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The results on a new survey based on Masculinity that was published by Attitude Magazine were so majorly against femininity that it shocked the staff. The survey found that gay men with feminine qualities were considered unappealing by almost three quarters of respondents. More specifically, the results found that 71% of the 5,000 respondents said they were turned off by potential partners with typically feminine attributes. The survey also asked, ‘Have you ever thought that effeminate gay men give the gay community...

56 Dean Street Chemsex Lead David Stuart: 'Stop stigmatizing people who engage in chemsex and help them share their stories' It’s not a good idea to be angry as you stand before a packed room about to deliver a speech. But there I was. It was the recent book launch event for James Wharton’s Something for the Weekend, where the former British soldier bravely shares his chemsex story. And so before taking the microphone as the chemsex lead at London’s 56 Dean...

Despite a lot of misconceptions about LGBTI people in the medical profession, these Indian doctors want to show they believe in equality. For the first time ever a group of distinct white coats will fill Mumbai’s pride march. Students from medical schools across the city will join the parade on Saturday to show their support for LGBTI equality. Marching under the banner Future Doctors for Equality the coalition of students the Queer Azaadi Mumbai – Mumbai Pride for the first time. Preet Sharma...

Psychotherapist Matt Dempsey hosts a dinner party to talk to some of his non-white gay friends about their personal experiences with racism in the gay community. From social media to sexual preference, the conversation stays real and attempts to shed some light on what’s holding us back from finding unity. Hint: white people, the work starts with you. Check out the worthwhile video, featuring Wilson Cruz, Alec Mapa, Justin Sylvester and Sachin Bhatt below: https://youtu.be/reKlFeUEmRw Source

'In the real world, gay men come in all sizes, shapes and types, just like anybody else.' Bollywood actor, Meiyang Chang, has called for a more dignified portrayal of gay characters in the industry. Chang is an Indian actor of Chinese descent, a television host and singer, and plays a gay character in a new web series called "Untag." https://twitter.com/justvoot/status/816940348303884288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw On playing a gay character, Chang said: ‘My primary concern was not to be the stereotypical, caricaturist character that our Bollywood films of the...

Racism is a problem in the gay community and you need look no further than the current presidential campaign, argues Gabe Gonzalez in a new video from Mic. “Nothing more clearly illustrates that racism is alive and well in the gay community than this election cycle,” Gonzalez says. “Don’t believe me? Ask the gays. For Trump.” “Like a rich daddy on Fire Island, the alt-right has penetrated the hearts of some impressionable young men,” he continues. “Overgrown twinks with a penchant...

It’s not easy being an “average looking” gay man. Just ask Adam Dupuis. In a new op-ed titled Being Average Looking in the Gay Community, Dupuis writes about the day to day struggles he faces as someone whose physical appearance falls somewhere between “OK” and “nothing special.” “Being attractive seems to be pretty much a necessity to feel a sense of belonging in the gay community,” Dupuis writes. “Sure, you can go out with friends, travel, experience life, but it can be mentally and emotionally dangerous...

Actor Mark Ruffalo has responded to the trans community’s critical response to the casting of actor Matt Bomer as a transgender sex worker in his new film, Anything. “To the Trans community. I hear you,” Ruffalo, who is an executive producer on the project, wrote on Twitter Wednesday night, adding: “It’s wrenching to you see you in this pain. I am glad we are having this conversation. It’s time. In all honesty I suggested Matt for the role after the...

Nick Jonas has been rumored to be gay, then he was accused that he's trying to attract the gay community for fame by spending time in gay bars, playing a gay man on TV and showing off his body in gay clubs. His response to all of this was that he makes no difference between people, his fan base is diversified and he honors them all. “As a heterosexual male, open and comfortable about loving my fan base, gay or straight,...

Today, prescinding from my story writer position, I have decided to move the accent point on some actual problems torturing me at first, as a gay activist and also the entire gay world. In my writing this day, I turn to my lovely readers: I want to know your opinion guys, I want to know what you think about the things I’ll put as main subjects on the following lines. I want to know if I’m all alone in...

The Polari language was also known as Palarie, Palare, Parlarly and in various other forms and it was exclusively associated with gays and lesbians throughout the 20th century. It was mostly spread in London and it was an important part of the subculture that was being used by people confronted by the legal system that considered homosexuality, and especially sodomy, a criminal offense. What makes Polari different than any other language is that it was secret and only was only...

Controversial changes can only occur through some kind of social mutiny and sometimes these social acts become one man’s personal struggle with the system and the world. the-dissident.eu His name was Harvey Bernard Milk and he was the one who decided that man makes society and not the other way around. Milk wrote history when he was elected as the first gay component of the San Francisco County Board Supervisors, a thing that was unheard of before. The words that he...