Tag: friends
‘Friends’ actress doesn’t think show was homophobic, despite copious amount of gay jokes
Whether the beloved ’90s sit-com Friends was homophobic still sparks fierce debate among modern audiences and longtime fans. And, apparently, the show’s actors, as well. (Spoiler: It was! But it was also a product of its time.)
Now, one of the actresses who played part of the show’s lesbian couple is sharing her thoughts about it.
Jane Sibbett played Carol, the ex-wife of Ross, played by actor David Schwimmer. In the sit-com, Carol leaves Ross after coming out as a lesbian...
Hooking up with my straight roommate
Me (Jordan) and Jason have lived together for about two years. He’s a great roommate. Clean, quiet, pays bills and doesn’t eat all my food. It’s pretty great. Jason is straight and I am gay. He’s totally cool with it, and actually supports it!
Me and Jason met on a roommate online matchup, upon actually meeting him in person we hit it off right away. He was a nice guy, great personality, cute face, great body, and could dress very...
Friends came to Netflix and everyone is shocked at the homophobia, transphobia and misogyny
Friends is one of those shows that is almost always on TV, a familiar 90’s sitcom is just like a comfort food that you can always turn to.
It is probably one of the most known series, and that is the reasons that millions of fans were thrilled when it was announced that it would be coming to Netflix.
However, excitement quickly died down when people began to binge watch the show and found that it was more problematic than they...
Colton Haynes Gets A Friendly Kiss From Stephen Amell
Colton Haynes and his Arrow co-star Stephen Amell are still the best of friends.
For reference, see this adorable display of affection shared via Colton's Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcwiE4mDc5n/
After Colton came out last year, Amell made a heartfelt show of support when he told E! News:
"I'm so happy for Colton. A fan three or four months ago at a Comic-Con convention basically tried to bait me into outing him. I got in touch with and was like, 'Hey, man, this happened ...
Why Is It So Difficult To Make Good Gay Friends?
We've featured Psychotherapist Matthew Dempsey's YouTube videos many times over the years.
And in his latest YouTube video, he examines, "The Art of Gay Friending."
Dempsey recalls that when he first moved to Los Angeles, it was easy to meet people who wanted to make plans. However...
"But what i quickly realized was that I was mistaking everybody's general pleasantries with people who were actually willing and able to follow-up, and wanted to create some friendships. And that was really hard."
So what...
What Happens When Your Best Friend Has A Baby!?
Heartwarming Video Showcases A Gay Man’s Transition Into Caretaker!
Ahh, children. If babies and toddlers haven’t yet affected you, get prepared. It seems as if it was only yesterday that I was virtually rolling around in dirt with my best girlfriend from high school. Most of us have her. You know, the Grace to your Will. The older I get, more often I find myself thinking of my best girlfriend’s daughter. She’s a cute little tyke and I cannot get...
WATCH: New comedy Hazlo Como Hombre shows what happen when a man comes out...
The movie comes out this fall
Coming out can be a scary and unknown thing, especially to close loved ones. That’s exactly what Chilean director Nicolás López explores in his new comedy Hazlo Como Hombre.
Raúl, Eduardo, and Santiago have been best friends since childhood. They play sports together, shower together, and discuss women together. But everything changes when Santiago tells his friends he’s gay.
Now, the friends have to confront multiple things, including Santiago’s new boyfriend and trying to ‘convert’ Santiago....
22-year-old was defending his gay friends when this man shot him dead
Early Sunday morning, a Florida man was murdered after he came to the defense of his gay friends. He’d been dining with his friends before a drunk homophobe followed them out of the restaurant and onto the street to harass them.
The suspect, Nelson Hernandez Mena (above), reportedly became angry after one of the victim’s gay friends asked for the phone number of a man Mena was eating with.
Multiple witnesses said that Mena aggressively came after the group, shouting, “If...
COSMOS: A Short Film About Coming Of Age And Finding Your True Self
Could your coming of age story be a short film?
I'm not sure if mine would be too exciting and I don't think casting Abercrombie-esque models would be an accurate representation, but I am sure producer Alexan Sarikamichian might be representing some of our readers' exploratory experience in COSMOS.
COSMOS is the story of three friends spending a weekend in the woods where true feelings start to arise. Being away from home and surrounded by nature and themselves, makes their true...
Michael Arden and Andy Mientus: One incredible love story
Love is love and love is equal. Love is also wonderful and has its own way through people's lives. Michael and Andy know best from their experience.
Andy Mientus and Michael Arden met through their careers on Broadway, first as friends. Andy was not into men at the time and at first, the two of them were just friends. A straight guy and a gay guy. Tell us now not to hope that our straight crush is impossible to have.
So,when they met...
One more coming out story. Gay student comes out, asking his classmate to prom....
Coming out at school isn't so easy thing. But when you stand in front of all the class and ask one of your classmate to prom - it can be even much scarier. But what an exciting thing it should be when guy student asks his guy classmate to prom having all the class as witnesses of their relationship.
Ari asked the honour of having his classmate Mark to go to their prom together being a couple.
The reaction of both was just...
The 5 ways gay saunas will surprise you if you’ve never been
When I first read that London’s biggest gay sauna, Chariots, would be demolished to make way for a luxury hotel, I was really disappointed.
Yet another historical gay safe haven would be lost to the gentrification sweeping major urban areas like London, Manhattan and the closer Brooklyn locales, Amsterdam, and beyond. As Dazed put so eloquently ‘assimilation is definitely not liberation’.
The stigma in the young gay community surrounding the ‘seedy nature’ of gay saunas, bathhouses, and spas is plagued with...
How I found out my friend was gay
A few years ago, when I was a student at university, I lived with a bunch of straight friends - Mark, Stephen and Carl. They knew I was gay but had no problem with it, apart from the occasional friendly ribbing that guys do with each other. We all always had a great time playing video games together (I was always the worst!), eating cheap pizza and going out on the town.
Anyhow; one time it was Carl’s birthday, and...
My first gay experience as a straight guy
Hi there! I am Samuel, 28 years old and I am straight. There is no doubt about that and I have never even considered that I might be into guys until I have reached this age. It is now when I have realized that sexuality is more complex that I thought it was. This sort of experience can be a life changer and I still do not know how it affected my life yet, but it certainly has.
Like I...