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  • DVD REVIEW | Milk

    Powerful, heartfelt and a strong testament to a force with that was Harvey Milk, the first openly gay political powerhouse that ran for major in San Francisco in the late 70s.

    Sean Penn, plays the central role of Harvey Milk and putting aside the hotly debated discussion of whether gay men should fill the roles of gay character’s in the films, I feel that Penn does a brilliant job. No ham involved. A remarkably sensitive portrayal of this pioneer in a backwards, gay loathing, back stabbing system. Of course, there is a certain bit of eye candy – that being one Mr James Franco who we’ve been seeing a lot of recently.

    Although his part is short, Franco brings a personal life to Milk’s political life.

    It is easy for us of a certain age, to forget or not to acknowledge those who went before in the equal rights cause and I say films like this need to be produced more and more, so that we never forget, how and why we are able to live in the western world freer than we’ve ever been able to.

    Available to buy/view on: Amazon | Amazon Prime | iTunes

     

  • CBB’s Jordan got nekkid and it was mighty peachy

    It’s shower time in the BB house and Ibiza Weekender, Jordan was not shy at getting his trousers off.

    After earlier revelations that he and his bed mate, Sam Thompson got a little close last night it seems as though he couldn’t wait to get naked in front of a fellow housemate.

    It’s cleaning time in the Celebrity Big Brother and TV star Jordan Davies was quick to show off his best ass…ets

     

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  • Win Tickets To See A Woman Of No Importance

    Win Tickets To See A Woman Of No Importance

    Win tickets to see Oscar Wilde’s A Woman of No Importance

    Classic Spring is a new theatre company, formed by Dominic Dromgoole (former Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre) to celebrate the bold and ground breaking work of proscenium playwrights in the architecture for which they wrote.

    Its first offering is an Oscar Wilde Season at the Vaudeville Theatre, revolving around his four great Victorian plays, which shocked and redefined British theatre, and still resonate and refresh today. A Woman of No Importance (6 October to 30 December) and Lady Windermere’s Fan (12 January to 7 April) are now on sale and coming soon are An Ideal Husband and The Importance of Being Earnest.

    A Woman of No Importance is directed by Dominic Dromgoole and stars Olivier award winning Eve Best (A Moon for the Misbegotten and Hedda Gabler), Anne Reid (Last Tango in Halifax) Eleanor Bron and William Gaunt.

    An earnest young American woman, a louche English lord, and an innocent young chap join a house party of fin de siècle fools and grotesques. Nearby a woman lives, cradling a long buried secret. Wilde’s marriage of glittering wit and Ibsenite drama create a vivid new theatrical voice.
    ‘One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything except a good reputation’

    For more information and to book your tickets (from £19.50), call 0330 333 4814 or visit ClassicSpring.co.uk Come and share in this new adventure, and rediscover the thrill of these great plays.

    One reader can win a pair of tickets to see A Woman of No Importance at the Vaudeville Theatre. To enter simply answer the following question and click Submit.

    Terms and conditions: One reader will win two Band A tickets to see A Woman of No Importance at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, valid for Monday to Thursday performances from 6 October to 2 November 2017, subject to availability. No cash alternative. Travel not included.

  • DVD REVIEW | In Bloom

    ★★★★ | In Bloom

    This is the rather gritty story of a hip very young gay couple in Chicago’s ‘Boystown’ coming to terms with how tough one’s first love can be.

    Kurt is a small time drug dealer who supplies pot to his peers, whilst Paul his boyfriend of two years has a dead-end job in a local grocery store that he can hardly tolerate. When the long summer starts, they are having fun and very much into each other and seem the perfect couple, but some seven months later they have separated and can barely talk to each other.

    Everything had been going well with them until one night one of Kurt’s good-looking customers puts the moves on him, and although he initially resists Kevin’s advances, it does open his mind to the possibility that there is more to life outside of his cosy relationship with Paul. Suddenly that relationship starts to look painfully inadequate to him and in a fit of impulse, he starts a ‘break-up’ that he will only regret when it is far too late.

    If that is not bad enough, the real world outside is even scarier than usual right now as there is a serial killer on the prowl whose victims have all been young gay men from the area. With Kurt making late night deliveries to hip parties all over he is probably more at risk than most.

    This look at contemporary edgy youth culture is the work of filmmaker Chris Michael Birkmeier who based this work of fiction on his own story of when he broke up with his first ever boyfriend. The plot is steeped in innocence and naivete and full of well-meaning intentions. It’s a remarkable debut feature and as such one can overlook the slow-moving story line that almost grinds to a halt at times.

    Credit too for the great wee cast full of untried talent, and very good photography too.

    The comparisons between Mr Birkmeier and the French/Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan who picked up Awards at Cannes for his first movie at the tender age of 19, are natural. Especially when Birkmeier makes no bones about the fact that he is a big Dolan fan. But there is very little similarity in their work and this movie is of a much simpler construction and far more straightforward. The two young filmmaker’s works complement each other, rather than complete.

    No doubt at all that C M Birkmeier (as he bills himself) is one to watch in LGBT cinema, and I for one cannot wait to see how he follows this fascinating first movie.

    Available from Amazon and iTunes

  • When is Autopsy of Patrick Swayze showing on Channel 5?

    In the second of Channel 5’s Autopsy series, the programme looks at the tragic death of the Dirty Dancing legend, Patrick Swayze.

    What really happened to the actor, singer and dancer? Forensic pathologist Dr Jason Payne-James takes a look into the life and death of Patrick Swayze to find out exactly why he died.

     The star passed away in 2009 at the age of 57. He developed pancreatic cancer

    in this programme, forensic pathologist Dr Jason Payne-James examines all the available evidence medical to create a timeline of the events leading to his death.

    Director Ros Edwards
    Executive Producer Ed Taylor
    Producer Katie Greening
    Producer Ros Edwards
    Series Producer Suzy Davis

    The show begins this Sunday, 6th August, on Channel 5 at 10.00 PM and again on 5+1 one hour later.

     

     

  • Sam and Jordan got very close last night in bed

    CBB stars Sam Thompson and Jordan Davies got very close last night in bed…

    Sam and Jordan got very close last night in bed

    It all began with Jordan saying to his bed mate Sam, “I’m happy with our bed situation… I was expecting a hand around me this morning”. The pair chose to sleep in the same bed after all the available single beds were taken by their fellow housemates.

    The reality stars got closer than they thought last night after sharing a bed. It seems as though Jordan out his arms around Sam in his sleep – ahhh!

    Spooning time?

    The lads were discussing their sharing situation when Jordan remembered that he started touching Sam’s hair in his sleep- after he forgot that he was sharing with him. Sam also reminds him that Jordan was also stroking his back. To which Jordan says he remembers before collapsing to the floor in laughter.

    Sam, laughed and said, “I thought it was a dream” … before adding  “let it happen!”

    Let this summer’s Bromance begin…

     

  • Who are the LGBT stars who have starred in Celebrity Big Brother

    So the 20th series of Celebrity Big Brother has just launched. We thought we’d see which LGBT celebs have starred in the ever popular show.

    Generally speaking, LGBT celebs tend to do well in Celebrity Big Brother. There have been two openly gay winners, Rylan and Julian Clary. There have been three runners-up, Sue Perkins, Austin Armacost and Michael Barrymore. However, some LGBT celebs have caused controversy and were booted from the house, including Tila Tequila and Christopher Biggins. There have been two trans women to take part in the show.

    There have been:

    Lesbian 3

    Bisexual 8

    Gay 14

    Trans* 3

    Honourary 1

    Total 29

    Series 2

    Sue Perkins, came 2nd

    Former Great British Bake Off presenter Sue Perkins wasn’t as famous back then as she is now. Series two of CBB was just ten days long and she managed to stay right till the last day but didn’t win the series. That honour went to former Take That singer Mark Owen.

    Series 4

    Jodie Marsh, first evicted.

    Jodie Marsh who said she was bisexual after being celibate for 4 years didn’t fair well during her time on the show. She was the first evictee from the series. In an exclusive interview with THEGAYUK.com she told us that only gay porn gets her off now.

    Michael Barrymore, came 2nd

    His appearance in Series 4 of Celeb Big Bro was largely considered Michael Barrymore’s comeback to mainstream television following the death of a man at his home. He managed to spend 22 days in the house and was crowned runner up of the series.

    Pete Burn, came 5th

    Peter Burns came fifth the fourth series of Celebrity Big Brother. There were hopes he’d be invited back for the ‘All-Stars’ version of the show, but he died a few months before the start of the 17th series.

     

    Series 5

    Ian H Watkins, came 4th

    Ian, or as many of our readers will know him as “H” from Steps, came out officially on the day he entered the house. He was in one of the most talked series ever, after a “race row” between a number of the housemates and Indian actor Shilpa Shetty. He eventually placed fourth.

     

    Series 7

    Alex Reid, winner

    Alex, who has spoken about how he might consider himself transgender or a cross gender-dresser in 2015 managed to win the 7th series of the show. During her time in the Big Brother house ex-wife Katie Price talked about how much Alex liked butt play.

     

    Series 9

    Gareth Thomas, came third

    Rugby’s first out player, Gareth Thomas, finished 3rd in the ninth series of Celebrity Big Brother.

     

    Series 10

    Jasmine Lennard, first evictee

    Jasmine didn’t fair too well in the tenth series as she was the first celebrity to be booted from the show.

    Julian Clary, winner

    Julian won the hearts of the nation and was crowned king of the house.

    Julie Goodyear MBE, came 7th

    Coronation Street actor, Julie Goodyear, managed to stay the course for 22 days and was the seventh celeb to be evicted.

     

    Series 11

    Rylan Clark, winner

    King of the presenters, Rylan Clark managed to win the 11th series just weeks after being booted from the X Factor.

     

    Series 12

    Louis Spence, came 7th

    Louis managed to dance and prance his way through the 12th series of CBB placing 7th overall.

    Lauren Harries, came 3rd

    Lauren was the first openly trans person to star in Celebrity Big Brother. She came third in the 12th series of CBB. In December, Lauren gave heavy hints that she’d be joining the 17th series, but so far she’s not appeared.

     

    Series 13

    Lee Ryan, came 7th

    Lee went in a straight man, however, a sexual revelation during a conversation with some housemates made many viewers believe that he is bisexual. Even his fellow Blue bandmate, Duncan James tweeted that he thought he was the only “only bi/gay in the band”. Lee lasted 24 days in the house.

    Ollie Locke, came 3rd

    Ollie announced that he was bisexual before entering the house and admitted that he had never slept with a man. He has since come out as gay.

     

    Series 14

    Leslie Jordan, 2nd evictee

    Will and Grace actor Leslie got more than he bargained for when he joined series 14. A few spats with Frenchy saw his best undies destroyed by the star.

    Kellie Maloney, came 9th

    Kellie Maloney became the second trans woman to enter the BB house. She won the nation’s hearts with her public transformation. Kellie also reveals that Tom Selleck would be her perfect man.

     

    Series 15

    Kavana, came 7th

    Boybander Kavana, didn’t get much airtime in the 15th series thanks to huge personalities like Michelle Visage, Perez Hilton and Katie Hopkins.

    Michelle Visage, came 5th

    Okay, so Michelle Visage is an honorary member of the LGBT community. She did herself proud in the house and even managed to make Katie Hopkins seem approachable.

    Perez Hilton, came 6th

    Apparently, possibly, the most talked about housemate in the history of the show. Execs were so eager to have him back for the latest series but failed to meet his “double the money” demand.

     

    Series 16

    Austin Armacost, came 2nd

    It didn’t take long for Austin to get naked in the BB house, in fact, it was just a couple of hours. He managed to bromance his way to the finals with James Hill.

    Tila Tequila, ejected

    The less said the better, to be honest. She got kicked out when BB execs realised that she had written some offensive messages on social media.

     

    Series 17

    Christopher Maloney, came 8th

    Christopher failed to make much of an impact in this season of CBB – although proved himself to be the nice guy.

    John Partridge, came 5th

    John Partridge proved popular and likeable during the 17th series of CBB.

     

    Series 18

    Christopher Biggins, ejected

    Poor Christopher Biggins didn’t last long in CBB after a number of offensive conversations, Biggins was booted off the show.

    Marnie Simpson, came 4th

    Bisexual star Marine Simpson fell in love with Lewis Bloor and his massive penis. Their love story was the stuff of true boredom.

    Samantha Fox, came 7th

     

    Series 19

    Austin Armacost was once again invited back to the house but didn’t get very far after he was evicted in a cruel twist when housemates voted him the dullest. He was in the house for 11 days.

    Series 20

    Jemma Lucy

    Entered the house on day one. In her opening VT, Jemma proudly stated she was bisexual.

    Trisha Paytas

    Entered in the house on day one – and spoke with Jemma about dating both men and women.

     

     

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  • Jemma and Trisha talk bisexuality in CBB house

    Jemma Lucy and Trisha Paytas talk about loving both sexes in an intimate chat on Celebrity Big Brother.

    Reality stars, Jemma and Trisha revealed their sexual preferences to each other last night in the Celebrity Big Brother house discussing the fact they’ve dated both men and women in the past. Jemma who has starred in MTV’s Ex on the Beach made no secret of her bisexuality in her VT in the show’s kick off last night.

    However, some fans of the show were less than impressed by the bisexual representation.

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    In tonight’s episode, they discuss dating girls and guys and being interested in both sexes.

    Trisha rose to fame in 2006 after launching her YouTube channel ‘blndsundoll4mj’, uploading videos about her idol Quentin Tarantino. Trisha is an open book; vlogging and sharing all her life’s trials and tribulations to her 2.8 million subscribers. One of her videos, ‘Our Sex Life’, has over 80 million views.

    Last night Trisha revealed that she has, in the past been an escort for seven years, before she “found Christ”. She revealed, “It was so much money, it was hard to walk away from and it’s still hard to walk away from.”

    Celebrity Big Brother continues tonight on Channel 5 at 9PM

  • CBB Sam admits he gets c*ck shots from dudes on the internet

    Made in Chelsea star, Sam Thompson has admitted that he gets a lot of male attention on his social media – including photos of men’s penises.

    Sam Thompson revealed that he gets plenty of male attention on social media. Speaking in the Big Brother house, the Made In Chelsea star, although identifying as heterosexual gets lots of “c*ock shots” and nothing else sent to his DMs.

    Speaking to fellow hunk housemate Chad Johnson, he revealed that he gets some DMs from fans, “probably not as many people slide into my DM’s as yours. I get dudes, I’ve had ck shots, I get nothing else”. I get dudes, I’ve had ck shots, I get nothing else”.

    Sexy Sam reveals that he gets nothing but men sending them their penis pictures on social media, despite being linked to many of his female co-stars on Made In Chelsea.

    Ladies man still getting the male attention

    Sam has been linked with many of his co-stars from Made In Chelsea, including Olivia Bentley, Riley Uggla and Tiffany Watson. Tiffany joined the Made In Chelsea cast in 2014, and she and Sam quickly became the leading “power couple”. However, they called time on their relationship in May this year, making Sam newly single!

    Celebrity Big Brother continues tonight on Channel 5 at 9 PM

     

     

  • Who is Jordan Davies? Ibiza Weekender and CBB star

    He’s probably best known for his stint on Ibiza Weekender but now he’s entered the Celebrity Big Brother house – so who is Jordan Davies?

    Jordan Davies (25) is a Welsh television personality, best known for appearing in Ibiza Weekender.

    He also appeared on MTV’s Ex On The Beach, where he found love with fellow ex CBB housemate, Megan McKenna.

    The lothario has admitted: “I’ve slept with about 750 girls, I wouldn’t care if a girl had slept with the same amount.” Jordan says he is a ‘nightmare’ when single and has been linked to many well-known women including Stephanie Davies and Marnie Simpson.

  • Who is Karthik Nagesan? Apprentice and CBB star

    He’s probably best known for his stint on 2016’s Apprentice but now he’s entered the Celebrity Big Brother house – so who is Karthik Nagesan?

    Who is Karthik Nagesan? Apprentice and CBB star

    Karthik Nagesan (35) is best known for appearing on The Apprentice.

    He was fired on the spot by Lord Sugar after one of the worst results the show has ever seen, selling just £188 compared to his rival’s £40,000 plus! Karthik quickly became a fan favourite on the show due to his entertaining personality, and above all, his love for the monobrow. He describes himself as “the next billion dollar unicorn”!