior figure in the Scottish Catholic church, has out British gay actors Sir Ian McKellen and Simon Callow hopping mad. In remarks given at St Aloysius college in Glasgow, Scotland earlier this year, Devine attacked recent advancements in the gay and lesbian movement.

Kanye West asks his fans to turn their back on gay hate
PinkNews.co.uk, August 8
Rapper and record producer Kanye West took a moment during a concert at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night to denounce homophobia and anti-gay hate language. The nine-time Grammy Award-winner called on his fans to be more open-minded and accepting of those different than themselves.

Gay Cinderella on thin ice
SameSame.com.au, August 7
It was a case of Prince Charming meeting Cinde-fella in Melbourne, Australia, when a contemporary production of "Cinderella on Ice" premiered with a gay-love scene. With families and children filling most of the audience, former Olympic and world champion skaters acted out some same-sex romance.

Gay dads ponder commitment in NYC premiere 'Two Spoons'
Playbill, August 7
"Two Spoons," Peter Mercurio's play about gay dads on the verge of marriage, until temptation arises, will get its New York City premiere starting September 5 at the Bank Street Theatre in Greenwich Village.

Bush's homophobia makes my blood boil says Cyndi Lauper
PinkNews.co.uk, August 6
During a stop on her True Colors tour recently, gay rights advocate Cyndi Lauper blasted President George W Bush, calling him homophobic and anti-American. Lauper said President Bush is guilty of promoting "hate and fear" and his discriminatory attitude against gays and lesbians makes her "blood boil."

Lindsay Lohan reportedly to marry gal pal in California
Arizona Republic, August 5
Lindsay Lohan and girlfriend Samantha Ronson are reportedly set to marry. The ‘Mean Girls’ actress – who only recently confirmed she was in a same-sex relationship with DJ Samantha – is planning to exchange vows with her lover at a private ceremony in Los Angeles later this year, and her mother Dina has already started planning a lavish party.

Is Hollywood moving away from gay characters in mainstream movies?
Helium, August 5
I'd hate to see the effect of Brokeback to be little more than adding an adjective to slang dictionaries. Two years after Brokeback showed a major movie featuring queer characters could be profitable, entertainment writers are asking why there has been little progression in further queer characters in mainstream movies.