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Neighbours help man paint his rainbow house after homophobic death threats
A gay man living on Phillip Island in Victoria has thanked dozens of locals who helped him defy homophobic trolls and paint his house in rainbow colours. Mykey O’Halloran (pictured), a professional hair artist, moved in to his bungalow on the island in February. However just a month later, a group of neighbours who heard …
WATCH: Comedian Christian Hull shares wild life story in new memoir
Chances are if you opened Facebook in the last three years you experienced the screeching ball of profanity, blonde wigs and sexual innuendo that is Christian Hull. Now Hull has told his story in memoir Leave Me Alone, a no holds barred account of his life and also his rise to fame. Almost overnight, the …
‘Bachelor’ star comes out as gay and gets his own Netflix series
Former US Bachelor star Colton Underwood has come out as gay in an interview on US television, saying he “hated himself for a long time”. The reality TV star and former NFL player told Good Morning America he came to terms with his sexuality earlier this year and was now ready to tell people. “This …
Queer Eye’s Tan France and husband share adorable baby announcement
Queer Eye star Tan France announced he and his husband Rob are expecting their first child together. The Queer Eye star and his husband, Rob France, both announced on Instagram they’re expecting their first child via surrogate. “So happy to finally share that WE’RE HAVING A BABY!!” he wrote on Instagram on a photoshopped snap …
Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci play couple dealing with dementia in ‘Supernova’
Highly anticipated gay drama Supernova, starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci as long-term partners, is in Australian cinemas this week. The film follows Tusker (Tucci) and Sam (Firth) as they travel across country in an old RV visiting old friends and places from their past. The couple make the road trip after Tusker receives an …
Leslie Jordan can’t go gay clubbing anymore because he’s too famous
Actor and Instragam star Leslie Jordan has opened up about the joys and pitfalls of his newfound, post-COVID social media fame. The actor is known for his roles as Beverley Leslie on Will & Grace and multiple characters on American Horror Story. But he became an unexpected lifeline for all of us last year with …
A modern-day ‘reimagining’ of Queer As Folk is officially happening
A new American reboot of Russell T. Davies’ iconic TV series Queer As Folk is coming. US streaming service Peacock has greenlit an eight-episode “reimagining” of the original groundbreaking British series, set in America. Creator Stephen Dunn is developing the new project, which has been in development since 2018. The new series follows a diverse …
Gay dads adopt newborn baby they found abandoned at train station
A gay couple have shared their incredible story of becoming first-time dads after finding an abandoned baby at a New York subway station 20 years ago. Danny Stewart was commuting to meet partner Pete Mercurio in August 2000 when he spotted what he thought was a baby doll in a corner of the station. Walking …
Kate Winslet knows ‘at least four’ gay actors afraid to come out
Kate Winslet said she sadly knows of gay actors in Hollywood hiding their sexuality out of fear they won’t get cast in straight roles. The actress revealed she knows at least four actors who are fearful of coming out in part due to persistent stigma in the film industry. “I cannot tell you the number …
Twenty years ago, the world’s first legal same-sex marriages began
Twenty years ago this week, the world’s first same-sex marriage legislation officially came into effect in the Netherlands. The country’s House of Representatives passed the same-sex marriage bill 109 votes to 33 on September 12, 2000. The Senate followed suit a few months later. The landmark marriage laws granted same-sex couples the same legal rights …