Tag: gay couple

Kelly Rowland offered to sing at their wedding Six months ago same-sex marriage wasn’t legal in Australia, but now that it is, cute marriage proposals are happening everywhere including on The Voice Australia. The reality TV singing competition has just started a new season in Australia with the blind auditions happening in the latest episode on Sunday (29 April). Singer Nathan Brake wowed The Voice audience and judges with his cover of Nick Jonas song, Jealous. Brake was a hit with judges, Joe...

“It always amazes me how gay guys stay friends with all of their exes. I’m not friends with any of mine.” Hmm… I never considered gay men and exes-as-friends until Grace did on a recent episode of Will & Grace. She offered her observation while watching Will cook for his ex-turned-breakfast guest Vince, who announced his wedding to his boyfriend of nine months in between bites. “Obviously, you’re invited, but you don’t have to come,” he said. Obviously, Will went–with Grace,...

Congratulations Helmut Muller Estrada! Earlier this month, we shared with you the news that a gay couple attending Miami Pride was attacked by four men. Now, we're happy to share with you the story of their savior. 29-year-old South Beach resident Helmut Muller Estrada was walking nearby when Rene Chalarca and Dmitry Logunov were attacked outside a bathroom by four men. Not knowing any of the six men but wanting to help, Estrada immediately ran over to defend the gay men. "Everything...

While LGBTQ representation in Hollywood is slowly but surely getting better, more often than not it’s in independent short films where the real issues are explored. Hold Hands or Hide is a 10-minute film that follows gay couple Adam and Stuart on a night out at a local boozer, but after they show some public affection towards each other they fall victim to a hate crime. It was written and directed by Simon Wegrzyn and stars Rick Yale and Kevin Grogan. “Adam...

David Hogg And Cameron Kasky Continue To Swoon Us! #CUTE! Ahh! Prom season is approaching. Arguably the best time of a Senior High School Student’s life. Whether you’re going with a friend or your special date, it’s a guaranteed good time. I don’t believe I’ve ever recalled someone telling me they had a horrible prom experience. While growing up LGBTQ, some of us may not have gone to prom for one reason or another. It’s likely we weren’t allowed to...

A new study looking into what affects the end of relationships found that male same-sex couples were the least likely to break up. The study titled Longitudinal Predictors of Relationship Dissolution Among Same-sex and Heterosexual Couples, which was published in Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice, was written by Kimberly F. Balsam and Robert E. Wickham with Esther D. Rothblum co-authoring. For the study, the researchers followed 515 couples in Vermont from 2002 to 2014 and kept records of how...

This December we covered the inspiring story of gay high school football team captain Jake Blain's upcoming tenure at Indiana State University. Now things have gone from inspiring to awwwz-inducing as pics of Blain and his swim team boyfriend Hunter Sigmund attending prom together have hit the web! At only nineteen-years-old, Blain has already made headlines for not only his sports career, but also for the discrimination he faced from Westboro Baptist Church after announcing his four years at Indiana...

After Nathan Etter explained to his class who gave him flowers on Valentine's Day, he was told by administrators "to stick to the curriculum." Supporters are rallying around a gay Illinois teacher who claims he was discriminated against by administrators after talking to his students about marriage equality. On Valentine’s Day Nathan Etter, a first-year music teacher at Prairie View Grade School in Elgin received a bouquet of flowers from his husband, Phillip, prompting some children to make comments like “eww”...

A gay couple was leaving a local gay club in the city of Monterrey, in Mexico last week when they were targeted and beaten by police officers based on their sexuality. Armando Ocampo Zambrano and Sergio Eduardo Bueno were finishing off their night of partying at 5 a.m. as they headed to a nearby restaurant. It was then that two police cars chased them and upon arriving at their location were stopped and removed by force by the cops....

These two are so cute that I think I'm going to be physically ill. Like, I legitimately need some Tums right now. We've seen singer Sam Smith and his adorable 13 Reasons Why actor boyfriend Brandon Flynn in some pretty ::ahem:: compromising positions while out and about, but now instead of swapping spit, the hot celeb duo is swapping hugs... with Flynn's parents! Was that weird? Yes? Good. Smith and Flynn made their relationship public this past October, and since...

Marco Villada Garibay, 34, came to the United States from Mexico with his family at the age of 6. Here he received an education, worked, and paid taxes all while being undocumented. When he was 17 years old, Villada returned briefly to Mexico for his grandfather’s funeral and was able to return unquestioned using school identification. As an adult, Villada met Israel Serrato and the two formed a relationship. According to the Washington Post, Villada received protection from deportation under...

"What we've had to go through, we don't want anyone else to feel the same way," says Chattahoochee High class president Carter Hebert. Two gay high schoolers in Georgia say administrators won’t allow them to run together as prom kings. Joel Lerner and Carter Hebert were both nominated by classmates to be in the Royal Court at Chattahoochee High School in Johns Creek. They were two of three boys nominated, and students also nominated three girls. But their hopes of becoming...

Four teenage boys have been convicted of assaulting a gay couple. One of the victims was left with four teeth missing after the attack, during which the youths hurled homophobic slurs at Jasper and Ronnie Vernes-Sewratan, including “homo” and “flikker” – the Dutch word for ‘faggot’ – according to their lawyer. The perpetrators – three 17 year olds and a 15 year old – were sentenced to perform between 80 and 160 hours of community service each by the court in...

Couple say they were 'shocked' after being turned away from a cocktail bar in Leeds for being gay A gay couple was refused entry into a bar in Leeds, UK when bouncers said it was ‘mixed-couples’ only. Patrick Hannon and Jake Archer had gone to Jake’s Bar in the northern English city for a drink at 10pm on 24 March. They were left ‘speechless’ after they were not allowed in for being a same-sex couple. Venue bosses they are investigating and claims it...