Tag: gay couple

Here’s a story sure to put coal in the stocking of every holier-than-thou homophobe. It turns out Santa Claus is a gay couple from New York City, now living in London. Jim Glaub has been receiving letters addressed to Santa Claus at an apartment he used to rent on 22nd Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, three years before Dylan Parker, now his husband, moved in. Glaub told reporters there would be a handful each year, and that prior tenants...

A gay couple have been bombarded with homophobic abuse, after they were kicked off a flight for “harassing” Ivanka Trump about her father’s Presidency. Matthew Lasner, a professor at Hunters College, had been preparing to fly home for the holidays with his husband, Brooklyn lawyer Dan Goldstein. However, the pair’s trip got derailed when they spotted Ivanka Trump on their flight with her family and decided to challenge the future First Daughter – who is expected to take up a key official...

A gay man who adopted his partner in the absence of same-sex marriage rights has been allowed to dissolve the guardianship in order for the couple to legally marry. For more than a year, Roland Bosee Jr and Nino Esposito, who have been together since 1970, have been unclear about the future of their slightly complicated relationship. Esposito, 79, legally adopted Bosee Jr, 69, back in 2012, as they sought after some legal protections in lieu of same-sex marriage laws in...

With a little help from Beyoncé, of course. These days, if you weren’t proposed to via a flash mob, are you really engaged? An Australian man named Mike will never have to find out, as his boyfriend, Nico, set up a flash mob proposal in one of their favorite places — the gym. Nico joined a group of dancers who started performing to Beyoncé’s “Love on Top” in the middle of the gym before eventually getting on one knee and popping the...

Speculation is growing online as to whether two key characters from the latest Star Wars film are depicted in a same-sex relationship. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has got fans asking whether a number of tender scenes shared by Chirrut Îmwe (Donnie Yen) and Baze Malbus (Jiang Wen) are intended to imply a romantic connection. The latest instalment of the blockbuster franchise was released last week, with premieres in Los Angeles and London. Asked whether the scenes are supposed to signal...

A London gay couple have said they were subjected to homophobic abuse two nights in a row on public transport in the capital. Chris Chapman, a councillor in Tower Hamlets, and his boyfriend Jonathan Carter, said they were called abused on a the Jubilee Line for sharing a kiss on the Jubilee Line on Friday. He said they were subjected to animal noises, and told by a fellow passenger that they should get off the train if they want to make...

"Michael was 32 when we first met and he had never been on a date!" With everything going on in the world, it was a real treat last week to report on the engagement of a gay couple at a Chicago Bulls game. During a time out, Jake Conrad proposed to his Bulls superfan boyfriend, Michael Holtzman—with some assistance from the Bulls front office, team mascot Benny the Bull and the Luvabulls cheerleaders. The outpouring of support for the couple—and the...

The couple made the announcement in an adorable festive-themed video. Kieron Richardson has announced that he is set to become a father for the first time. The Hollyoaks star, who plays Ste Hay in the Channel 4 soap, took to Instagram yesterday (December 12) to reveal that he is expecting twins next year with husband Carl Hyland, who he married in April 2015. Richardson, who has previously spoken of the couple’s intention to become dads through surrogacy, shared an adorable festive video...

This gay couple became the first to get engaged in front of an NBA match crowd after the Chicago Bulls helped to stage a surprise proposal. Jake Conrad enlisted the help of the team mascot, Bennie the Bull, and a troop of cheerleaders before popping the question during halftime. Fortunately his partner, lifelong Bulls fan Michael Holtzman, said yes as the crowd began to cheer. The couple embraced as they were congratulated by the stadium announcer. It appears the surprise was organised just...

We fell in love with Jakub and David from Poland when they released their lip sync video about 5 months ago (Roxette Says "Nice One!" To Gay Couple's Lip Sync Of "Some Other Summer"). I not only had fun watching the boys, but they were clearly having fun and I was reintroduced to Roxette! we thanked the boys with some emails and chats back and forth and wished them th ebest. Well the best didn't happen. After we faced homophobia and...

Adoptions for same-sex couples were also made legal in South Australia. South Australia has changed the law to recognize the marriage of a gay man who died on his honeymoon. Marco Bulmer-Rizzi was devastated when his partner David’s death certificate would read ‘never married’ because the state did not formally recognize same-sex unions. But now, legislation has passed to allow same-sex couples to have their unions recognized in the South Australia parliament. Adoptions by same-sex couples was also legalized in South Australia, making...

A court has deemed that the decision to refuse a man a promotion in his workplace because he is in a same-sex marriage is entirely legal. Canon Jeremy Pemberton said he had been offered a job as the chaplain for Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust, but had the offer withdrawn after marrying his long-term partner, who happens to be another man. The Church of England stepped in to block the appointment when he married Laurence Cunnington last April. Nottingham Employment Tribunal had previously...

Three adults were arrested in Malaga after a mother tried selling her newborn baby to a gay couple. A woman and a gay couple have been arrested after the couple allegedly attempted to buy a three day-old baby from her, according to Queerty. The woman, who remains unnamed, was set to collect €10,000 (Around £8,300 or $8,800) for giving the newborn baby to the couple in Malaga, Spain. It was later reported that the couple had paid the mother to be their...

“Can you hear me now?” That was one of the most annoying phrases repeated in the past decade or so, but what a marketing success for Verizon. He was known as the 'can you hear me now guy', but we now know him as Paul Marcarelli, fellow LGBTer and constantly happy guy, or so it seems. We're smiling right next to him in this new Sprint commercial released two days ago. No it's not the vibrant yellow around his neck...