Tag: rejection

Photo by Zackary Drucker as part of Broadly’s Gender Spectrum Collection.When the girlfriend of 22-year-old Owen discovered adult videos of trans women on his phone, she suddenly became hateful and insecure: She cried, wondered if he was secretly gay and if she was just his beard, mocked him, repeatedly said that he probably wished she had a “d*ck” and simulated topping him in bed. Vice recently interviewed four men who are attracted to trans women but afraid of expressing their...

19-year-old Kent Mendez (via Twitter) A gay teen shared a heartbreaking note he left his parents explaining why he had to leave home after they rejected him for coming out as gay. The letter, penned by 19-year-old Kent Mendez, was shared on Twitter Monday and quickly went viral. At this writing, the post has been retweeted 15,000 times. “There hasn’t been a day where I haven’t cried or struggled to find the energy to get out of bed,” begins Mendez. “This doesn’t...

Michael Marchese (image via YouTube screenshot)If you’re looking for some serious family drama, just check out what’s happening with a family from Bravo’s reality series Real Housewives of New Jersey. Fans of the show might recognize James Marchese as husband of Amber. Together they’re raising four kids: two biological kids and two stepchildren from James’ ex-wife, including a gay stepson named Michael. In a recently launched GoFundMe page, Michael claims that James kicked him out of his house in 2018...

We were all heartbroken when we asked the question Could You Be Happy Without Your Parents Approval? (and then got the answer) Bride & Prejudice: Parents Say No To Attending Son's Gay Wedding . The story of Chris and Grant dealing with Chris's parental units saying no to attending their own son's wedding. If you missed it, head over and watch the Channel 7 clips from Bride & Prejudice. Chris's soon to be in-laws break the news that his parents...

The Court of Appeal has ruled against a couple fighting for straight civil partnerships. A couple from London, Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan, have been in a legal battle for three years to be granted a civil partnership as an alternative to marriage, which they believe has “sexist” and “patriarchal” connotations. The couple first applied for a civil partnership notice in 2014, before being rejected. Civil partnerships were brought in back in 2004 under Tony Blair’s New Labour government, allowing legally binding...

And viewers were not happy about it. The Australian reality show Bride and Prejudice recently aired a heartbreaking episode that found a gay man being discarded by his parents when he tried to invite them to his wedding. Chris never really talked about his sexuality with his religious parents, but knew going into the conversation that they don’t approve of him being gay. “You know I’ve got very strong beliefs on that…situation,” Chris’ mother, Yvonne, replied in a heartbreaking scene that found...

Mexico has rejected a proposal to legalise same-sex marriage across the country. The bill, introduced by President Enrique Penã Nieto, was struck down by a constitutional committee in Mexico’s lower house on Wednesday, with 19 votes against, eight in favour, and one abstention. In a statement on the vote, the lower house committee said the debate over same-sex marriage “is considered to be totally and definitively concluded”. Same-sex marriage is currently legal in several states around Mexico, including the capital Mexico City...

The teen pop sensation is apparently refusing to sign up to Uber Girl unless a sex scene between himself and a male dancer is removed. Justin Bieber has been criticised by some of his LGBT fans for allegedly refusing a film role due to the character’s sexuality. Writer Pete O’Neill claims that the Sorry singer will only consider taking the role if the scene between his character and a male back-up dancer is removed from the script. “He won’t take the part...