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Of all the questions posed in the r/askgaybros Reddit forum, this recent prompt is a standout: “Do you remember the day/time/moment you realized you like men?” So far, the thread has accumulated more than 80 comments, including tales of camp counselors, boys across the street, Freddie Prinze Jr. lookalikes, and even gay dragons. Here are some of the top-voted responses, edited for length and readability. The opening of the chakras “When I was 8 years old I went to a summer day...

Raphel Chatelain is a director, photographer, visual artist, and activist who grew up in France and currently lives in Los Angeles. His latest photo series “Casa de Luz” (“House of Light”) documents Central American LGBTQ refugees who traveled with the Migrant Caravan and took shelter in an abandoned house in Tijuana, Mexico while waiting for asylum in the United States earlier this year. Chatelain provided Queerty with a few images from his series along with exclusive captions describing each of the subjects and their stories. Negro is...

You’ve likely heard by now that a far-right group called Super Happy Fun America is holding a “Straight Pride” parade in Boston later this summer. According to its website, Super Happy Fun America wants to “celebrate the diverse history, culture, and contributions of the straight community.” One of the group’s of three founding members is a man by the name of Chris Bartley, who identifies as gay. On Wednesday, Bartley told Queerty he’s working to bring “Straight Pride” to Boston in an effort...

Actor and Oscar-winning producer Brad Pitt has threatened to sue organizers of Boston’s so-called Straight Pride after trying to name him the official mascot of the celebration. Super Fun Happy America, the apparently serious organization putting together the so-called “Pride” event, released images of Pitt on their official website naming him the “ace of this important civil rights movement.” Super Fun Happy America classifies heterosexual Americans as an “oppressed majority” despite never having been oppressed for their sexuality. Pitt, for his part,...

A Presbyterian minister in Linden, New Jersey, is accused of performing oral sex to extract “evil spirits” from men in emotional crises, according to My Central Jersey. Rev. Dr. William Weaver of Linden Presbyterian Church, 69, has been charged with “multiple acts of idolatry and sexual misconduct” by the church and was supposed to face three accusers in an internal church trial in January, but he recused the jurisdiction of the Elizabeth Presbytery one day before the start of the...

According to his Twitter profile, Chris Bartley is a proud American, a follower of Jesus, a #GaysForTrump supporter, and a 2012 Eagle Scout. He’s also one of the founding members of Super Happy Fun America, the group currently working to bring a “Straight Pride” parade to Boston later this summer. And he doesn’t give a damn what anyone thinks about him. Barley’s official bio on the Super Happy Fun America website reads: Earlier this week, we reached out to Bartley for comment on his...

Just days after the story of a transgender woman kicked out of a Dallas gay bar for no reason captured national attention, the bar has announced the firing of the on-duty manager who handled the incident. JR’s Bar & Grill released a statement on June 6 announcing that the manager on duty that night had been fired for his role in handling the confrontation. “After reviewing the situation and gathering statements from the parties involved,” the owners said in a statement,...

We can’t believe we have to say this, but if you’re ever at a gay bar and they hand you a bunch of wrapping paper and tape and ask you to quickly make a costume out of it, please, for the love of God, don’t use it to fashion yourself a KKK hood. It’ll make everyone, especially people of color, feel mega-uncomfortable, okay? Got it? Jesus. This actually happened at The Laird, an Australian gay bar in Melbourne, during its...

Crawling out of her snake pit right on cue, right-wing wonk Tomi Lahren has spoken up to defend the proposed Straight Pride celebration in Boston.  Lahren endorsed Straight Pride in a fevered rant on her Fox Nation show on June 6. “You can be proud of about everything these days, so long as it’s not straight, white, male, or God forbid, conservative,” Lahren whined. “Don’t forget, it is open season on straight white men in this country, and y’all aren’t allowed to...

The city of Boston will likely be holding a Straight Pride parade in August thanks to the work of a far-right group called Super Happy Fun America. According to its website, Super Happy Fun America wants to “celebrate the diverse history, culture, and contributions of the straight community.” The group consists of three members: President John Hugo and Vice President Mark Sahady, who identify as heterosexual, and “Gay Ambassador” Chris Bartley, who identifies as gay. Yesterday, Bartley told Queerty he’s working to bring...

Renewing his attacks on the queer community (despite selling T-shirts promoting LGBTQ support), Donald Trump has canceled vital AIDS research. Trump officials cited the president’s commitment to anti-abortion forces. A spokesperson for the White House said: “This was the president’s decision, another important policy … to protect the dignity of human life.” Anonymous officials also say that Vice President Mike Pence played a crucial role in the decision as well. The new policy bans testing HIV therapies on fetal tissue taken...

A still from Heredia’s video of his trans friend being ejected and shoved by bar security.Last night, Dallas, Texas resident Daniel Heredia posted a video showing his trans female friend Blair Jirousek being kicked out of JR’s, one of the largest gay bars on the city’s gay strip, for seemingly no reason. In a public Facebook post, Heredia wrote that when he, Jirousek and another friend walked up to the bar to order drinks, the bartender (who was also the...

Three dudes from Boston who call themselves “Super Happy Fun America” have filed for a permit to hold a “straight pride parade” in the city this summer and they’re threatening to sue if they don’t get what they want. According to its website, Super Happy Fun America wants to “celebrate the diverse history, culture, and contributions of the straight community.” The group consists of three members: President John Hugo and Vice President Mark Sahady, who identify as heterosexual, and “Gay Ambassador”...

Image via TwitterYesterday, a fake Nintendo account on Twitter celebrated Pride Month by posting an image of Mario and Luigi kissing. It was obviously fake because an international brand would never celebrate LGBTQ people by posting a picture of incest, but some people, like Sebastian Gorka, former Deputy Assistant to President  Trump, fell for the fake tweet hook-line-and-sinker. Oh geez. The account, which as of yesterday went by “Nintendo of America,” posted the image along with the message, “Happy #PrideMonth! Our staff...