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First TV channel for queer women launches with COVID dating comedy
Queer TV and streaming network Revry has launched the first 24/7 channel for queer women, OML, this week. OML on Revry is billed as the first TV channel ever “to cater to queer womxn including those who identify as lesbian, bi, trans female, gender non-binary and queer.” Formerly known as “One More Lesbian”, OML began …
Ex-lover of BDSM pup Jack Chapman gets court win against Channel Ten
A judge has slammed Network Ten for “burying” a clarification after settling a defamation case with a BDSM master whose Australian pup Jack Chapman died from silicone injections into his scrotum. American man Dylan Hafertepen (above right) sued Ten over the segment on The Project, aired November 2018. The story Justice for Jack, by Hamish …
Sarah Paulson on the 32-year age gap with Holland Taylor
Sarah Paulson, star of Ratched, features on the cover of October Harper’s Bazaar. She spoke to author Roxane Gay for the issue and opened up about the 32-year age gap between her and Holland Taylor. The two celesbians have been together for nearly six years. Emmy-award winning Holland Taylor started work onstage before Sarah Paulson’s …
Outrage as Love Island star pulled from show after gay porn claims
Fans have accused Love Island USA producers of homophobia after removing contestant Noah Purvis from the dating show after speculation he starred in gay porn. The 24-year-old disappeared from Love Island USA with no explanation just two episodes after he was introduced this month. Noah’s bio is also missing from the show’s website. However the …
Ellen DeGeneres gives on-air apology addressing allegations
Ellen DeGeneres has addressed the allegations of a “toxic” workplace culture hanging over her talk show, apologising in her first monologue of the show’s new season. “How was everybody’s summer? Good? Mine was great, super terrific,” she said sarcastically. “If you’re watching because you love me, thank you. If you’re watching because you don’t love …
Marta Dusseldorp explains ‘Wentworth’ character ahead of debut
Actress Marta Dusseldorp makes her first appearance on Wentworth on this week’s episode. Dusseldorp (pictured) was announced as a cast member for the long-running prison drama in June. She arrives in the show’s second-last episode of the year, on Tuesday night on Foxtel. The Janet King and A Place to Call Home star plays Sheila …
Schitt’s Creek makes history with sweep of Emmy Awards 2020
Schitt’s Creek has swept the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning seven awards in the comedy category, including Best Comedy Series and acting awards for its cast. The queer favourite won Best Actor in a Comedy for Eugene Levy, Best Actress for Catherine O’Hara, Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy for Dan and Best Supporting Actress …
Sarah Paulson and Cynthia Nixon play 1940s lesbians in Netflix’s Ratched
Sarah Paulson gives new life to an iconic screen character who navigates a 1940s lesbian affair in Netflix series Ratched. The Ryan Murphy series, which has drawn comparison with his American Horror Story, tells the origin story of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest nurse Mildred Ratched. Mildred was the cruel and scheming antagonist from the …
Dorian TV Awards livestream to toast the best queer TV of 2020
Hugh Jackman, Dan Levy, Janelle Monáe, Billy Porter and Laverne Cox will join queer critics in honouring the best TV of the past year in the inaugural Dorian TV Awards for 2020. The Dorian Awards are given out by the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA), and is going virtual thanks to global LGBTIQ streaming …
David Tennant plays gay serial killer in true crime drama ‘Des’
British actor David Tennant will play depraved gay serial killer Dennis Nilsen in new true crime drama Des. From 1978 to 1983, Nilsen befriended and lured young men and boys back to his North London homes with the promise of food, alcohol or shelter. He murdered at least a dozen of them between 1978 and …