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When boyfriends Kerry Kennedy, 37, and Hayward Duresseau, 27, visited San Francisco earlier this year, little did they know that their lives would be forever changed. Hayward began to develop a headache and sensitivity to light that progressed quickly and no over the counter medication was helping. The couple had been drinking the night prior and they believed the symptoms were caused by dehydration. BuzzFeed News reports that he was rushed to the hospital when the symptoms worsened. While in...

Broadway actor Andrew Keenan-Bolger directed the Iris Prize-winning short film. Directed by Broadway’s Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies, Tuck Everlasting), Sign, is a new short film following the romance between Aaron (John McGinty, Children of a Lesser God), who is deaf, and Ben (Preston Sadleir, Next to Normal), who can hear. The film sees Aaron and Ben’s relationship progress from dating, to becoming exclusive, and eventually living together. The two endure the highs and lows that come with any partnership:—parties with friends, meeting...

What is it like to be both gay and deaf? Sign language: Dating can be hard enough even when you can hear. So imagine how it would be for a deaf person? That’s what two men explored in the latest episode of First Dates Ireland. Watch First Dates’ gay guys meet and speak using sign language It featured one deaf guy and another man who could speak Irish Sign Language on their date. https://twitter.com/RTE2/status/958463557527654400 John Charles, on the show, said people seemed to just talk ‘louder’...

Travel blogger Ed Rex asks why should a hearing aid be a dealbreaker in the world gay dating? ‘You would be perfect, if it wasn’t for your hearing aids…’ I looked on a gape, at the Spanish guy outside the nightclub in Madrid. He just did not say that. ‘So would you be if it wasn’t for your ignorance!’ I brushed past him, into the nightclub to party with my friends to forget about this awful brief encounter. I could have laughed it off,...

The model says he sees his condition as an ‘advantage’ when it comes to Trump’s ‘rants’. Nyle DiMarco says he does not see his deafness as an “obstacle”, especially during this “turbulent political year.” The America’s Next Top Model and Dancing With the Stars winner says being deaf is not just part of his identity, but also an “advantage”. “I don’t find not being able to hear an obstacle or a boundary,” he told the crowd at the Human Rights Campaign National...

Meet Dickie Hearts. He’s a Los Angeles-based filmmaker, an avid hiker, biker and weight-lifter, and a total comic book/super hero geek. Oh, and he’s also deaf. “I face a lot of interesting challenges,” he tells Queerty in an exclusive interview. “At times, I do feel invisible, which can be frustrating. At the same time, it drives me more and gives me a stronger voice (or hands) as an actor-filmmaker.” Hearts is a busy guy. He just finished shooting a guest spot on a show. He’s also hard...

These new photos of sexy male model Nyle DiMarco for 2(X)IST underwear are just awesome! The photos were made by the photographer Marco Ovando! Have a look! https://www.instagram.com/p/BDywSodE3Dn/?taken-by=official2xist Nyle DiMarco is an American model, actor, and activist, who won the 22nd season of America's Next Top Model. Nyle has so far been the only deaf contestant who has ever competed on the show. He is currently takes part as a celebrity contestant on season 22 of Dancing with the Stars 2016. https://www.instagram.com/p/BDEy-NcQtQ_/?taken-by=nyledimarco He can't hear the music...