A Joyful, Historic Day for Marriage in Ireland

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Christopher Harrity

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Jane Fonda Discusses Why She Thought Warren Beatty Was Gay In W Magazine Interview
Everything is coming up gay for Jane Fonda these days.

The legendary 77-year-old actress is currently featured in the new Netflix series “Grace and Frankie,” in which she plays a woman whose husband announces he’s leaving her for his law partner and best (male) friend.

Perhaps put in the mood by starring in a show with such heavy gay themes, Fonda has been chatting nonstop about queer topics while doing press for the series.

She recently told Pride Source’s Chris Azzopardi that one of her favorite memories was “campaigning with Harvey Milk in the Castro District in San Francisco” and that a very famous unnamed gay actor once asked her to marry him.

And in the newest issue of W magazine, Fonda opened up about another one of Hollywood’s biggest stars — Warren Beatty — and said that she once mistakenly thought that he was gay.

Noting their 1959 screen test for the film “Parrish,” W revealed that Beatty “recalled that they ‘were thrown together like two lions in a cage and kissed until we had practically eaten each others’ heads off.'”

In response, Fonda told the magazine she “didn’t remember the test at all” and jokingly added, “I thought Warren was gay. He played piano, and all his friends were gay.”

The friends Fonda referred to were possibly gay playwrights William Inge and Tennessee Williams, Queerty noted.

Beatty has dated his fair share of leading women, including Madonna and Annette Bening, to whom the actor has been married since 1992. In 2010, an unauthorized biography claimed that he had slept with close to 13,000 women, a number the actor’s rep called “baloney.”

Read the full interview with Fonda by heading to W.

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Ireland set to become first country to pass equal marriage by public vote

Supporters of equality turned out in their hundreds of thousands

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Bridget Barkan Puts A Modern Spin On A Judy Garland Classic In Honor Of Homeless LGBT Youth
Among gay audiences, Judy Garland is one of few performers who never seems to go out of style.

New York cabaret star Bridget Barkan proved that point at 2014’s “Night of a Thousand Judys” when she crooned a tender version of “As Long as He Needs Me,” which was introduced in the Broadway musical “Oliver!” and performed by Garland on her television series, “The Judy Garland Show,” in 1963.

Now in its fifth year, “Night of a Thousand Judys” — which is a special presentation of New York- and Los Angeles-based actor, writer and performer Justin Sayre’s variety show, “The Meeting,” and timed to coincide with LGBT Pride Month — will benefit the Ali Forney Center, an advocacy group dedicated to homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens and young adults.

As in previous installments, performers from Broadway, television and downtown cabaret will hit New York’s Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Center June 1 to croon songs made famous by Garland during her fabled career. The 2015 lineup includes Melissa Errico, Liz Callaway, Michael McElroy, Lauren Worsham and The Skivvies, among others.

Sayre interviewed Ali Forney Center founder Carl Siciliano for his “Sparkle & Circulate with Justin Sayre” podcast. You can check that out here.

Meanwhile, you can also view some previous performances from “The Meeting” on Sayre’s official YouTube page. For more Sayre, head to Facebook and Twitter, too.

“Night of a Thousand Judys” plays New York’s Merkin Concert Hall at the Kaufman Center on June 1. Head here for more details.

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#LoveWins: Historic Victory for Marriage Equality in Ireland

Ireland becomes the first nation in the world to pass marriage equality by referendum
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