Preparing to Come out to your Parents

Struggling with your sexuality can be such a difficult thing to deal with, and once you have made things a little clearer in your own mind, there is then the dreaded conversation where you need to come out to your parents. The thought of this alone can be scary, and not something that you’d particularly look forward to doing – so it’s important you are in the right frame of mind before you do so.

Tips and Tricks To Plan Your Same Sex Marriage

If you’re planning your wedding day, you’re probably very excited! This day is sure to be one of the best and most memorable in your entire life, so you want to make it special. Planning a same sex marriage isn’t necessarily any different, but there are a few tips and tricks you can use to make it amazing. Read on to find out what you can do:

Elton Johns Sparks #BoycottDolceGabbana Trend After Designer Speaks Against IVF

Elton John started the #BoycottDolceGabbana yesterday asking his fans to boycott the fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana after the designers granted an interview in an Italian magazine castigating IVF [in-vitro fertilisation]. Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, co-founders of the brand, called children conceived via the process ‘chemical’ and ‘synthetic’ in an interview with Panorama.

The interview showed that although the two co-founders are gay, and were a couple for 23 years, until 2005, they toe the line of support for ‘traditional’ families. The pair recently showcased this view during the latest Dolce and Gabbana fashion show where the theme was motherhood, and models walked the runway pregnant and with kids.

Gay Man's Mother Births His Son In Controversial Surrogacy Arrangement [Photos]

Above is 27-year-old Kyle and his 46 year old mother Anne-Marie, who is not only the grandmother to Kyle's son, Miles, but also the woman who gave birth to Miles. However, Anne-Marie is not the biological mother of her grandson, and simply carried the child. Still, though they used a donor egg fertilised by Kyle's sperm, Anne-Marie is the first woman in the UK to be a surrogate for her own son, and their story has got a debate going on fertility laws.

According to DailyMail, the family made their story public only last week after a High Court judge ruled that Kyle could now adopt Miles. Previously, Kyle was classed as both the baby's father and brother when he was born, but with the ruling, he is now, simply the baby's father. The mother is listed as unknown.

Bisi Alimi On Homophobia and Violence Against Gay People In Nigeria

Nigerian gay activist Bisi Alimi has again written about what it means to be a gay Nigerian. He talks about his own experience of bullying on social media, death threats he got before he left Nigeria and the violence against other gay people who are still living in the country. The article was published on the Washington Post and titled "After I kissed my boyfriend, 10 people said they wanted to kill me - This is what it means to be a gay Nigerian." Read below...

Texas College Baller Kills Kik Buddy After Finding Out She Was a Man

Texas College football player Carlton Ray Champion Jr. has been charged with the murder of 24yr old transgender woman, Ty Underwood, who was killed on Jan. 26th. Police first caught a break in the case when Ty's roommate, Kedrick Darks, told police Underwood had been dating a man named “Carlton” for several weeks prior to her death.

Police say they interviewed Champion, who confirmed that he had been communicating via a service called “Kik” with Underwood, who was going by “Tyra” on the service. They were able to search Champion’s tablet computer and allegedly discovered communications between Champion and Underwood dating back to January 19, 2015.

#PrayForKinto - Efya Defends Ghanaian Events Promoter Mobbed For Being Gay

Ghanaian events promoter, Kinto Rothmans was brutally beaten up by an angry mob yesterday after he was accused of being gay. The video has gone viral now in Ghana and it shows Kinto being beaten up by a mob for allegedly having a homosexual relationship with one Salim. In the video, he is shown all bloody and forced to keep saying  "I want chop Salim" when he was asked "You want do what?". Very disturbing. Again, some reports say he was even set up.

Ghanaian songstress, Efya, immediately took to Twitter to defend Kinto, and express her disgust over those that brutally assaulted him. Her tweets below...

Bisi Alimi & Partner Practice Being Daddies - Feeds and Ties The Baby To the Back

Nigerian gay activist Bisi Alimi and his partner may be in the process of having/adopting a child together, thinking about it or they may have done that already. Bisi just shared this photo of himself with a baby tied to his back and according to him, this is him and his partner being daddies.

They definitely look cute and comfortable with the baby, and will probably make great parents. All the best to them as they practice, and in whatever decision they make!

Joel Grey, 82-Year-Old Broadway Star Comes Out As Gay

82-year-old Joel Grey, an award winning broadway actor, has publicly announced that he is gay. Grey was married to actress Jo Wilder for 24 years and they have two children together: actress Jennifer Grey and son James, a chef. The Oscar- and Tony-winning actor tells People magazine,

"I don't like labels, but if you have to put a label on it, I'm a gay man. All the people close to me have known for years who I am. [Yet] it took time to embrace that other part of who I always was.”

The US Supreme Court Agrees To Rule On Gay Marriage

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to resolve the national debate over same-sex marriage once and for all. The justices will consider four cases from Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, consolidated and heard together. They will hear 2 1/2 hours of oral arguments in April and issue a ruling before the current term ends in late June.

The new challenges to gay marriage bans are destined to become even more of a landmark than those decided by the court in 2013 — United States v. Windsor, which forced the federal government to recognize gay marriages, and Hollingsworth v. Perry, which made California the 13th state to allow them.

Rhode Bros Twins Come Out To Dad As Gay - His Response Will Make You Cry

Aaron and Austin Rhodes are twin brothers from Los Angeles who run a Youtube channel. In their latest video, the twins decided to come out as gay to their fans, but before then, they also have to let their father know. The dad is in Ohio and so they tell him over the phone while the camera roll. The video has since gone viral with over 5 million views in 2 days!

Before Aaron could tell their dad the big news, they first break down in emotional tears of dread, but his answer got them crying again. You have to see it. Watch below....

Ellen DeGeneres Responds To Pastor Who Criticized Her For Celebrating Lesbianism

Ellen DeGeneres has replied a pastor who criticized her specifically while accusing Hollywood generally of having a “gay agenda”. The pastor and self-described “cultural commentator” Larry Tomczak called out Ellen in an article in The Christian Post titled “Are You Aware of the Avalanche of Gay Programming Assaulting Your Home?”

He wrote that the talk show host, “celebrates her lesbianism and ‘marriage’ in between appearances of guests like Taylor Swift to attract young girls.”

Ellen responded in a two minute sketch she shared on her Facebook page, and starts by saying; "I heard there was an article written about me and I would like to address it right now.” See the video below...

Church Stops Funeral Because Dead Woman Was Lesbian And Married With Kids

Vanessa Collier lived as a gay woman, was married and had two children. Her wife, Christina Higley shared the photo above of their family as she asked for the reason why a church and the pastor chose to humiliate them after they paid to use their facility for Vanessa's funeral. The bereaved family and their guest had come for the funeral of their late wife, mother and friend when the pastor of the host church, New Hope Ministries, intervened and stopped the service.

Pastor Ray Chavez said the funeral could not continue since they planned on showing pictures of Collier with her wife, their proposal and wedding photos, their two children, and their life together. The pastor wanted there to be no clue in the picture display that Collier was a lesbian. Christina and their friends are protesting and want their voice heard, and their pain felt. She details what happened in a Facebook post, read below..

Tiffany & Co. Features Gay Couple In New Ad Campaign

Can someone say breakfast at Tiffany's? Tiffany & Co., the upscale jewelry retailer well known for their beautiful engagement rings, have featured a gay couple in their new ad campaign.

According to reports, the two men shown in the ad are an actual though unnamed gay couple, rather than a pair of random models. There are two rings in the ad, see below, and none has a diamond like in traditional female engagement rings.

TLC's My Husband's Not Gay Talks To Women Who Marry Men Attracted To Men

The TLC channel in the US is planning to air a special titled “My Husband’s Not Gay,” this coming weekend. The one-hour show will be about Mormon couples in Salt Lake City where the male spouse is open about also being attracted to men. But they love their wives and are prepared to do all they can to make their marriage, happy, faithful and longlasting.

In Nigeria, these things are not so clear cut. A lot of us are Christians, we believe that homosexuality is a sin. In most local cultures, it is also taboo, while marriage and child-bearing is esteemed. One issue many people could not understand with Kenny Brandmuse's coming out post was the fact that his now ex-wife knew he was attracted to men when she agreed to go along with the wedding.

He wrote that she thought it was a childhood obsession that he would keep in the past. Unfortunately he found other men he preferred to his wife and chose to let her go than cheat on her.

Kenny Brandmuse Comes Out As Gay For One Year Anniversary of Nigerian Anti-Gay Bill

Kehinde Bademosi, or Kenny Brandmuse as he's popularly known, came out as HIV+ on World AIDS day last year, and he's continuing his activism by opening up about being Gay. Today marks the one year anniversary of President Goodluck Jonathan signing the anti-gay bill into law and Kenny wants Nigerians to know that gay people are human too and loved by God. Read his comments below...

Couple Love - Lance Bass Ties The Knot With Michael Turchin

Former NSync boy band member Lance Bass has made it official with his boyfriend of 3 years, Michael Turchin in a private wedding yesterday, Saturday Dec. 20, in front of friends and family at the Park Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.

Lance Bass and Michael Turchin met at a birthday in late 2011 and began dating soon after becoming close friends. They got engaged in September 2013 after Lance Bass asked his boyfriend's family for his hand in marriage. The Turchins are Jews but open-minded about homosexuality. They said yes, and their wedding yesterday incorporates aspects of the Jewish tradition.

Elton John Marries Partner David Furnish

67-year-old singer Elton John has finally married his partner of many years, David Furnish. Both men have been together for over a decade and entered a civil partnership 9 years ago. The pair revealed they decided to marry after England’s legalization of sane sex marriage in March.

Their intimate marrieage ceremony took place just this morning in the presence of friends and family. The couple are parents of two sons, Zachary and Elijah who acted as their ring bearers. Elton John shared the pictures on Instagram starting with the ont above and the caption;

"That's the legal bit done. Now on to the ceremony! #ShareTheLove"

See more photos below...

Taylor Swift Denies Lesbian Reports - Was Pictured Kissing Model Karlie Kloss

On the same day she was nominated for several Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift became the topic of several media reports that suggested she might be a lesbian. These were based on photos posted by a certain twitter user, and shown above. In the pictures, it looked like Taylor Swift was kissing and making out with Model Karlie Kloss at a concert they attended together.

First Openly Gay NFL Player Michael Sam Kisses Boyfriend After GQ Man of the Year Award

NFL player, Michael Sam, made news some months ago when he came out to become the first openly gay man in the popular sports. He's back in the headlines again after he kissed boyfriend Vito Cammisano on the black carpet at the GQ Man of the year event which held yesterday in LA.

Michael Sam came out in February this year, and was later drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He was given the title of GQ's Man of the Year Award for his courage and initiative. More photos below....