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Colton Haynes was literally told he couldn’t be a gay actor by managers
GAYSTARNEWS- Colton Haynes is opening up about the pressure he faced to stay closeted as he rose to fame. ‘I was literally told from the day that I moved to Los Angeles that I could not be gay because I wouldn’t wor...
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Even without Pulse, more LGBTI people were killed in the US in 2016 since records began
GAYSTARNEWS- More LGBTI people were killed in the United States in 2016 since record-keeping began, and that does not even include the numbers from Pulse. While not every person who died in the Orlando shooting was LGBTI, the m...
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WATCH: This exclusive, behind-the-scenes Moonlight clip explains something significant about the film
GAYSTARNEWS- The wait is almost over. Moonlight is to be released on DVD in the UK on 19 June! To celebrate, Gay Star News is posting this exclusive snippet of the disc’s bonus content. The 2-minute video e...
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Anderson Cooper thinks he’s still friends with Kathy Griffin
GAYSTARNEWS- They won’t be co-hosting CNN’s New Year’s Eve coverage together anymore but Anderson Cooper still considers Kathy Griffin to be a friend. ‘She and I have been friends for a long time, and I ...
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Gay US congressman introduces LGBT PRIDE Act to combat violence and suicide
GAYSTARNEWS- US Representative Sean Patrick Maloney introduced the LGBT PRIDE Act today – a year after the deadly shooting at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub. The bill is seeks to improve data collection on the sexual ori...
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Cologne gets sexy for its Pride festival
GAYSTARNEWS- Things are heating up in Cologne in July, with the return of the Sexy Pride Festival – expected to attract over 20,000 people to one of Germany’s best-loved cities. Running over four days (7–10 Ju...
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SS18 London Collections: Men – Songzio
GAYSTARNEWS- South Korean designer Songzio presented his SS18 collection entitled Crossing Veils as inspired by the phrase: ‘Man, in his night, searches for his own light’. Behind the bar-like vertical lines, the pl...
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Indian cafe getting love for hiring only trans and hearing impaired people
GAYSTARNEWS- A cafe in India is winning rave reviews, not just for its menu but also for its hiring policy. The Nukkad Teafe only hires trans people and people with visual or speech impairments. Found in Bhilai, a major city in...
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Singapore gay man sends heartfelt plea to Prime Minister
GAYSTARNEWS- A gay man in Singapore has penned an heart wrenching open letter to his country’s leaders asking them to end discrimination against LGBTI people. Nathan Lee wrote the letter to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ...
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Molly Shannon opens up about her gay dad who came out to her when he was 72
GAYSTARNEWS- Molly Shannon plays the mother of a gay son in two of her most recent films and says there is a deeply personal reason behind her choice in roles. Her father was gay. ‘He was 72 when he told me. He told me he...
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‘Wear decent clothes’: Pride goers told in India
GAYSTARNEWS- The recent Pune Pride march in India was widely celebrated as a successful event, raising the visibility of the city’s LGBTI community. Pune is a major city in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. But the...
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This is why queer women love Wonder Woman
GAYSTARNEWS- It’s been a long time coming but our favorite female superhero finally made it to the cinema in her own movie. Not only did Wonder Woman make a respectable $103.1 million on its opening weekend, it was the al...
