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On This Gay Day: Willow and Tara kissed on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’

Willow and Tara kissed on ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’  A lesbian or bisexual relationship on mainstream television may be fairly common place today, but it’s not that long ago that a same-sex relationship on screen was hard to find. On this day in 2001 the characters of Willow and Tara kissed on the TV show Buffy […]

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Rosie O’Donnell is returning to the world of ‘A League of Their Own’

Rosie O’Donnell is returning to the world of ‘A League of Their Own’

A League of Their Own is being rebooted as a television series for Amazon, and original cast member Rosie O’Donnell has confirmed she’s making a cameo in the pilot episode. The 1992 film starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Lori Petty focused on the Women’s Baseball League in the 1940s. With all the men away at […]

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Dustin Lance Black discusses the importance of ‘When We Rise’

Dustin Lance Black discusses the importance of ‘When We Rise’

Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black has spoken about the importance of representing LGBTI history to wider audiences ahead of the premiere of his new project When We Rise. The sprawling eight hour long mini-series which premieres of US television in February charts the rise of the gay rights movement from the Stonewall Riots to the modern day. […]

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Watch the first trailer for Dustin Lance Black’s ‘When We Rise’

Watch the first trailer for Dustin Lance Black’s ‘When We Rise’

Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black will be returning to the small screen with a new documentary drama series that focuses on the history of LGBT rights in the USA. When We Rise, an 8-part series directed by Gus Van Sant (Milk, My Own Private Idaho), Thomas Schlamme, Dee Rees and Black himself, follows a group of […]

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Rosie O’Donnell Reveals Cosmopolitan Censored her Coming Out in 1992

Rosie O’Donnell Reveals Cosmopolitan Censored her Coming Out in 1992

Talk show host Rosie O’Donnell planned on revealing the truth about her sexuality ten years before she did, but a magazine editor kept it from being published. O’Donnell sat down with Marlo Thomas to discuss how times have changed for LGBT families. When she adopted her son in 1995, she maintained that those who were […]

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Rosie O’Donnell Heading to Perth

Rosie O’Donnell is heading to Perth in 2014 to perform her stand up comedy act. The gay actress and comedian is set to play the Perth Concert Hall on Tuesday February 4th 2014. O’Donnell first drew the attention of the queer community when she starred alongside Madonna in the 1992 film ‘A League of Their […]

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