It was no laughing matter for singer Janet Jackson as she received a humanitarian award from the Human Rights Campaign—her first public appearance since brother Michael Jackson's acquittal on molestation charges.
Logo, the new gay channel of MTV Networks, began June 30 after a four-month delay.
Author Terry McMillan, 53, has filed for divorce from the man who inspired her best-selling novel, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, claiming her 30-year-old Jamaican-born husband is gay, according to Gay.com . In court papers, McMillan said Jonathan Plummer married her for financial gain and a U.S. citizenship.
NBC announced that gay and lesbian couples would be allowed to enter a wedding contest on the Today show, revising its initial criterion that all couples must consist of 'a male and a female,' The Advocate reported.
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation issued a statement expressing mixed emotions about ABC's decision to shelve indefinitely its six-part reality series Welcome to the Neighborhood, noting that behind the problematic concept lay an admirable intention to promote diversity, understanding and acceptance. Neighborhood depicted seven diverse families ( including a gay unit ) who would compete to win a house in an upscale Austin, Texas, cul-de-sac. Each week, one family would be voted off the show by the three resident families, who early on expressed their prejudices toward the contestants.
