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The Foundation is proud to announce that it is supporting independent filmmaker “Anthony Williams” Writer, Director, Producer of “Closet Case”. As fiscal sponsoree, the project benefits from the Foundation’s 501(c)3 status to raise funds for production completion. Congratulations to Anthony and the Organization looks forward to helping you become successful. HOW TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT: All those who wish to support this project and receive a tax deduction must do so through the Foundation’s portal Visit http://msefoundation.org and click DONATE under the SUPPORT tab. When processing your PayPal transaction, enter “Closet Case” under “Please...
LGBT media one of the best moments in TV HISTORY to date that defined the tension around DL and out gay Rich and Golden toned men (new name for dark and light skin). Behold LA Complex, which should still be on TV!! This is amazing check out the last scene before the first kiss absolutely...
A gay short film has won a major award at Sundance Film Festival. ‘Burger, directed by Magnus Mork, won the Special Jury Award for Direction and Ensemble Acting for its depiction of gay visitors to a late-night burger bar in Cardiff, UK. The short drama was praised by the jury ‘for its uncanny observation of complex social dynamics and succeeding when it could have gone so wrong.’ The director was present at the ceremony in Parks City, Utah on 21 January to receive the accolade. Mork won the Iris...
Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!! MSEF has relaunched its website. It has been upgraded for 2014!!! The website is much easier to navigate and see the amazing programs we offer Projects we are working on and information on LGBT entertainment! Everyone is welcome to join us in our relaunch especially independent filmmakers of LGBT television and film. In our 4th year, the Foundation is excited to work with Corporate Sponsors and you the community to grow support for and help produce more LGBT Media. It’s a new year...
GBM News “http://gbmtv.net/” features one of many MSEF Interviewing Hollywood webisodes featuring Hakeem Kae...
In this clever, poignant and uproariously hilarious video, Ash Beckham, a lesbian and advocate for LGBTQ acceptance in schools, re-appropriates the word “gay,”reminding viewers that language can be a powerful tool that can either be wielded as a weapon or used to enact positive change. “Say what you mean, and mean what you say because the words that you choose matter. When you use ‘gay’ in a pejorative way, the effect that it has on the gay kid in the room or the kid with gay relatives is that being gay...
Things between gay “Days of our Lives” characters Will and Sonny are about to heat up. Fans of the show will be thrilled to learn that the pair will finally have sex in an upcoming episode, set to air Nov. 14, according to TV Guide. “Days of our Lives” actor Freddie Smith, who plays Sonny, says the delay was intentional and that cast and crew intended to build the relationship between the two characters before the much-anticipated scene. “It’s allowed the audience to get to know our characters and to get...
Is Javier Bardem the first “Bond boy”? Speculation over what has been described as an “erotically-charged scene” in which Bardem’s character Silva apparently caresses the torso of James Bond (Daniel Craig) in the latest installment of the 007 franchise, “Skyfall,” has been rampant in the weeks leading up the movie’s Nov. 9 release. Now Craig is setting the record straight, albeit somewhat coyly, in a new Movielineinterview. Describing the scene as “a great flirt” and “a game of cards,” the actor says, “Someone suggested that Silva may be gay. And I’m like, I...
National Coming Out Day was first celebrated on October 11, 1988, exactly one year after the historic March On Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Today we mark the 24th National Coming Out Day, and continue to celebrate it as a day when lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their allies proudly share who they are and encourage those who aren’t out of the closet to join them in an effort to ignite and increase discussions of and about the LGBT community. When it comes to visibility and impact,...
“BOYS WILL BE BOYS” is a Racy Art Indie Thought-Provoking Ground- Breaking Epic Motion-Picture Event about a Down-Low Bisexual NCAA-Basketball- Player, NBA-Potential-Number-One-Draft-Pick, Gang-Banger slash Underground Rapper, who impregnates his private/secret Gay-Boy/Homie-Lover-Friend, who turns out to be One of The Twelve Reported Rare Reproducing Hermaphrodites in The Whole World, and watches his College and Potential NBA Sports Careers take a downward spiral while he faces the music with his Family, especially his Mother, who wants the Pregnancy aborted, which will kill his Pregnant Lover but she doesn’t care as she’s...
KAΨ, is a prestigious collegiate Greek-letter fraternity comprising mostly African-American members, with active undergraduate and alumni chapters on major campuses and cities throughout the country. The organization also has international chapters around the world. I was completely taken by surprise that so many negative tweets about the beautiful union were flooding the social media site. After watching the video, all I could do was kiss my wedding band and think about my special moment in time that will live forever: marrying the great love of my life, my husband....
Adam Lambert pledged his support for marriage equality in Maryland before thrilling a benefit crowd with an intimate, stripped-down performance. Headlining a benefit show for Marylanders for Marriage Equality in support of Question 6, the referendum on the state’s Civil Marriage Protection Act, the openly gay pop star noted, “When it comes to these types of conversations, it has nothing to do with what religion or where your moral compass lies…everyone has the right to choose whatever religious or spiritual path that they want to choose, and that’s fine. But if I’m going to...
Los Angeles-based rapper Murs, though straight, recently released a video, “Animal Style,” which features a brief, though intimate, kiss between two men, and explores the damage that homophobia can...
In an appearance on “The Wendy Williams Show,” Hulk Hogan responded to accusations made by his ex-wife Linda that he had an affair with fellow wrestler Brutus Beefcake. “It’s tough because a lot of my friends in normal life, a lot of my friends in the entertainment business, and a lot of my friends in the wrestling business are gay,” he told Wendy Williams. He continued, “Just to say something spiteful and hurtful, I don’t get it…if it was true and I was gay, I’d embrace it, and I’d tell you guys...
Ru Paul ‘shocked and heartbroken’ at death of drag queen Drag superstar Ru Paul says she is ‘shocked and heartbroken’ by the tragic death of Sahara Davenport, one of the contestants on his TV reality show. The 27-year-old star of Ru Paul’ s Drag Race is believed to have died last night (1 October), though details are still yet to be made public. Ru Paul has now joined hundreds of fans paying tribute to the artist, today (2 October) tweeting: ‘Shocked & heartbroken over Sahara Davenport. Never occurred to...
This week is shaping up to be a big one for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Not only did Anderson Cooper come out in an incredibly nonchalant manner via an email to Andrew Sullivan on Monday, but Frank Ocean, an R&B singer who is part of the hip hop collective Odd Future and who has also written songs for Justin Bieber, John Legend and Beyoncé, came out on his blog last night. Ocean writes in part: In the last year or 3 I’ve screamed at my creator, screamed at the clouds...
Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe, former NFL player Wade Davis, ESPN Radio’s Jared Max and HuffPost Gay Voices Editor-at-Large Michelangelo Signorile joined Nancy Redd on HuffPost Live for a segment called “The Gay Jackie Robinson,” all about LGBT athletes in professional sports. Kluwe, currently on the cover of Out magazine, had famously written an open lettertaking to task a Maryland legislator who spoke out against Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo for speaking out in favor of same-sex marriage. Davis, now openly gay, is a former player for the Washington Redskins and the Seattle Seahawks, who...
The “Sex And The City” star was out-ed in 2004 when the NY Daily News and the New York Postreported she was living with another woman in September 2004. Nixon half-heartedly confirmed the rumors when she told the Daily News, “My private life is private… But at the same time, I have nothing to hide. So what I will say is that I am very...
“Yes, it’s true — Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity… He is proud of his decision and grateful for the support and respect that has already been shown by his loved ones. It is Chaz’s hope that his choice to transition will open the hearts and minds of the public regarding this issue, just as his ‘coming out’ did nearly 20 years...
The singer’s sexuality was always a topic of discussion for viewers when he was performing on “American Idol,” but Lambert didn’t come out until after the competition had wrapped. In a June 2009 Rolling Stone cover story, Lambert said, “Right after the finale [of “AI”], I almost started talking about it to the reporters, but I thought, ‘I’m going to wait for Rolling Stone, that will be cooler,’.. I didn’t want the Clay Aiken thing and the celebrity-magazine bullshit. I need to be able to explain myself in...
Don Lemon The CNN news anchor came out to the New York Times in May 2011. Lemon told the paper, “It’s quite different for an African-American male… It’s about the worst thing you can be in black culture. You’re taught you have to be a man; you have to be masculine. In the black community they think you can pray the gay...
Exciting news for “Good Morning America” personality Sam Champion — he’s set to tie the knot with longtime boyfriend Rubem Robierb later this year. The New York Times broke the news of the weather anchor’s engagement Oct. 5 subtly, in a story about MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts’ wedding to Patrick Abner, which took place Sept. 29 in New York. “We’re getting married New Year’s Eve in Miami,” Champion, 51, told the Times. Added Robierb, a Brazilian-born photographer: “We’ll do it [in New York] officially, and then have a party in Miami.” In...
Movies have the power to move us, to make us think, to make us remember, to make us reconsider our assumptions, to change our minds, to introduce us to people and places we never knew existed. For lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (and those whose sexual or gender identity falls somewhere else along the spectrum) movies have been an especially powerful tool in telling their stories — both to others in the LGBT community and to mainstream audiences. As we celebrate LGBT History Month, we’re presenting some of...
Castro notes: “This is a classic example of how a short film can eventually find its way back to the big screen as a full-length feature. Gayby has been a film festival favorite this season. I love the New York-style quick wit and extremely lovable characters. Gayby redefines the definition of family and answers the question, ‘What would have happened if Will and Grace tried to...
Castro says of this 2011 film with an unlikely, famous lesbian couple: “Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker are incredible in their roles as ‘roommates’ over a 30-year period… Or so a granddaughter thinks. If anyone wonders why marriage equality is important, then this film provides the...