Samra Rahimli is an up-and-coming Azerbaijani singer. Her foray into the music industry began at 16 when she took part in the national selection for the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. After impressing audiences as the youngest contestant, Samra enrolled at Azerbaijan State University of Culture and A

nations from around the world have different customs of what color underwear you should wear on New Year’s Eve to ensure a fortuitous year ahead. Argentinians believe pink skivvies will bring you love, while in China, red underwear (preferably with golden embroidery) wards off bad luck for the comin

Elton "felt obligated to perform in Russia: 'As a gay man, I can't leave these people on their own.' "ohn posted a transcript of his statement on his Facebook account. It reads in part: "...I am deeply saddened and shocked over the current legislation that is now in place against the LGBT community

Sir Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Danger Ehren, Wee Man and the Jackass crew return for this fourth cinematic outing in the we can’t believe they’re still at it franchise. As with all things Jackass, Knoxville & co. find no shortage of creative ways to inflict pain on themselves, or to engage in very h

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Association publicized a clever metaphor for coming out in a new video entitled “The Big Deal–#EqualLove” to coincide with the city’s iconic LGBT-friendly celebration. Written and directed by Armand de Saint-Salvy, the clip features a backyard birthday celebrati

During his graduation speech Ted Chelfen discussed his coming out of the closet and thank his fellow students for accepting him as he is. He added after the speech that the school mascot is the Knight and that they refer to their school as the castle, so that whole bit at the end would make sense f

The FDNY has released its first ever “It Gets Better” video, in support of the It Gets Better Project. The Project's mission is to communicate to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth around the world that life gets better, and to create and inspire the changes needed to

http://www.bbc.co.uk/2012 This is the launch trail for the BBC's Olympic Torch Relay campaign. Using animation, the creative idea is based on the design of torch itself and the 8000 holes in the design that represent the 8000 torch bearers. The trail opens on the DNA of the Olympic Flame and then pu...

There’s a new pre-schoolers animated show coming to Netflix next week. Ridley Jones centers on a 6-year-old girl who lives in a treehouse inside the Museum of Natural History with her mother and grandmother. At night, the museum’s exhibits come alive. This includes a bison named Fred, who is non-bin

Normal Doors feels like a natural evolution for him as a filmmaker. He has refined his voice quite a bit for this effort—developing an interesting tone that manages to be comical, endearing, and emotional. Focusing on all topics that could have all been cloying (from “meet cutes” to obsessive compul