Australian music’s favorite gay icon, Kylie Minogue, has long paid service to her faithful fan base of gay men. But the lovely singer only recently went on record as having something of a roving eye for beauties of the same sex.

93322509 Actor and long-standing LGBT rights advocate Sir Ian McKellen is concerned that the culture of professional sports is keeping gay athletes from coming out. McKellen believes many sports stars stay in the closet for fear of rejection and backlash from fans, and he believes the sports world must take unified action to change the negative attitudes.

Gay-favorite country icon Dolly Parton has voiced her support of gay marriage and LGBT equality in the past. The singer and actress recently reaffirmed her stance as an LGBT advocate, telling The Times of London, “That’s not politics to me. That’s human rights.”

Damages star Glenn Close revisited her favorite film roles from her impressive career for an article on The Daily Beast. Close recalled in detail the “revelatory” moment she experienced while playing Washington State National Guard colonel Margarethe Cammermeyer in Serving in Silence. Close portrayed the famous former officer who sues after being discharged for revealing her homosexuality.

If you’re a Potter-phile, you may have already heard about it, but you don’t even have to be a huge fan of Daniel Radcliffe to support the photo book One Day in the Life of Daniel Radcliffe from photographer Tim Hailand. With a portion of profits from the book going to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, you shouldn’t need much convincing to purchase it. At the very least, it makes a philanthropic gift for the die-hard Harry Potter fan in your life.

The series of photographs exploring the real life of Radcliffe were taken on January 13, 2009, while he was appearing on the Broadway stage in Equus. The 50 photos capture the actor candidly rehearsing, relaxing, eating, and, in a towel-clad shot, just stepping out of the shower.

The accompanying footnotes and captions were written by Radcliffe to give the ultimate personal perspective on each captured moment.

One half of the sublime sister set that is Tegan and Sara spilled all about the band’s new album, Sainthood, reading reviews, and courting commercial success. With 10 years behind them and new material that exceeds loyal fans’ expectations, T&S are in a prime position to become a huge music act, one getting better with [...]

If you haven’t caught The Showgirl Must Go On, Bette Midler’s Las Vegas review at Caesars Palace, time is running out. The legendary songstress announced she will end her reigning run on January 31.

In a statement, Midler recalled, “What a fabulous two years this has been” since her show debuted in February 2008. “These legs have had such a great run in the desert,” she continued, “it may be time to haul them to places with more humidity and fewer slot machines.”

The actress known for taking on tough chick roles on Lost and Fast & Furious, Michelle Rodriguez, has been surrounded by rumors of bisexuality or lesbianism throughout her career. Kristanna Loken—the smoldering star of Terminator 3 and former Shane flame from The L Word—seemed OK with telling The Advocate that she was involved with her BloodRayne costar Rodriguez in the fall of 2006.

Rodriguez now says her complicated love life is off limits and mislabeling her is a sign of lazy reporting. Showbiz Spy reported the she said, “If I wanted to tell people what I do with my vagina, I’d have made a sex video a long time ago. Largely, people don’t know the whole story about anything. But still they need to put a name on it so they can label it and put it on the side and not dedicate any time to figuring it out. It’s laziness.”

According to Internet rumors, the latest bump in the road for fictional SATC lovers Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Mr. Big (Chris Noth) is an adulterous affair that rocks their marriage bed in the sequel to the big hit film.

Before there was Lady Gaga (but after Madonna), there was only one platinum blond pop starlet clad in black leather: Christina Aguilera. The sultry songstress took some time off to marry, have a son and last released the 2008 collection Keeps Getting Better: A Decade of Hits. In the forthcoming issue of Marie Claire, Aguilera [...]

After being shockingly iced in Dexter’s season 4 finale, Julie Benz is taking a role very different from doting mom and wife, Rita. Benz is joining the bevy of beauties over on Wisteria Lane for a three-episode arc on Desperate Housewives.

Reportedly Benz will play an exotic dancer who is encouraged to leave the lewd industry under the guidance of her new neighbor Susan (Teri Hatcher).

Kristen Bell is enjoying the lovely, lady-powered environment on the set of the forthcoming musical, Burlesque. Bell, who plays a “small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer,” according to IMDB, is developing a lot of affection for her female costars as well.

Namely the powerhouse singer Christina Aguilera, and gay icon Cher, who portrays the aforementioned Burlesque club runner.

Inspired by Jersey Shore’s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino’s sculpted abdominal muscles, The Daily Beast site put together a pretty definitive list of the Hollywood torsos we’d most love to touch … or tongue …

The young Adonis Zac Efron’s “Zac-pack” gets honorable mention up front, as does bad boy Royal Prince Harry’s “Brit Pack.”

In the post-Twilight world, any list would be remiss if it left out Taylor Lautner’s impressive “Wolf-pack,” showcased enough in the trailer to make missing New Moon all right.

Long since suspected to be a member of the ladies-who-love-ladies community, the hard-as-nails trainer on weight loss reality show The Biggest Loser, Jillian Michaels had never publicly commented on her sexual orientation.

Until now. In a recent interview with Ladies’ Home Journal, the fiercely fit Michaels said she believes “in healthy love,” regardless of the gender of her partner. “If I fall in love with a woman, that’s awesome. If I fall in love with a man, that’s awesome. As long as you fall in love…”

The handsome and hilarious Bradley Cooper has been thrust into the “next big leading man” role after the megasuccess of 2009’s The Hangover cemented his celebrity status.

Cooper has two huge movies slated to hit theaters in 2010, with summer’s action and ab-heavy A-Team remake in the summer and this spring’s rom-com ensemble tour de force, Valentine’s Day, in which Cooper is the object of the affection of a closeted sports star played by Eric Dane (Grey’s Anatomy’s McSteamy).

The in-demand actor says his favorite press rumor about himself was that he was romantically involved with a fellow actor he attended an event with. No, not Renée Zellweger, Cooper’s girlfriend, whom he “really likes very much.” The best gossip implied Cooper was instead involved in a gay love affair with friend Victor Garber.

Said Cooper: “People thought we were dating. It was all over the Internet. It was the first time I read a rumor like that about me, and I just thought it was fantastic.”

This season’s family film Everybody’s Fine boasts a cast of Hollywood heavyweights. Robert De Niro plays an out-of-touch dad determined to get to know his adult children for real. Playing his terrific-looking kids are Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, and Drew Barrymore.

As fans of sappy, feel-good fare, we were already planning to catch this big-screen flick over the holidays, perhaps with Mom.

Imagine our delight to learn the greatest draw in this dynamite cast is our favorite L Word lady ever, Katherine Moennig! She who so flawlessly embodied Shane for six seasons plays a lesbian again, this time with baby, as Barrymore’s character Rosie’s live-in love, Jilly.

Mischa Barton, the young actress who was once on top as the star of The O.C., is now making headlines for public mishaps and mystery medical drama.

Adrian Grenier takes some heat for stuffing his bulge and likes to sleep over at pal Kevin Connolly’s bachelor pad.

Vanity Fair sheds new light on the life and loss of this generation’s most promising young star, Heath Ledger. Collaborators and personal friends share how increasingly complex stressors created a lethal environment for the gifted actor.

Alec Baldwin says his bitter custody battle with his ex-wife Kim Basinger over their daughter Ireland, left him contemplating suicide after 2007′s infamous phone message leak.