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On March 16, Hollywood director Brett Ratner will receive the Ally Award at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York. Attendees will get an exclusive look at a public service announcement campaign helmed by Ratner. The GLAAD 'Coming Out for Equality' PSA series features a diverse group of straight celebrities and athletes "coming out of the closet" as supporters of equality and calling for other Americans to speak out.
You could win the chance to be with Anderson Cooper and Madonna at the GLAAD Media Awards in NYC! Find out more below.
Each week The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.
How to Survive a Plague filmmaker David France is currently working with ABC Studios to develop a miniseries based on his documentary, which will take a deeper look at the personal stories behind the HIV/AIDS advocacy movements of the 1980s.
Students at the largest multi-denominational seminary in the world are making history by becoming the first evangelical graduate theological school to create an official LGBT student organization. They are now hosting an LGBT film festival featuring several GLAAD-nominated films.
Gun Hill Road, nominated for Outstanding Film – Limited Release at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, will be released on DVD March 5 and GLAAD readers can receive an exclusive discount.
On Thursday, March 7, the DC Independent Film Festival will be screening the world premiere of Meth Head, written and directed by Jane Clark. The film delves into the life of Kyle Peoples, who becomes consumed by his addiction to crystal meth and eventually loses everything – his lover, his family, his job and his home.
Each week The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBT-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.
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“I’m queer,” he says, simply. “I have a lot of really wonderful friends who are of very different sexes and genders. I am very much in love with no one in particular. I’ve been trying to figure out relationships, you know?"
Reese Witherspoon is heading back into romantic comedy territory with The Beard.
Chernin Entertainment has dipped into its discretionary fund to pick up the project, a spec script by Becca Greene.
Huffington Post launches #ThisIsWhatALesbianLooksLike hash tag to show the diversity of lesbian women.
MICKEY Rourke admits he’s found it “very difficult” to raise money for his movie about gay rugby ace Gareth Thomas.
One of the best documentaries on the festival circuit this year is I Stand Corrected, lesbian director Andrea Meyerson’s intimate and engaging portrait of Jennifer Leitham, the transgender bass player whose unusual technique and extraordinary talent has made her one of the most recognizable musicians in the jazz world.
Matt Bomer doesn’t like talking about his private life. And even if the White Collar star did publicly acknowledge he was gay earlier this year, he’s not about to start spilling anytime soon.
It’s a film about love, life and leadership among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Latinos in the United States, and yet, “Orgullo Latino,” aims to capture so much more about the complexity of this community.
"The power of David’s story lies in his relentless dedication to inculcate LGBT rights into the status quo in Uganda, and to change the situation for the kuchu community."

