History was made last week when Stargate Universe (SGU), a military science fiction drama, premiered with actress Ming-Na, well-known for her stint on ER as Dr. Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen, playing the role of Camile Wray, the first Asian-American lesbian series' regular on television. Catch a glimpse of "Ca… Read full post »

Check out this new and forceful ad put out by the folks at NO on 1/Protect Maine Equality, a statewide, grassroots campaign defending the marriage equality law challenged by Question 1 on the 3 November ballot. The ad hits hard to address the prophecies of doom that the Yes campaign has… Read full post »

It takes guts to go against the grain and stand up for what you feel is right, and this is just what the New Brunswick Woodstock High School Lady Thunder hockey team did when they witnessed homophobic taunting against two of their team members. The young women circulated rainbow-coloured buttons with… Read full post »

Fashion designer Tom Ford's adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's 1964 novel 'A Single Man' won the unofficial Queer Golden Lion award for movies with gay themes or content at the Venice Film Festival last week. The film marks Mr. Ford's directorial debut and stars Colin Firth as a college professor… Read full post »

How would you feel if you had to ask four million people permission to get married? That's the question posed in this great new ad, Sinead's Hand, starring Hugh O’Conor as a man who combs the streets and countryside of Ireland and asks everyone he meets for Sinead's hand in marriage.… Read full post »

Check out video coverage of the first couple to wed under Vermont's same-sex marriage law from WPTZ News:

Hubbies Bill Slimback and Bob Sullivan have been together for 17 years and live in Whitehall, New York. Since the couple couldn't legally marry in New York, they chose to exchange…

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Amidst rising tensions, American celebrity Whoopi Goldberg has recorded a video message to express her support for the upcoming Gay Pride celebrations in Budapest, Hungary. The event for the past two years has been marked by violence, and the Hungarian extreme right wing party, Movement for a Better… Read full post »

Check out the Week 4 Bollywood challenge performance of Vogue Evolution, an out and proud New York City dance crew of color comprising four gay men and a male-to-female transgender person who combine voguing and hip-hop styles of dancing as they compete for top spot on Season 4 of MTV’s America… Read full post »

Maine's gay marriage law was scheduled to take effect in September, but same-sex marriage opponents have submitted enough signatures from registered voters to put the issue to a referendum this November. Here is a new television ad, Together, urging voters in Maine to uphold the law and allow gay mar… Read full post »

Check out the Week 2 performance of Vogue Evolution, an out and proud New York City dance crew of color comprising four gay men and a male-to-female transgender person who combine voguing and hip-hop styles of dancing as they compete for top spot on Season 4 of MTV’s America’s Best Dance… Read full post »

It's summer in Montreal, which means hot, humid, and halcyon conditions, so what better way to mark the moment than with some delightful poetry in the form of a short film called La Caverne.

The film, directed by a friend of mine, Michael Lis, was spontaneously conceived on location with… Read full post »

Big hat tip to Jason at The Gay White North for finding this hilarious episode of That's Gay, a recurring segment on the weekly television show infoMania on Current TV.

In That's Gay, Bryan Safi regularly explores gay issues and stereotypes in the media. Good times. Good times.  Read full post »

A few days ago, Montreal answered the call of the Swedish Dance Troup BOUNCE from Stockholm and produced four flash mobs in memory of Michael Jackson. What city will be next? 

 

I love Montreal. Read full post »