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GLAAD calls for NHL player apology for anti-gay slur

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:43:28 +0000

(New York) The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is calling for Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds to apologize for a slur that appeared to be directed at Sean Avery of the New(...)

Ellen Barkin joins cast of play about Prop 8 case

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:34:58 +0000

(New York) Producers have revealed the glittering final cast list for a new Broadway play about the legal battle over same-sex marriage in California.

Ellen Barkin, Kate Shindle and Stephen(...)

Fall TV shows we can’t wait for

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:04:45 +0000

1. ABC’s Revenge

When Emily Thorne arrives in the Hamptons, she comes with a secret – she is not a Paris Hilton-esque socialite. She is seeking revenge on the beautiful people who put her father(...)

Mini-plays on gay marriage to hit Off-Broadway

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:00:22 +0000

(New York) A collection of nine short plays by playwrights including Neil LaBute, Doug Wright, Paul Rudnick and Moises Kaufman that all deal with gay marriage will be making its off-Broadway(...)

‘Spartacus’ star Whitfield dies of lymphoma at 39

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:19:30 +0000

(Los Angeles) Andy Whitfield, who played the title role in the hit cable series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” has died at age 39, according to representatives and family.

Whitfield died Sunday in(...)

Whitford, Lithgow to join one night only Prop 8 play reading on Broadway

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:00:53 +0000

(New York) A new play about the legal battle over same-sex marriage in California keeps attracting big-name talent.

Producers announced Thursday that the cast of “8″ will include John Lithgow,(...)

Chaz Bono, Carson Kressley to dance on “Stars”

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:00:19 +0000

(Los Angeles) The new cast of “Dancing With the Stars” has been revealed. ABC says the 13th season of the hit show will feature a mix of actors, athletes and TV personalities. Set to tango and quickstep with professional dance partners will be basketball star Ron Artest; World Cup soccer player Hope Solo; reality stars [...]

The top non-stereotypical gay characters on TV

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:00:09 +0000

There have always been stereotypical gay and bisexual depictions on our screen – but sometimes TV shows have broken the mold, giving us characters who are people first and gay or bi second. Here(...)

Entertainment Expert: ‘Was “Brokeback Mountain” at all realistic?’

logointern3 — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:00:35 +0000

Q: I have a question regarding the first sex scene in Brokeback Mountain (in the tent). Has anybody been surprised about how easy and unreal that first sexual intercourse is? It may convince(...)

Broadway to mark NY gay marriage law with nuptials

logointern1 — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:00:53 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the first gay marriages in New York will literally be a theatrical event.

The Broadway theater where “Hair” is being performed this summer will be the stage where some(...)