Laverne Cox Wins GLAAD Award
Watch Cox and Page’s speeches above. Actress and trans activist Laverne Cox spoke eloquently at the GLAAD awards last night after being presented with the Stephen F. Kolzak award by Ellen Page. The...
View ArticleThe 10th Annual International Day Against Homophobia
This Saturday, May 17, marks the tenth annual International Day Against Homophobia, which is a worldwide campaign to fight homophobia and discrimination based on sexual orientation. Each year IDAH...
View ArticleGayDirect – YouTube’s First LGBT Entertainment Channel
Gay entertainment and television continues to move slowly on network TV. A few LGBT characters are appearing on various shows, but the current cable and satellite content is still under-serving our...
View ArticleiCANdonate Fights For The Right To Save Lives
It’s common knowledge that organ donation saves thousands of lives every year in Canada. The medical community stresses the importance of signing up as a donor. So what’s the issue? Regulations...
View Article4 Parents, 2 Gay Dads & 1 Straight Son | SPEAK UP WITH JIMMY NGUYEN
LGBT parents raising children are increasingly visible — allowing us to see more situations of a real life “Modern Family” rather than the traditional concept of a nuclear family. According to the...
View ArticleMiss Universe 1997 Brook Lee – Straight Ally for LGBT Equality | SPEAK UP...
As the LGBT community celebrates Pride and polls show public support for same-sex marriage has risen above 50 percent in the United States, let’s take a moment to thank all the straight allies who...
View ArticleCheyenne Jackson Weds Jason Landau
Cheyenne Jackson kisses his new husband Cheyenne Jackson married Saturday, September 13 in a lavish Los Angeles wedding attended by many celebrities. Among the loved ones looking on as out actor...
View ArticleRuPaul Rundown: The Queens Of Season 7!
It’s here! Meet the queens you’ll come to love (and hate) over the course of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 7. GINGER MINJ Home: Orlando, Fla. Serving: Singing Southern ‘glamour toad’....
View ArticleQueens Care
Eleven of Toronto’s fiercest Drag Divas will perform on Saturday April 25th in OUTtv’s Queens Care Gala in support of The 519 Church Street Community Centre. At the Pantages Hotel Toronto Centre –...
View ArticleScrubs Star Zach Braff Offers Pizza For Gay Indiana Weddings
Faison and Braff. Image via: Just Jared In response to Indiana’s controversial new discrimination law, actors Zach Braff and Donald Faison of the TV series ‘Scrubs’ offered to cater same-sex couples’...
View ArticleOUTtv CEO James Shavick honoured with D.F.A.
Joy MacPhail, James Shavick, Kris Bulcroft Influential Canadian producer and CEO of OUTtv, James Shavick, has been honoured with a Doctor of Fine Arts (honoris causa) from Capilano University’s...
View ArticleOUTspoken Biography – LGBT Leaders 2015 – Win An iPhone
As we move into the 21st century, Canadian LGBT innovators can create art and pursue their passions more freely than ever. New docu-series OUTspoken Biography explores how the lives of LGBT...
View ArticleMx.: Oxford Dictionary Adds New Gender-Neutral Title
Mx. Oxford Dictionary Definition The word Mx. will be included in the newest editions of the Oxford English Dictionary. Joining the new entries, alongside modern terms like pwnage, awesomesauce, cat...
View ArticleAntigay Clerk Kim Davis Gets Spoofed: Clerks and Recreation
Kim Davis, the US Kentucky Clerk who ignited controversy by refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in her county, gets satirically skewered in this Funny or Die video spoof called,...
View ArticleCate Blanchett to Star in Lucille Ball Bio
Cate Blanchett has signed on to star in a new Aaron Sorkin penned Lucille Ball biopic, according to The Wrap. The new film focusing on Ball, the legendary leading lady of I Love Lucy, will be produced...
View ArticleTide Cleans Up with Same-Sex Marriage Ad
The Tide to Go brand has cleaned up with a lovely advertisement incorporating same-sex marriage and the need for a Tide pen to keep grooms looking their best. In this witty spot, a twist on your...
View Article#EndTheBan PSA Illustrates Absurdity of Gay Blood Ban
What is the difference between gay and straight blood? The #EndTheBan campaign assures us, absolutely nothing! A new PSA released by the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI) emphasises...
View ArticleDoritos Go Rainbow for It Gets Better Project
Doritos just got 110% cooler by announcing rainbow… yes you heard that right… rainbow coloured chips. The world’s favourite tortilla sweethearts didn’t just do it to be Cool-Ranch either! The extra...
View ArticleLady Gaga Debuts Haunting Song & Video for ‘Til It Happens to You’
Lady Gaga has once again used her music to make an emotional and hard-hitting political statement. The grammy winner’s new song, ‘Til It Happens To You’, is the theme song for campus rape documentary...
View ArticleDustin Lance Black and Tom Daley Are Engaged
Dustin Lance Black, the screenwriter behind Milk, and British Olympic diver Tom Daley are getting married! The handsome couple have shared their engagement news publically with a notice in the births,...
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