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Marriott Hotels Launch LGBT Campaign

Marriott Hotels have launched a new campaign to reach out to the LGBT market. Their new advertising campaign features US basketball star Jason Collins. The campaign features people sharing their travel stories plus five Marriott Hotels in Washington DC will have images of the campaign wrapped around the buildings. The campaign also encourages visitors to […]

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Jason Collins Becomes First Active Gay NBA Player

Jason Collins Becomes First Active Gay NBA Player

Jason Collins, who is an American basketball player, recently signed a deal with the Brooklyn Nets, making him officially the first openly gay active NBA player. Collins came out as gay last April, saying “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.” Collins previously played with the Washington Wizards in the 2012-13 season. […]

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15 Celebrity Closets That Opened in 2013

1. Maria Bello Actress Maria Bello announced she was in a same sex relationship in November. The actress has stared in TV’s ‘E.R’ and the US version of ‘Prime Suspect’ as well as films like ‘Coyote Ugly’ and ‘A History of Violence’. In coming out Bello shared that she dreaded telling her twelve year old […]

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Why Jason Collins is Important

Why Jason Collins is Important

In this month’s edition of Sports Illustrated Magazine American pro-basketball player Jason Collins has announced that he is gay. In doing so Collins became the first professional American athelete, playing a team sport, to ever declare that they are same sex attracted. Upon first hearing the news you might wonder why this is such a […]

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Lance Bass Speculates: One Member of One Direction Must Be Gay

Lance Bass Speculates: One Member of One Direction Must Be Gay

Former N*SYNC singer Lance Bass has speculated that at least one member of boy band One Direction is probably gay. Bass, who celebrates his 34th birthday today, was appearing on ‘The Rubin Report‘ offering his thoughts on basketball player Jason Collins coming out.  Host David Rubin suggested that one of the boys in One Directions […]

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