Celebrities

NEW YORK — The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced that Madonna will present CNN’s Anderson Cooper with an award for openly gay media professionals.

Mike Ruiz seems to be everywhere these days: Playing judge on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and Tyra Banks’ “America’s Next Top Model,” shooting celebrity photographs, or starring in a reality-TV show on Logo.

Now that his season is over, Chris Kluwe is making the rounds of the national media he so richly deserved last fall when he became a champion of equality. He already conquered Colbert, and now he dances out to Ellen, presenting her with a game-worn jersey, which the die-hard Packers and Saints fan seemed thrilled […]

I don’t understand this whole philosophy that exists by some in the gay community that doesn’t tolerate any sort of weakness when it comes to a gay celebrity. This whole thing that says if you’re gay, and you’re any sort of celebrity, or have any sort of power, it’s your responsibility to pave the way for every other gay person in the world. I don’t believe its Jodie Foster’s responsibility to make my life easier. I don’t believe it should be the job of any celebrity to make my life easier…

In a rambling speech at Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards, actress Jodie Foster appeared to end years of speculation by casually coming out of the closet while accepting the Cecil B. Demille Lifetime Achievement Award. Foster took the stage for an acceptance speech that was anything but predictable.

Actor Charlie Sheen has issued a brief apology after video surfaced of him berating patrons in his new lounge, calling them “faggot assholes.”

As state lawmakers prepare to vote on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois, support has come in from coalitions of LGBT rights organizations, voters, hundreds of local clergy, President Obama — and now — from ABC’s Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

In its second season, Bravo had a clear hit with The Shahs of Sunset — a series about a group of Persian-American friends living in Los Angeles that has managed to double its audience since its debut last spring, thanks to a mix of lavish real estate, glimpses at Persian-American culture and a group of compelling personalities that included openly gay realtor Reza Farahan.

ABC’s Good Morning America weather anchor Sam Champion married his partner, artist Rubem Robierb on Friday, in an intimate ceremony in Champion’s New York City apartment.

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, on Wednesday announced a $100,000 gift from actor Brad Pitt to support the organization’s marriage efforts.