Tag: gay teen

A guy recently asked the users of the r/askgaybros subbreddit to name the “most typical gay teen thing” they ever did. And bro, did the commenters deliver relatable responses, even if they weren’t so “typical.” Here are some highlights from the thread, edited for clarity. “Mine was being obsessed with Glee and having a massive crush on my straight best friend, the object of my virginal fantasies.” “Having a huge number of girl friends and having my guy friends call me...

A Canadian teen is making us all swoon with the story he posted to Reddit recently, a story of young queer love very much requited. “I am so giddy and excited and don’t have any friends really to share this with,” he says in the post. The 17-year-old from Canada explains that his parents are immigrants from Chile and “pretty Catholic,” and that he’s “so far in the closet I’d need a rescue team of 30 professionals to get me...

A Canadian teen is making us all swoon with the story he posted to Reddit recently, a story of young queer love very much requited. “I am so giddy and excited and don’t have any friends really to share this with,” he says in the post. The 17-year-old from Canada explains that his parents are immigrants from Chile and “pretty Catholic,” and that he’s “so far in the closet I’d need a rescue team of 30 professionals to get me...

15-year-old Nigel Shelby was laid to rest in a casket that was decorated with rainbows. Shelby, a high school student in Huntsville, Alabama, died by suicide last month after he was allegedly bullied for being gay. The community rallied to raise funds for his funeral, organizing a GoFundMe page and a Drag Brunch to raise over $15,000. People who attended the funeral wore rainbow clothing and clothes that denounced bullying, local media reported, and the casket had a picture of Shelby wearing...

A teenager who was beaten up on a bus in Bristol by a man yelling anti-gay slurs has spoken out about the attack. Kydis Zellinger, who uses the pronouns they/them, says they are proud to be part of the LGBT+ community and that the assault “won’t stop me be from being who I am.” The 18-year-old was attacked by 27-year old Paul Austin, of Inns Court, on October 15. Austin pled guilty to assault by beating at Bristol Magistrates Court on October...

A Ukrainian citizen was stabbed by a group of strangers earlier today, because they thought he was gay. According to the Kyiv Post, a group of friends were leaving a club around 5:30 am while in the capital city of Kyiv. As the group walked in the direction of a subway station, a separate group of teenagers relaxing at a nearby bench approached them. This second group walked up to the first one and tried to instigate a fight. They insulted...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After raising nearly $130,000 to cover tuition, the gay Florida valedictorian who says his parents kicked him out will pay nothing to go to college this fall. News outlets report Georgetown University adjusted 18-year-old Seth Owen's financial aid package, reducing his expected out-of-pocket contribution from $20,000 to $0. His aid package had been calculated based on his parents' ability to pay. But he says they kicked him out in February, following disagreements over his sexuality and an ultimatum:...

A 19-year-old Italian gay man was savagely beaten by an unidentified attacker in a popular nighttime area of the city of Turin on Saturday. The teenager, who was only identified by the fictitious name Alberto in the Italian press, and a female friend were on their way to meet other friends when a group of people approached them near an crowded station of the underground. One of the guys, who appeared to be in his early 20s, mocked the way...

Alex Strangelove is Love, Simon with more sex jokes First there was Love, Simon, giving us the gay romantic comedy we all craved. Now streaming giant Netflix is adding one more title to the tragic dearth of gay teen movies — but this time with a raunchier tone. Alex Strangelove is the brand new Netflix original movie exploring sexuality, identity, and more in high school. The story follows Alex Truelove (yes, his real name). He pretty much has it all — a...

“Send me the pic of u and ur boy toy.” A viral tweet from a gay teen in California is giving the Internet all the feels. Louis Jr. received a text from his father asking for a photo of him and his boyfriend. Louis Sr. wanted the picture of Junior and his “boy toy” to brag about to his co-workers. https://twitter.com/louisdaj_/status/980937960332845056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fgay-teen-loving-dad-viral-tweet%2F04%2F2018%2F Moved by his dad’s message, the 18-year-old decided to tweeted a screenshot of their exchange. The internet’s hearts exploded and the outpouring...

Netflix is aiming to grab the "Love, Simon" audience. Riding the wave of Love, Simon’s success—and just in time for Pride—Netflix is premiering its own gay-teen romantic comedy this June. Alex Strangelove tells the story of Alex Truelove (Daniel Doheny), a well-rounded senior with a wonderful girlfriend named Claire (Beach Rats’ Madeline Weinstein), and a bright future ahead of him. But as Alex works towards achieving one last teenage milestone—losing his virginity—he meets Elliot (Antonio Marziale), a handsome, charming gay kid...

Pass the popcorn! Love, Simon, is the first teen movie with a gay protagonist to be released wide by a major studio, but it is not the first film about gay teenagers. If you loved Love, Simon, and are searching for more movies about gay teens discovering their sexuality and falling love, grab the popcorn and check out the list below. Beautiful Thing (1996) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeGBkXoOe6Q The classic movie, based on the play by Jonathan Harvey’s of the same name, about a love affair between...

Hundreds of  turned up to drown out the Westboro Baptist Church, when they decided to target a gay high school footballer. Jake Bain, a popular footballer at John Burroughs School in St. Louis, Missouri, came out publicly as gay last October at an all-school assembly. His bravery was praised by his coach and teammates – but the young athlete attracted attention from the notoriously anti-LGBT Westboro Baptist Church, which announced it would picket the school. However, when the protesters turned up to...

OC District Attorney Tony Rackauckas: 'This is a senseless murder' Authorities found 19-year-old Blaze Bernstein stabbed and buried in a shallow grave at a California park on 9 January. Bernstein went missing 2 January after his parents noticed he failed to show for a scheduled dentist appointment. After an eight day search, authorities found his body at Orange County’s Borrego Park. Samuel Lincoln Woodward, 20, of Newport Beach was arrested on Friday (12 January) in relation to the crime. Prosecutors filed one felony...