Notorious for his anti-gay views, federal Independent MP Bob Katter now regrets ever allowing followers in his Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) to air homophobic advertisements prior to this year’s Queensland state election.

Sydney Convicts gay rugby union footballer Kevin Perry became the first person tossed out of this season’s Masterchef after admitting to having “stuffed up” in a pasta challenge overnight.

Bold and the Beautiful star Joanna Johnson has come out as a lesbian in an interview and revealed she is married to Los Angeles club promoter Michelle Agnew.

Openly gay Brisbane resident Margie Cummins has been named the winner of The Biggest Loser: Singles with the former pizza shop owner walking away with $220,000 following the show’s finale on Network Ten last night.

Viewers tuning into the morning news on a regional Canadian broadcaster last Friday morning got more than the usual round-up of politics, sport and crime when a technical error by a cable company led to three minutes of hardcore gay pornography being screened instead.

Olympic gold medal winning beach volleyballer Natalie Cook has become the latest high-profile Australian to give public support to same-sex marriage, saying the introduction of marriage equality would “be great for this country”.

The controversy surrounding the anti-gay television ad aired by Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) over the weekend in the lead-up to the Queensland election has widened, with a French photographer angry that his images were used and KAP funder, billionaire James Packer saying he “certainly” doesn’t support the message conveyed in the ad.

As observations go this one is possibly going to hit some of you with the big 'yeah, whatever, who cares' factor, but you should be concerned: why is our society so heavily immersing itself in the topic of death? Every year our TV screens are collecting an ever-increasing amount of death-wallowing murder mystery shows that sometimes even subtly celebrate the criminal ability.

Former assistant Brad Goreski forges ahead with his own fashion styling business and reality show.

Inside the new comedy series about a gay science fiction fan club that’s all about being different. Daniel Chamberlain speaks to the cast and creator of Outland.

High-profile English footballer Joey Barton has suggested that “archaic” team managers and coaches are to blame for the dearth of openly gay footballers, in a documentary hosted by the niece of the late Justin Fashanu which went to air in Britain this week.

Tantrums, surprises, bloopers and a prime minister honouring a gay icon – Daniel Chamberlain lists 2011’s best and worst moments on the box.

LOS ANGELES: A new US sitcom about two unemployed men who dress as women to gain sales jobs has been blasted before it has aired by a number of LGBT advocacy organisations for promoting transphobia as well as being demeaning towards women.

Villains, heroes, side kicks, flunkies – some of most memorable queer characters on TV in recent times have been those that have played a supporting role. Alastair Duncan casts an eye over the best of the best.

If you think your relationship with that special someone could be improved a little or a lot, you and your partner could perhaps be just the sort of people producers of a new show to air next year on ABC1 are looking for.