Tag: sexual orientation

A new study published by the Archives of Sexual Behavior has found that, when it comes to gay sex, straight guys just can’t get enough. Researchers spoke to over 24,000 undergraduate students about their same-sex sexual experiences. They found that 1 in 8.5 straight-identifying men have had sex with other men yet don’t consider themselves to be gay or bi. “Not everybody who has same-sex relationships is secretly gay,” the study’s co-author, Arielle Kuprberg, says. “There was a big disconnect between...

Congratulations Helmut Muller Estrada! Earlier this month, we shared with you the news that a gay couple attending Miami Pride was attacked by four men. Now, we're happy to share with you the story of their savior. 29-year-old South Beach resident Helmut Muller Estrada was walking nearby when Rene Chalarca and Dmitry Logunov were attacked outside a bathroom by four men. Not knowing any of the six men but wanting to help, Estrada immediately ran over to defend the gay men. "Everything...

A national ad campaign to fight against discrimination based on sexual orientation is using a real life family as the faces of the movement. Jami and Krista Contrearas are a happy couple living in Oak Park, Michigan. The married couple, along with their two children, just want a chance at the American dream. To work, to succeed, to be happy, and to be seen as equal. Unfortunately, that’s not what they’ve been given. Three years ago, the couple brought their then...

"In very simple terms, I'm going to say 'No.'" A man who claims taking a prescription painkiller turned him gay was given a dose of reality by a doctor on TV. Scott Purdy claimed he was attracted to women and had “quite a few” girlfriends before an accident forced him to take Lyrica. That’s when his heterosexuality allegedly vanished and his interest in men developed. While a loss of libido is a possible side effects of Lyrica, the commercial name for Pregabalin,...

A gay couple was leaving a local gay club in the city of Monterrey, in Mexico last week when they were targeted and beaten by police officers based on their sexuality. Armando Ocampo Zambrano and Sergio Eduardo Bueno were finishing off their night of partying at 5 a.m. as they headed to a nearby restaurant. It was then that two police cars chased them and upon arriving at their location were stopped and removed by force by the cops....

"I noticed my libido for women had gone and I was wanting male attention." Scott Purdy was once a lady-loving heterosexual until he broke his foot. The 23-year-old Brit began taking the painkiller Lyrica while recovering from an accident. That’s when Purdy claims he quickly lost interest in women and developed an attraction to men. “I noticed my libido for women had gone and I was wanting male attention,” he told The Daily Mail. “I was with a girlfriend I had...

We posted this article originally in January, but it seems that everyone is talking about it again as Coachella time is here. Coachella tickets are going on sale today (at 3 pm EST) and some big names like Beyoncé, the Weeknd, Eminem, and more are going to be performing. But, Perez Hilton, of all people, wants to shine a light on the homophobe behind the scenes before we buy our tickets. Hilton shared on his website that fans of the annual music...

A student group at the Universiti Sains Malaysia recently launched a contest to come up with ideas on how to make LGBTQ people heterosexual. As part of the Back to Fitrah forum held at the school, the contest included students making posters in a bid to ‘help’ LGBTQ students who have “disorders in sexual orientation return to their natural instincts.” A 21-year-old student at the university named Ernest Mah is only open about his sexuality with a few people. “I have to...

Despite more privacy, LGBT groups can no longer reach their audiences. In the wake of the Facebook controversy involving Cambridge Analytica, the political consulting firm hired by the 2016 Trump campaign to exploit data from 50 million users without their knowledge or consent, Buzzfeed News reports that the social networking site has blocked ad targeting based on sexual orientation. Facebook removed the option to target ads by sexual orientation last month but did not publicly announce the change, which effectively makes...

"This is a massive victory for Broward County and the LGBT community nationwide." Fort Lauderdale just cemented its claim as one of the most LGBT-friendly cities in America with the election of Dean Trantalis, an openly gay man, as mayor. In a special election Tuesday, the 64-year-old garnered 64% of the vote, soundly defeating Republican opponent Bruce Roberts. https://twitter.com/GwenGraham/status/973718810418171904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Ffort-lauderdale-dean-trantalis-gay%2F03%2F2018%2F Trantalis’ sexual orientation was not an issue during the campaign, except when supporters of Roberts mailed out flyers with Trantalis in a tuxedo and...

The father of Andrew Leach, 12, says his son tragically died after bullying intensified following his coming out at school A 12-year-old bisexual boy in Mississippi tragically took his own life after allegedly being bullied for coming out. Andrew Leach was found dead on 6 March at the family home after death by hanging. However his father Matt said Andrew was tormented by classmates for talking about his sexual orientation. ‘He was struggling a lot internally with sexual orientation. Bisexual boy ‘always seemed happy’ ‘He...

Lead by the Jesus is Lord group protestors say the bill discriminates against them because they don't support LGBTI Thousands of Christian protestors have converged on the Philippines’ to protest an anti-discrimination bill that would protect LGBTI people. Politicians have been working on versions of the SOGIE Equality Act for 20 years and last year it passed the Congress last year with a unanimous vote. SOGIE stands for sexual orientation and gender identity. But now the bill faces an uphill battle in...

The three men reportedly escaped charges due to lack of witnesses. Spanish police have arrested three British men after they allegedly “mocked” a same-sex couple, Daily Mail reports. The British couple claims they were continuously “verbally assaulted” earlier this month throughout a flight from England’s East Midlands Airport to Gran Canaria, as well as later on an airport transport bus. Gran Canaria is a popular LGBT travel destination in the Canary archipelago, which is governed by Spain. Hate crimes and speech based...

How is this still happening in 2018? In an article posted by Miami's Local 10 News, a first-grade teacher in Miami has been fired after posting pictures on her social media of her wedding to another woman. Jocelyn Morfii, a teacher at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School, where she had worked for seven years, says she was abruptly fired after making her marriage public. "This weekend, I married the love of my life and, unfortunately, I was terminated from my job...