Gay actor Neil Patrick Harris and his long-term partner are to become parents to twins this fall. Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a cohost of The View known for her conservative stances, said that she supports marriage equality. Latin pop star Ricky Martin's new memoir will reveal his early struggles with his music career through to his rise to fame and coming to terms with his sexuality and fatherhood. A new biography of British movie star Viven Leigh alleges she was an adulterous bisexual with a fondness for "rough trade."

Glee hots up with gay kisses
PinkNews.co.uk, September 3, 2010
Glee is hotting up next season with gay character Kurt experiencing his first on-screen kiss. Actor Chris Colfer revealed to E! Online that he would be "fine" with the prospect of having a kiss on the series.

Miss Universe in favor of gay marriage
On Top Magazine, September 2, 2010
Recently crowned Miss Universe Ximena Navarrete says she's in favor of gay marriage. The Mexican beauty beat out 82 other women from around the world to earn her title at the Miss Universe pageant held last week in Las Vegas.

Need to know: Electric Six
Out.com, September 2, 2010
Dick Valentine, front man for Electric Six, the Detroit glam-rock-electronic-conceptual band, chats about their new album, giving up on music videos, and meatheads who love singing about gay bars.

A ‘Family’ celebration at the Emmys
New York Times, August 31, 2010
After only one season, "Modern Family" had just come of age, capturing the Emmy for best comedy series and unseating NBC’s "30 Rock," the winner for the past three years.

Emmy wins prove 'modern' families are U.S. hits
Star Phoenix, August 30, 2010
Gay marriage and interracial adoptions can be divisive topics across America, but a new crop of TV shows and films showing "modern" families are winning audiences and awards.

Melissa Etheridge puts words into action
San Francisco Chronicle, August 27, 2010
Rocker Melissa Etheridge finds urgency for her latest album and tour in the battle over same-sex marriage. "I had a very specific intention with this album, of creating a very, very strong album about the choices we make every day, between love and fear, whether it's myself or a fictional character," said Etheridge.

AIDS activists file complaint against Larry Flynt
Associated Press, August 27, 2010
An AIDS activist group filed a workplace safety complaint against Larry Flynt on Thursday, accusing the porn king of creating an unsafe environment for his stable of sex stars by not requiring they use condoms.

Today shuts out gay couples
Advocate.com, August 24, 2010
Despite pressure last month from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to allow gay couples to compete, no gay or lesbian couples advanced to the top four in the Today Show’s Modern Love wedding competition.

New biography alleges Vivien Leigh was an 'adulterous bisexual'
PinkNews.co.uk, August 23, 2010
A new biography of British movie star Viven Leigh alleges she was an adulterous bisexual with a fondness for "rough trade".

Ricky Martin memoir to talk fame and sexuality
Reuters, August 20, 2010
Latin pop star Ricky Martin's new memoir will reveal his early struggles with his music career through to his rise to fame and coming to terms with his sexuality and fatherhood.

Hasselbeck supports marriage equality
Advocate.com, August 19, 2010
Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a cohost of The View known for her conservative stances, said that she supports marriage equality, a position that she acknowledged would surprise some people.

Neil Patrick Harris 'expecting twins' with partner
San Francisco Chronicle, August 18, 2010
Gay actor Neil Patrick Harris and his long-term partner are to become parents to twins this fall. The "How I Met Your Mother" star and actor/chef David Burtka are preparing to welcome two tiny tots into their family.

Mel Gibson's dad calls Pope gay?
Toronto Sun, August 10, 2010
Mel Gibson's father has hit headlines after reportedly blasting the Catholic Church and declaring Pope Benedict XVI a "homosexual" on a U.S. radio show over the weekend.

De Rossi wants to change name to DeGeneres
Local15TV.com, August 10, 2010
Former Ally McBeal star Portia De Rossi has filed court papers to legally take on her partner, Ellen DeGeneres' last name.

Lady Gaga's record-breaking 13 MTV nominations
PinkNews.co.uk, August 4, 2010
Lady Gaga has been nominated for 13 MTV award nominations – the highest number for any artist yet. The gay-friendly singer was shortlisted twice for video of the year for singles Telephone and Bad Romance.

Lady Gaga urges fans to protest immigration law at Arizona show
VH1 News, August 2, 2010
Artists such as Cypress Hill, Shakira and Rage Against the Machine have blasted Arizona's controversial SB 1070 bill, which critics say hinges on racial profiling and discrimination to curb the flow of illegal immigrants into the state.

Gay groups urge Lady Gaga to cancel Arizona gig
PinkNews.co.uk, July 30, 2010
Gay groups in the US are calling on Lady Gaga to cancel a gig in Phoenix, Arizona, in protest at new immigration laws. Gaga, who is bisexual and a gay rights supporter, is due to play a concert in the city on Saturday.

CBS adds more gay characters in response to GLAAD survey
LA Weekly, July 29, 2010
CBS will add more gay and lesbian characters to its prime-time line up after a study by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation gave the network failing grades for not including enough GLBT-inclusive characters in its programming.

‘Inception’ star Tom Hardy reveals affairs with men
PinkNews.co.uk, July 29, 2010
Tom Hardy, one of the stars of Inception, has revealed he slept with men when he was younger. The actor, who is engaged to British actress Charlotte Riley, 28, said he had finished "experimenting" but still enjoyed close friendships with men.

A&E plans a celebrity 'Coming Out' show
Popwatch.ew.com, July 28, 2010
A&E has greenlit "Coming Out," a one-time reality special from Hollywood publicist Howard Bragman that will focus on famous folks living up to the show’s title and coming out of the closet.

Sissy bounce -- New Orleans’s gender-bending rap
New York Times, July 26, 2010
The overwhelming majority of bounce artists are, of course, straight. But 12 years ago, a young drag queen who goes by the name Katey Red shocked the audience by taking the mic at an influential underground club near the Melpomene housing project where she grew up, and in that star-is-born moment, a subgenre of bounce took root.

The double standard of being out in Hollywood
Edge San Francisco, July 26, 2010
While the theater goers embrace actors and actresses who are openly gay and lesbian particularly on The Great White Way not so can be said of movie and television audiences, or so many in Hollywood would say.

BBC drama hints Sherlock Holmes is gay
PinkNews.co.uk, July 22, 2010
A new BBC version of Sherlock Holmes hints at a relationship between the detective and his sidekick Watson. The series, set in 21st century London and titled Sherlock, is not the first to hint at romance between the pair.

Study: MTV leads in showing gay characters on TV
Associated Press, July 22, 2010
In its fourth annual Network Responsibility Index, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation found that of MTV's 207.5 hours of original prime-time programming, 42 percent included content reflecting the lives of gay, bisexual and transgender people. This earned MTV the first-ever "Excellent" rating from GLAAD.

Sara Gilbert gets new show: CBS forgets she's gay
SheWired.com, July 22, 2010
Shame on you, CBS. The network published a press release announcing a new talk show featuring many female power players, including Sara Gilbert, who played Darlene on Roseanne. It seems odd the press release did not say Gilbert lives with her partner, especially since Gilbert is an out lesbian who is raising children with her partner Allison Adler.

Australian film festival bans gay zombie porn film
PinkNews.co.uk, July 22, 2010
An Australian film festival has banned a film about gay zombies engaging in necrophilia. "LA Zombie," a film made by Canadian director Bruce LaBruce, is the first film to be banned from Melbourne International Film Festival in seven years.

Lady Gaga concert sparks protest
National Ledger, July 20, 2010
Religious protesters have bombarded Lady Gaga fans with homophobic insults at the star's Missouri concert. People attending the St Louis leg of the Monster Ball tour were met by enraged activists voicing their protest at Gaga’s support of gay rights.

Mickey Rourke planning biopic of gay rugby star
PinkNews.co.uk, July 19, 2010
Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke is hoping to make a film of the life of gay Welsh rugby star Gareth Thomas. The rugby fan reportedly wants to play Thomas in the film and got the idea after reading about the player coming out late last year.

Today Show wedding contest agrees to include LGBT couples
DailyKos.com, July 9, 2010
After meeting with The Gay And Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, the Today Show has agreed to open up it's "Modern Weddings" contest to include same gender couples.

Gay faves lead Emmy nominations
Advocate.com, July 8, 2010
Emmy nominations were announced Thursday morning, and gay favorites including Glee and Modern Family led the way for the prime-time television awards.