If you haven’t seen it already, there’s an article in the New York Times you really ought to read, all about how a baby found in a NY subway station became a gay couple’s son. It’s the sort of heartwarming tale that’s well worth a read, and as you take a look, I wouldn’t be surprised if you thought, ‘this should be a movie’.

Well, Peter Mecurio – one half of the couple involved in the story – obviously thought the same, as he’s turned the incredibly true tale in a screenplay called ‘Found (a True Story)’, which he’s hoping will be turned into a film.

Here’s an excerpt from the article to give you a taste: The story of how Danny and I were married last July in a Manhattan courtroom, with our son, Kevin, beside us, began 12 years earlier, in a dark, damp subway station.

Danny called me that day, frantic. “I found a baby!” he shouted. “I called 911, but I don’t think they believed me. No one’s coming. I don’t want to leave the baby alone. Get down here and flag down a police car or something.” By nature Danny is a remarkably calm person, so when I felt his heart pounding through the phone line, I knew I had to run.

When I got to the A/C/E subway exit on Eighth Avenue, Danny was still there, waiting for help to arrive. The baby, who had been left on the ground in a corner behind the turnstiles, was light-brown skinned and quiet, probably about a day old, wrapped in an oversize black sweatshirt.

In the following weeks, after family court had taken custody of “Baby ACE,” as he was nicknamed, Danny told the story over and over again, first to every local TV news station, then to family members, friends, co-workers and acquaintances. The story spread like an urban myth: You’re never going to believe what my friend’s cousin’s co-worker found in the subway. What neither of us knew, or could have predicted, was that Danny had not just saved an abandoned infant; he had found our son.

Click here to read the whole thing.

It’s not long ago that the idea of have gay-focussed TV channels in the US was seen as ludicrous, but Here TV is now celebrating its 10th birthday (and since 2005 there’s also been Logo TV amongst America’s cable television offerings). As part of Here’s anniversary celebrations they’re launching the New Frontiers Film Project, which is a call for creative people to submit their completed films and TV shows, with Here TV offering the chance for the best to be showcased on the channel.

The submission window for the project has now opened, so if you have a completed project you’d like Here TV to take a website, you can head over to the website to find out where you should send a copy to. The selected projects will air on the network throughout the 2013 Pride Season this summer.

Josh Rosenzweig, Senior Vice President of Original Programming told The Advocate, “When we launched the network, a purely LGBT network was met with great skepticism and tremendous resistance. The television and film projects that have aired over the past decade have all been part and parcel in entertaining and inspiring our LGBT audiences and motivating our allies to help us change hearts and minds across the country. We are eternally indebted to the LGBT creative community and to the brave distributors who have partnered with us over the years to have our stories seen and heard.”

What we need now if for gay TV channels to pop up in other place, as I’d quite like one here in the UK.

While the UK capital has the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, for the last few years east London has gotten its own queer film fest, Fringe! The third outing has now been announced, with a mix of queer film, alongside high-energy creative events, art happenings, oddball performance, discussion and debate at venues all over east London.

The announcement say the fest will include an exclusive collaboration with Bruce La Bruce; the first showing of the London chapter of Travis Mathews’ saucy ‘In Their Room’ series (shot during last year’s festival); a major enhanced screening chosen by Fringe! audiences; a gay film salon and sex workshops in an old Catholic girls’ school; vintage lesbian TV screenings; a pop-up genderqueer barber shop, and – supported by Film London – a special programme that focuses on the hidden worlds of two less-visible gay communities.

With more than 20 films, a dozen events, art exhibitions and three major parties, the four day festival hopes to be a blast of high-energy queer fun. The festival is pulled together by volunteers, hosted by three major cinemas and many events will be cheap or free.

So when is all this going on? Well, if you’re in London, clear your diary for Thursday 11th- Sunday 14th April 2013. You can find out more at the fest’s website, with the full programme announced on 18th March 2013 (tickets will be on sale from mid-March).