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  • Big Brother’s Danielle McMahon Talks About Gay Marriage

    We knew it wouldn’t take long before something would be said about same-sex marriage…

    The lingerie model and devout Catholic from Glasgow, Danielle McMahon, 25, who is currently appearing in Big Brother 2014 has spoken out against same-sex marriage during a conversation with Kimberley.

    Kimberley was recalling a story in which she had experienced some anti-gay sentiments at a church, saying, ‘I went to church with my sister, close to my house… we have a lot of friends who are gay and we walked in there and they were absolutely slating gay people… [saying] they’re in hell and all this sort of stuff and I just walked out. How could someone be so horrible… I find it so crazy.”

    Danielle countered,

    “That’s too much. I don’t agree with that. I’m not in favour of same-sex marriage but I’d never turn around and say, you’re going to hell… God still loves you regardless. I just don’t agree with it in the church of God.

    ‘The Catholic church don’t believe in same-sex marriage in the church and I go by what the Pope says.”

    When Kimberley made the point about marriage being a legal document and that the Church was not needed to get married, Danielle replied, ‘The only point I see in marriage is through God in the Catholic church… or else, to me, it’s not marriage really.’

    New housemate Marlon also got involved in the conversation adding, ‘ think, if you want to get married, get married to who the hell you want to get married to. It’s as simple as that.’

  • BIG BROTHER nominations are in: Who will be the first to go

    The Big Brother house mates have nominated for the first time and the results are in.

    The housemates with the most votes and will face the public vote are: Danielle McMahon, Jale Karaturp and Tamara Stewart-Wood.

    Jale received 5 nominations, while Danielle and Tamara both got four. Pauline Bennett was immune from eviction due to her being a Power Housemate, however she will be casting a ‘Killer Nomination’ which will put who ever she chooses up for eviction every week they are in the game.

  • TODAY IN GAY | k.d. lang came out

    TODAY IN GAY | k.d. lang came out

    Today in gay history, singer k.d. lang came out in an interview with Advocate Magazine in 1992.

    k.d lang is a famous Canadian pop and country singer, most known for songs such as “Constant Crave” and “Miss Chatelaine“. She has released 12 studio albums and 41 singles since 1984.

  • Anti-Gay Marriage Contestant Enters Big Brother House

    Catholic Lingerie Model Danielle McMahon has entered the Big Brother house – and she’s not afraid to speak her mind, especially when it comes to same-sex couples.

    Danielle McMahon, 25, from Glasgow has already caused concern amongst the gay community, after her Big Brother VT showed her talking about her beliefs, which included strong anti-same sex marriage ideas.

    Amongst her other ideas:

    She doesn’t believe in gay marriage but says she isn’t homophobic.

    She has strict and ‘old-fashioned’ views and believes ‘things were better years ago’.

    She believes in traditional gender roles and feels the ‘1950’s housewife was a better role model’.

    She says she will always be ‘upfront about not believing in sex before marriage

    Danielle wants to be a role model for women and young girls and help them to aim higher. She is disgusted at the trends at the moment for revealing clothes and doesn’t think you need to dress like that to be successful. She wants to show people how to have ‘class, flair and charisma’.

  • New Book For Children About Same-Sex Marriage

    A new book, which is already getting a lot of attention across the pond in the US, is helping children learn and understand same-sex marriage.

    Jeffrey Miles, a business professor at the University of the Pacific (in California) has written a children’s picture book with a same-sex marriage called, The Princes and The Treasure.

    The book tells the story of two handsome princes who go on a quest to save a princess, but fall in love with each other, get married, and live happily ever after. With the progress of same-sex marriage, I wanted young and old alike to be able to read a fairy tale story that included a gay marriage.

  • Shocking video of reactions to gay PDAs

    A new video has emerged showing what some straight patrons at a restaurant in Mississippi, US, do and say when a gay couple start to show affection to each other.

    A gay couple were hired by ABC News in Mississippi to show public displays of affection in a restaurant and then filmed the resulting reactions from other patrons.

    The short film shows the couple being told that they were sinning, they received awkward looks, some patrons said that they would physically move away and the two were laughed at when they kissed.

    Just to prove that the discomfort caused by the PDAs weren’t solely because of the actors’ sexuality, ABC also tried the experiment with an opposite sex couple.

    Customers reacted entirely differently and some even stuck up for the heterosexual couple, when ABC’s stooge tried to make a scene about the straight PDA.

    The best bit is for last though, as two college students stand up for the couple, saying to ABC’s stooge, when she made a scene about the gay PDA,

    ‘There’s a reason why half the &^%$^%$ world hates America, and it’s people like you. Because you have no acceptance for anything else in the world. I’m so *&^%$ pissed right now.’

    In Mississippi, same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 2003, but the state does not permit same-sex marriage, adoption by a same-sex couple, and the laws do not positively address discrimination based on gender identity or sexuality.

    In a 2001 Public Policy Polling survey found that only 13% of Mississippi voters supported the legalisation of same-sex marriage, while 78% were opposed and 9% were not sure.

  • Drag Queens of London: Episode 7

    Drag Queens of London goes global as drag troupe The Supreme Fabulettes head to European Gay Ski Week in France to perform to an expectant crowd of fans.

    The real drama unfolds away from the slopes as Silver Summers loses her voice before an important performance. With her band mates and tour manager blaming Silver for partying too hard, friendships becoming strained within the group.

    Meanwhile drag queen Rosie Beaver and Nick AKA Violet Sparks friendship is put under strain as they fight over the same man, but who will come out on top?

    TOP QUOTES:
    ·’It’s such a slick professional group’ – Vicki Vivacious on The Supreme Fabulettes
    ·’It’s like tweedle rough and tweedle rougher’ – Vicki Vivacious on Lady Lloyd and Baga Chipz from The Buffalo Girls.
    ·’I would rather get Gonorrhoea in ever orifice than be a member of them’ – Baga Chipz on the prospect of performing in The Supreme Fabulettes.
    ·’The sound that came out sounded like a dying seagull’ – Silver Summers on her vocal problems on gay ski week.
    ·’The idea of going up there and messing it up makes me feel sick. My heart was literally in my mouth’ – Silver Summers reflects on her performance at Gay Ski Week.

    Drag Queens of London continues tonight on London Live at 10:00PM on London Live

  • TODAY IN GAY | Anderson Cooper Was Born

    TODAY IN GAY | Anderson Cooper Was Born

    Today in gay history, Anderson Cooper was born in 1967.

    Anderson Cooper, 47, was born this day in 1967, with an estimated fortune of $100m Anderson Cooper is the son of heiress Gloria Vanderbilt.

    He has been dating his partner since 2009. He came out as gay in July 2012 saying,

    “I’ve begun to consider whether the unintended outcomes of maintaining my privacy outweigh personal and professional principle. It’s become clear to me that by remaining silent on certain aspects of my personal life for so long, I have given some the mistaken impression that I am trying to hide something—something that makes me uncomfortable, ashamed or even afraid. This is distressing because it is simply not true. …

    “The fact is, I’m gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud”.

  • Harry Styles And Nick Grimshaw #FirstSnog Pictures

    Now that we’ve got your attention…

    Okay, okay, that was cruel we know, we know!

    You were expecting to see Harry and Nick having a #FirstSnog, but we thought this was a brilliant idea to let you know about Stonewall’s 25th year!

    Harry Styles and the openly gay radio DJ Nick Grimshaw have had a long standing friendship and are often spotted together, which has caused many a tabloid to speculate on the nature of their relationship.

    Last year Nick Grimshaw has denied that Harry has been having sleepovers at his, and both have denied a romantic relationship!

    Nick and Harry are just some of the many celebrities who have lent their faces to a new Selfie campaign for Stonewall.

    Yesterday Stonewall and SNOG Frozen Yoghurt launched a joint campaign to celebrate 25 years of the lesbian, gay and bisexual equality charity and look forward to the next 25 years. The #FirstSNOG campaign, an online interactive photo exhibition, will celebrate Stonewall’s 25 years of campaigning so that lesbian, gay and bisexual people are free to love and be loved.

    The exhibition, which already features famous supporters of Stonewall including Harry Styles, Rita Ora, Sam Smith, Nick Grimshaw, Calvin Klein, Florence Welsh, Boy George and Katy B – can be viewed here:http://instagram.com/snogfrozenyogurt.

    Ruth Hunt, Acting Chief Executive of Stonewall, said: ‘In our 25th year we know that there’s still so much work to do. Around the world in countries like Russia, Nigeria and Uganda, LGBT people are being oppressed and persecuted simply because of who they are. We’re excited to collaborate with SNOG to help us continue to campaign for LGBT equality around the world.’

    As well as raising awareness, SNOG is helping Stonewall to raise funds via their London based shops where a special Stonewall serving, featuring a selection of rainbow coloured fruits, will be available for the duration of the Stonewall 25 celebration. A donation of £3 can be made to Stonewall by texting ‘SNOG’ to 70300, with proceeds going towards the charity’s continued international work.

  • Jamie Dornan Doesn’t Like His (Perfect) Body

    Star of 50 Shades Of Grey, Jamie Dornan, says he has issues with his body

    Jamie Dornan, 32, spoke to Interview Magazine to reveal that he thinks he’s too ‘skinny’ as an adult and that he’s ‘awkward in a suit’.

    The Irish hottie said,

    ‘I don’t like my physique. Who does? I was a skinny guy growing up, and I still feel like that same skinny kid.’

    Speaking about his upcoming role as Christian Grey, Dornan said that he trained very hard to fit the part.

    ‘I think there was so much more to Christian that we covered – someone who is careful to keep himself in shape, someone who spends obscene amounts of money on presenting himself. A lot of that work was done in the gym and with costume.

    ‘I’m quite awkward in a suit because I don’t have an opportunity to wear a suit very often, and this is a guy who lives in a suit – the best suit.’

    The film is due for release in 2015 on Valentine’s Day.

  • Sam Smith Celebrates Number 1 Album

    Sam Smith, who spoke about how his debut album was written about a man he fell in love with, celebrates its number 1 status.

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