Tv & Film

Glee’s Jane Lynch marries partner

Jane Lynch June 3rd, 2010

Glee actress Jane Lynch has married her partner in Massachusetts.

The 49-year-old married clinical psychologist Lara Embry, 41, at the Blue Heron Restaurant on Monday. (more…)

McDonald’s release gay ad

McDonald's June 3rd, 2010

McDonald’s has released an advert aimed at gay people.

The advert, to be aired in France, shows a teenager phoning his boyfriend to say “he misses him” after gazing at his face in a class photo. (more…)

BBC to screen life story of ‘Britain’s first modern lesbian’

Anne Lister May 28th, 2010

The BBC will screen a drama next week based on whom many regard as Britain’s first modern lesbian.

The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, starring Shameless actress Maxine Peake in the title role, is based on the decoded diaries of Anne Lister - a Yorkshire landowner and industrialist who died in 1840 aged 49. (more…)

Corrie lesbian kiss cleared by Ofcom

Coronation Street logo May 25th, 2010

A lesbian kiss between two characters in ITV soap Coronation Street has been cleared by communications regulator Ofcom, following complaints. (more…)

Juno’s Ellen Page to star in lesbian drama

Ellen Page May 20th, 2010

Juno actress Ellen Page is star in a film about a dying woman who struggles to secure pension benefits for her lesbian partner. (more…)

Afraid to be Gay - ITV’s Tonight explores homophobia in the UK

Gareth Thomas May 14th, 2010

ITV’s Tonight programme which aired last night (Thursday 13 May 2010), showed an investigation into attitudes towards homosexuality in the UK and the rise in homophobic hate crime. (more…)

India’s first ever mainstream gay film festival

Kashish film festival logo April 27th, 2010

The first ever mainstream gay film festival is being held in India this week. (more…)

‘Gay flash mob’ pickets Tory HQ

Chris Grayling, MP April 12th, 2010

A crowd of people showed up outside the Conservative Party headquarters in London yesterday, for a protest with a difference. Advertising itself as a ‘gay flash mob’, LGBT film distributors Peccadillo Pictures were handing out free copies of their film, The Gay Bed and Breakfast of Terror, in protest at MP Chris Grayling’s support of The Swiss Bed and Breakfast, whose owners refused entry to a gay couple.

Simon Savory, who helped organise the event, said that although the film was billed as a ‘horror comedy’, ”it is nowhere near as horrifying and unfunny as the opinions and ideals of the Cookham B&B owners”. Copies of the film were also sent to Mr Grayling and the Cooksons, who own the B&B in question, as well as to David Cameron. Whether or not the potential future Prime Minister enjoyed the film is left unanswered - as of this morning, he was unavailable to comment.

Peccadillo Pictures, who describe themselves as “not afraid to get political every so often”, are the distribution company behind the gender-bending romcom-with-a-difference, Butch Jamie, and this year’s London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival hit, Along Came Lola. Today also sees the release of their widely acclaimed lesbian drama,  Producing Adults.

Martina Navratilova has breast cancer

Martina Navratilova April 7th, 2010

Tennis ace Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with breast cancer, according to reports. (more…)

$30,000 for girl in lesbian prom row

Ellen and Constance March 22nd, 2010

Mississippi teen Constance McMillen may have been banned from going to her high school prom with her girlfriend, but her luck is starting to turn. Appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday, she was presented with a $30, 000 cheque by the openly lesbian presenter. The money was raised by digital media website Tonic.com, who wanted to contribute to her higher education. (more…)