Pinksixty News SATURDAY 13 MAY 2012
Channel: Colin Fallesen
Date: 2012-05-11

John Travolta has been issued with another lawsuit this week, from a second male masseur, accusing him of sexual assault. Both cases are represented by the same attorney and are seeking 2 million US dollars in damages.

Punk singer Tom Gabel has announced plans to start gender reassignment in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine. The 'Against Me!' frontman will transition to her true identity as Laura Jane Grace, following in the footsteps of other trans musicians Jayne County and Amanda Lear.

An openly gay male gymnast is hoping to compete for the US team in this summers Olympics. Josh Dixon finished second out of 72 competitors at the US Men's Qualifier and hopes to be selected to compete.

The internet was awash this week with revelations that Queen Latifah has finally come out. The story started when a blogger made the claim, when reporting on Latifah's upcoming appearance at Long Beach Pride.

And finally, reactions have been coming in by politicians, gay rights activists and celebrities on President Obama's announcement of support for equal marriage. Ellen, Degeneres, Alec Baldwin, Tyra Banks, Adam Levine, Jane Lynch and Ricky Martin have all applauded the Presidents stance.