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Mia Kirshner ‘feels sick’ over how The L Word handled Jenny’s death

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“There is no way that I’m going to stay silent about this.” Mia Kirshner has rejected the ending for her character on The L Word. Earlier this month, a revival of the fan-favourite lesbian drama titled Generation Q premiered after years of anticipation, seeing the return of original stars Jennifer Beals (Bette), Katherine Moenig (Shane) and Leisha Hailey (Alice). Taking place 10 years after the original series, Generation Q follows Bette as she makes a bid to be LA’s first lesbian mayor. In the second episode, the series finally answered…

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Schitt’s Creek advertises final season with same-sex kiss on billboard

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Schitt’s Creek said “gay rights!” The acclaimed comedy, which stars Dan Levy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara and Annie Murphy, is returning for its sixth and final season next month, so what better way to usher in their last outing than by pissing off the homophobes? The picture shows Dan in character as David as he kisses his co-star Noah Reid, who plays his fiancé Patrick Brewer. “F*ck yes we did,” Dan wrote on Twitter alongside the photo. “Shine bright, friends. Very grateful for Pop TV and CBC and their support…

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Sark becomes last place in British Isles to legalise same-sex marriage

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Sark has approved same-sex marriage. The new law was approved by the Channel Island’s government, Chief Pleas, on Tuesday (17 December) and is expected to come into effect from February 2020. Sark will become the last place in the British Isles to allow same-sex marriage, after Northern Ireland legalised marriage equality in October this year. Guernsey legalised same-sex marriage in 2017, with Jersey and Alderney legalising it last year. The chairman of Sark’s Policy and Finance Committee, Sam Le Trobe Bateman, said the move would be great for tourism, according to the BBC.…

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Catherine O’Hara on how Schitt’s Creek gets queer representation so right

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“Other shows should follow suit and present the world and humans as the best that we can be.” How does one write an introduction for an icon such as Catherine O’Hara? For the uneducated PELICANS who only know the actress and writer as Moira Rose, lead star of Sunrise Bay and The Crows Have Eyes 3, we’ll provide a bit of backstory. In the 70s, Catherine built a reputation as a legendary comic with roles on Canadian sitcom Coming Up Rosie and sketch comedy series Second City Television, the latter…

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Wanda Sykes and Wilson Cruz to produce new LGBTQ series for Apple TV+

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Apple TV+ have ordered a new LGBTQ show called Visible: Out On Television. The five part docuseries, which will arrive on the recently-launched streaming service on 14 February, will take a look into the state of LGBTQ visibility on the small screen, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It will feature archival footage alongside never-before-seen interviews with stars including Billy Porter, Ellen DeGeneres, Oprah Winfrey, Anderson Cooper, Don Lemon, Rachel Maddow, Sara Ramirez and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.  The series is created by filmmakers Ryan White and Jessica Hargrave, with Wanda Sykes…

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Irish bouncers refuse to act on homophobic abuse as “homophobia isn’t a crime”

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Eoghan Ryder said bouncers wouldn’t intervene when a man told him to stop kissing another man. Bouncers at a club in Ireland have refused to intervene after two gay men were victims of homophobic abuse, as they said that “homophobia isn’t a crime.” Eoghan Ryder was at the Button Factory in Dublin, to show support for a friend who had a show there. As the night went on, Eoghan started talking with a boy, and they ended up kissing. This is when the night took a turn for the worse.…

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Newly elected lesbian mayor of Bogotá marries partner before taking office

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Claudia López Hernández is the first lesbian to be the mayor of a capital city in Latin America. Claudia López Hernández, the newly elected mayor of the Colombian capital city of Bogotá, has married her partner, Angélica Lozano, who in 2014 became Colombia’s first openly lesbian legislator, weeks before taking office. Claudia represents the Green Alliance Party. Upon her election, not only was Claudia the first female mayor for Bogotá, but she was also the first lesbian mayor for a capital city in the region. The news of her wedding…

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UNILAD exhibits blood on streets of London after hosting ‘illegal’ blood bank

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The blood is displayed as a protest against laws banning gay and bisexual men from donating blood. UNILAD and FreedomToDonate are displaying pints of blood from their ‘Illegal Blood Bank’ to protest the laws banning gay and bisexual men from donating blood unless they abstain from sex for three months. All of the blood donated was tested by qualified medical professionals, and 100% of it came back as safe, highlighting the amount of safe blood in the United Kingdom going to waste, especially when the NHS needs 135,000 news donors…

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Leading football figures discuss how much progress needs to be made to boot homophobia out of the sport

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In 2019, Everton football club should not need to investigate reports of homophobic chanting during one of their Premier League games. The alleged incident took place earlier this month during a match against Chelsea and highlighted that there is much progress that needs to be made in the fight against homophobia in the sport. Earlier this year, GAY TIMES and Paddy Power unveiled shocking statistics that showed homophobia is still a deep-rooted issue in football. While 80% of heterosexual football fans said that they are uncomfortable with homophobic abuse taking…

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American Gods star says he was ‘proud to play an LGBTQ character of colour’ after controversial axe

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“I was proud to represent not just the Middle Eastern community in such a positive role you don’t normally see television but also the LGBTQ community.” Mousa Kraish has issued a statement following his controversial axe from American Gods. Earlier this week, it was announced that the American actor and director was not asked back for the fantasy drama’s upcoming third season due to budget cuts. Since 2017, he has portrayed The Jinn, a mythic being of fire. Throughout the course of the show, Kraish’s character has been involved in…

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