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GLAAD finds movie industry lags well behind TV in featuring LGBT roles
NEW YORK — We may be seeing more prominent gay and lesbian characters on TV shows, but the movie industry lags well behind the small screen, according to media watchdog group GLAAD.
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Filmmaker Lee Daniels on growing up gay, why black men ‘can’t come out’
Openly gay filmmaker Lee Daniels, in a recent interview with Larry King, said it is his belief that gay men in the black community just “can’t come out.”
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Ellen DeGeneres to host 2014 Oscars
NEW YORK — Comic and daytime television host Ellen DeGeneres was picked to host the Academy Awards for the second time.
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Andrew Garfield confronts backlash over musing that Spider-Man could be gay
Actor Andrew Garfield addressed recent backlash over his musing that Spider-Man could be gay, and said Friday that Stan Lee’s comic character “stands for everybody.”
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‘Ender’s Game’ stars address boycott over author’s anti-gay views
SAN DIEGO — Real-world issues are rare at Comic-Con where fantasy almost always trumps reality. But for the stars and the director of “Ender’s Game,” comments made by Orson Scott Card regarding gay marriage are leading to questions about the issue as they promote the science fiction film.
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‘Ender’s Game’ studio: Anti-gay author’s views are ‘completely irrelevant’ to film
Lionsgate Entertainment, the studio behind the upcoming science-fiction epic “Ender’s Game,” responded Friday to an impending boycott of the film by gays rights advocates, and said the reasoning behind the effort is “completely irrelevant” to the film.
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LGBT group calls for boycott of ‘Ender’s Game’ over author’s anti-gay activism
NEW YORK — Gay rights advocates are calling for a boycott of the upcoming release of the science-fiction film “Ender’s Game,” which is based on the 1985 novel by anti-gay activist Orson Scott Card.
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Mormon parents who supported Prop 8, now fight on behalf of their gay son
A Mormon’s family’s struggle to reconcile its faith with full acceptance of their son’s sexual identity is at the heart of the video “Families Are Forever,” which premieres at Frameline 37: The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival this weekend.
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Lesbian romance ‘The Life of Adele’ wins Cannes’ top honor
CANNES, France — The tender, sensual lesbian romance “Blue is the Warmest Color: The Life of Adele” has won the hearts of the 66th Cannes Film Festival, taking its top honor, the Palme d’Or.
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How would you live if you couldn’t love? (Video)
Imagine a world where “gay” was “straight” and “straight” was “gay.”