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A music studies graduate is standing up for his right to be openly gay. Kyle Walterhouse is a recent graduate of Bethel College. He attended the Christian based school because of its respected music department. "I decided to go to Bethel because of the programs that they have. I knew that their music department and their education department are both strong,” said Walterhouse to WSBT22. Unfortunately, Walterhouse had to make some compromises in order to go to the school. Not only is...

Be prepared to cry. Commercials have the power to make us laugh, cry and feel empowered. They are short stories, centred around relatable and aspirational characters to help promote a brand. They have become a reflection of our culture, and a projection of the lives we should hope to obtain. As the LGBTQ community continue to gain rights and acceptance, big brands are more and more willing to get on board, making impact in the daily lives of modern perception,...

A murderer on death row has asked for mercy, blaming his crime on “homosexual panic.” Robert Van Hook, 56, has been sentenced to die for murdering David Self in 1985. He met Self at the Subway Bar in Cincinnati, Ohio, before the two went together to Self’s flat. It was here that Van Hook strangled Self until he was unconsciousness before stabbing him multiple times in the neck. The murderer proceeded to cut open his abdomen before stabbing his internal organs, court records...

Michael Aycox is making history as the first openly gay candidate ever to run in a Mississippi congressional race. He’s currently one of two Democrats on the ballot in the June primary for Mississippi’s 3rd congressional district seat. The 30-year-old Navy veteran lives in Newton, Mississippi with his husband, Mario, who he married in 2013 and who is currently serving in the Florida Air National Guard. Aycox says he was inspired to run for office after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer...

British crooner Sam Smith and 13 Reasons Why actor Brandon Flynn have been an item for eight months, a.k.a. enough time to give each other silly, erotic gifts. And as Smith celebrated his 26th birthday over the weekend, Flynn was prepared with some knock-out presents. The artist behind the titillating creations, Allen Cutler, works primarily with needlepoint and embroidery, but your grandmother’s needlepoint this surely is not. “Sam Smith with his birthday gift from Brandon. It makes me happy to see how...

Colton Haynes took a moment over the weekend to reflect on what it means to be an openly gay actor in Hollywood, as well as his dreams for the future. In a series of tweets published in the very early hours Sunday, the 29-year-old looked back on his 12 years working in the entertainment industry, calling it an “odd place” and saying he prays that out LGBTQ actors land more starring roles soon: Hollywood is a very odd place. I've been...

Nice work, Jake Atlas! The openly gay wrestler, who plays with a league called Santino Bros. Wrestling in Southern California, was participating in a tag team match and utilized a special weapon that he had up his sleeve. This was something his opponent didn't see coming, and quite frankly... we are jealous. https://www.instagram.com/p/BfL_bKGg0BW/?utm_source=ig_embed Jake, who according to his Twitter bio is the 2017 SoCal Rookie of the Year and is proud to be open about his sexuality, competed in a match with...

The results of a global survey into masturbation have been released for ‘Masturbation May’ To coincide with Masturbation May (yes, that’s an actual thing), the results of a major survey into the masturbation habits of men and women around the world have been revealed. Sexual pleasure brand TENGA, in conjunction with pollsters PSB, surveyed 13,000 men and women, aged 18-74, in 18 countries. This included the US, India, UK, Australia, Japan, Russia and Germany. It identified a handful of differences between gay/bisexual...

"Prince & Knight," a kid-friendly title about a noble prince who finds true love in a knight instead of a maiden, is available now. GLAAD has announced its new collaboration with Bonnier Publishing USA to publish inclusive (and adorable) children’s books. First up in the ongoing collab is Prince & Knight, a reworked fairytale from author Daniel Haack about a prince whose search for a bride ends with a knight as his groom instead. The book, illustrated by Stevie Lewis, is...

Richard Grennell's confirmation was held up over his history of sexist tweets. It took almost 16 months for the Senate to confirm Richard Grenell as U.S. Ambassador to Germany. It took considerably less time for Grenell, sworn in this month by Vice President Mike Pence to upset his host country. In a tweet Tuesday, the day he arrived in Germany, Grenell warning companies doing business in Iran to “wind down operations immediately.” https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/993924107212394496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Frichard-grenell-germany-upset-ambassador%2F05%2F2018%2F The tweet came the same day Trump signaled he wanted...

"I don't mind straight people, as long as they act gay in public." A Twitter user got majorly dragged after asking gay people to “just shut the fuck up” about their orientation. https://twitter.com/shpend_rashiti/status/993850271628488705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Flgbt-community-annoying-tweet-twitter-reacts%2F05%2F2018%2F On May 8, user Shpend Rashiti tweeted his hot take that the LGBT community is “annoying”: “You are gay, okay? Stop mentioning that in your bio, in every tweet. You are not special—I dont see straight people going around and telling everyone that they are straight every goddamn second.” Naturally,...

'I hope the trials you face give you the strength to open your heart & mind to differing views.' As Australian rugby union player, Israel Folau, stays in the headlines for his ongoing anti-gay comments, more people are speaking up against him, including a leading member of Tonga’s royal family. Folau who has Tongan heritage got himself in hot water last month when he said ‘God’s plan’ for gay people was ‘HELL’ unless they repented. For those comments Folau was hauled...

"I was like this is sort of disrespectful to the song and subject matter she was talking about.” After months of dropping hints on social media, Glee actor Kevin McHale is finally speaking publicly about his sexual orientation and his relationship with actor Austin McKenzie. Talking to Marc Malkin in a Facebook Live on Thursday, McHale, 29, admitted he “wasn’t obviously shouting it from the mountaintops” that he was gay, but insisted if someone “was a big fan and following everything...

Richard Grennell's confirmation was held up over his history of sexist tweets. It took almost 16 months for the Senate to confirm Richard Grenell as U.S. Ambassador to Germany. It took considerably less time for Grenell, sworn in this month by Vice President Mike Pence to upset his host country. In a tweet Tuesday, the day he arrived in Germany, Grenell warning companies doing business in Iran to “wind down operations immediately.” https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/993924107212394496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Frichard-grenell-germany-upset-ambassador%2F05%2F2018%2F The tweet came the same day Trump signaled he wanted...