Tag: gay teen

A new movie explores the search for identity among the grittiness and beauty of New York’s homeless LGBT youth. In an era when many films tend to cater to a box office formula, one story sticks out: Saturday Church, written and directed by Damon Cardasis. Critics are calling it “Moonlight meets La La Land” due to its poetic and emotional storytelling mixed with minor musical moments that run deep into the heartstrings. The film’s lead character, Ulysses (Luca Kain), is a...

'We’re not all from one group, but we’re all united' When 14 year-old Garrett McCann started getting bullied at school for being gay, he told his teachers. They told him to go to the principal, who sent out a letter to parents Garrett’s classmates, however, wanted to go further. On Monday (23 October) morning, over 200 students showed up to York High School in Maine at 6:30 am. They carried rainbow flags and posters of support for Garrett’s plight. Several remained even after...

Iceland is preparing to release a gay teen romance film into the world and we should all turn our heads to give it some attention. The film, titled Heartstone, released in the country of origin earlier this year and is already quietly getting recognition through appearing at film festivals (which seems to be the only course for gay films looking to get mass recognition and praise). The film has already earned a Queer Lion award at the Venice Film Festival and...

“1-800-273-8255" is giving all the feels. In the latest viral “Adults React” clip from the Fine Bros. YouTube channel, a diverse group of people sit down to process Logic’s powerful “1-800-273-8255” music video. Modern Family’s Nolan Gould and Are We There Yet? star Coy Stewart play gay classmates in the “1-800-273-8255” video. The hit single, which features Alessia Cara and Khalid, is named for the phone number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Stewart plays a high school athlete coming to terms...

Who do you bring to Pride? Do you share the day just with other LGBT friends? Have you brought a parent before? What about a co-worker? Usually I go with the fellow gays and call it a day. Sometimes I'll put the parade goers down for a nap and then pop out on Pride night with another gaggle of friends. I've never really gone out of my way to invite someone to Pride. I mean, it's a public thing. Anyone...

Congratulations Evan! A high school student named Evan Young gave a graduation speech to remember by coming out to his fellow classmates. His adorable speech is a reminder to be kind to one another. Evan, visibly nervous, started his speech by telling his classmates that he once asked one of his female friends on a date. After having a few classes with the girl in question, Evan “gradually began to notice how adorable she was.” He asked the girl to be his girlfriend,...

'It was before 'Will & Grace,' before Ellen came out, it's before any of that stuff' Ryan Phillippe was just a teenager himself back in the early 1990s when he played gay teenager Billy Douglas on the ABC daytime soap opera One Life to Live. It was the actor’s first acting gig and one that 25 years later he’s proud to have on his resume. ‘There had never been a gay teenager portrayed on television at that point,’ tells the actor, now...

The 17-year-old boy was murdered by his uncle after learning of his homosexuality. Russian magazine Snob has reported that a 17-year-old Chechen boy has been pushed from a 9th floor balcony and killed by his uncle, after families are being encouraged to “wash the shame” away from gay relatives. Snob was approached by a gay Chechen fugitive who left the Russian republic after admitting his sexuality to his local mullah (religious leader). Speaking anonymously, the fugitive revealed that his mullah told him:...