Tag: queer

My lifе wаѕ реrfесt. A kiѕѕ ruined it. Juѕt оnе kiѕѕ аnd I haven’t ѕlерt in thrее nightѕ. Whу? I always knew I wаѕ gау, but I just rеfuѕеd to соmе out. I hаvе a соuрlе оf gау friеndѕ tоо. Thеу would always еnсоurаgе me tо come оut оf thе closet, but I rеfuѕеd. I сlаimеd tо bе ‘straight’ but thе truth iѕ I hаvе nеvеr hаd аnу ѕеxuаl or rоmаntiс thоughtѕ аbоut a girl. I hаvе always bееn...

Facebook user Christopher Brown stopped by his favorite foot spa on December 30 to treat himself to some post-holiday pampering. But shortly after he sat down for his mani-pedi, he became the target of a rude woman who called him “f*ggot,” “sissy” and “queer.” The altercation began when Brown asked the woman if she would take her phone off speaker as she was carrying on a full voice conversation with her daughter via FaceTime. There were signs in the spa requesting...

Remember that gay porn star couple who got engaged right after filming a gang bang scene together? We cannot get enough of these adorable LGBTI marriage proposals from this year. Love was in the air for LGBTI couples all over the world in 2018 and luckily, someone was there with a video to record it. So here’s a list of all of the sweet LGBTI marriage proposals. (Warning: You may need a box of tissues for some of these!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QgFOdBzv7w The sound of love Kerry Kennedy...

Looking for a new queer film to watch? This could be just what you need. A UK trailer has just been released for Finnish gay drama A Moment In The Reeds, which was nominated for Outstanding Feature at this year’s Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ Festival. The film follows Leevi (Tom Of Finland star Janne Puustinen), who returns to Finland for the summer to help his father renovate their summer house in the city after studying abroad in Paris. When an extra...

The "I'm Yours" singer caused a frenzy of speculation with a line in his Pride Month love letter to the LGBTQ community Jason Mraz may have just come out as bisexual. In a poem for Billboard’s Pride Month series, the singer-songwriter included the lines, “We still have a long way to go. / But know I am bi your side.” Now, fans believe he’s dropping hints about his sexuality: https://twitter.com/ctownchick1/status/1007808038470914054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fjason-mraz-bisexual%2F06%2F2018%2F https://twitter.com/preserum/status/1007468184440582144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fjason-mraz-bisexual%2F06%2F2018%2F https://twitter.com/sureasthesea/status/1007654520157978629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fjason-mraz-bisexual%2F06%2F2018%2F The “I’m Yours” singer’s sexuality has been the subject of speculation before: In...

If Tom of Finland and Arabian Nights had a lovechild, it would look something like the work of Artqueerhabibi. The artist, who chooses to remain anonymous out of safety concerns, uses his work to showcase diverse gender expressions and homoerotic love in the Arab world. Speaking to Pink News recently, Artqueerhabibi says he wants to show the world that LGBTQ people do, in fact, exist in Arabic countries. “I want to show the world that you can live in Arabian countries and...

When Gilbert Baker created the iconic Rainbow Flag 40 years ago, he expressed that the design should evolve over time to promote inclusivity and symbolize progress. In June 2017, Philadelphia unveiled a new design with black and brown stripes added, and public response wasn’t favorable. Many found the design redundant, uninspired… and not aesthetically pleasing. Now an artist named Daniel Quasar has started a $14,000 Kickstarter to promote a new design. It’s undeniably more creative than the poorly-received Philly take, incorporating...

A local business owner from Iowa is accused of throwing a homophobic temper tantrum during his town’s Pride celebration. It all started when two port-a-potties were placed near John Wisor’s restaurant during Pride Fest in East Davenport, Iowa last weekend. That’s when at least half a dozen volunteers say Wisor, who owns a restaurant called 11th Street Precinct, flew into a rage. According to witnesses, he ran out onto the street and shouted antigay insults at them, including calling them “f*cking...

Teens threw rocks and two hit this gay guy on the back of his head A gay guy was attacked with rocks after leaving queer music festival Mighty Hoopla in London. Teens yelled homophobic slurs and pelted Jeff Ingold, the media manager at Stonewall, with rocks. Attacked with rocks after Mighty Hoopla This is what Jeff has to say: Last night, I was walking to the corner store with some friends and we passed a group of teenagers. We had just come from a...

This past Saturday, in a lengthy Twitter thread, Peter Delacroix shared the story of a gay 17-year-old who had committed suicide as a result of bullying and ridicule. Delacroix woke up to an email from a teen he referred to as “Max” that was clearly a suicide note. Max was one of a group of queer teenagers that Delacroix counsels as a Youth Pastor at his church. He immediately rushed to Max’s house, but it was too late. Max had hanged...

For as much hate as millennials get, one thing that they have gotten truly right is their ability to accept others for who they are. This could not be truer than the vast amount of queer couples who have attended prom this year, as they have been showcasing just how special their night was all over social media. Going to prom with someone with someone of the same sex or identifies with you as LGBTQ is something that is still...

Disneyland is now selling rainbow Mickey ears! While LGBTQ fans of the Disney empire have repeatedly been disappointed by the lack of queer representation in House of Mouse films, they might be excited to see representation forming elsewhere. The rainbow colored hats are now being sold at a Five & Dime in Disneyland with hopefully the product spreading across the globe (and online) in due time. The hats themselves have bright rainbow ears and a red cap underneath. On the cap, there...

The Northern Irish victim was kicked and called an "HIV-ridden bastard." A gay man in Northern Ireland is living in fear after being kicked and called an “HIV-ridden bastard” during a horrific homophobic attack. Dean Wheeler, a 23-year-old retail worker, was attacked earlier this month while walking back home from a night out in Enniskillen, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Prior to the incident, Wheeler heard an unidentified man shouting “queer boy.” https://twitter.com/BelTel/status/987227982220681216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fnorthern-ireland-hate-crime-dean-wheeler%2F04%2F2018%2F “After that, I heard ’faggot’ being shouted and the next thing I...

Smith plays a closeted gay man in the AIDS drama "1985." Cory Michael Smith, who plays The Riddler (a.k.a. Edward Nygma) in Fox’s hit series Gotham, opens up about his sexuality in a new interview with The Daily Beast. Smith is promoting his role as Adrian, a closeted gay New Yorker with AIDS who returns to his Texas hometown during the early days of the epidemic, in out filmmaker Yen Tan’s 1985. The black-and-white drama, which premiered earlier this month at...