Tag: sexuality

'We bow before a wonderful person': LGBTI activists pay tribute to a hero A gay victim who became a hero against homophobia, anti-Semitism and the Nazis has died at 99 years old. Wolfgang Lauinger, who was imprisoned by the Nazi regime, was like many gay people locked up in concentration camps. Instead of being freed, he continued to be in prison for his sexuality until 1951. Lauinger was a tireless campaigner against Paragraph 175, which banned gay sex from 1871 to 1994. Arrested for...

Aaron Carter is opening up to talk about his sexuality on the latest episode of the LGBTQ&A podcast. Back in August, Carter came out as bisexual to his fans and followers in a post shared to Twitter. Then shortly thereafter, he told TMZ: "I had an experience when I was 17 with a guy, but now as an almost 30-year-old man, I’m going to be pursuing relationships with women." But now, having taken time to address some health concerns, it would appear as...

From God's Own Country to Call Me By Your Name, is this year's crop of queer films the strongest yet? 10 Battle of the Sexes Movies featuring prominent LGBTI characters are usually, for better or for worse, made on a shoestring budget. But not sports drama Battle of the Sexes, funded to the tune of a cool $25m (£18.5m, €21.3m). Currently making its impact worldwide (grossing $17.5m thus far), it’s no doubt benefiting from the star power of Emma Stone, winner of...

In a visit to Watch What Happens Live, Patti LaBelle opened up about her relationship with Luther Vandross, including how they met and the rumors of his sexuality. Watch below: https://twitter.com/slaytvnow/status/938545460721135616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftvone.tv%2F66151%2Fpatti-labelle-reveals-the-real-reason-luther-vandross-didnt-come-out%2F While the 73-year-old icon might have thought she was being respectful of her friend, social media wasn’t happy about her speaking of Luther’s private life. https://twitter.com/Nann_Nigga/status/938601310768820225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftvone.tv%2F66151%2Fpatti-labelle-reveals-the-real-reason-luther-vandross-didnt-come-out%2F https://twitter.com/coreybking/status/938599686042210304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftvone.tv%2F66151%2Fpatti-labelle-reveals-the-real-reason-luther-vandross-didnt-come-out%2F https://twitter.com/callmedollar/status/938594580131348480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftvone.tv%2F66151%2Fpatti-labelle-reveals-the-real-reason-luther-vandross-didnt-come-out%2F

We reported back in 2015 that LGBT Households Shop More, Spend More Than Non-LGBT Households. So we like nice thins and lots of them. But we also asked that year the question: Unequal Pay: The Gay Wage Gap. Does it Exist? We found mixed results then where gay men were earning less than their straight coworkers. But the results are a little more promising in 2017. A recent Pew Research Foundation study reported: 92% of all LGBTQ adults felt that...

Jeremy Slater is the showrunner for the tv show The Exorcist and he’s not a fan of homophobes. Some viewers were upset when there was a gay kiss between the former priest Marcus Keane (played by Ben Daniels) and Peter Morrow (Christopher Cousins). The Fox horror drama strongly hinted at the sexuality Daniels’s character since the first season of the show. Then this recent episode in season 2 confirmed it. But, of course, some fans can’t accept that and took to the...

Johnny Lopez, star of the reality show The Riveras and the son of the late Mexican singer Jenni Rivera, has publicly come out in a video on YouTube to discuss his sexuality. Johnny appears in the video with his sister Chiquis and explains how photos of him with his boyfriend of 2 years, Joaquin, were posted online and went viral--causing backlash from fans of his family's story and his mother's music. https://www.instagram.com/p/BcDzVFXjMJT/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb3pQv0lfHh/ Johnny's late mother, Jenni Rivera, better known as La...

'Maybe I'm gay but I've never had a chance to express it? I really don't know. I feel like I owe it to him to at least try this relationship.' When a gay guy is closeted and starts to have feelings for his best friend, coming out to him can be the scariest thing in the world. But thankfully one straight guy reacted in the best way possible. Gay guy comes out (and admits his feelings) Writing on Reddit, a 20-year-old said: ‘I’ve...

The one thing most critics of new gay movie Beach Rats commented upon this summer was the explicit sex scenes. The film – directed by Eliza Hittman – sees British actor Harris Dickinson in the role of Brooklyn teen Frankie; a closeted guy who roams webcam chatrooms looking for sex as he comes to terms with his sexuality. The scenes certainly don’t hold back, and the actor has already spoken about being comfortable enough with his body and sexuality to film...

School's response: 'There is an inconsistency with his beliefs on sexuality' A Baptist school sacked a gay teacher after he revealed his sexuality to staff and students. Craig Campbell taught as a relief teacher at the South Coast Baptist College in Perth, Australia. He also previously attended primary school and high school at the same college. He’s out with friends and family, but was not out publicly with the schools he taught at. But while attending his aunt’s wedding with his partner, he...

Bradley Birkholz feels liberated as a side and wants you to banish the 'butthole binary' with him In today’s world, it still feels like there are binaries everywhere. And in the gay male community, no binary is so worshipped as the distinction between the anal sex loving – tops and bottoms. Like many young gay guys, when I first came out I wondered where I fit into the ‘anal sex spectrum.’ Butt sex seemed glamorous, easy and enticing. But that’s probably because the only...

The star insists that he makes it 'very evident' in his music Craig David has spoken out about rumours concerning his sexuality. The R&B singer has faced persistent chatter about his sexuality for years, mostly due to the fact he has remained single throughout the majority of his hugely successful career in the music industry. In a chat with The Sun last month (October), the 36-year-old singer insisted that he shouldn’t have to clarify his sexual preference just because he’s famous, and...

According to a Cornell psychology professor, a growing number of men are eschewing traditional sexual orientation labels for more fluid terminology like, "mostly straight." Ritch C. Savin-Williams discusses the subject in his book, Mostly Straight: Sexual Fluidity Among Men. In a new article for TIME, he writes: "If you’re a young man, you might assume that either you’re straight or you’re not, meaning you’re likely gay and maybe bisexual. Yet the evidence suggests that more young men identify or describe themselves as...

Two men have been imprisoned for blackmailing a man out of more than £3000 so that they would keep his sexuality secret. Michael Rose, 20 and Elliot Haynes, 19, who live in Portsmouth, subjected their victim to a series of taunts and threats in a bid to extract £3600 from their victim in order to keep his sexuality quiet. Messages were sent over Facebook to the victim, which branded him a “sick paedophile”, reports The Plymouth Herald. The victim was allegedly accepting...