Entertainment

Xcite Books have launched a new range of gay erotic fiction in both paperback and ebook format. The company is UK based but the book content has an international flavour with contributions from erotic authors around the globe. Xcite worked closely with Matt Bates, Fiction Buyer at WH Smith’s travel after he highlighted the need for a new, vibrant gay range for train station and airport shops.

The availability of the titles as eBook downloads will be appreciated by many readers who enjoy the discreet and immediate delivery of this format. Hazel Cushion , Managing Director of Xcite Books explained how the company have seen a five-fold increase in eBook sales in 2010. The launch of Kindle in the UK is set to increase this further however a recent survey by Xcite showed that 60% of their customers are reading eBooks directly on their PC’s and laptops rather than an eBook specific device.

Read more: Erotic Gay Fiction Books come to Ebooks

Twenty-something and gay, Blue has sold up his London flat and gone to live in Manila, vibrant capital of the Philippines – home to hustlers, ladyboys and a notorious criminal underworld.

So starts Manila Boy by Patrick Everard, out 28th September 2010.

Blue wants sex and he wants adventure and he very quickly seems to be getting both… by the shovelful. But, as always, there are complications. Before long he finds himself in loco parentis to an abandoned street kid and, worse, he’s falling in love with his first one-night stand, the gorgeous, intelligent Filipino journalist Troy.

Read more: Manila Boy Preview

Set amidst the decadence and terror of pre-war Fascist Germany, the multi award-winning Bent is above all a powerful and moving love story.

Recounting the fate of three homosexual men during the rise of Nazism, the film is a harrowing but inspirational tale of struggle against oppression. 

This Dual Format Edition (Blu-ray and DVD) features the film restored in HD and many special features.

Special Features include Theatrical Trailer, Interviews with Sean Mathias, Martin Sherman, Clive Owen, Lothaire Bluteau, Ian McKellen and Mick Jagger, On Set Footage and Music Video for Streets of Berlin performed by Mick Jagger.

Read more: Get Bent on Blu-Ray & DVD

A survey conducted by QUOD.TV, the UK's leading lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender, (LGBT) entertainment and cultural website, offers a fascinating insight into the lifestyles of gay men and lesbians living in Britain.

Results from the survey of 1,013 people, conducted by QUOD.TV throughout July in association with Stonewall, showed:

·         61% of  those currently without partners are ‘happy to be single’
·         More than 51% of gays think they will find true love through internet dating than straight people (36%)
·         Only 26% of those in a relationship have been in it longer than 6 months

Other results of the survey showed the gay community to be tech savvy with almost half watching movies on the internet (47%). Comedies were by far the most popular choice of film among respondents. 

Read more: Gay Men and Lesbians are Happy Single

Gay.com, the world’s leading gay social networking site, has teamed up with film and television producer Larry Kennar (The L Word, Barbershop, 50 First Dates), designer and reality TV veteran Jack Mackenroth (Project Runway: Season 4), and award-winning producer/director John Rutherford (eXposed) to air the original web series The Queens of Drag: NYC. The 8-episode series, which explores the audacious New York drag scene, debuts exclusively on Gay.com on September 8, 2010.

“The fascinating part is how they all lead dual lives, both of which are incredibly challenging.  Most people think of drag as glamorous, fun fluff.  But it’s actually an underappreciated art form that requires an enormous amount of talents and guts.  These queens are at the top of their game in the most competitive city in the world and each has a unique story to reveal underneath the wigs and makeup," says Jack Mackenroth .

Read more: Gay.com Premieres Web Series The Queens of Drag: NYC