Tag: sexuality

Sadly, these men haven't discovered how to fly or how to turn invisible...yet There are thousands of men who believe not masturbating gives you superpowers. As porn, sex, and gay dating apps overwhelm our lives, there are four gay guys who have decided to try life without sexual self-care. They are a part of a community of NoFappers, with some participants calling themselves ‘Fapstronauts’. The group of 200,000 subscribers say abstaining from watching porn, having sex, or masturbating can ‘seize control of...

India is currently deciding whether to go forward with a new proposed plan for a Uniform Civil Code. The idea is to bring together the country’s many different religious groups and create a common public law for them all to follow. The Uniform Civil Code would affect laws around marriage, divorce, inheritance and parenting, and would be a massive overhaul for India’s legal system. India’s Law Commission asked a group of citizens to research and put together a draft for the proposed...

The teens have all been given a six-month prison sentence for attack on a gay couple Three UK teenagers were jailed today after pleading guilty to attacking two train passengers because of their sexuality. Two of the male teens were aged 16 and the other aged 17. They attacked Phil Poole and Zbynek Zatloukal while they were heading home from a night out in Reading. One of the 16-year olds walked through the carriage after the three boarded the train and spotted Poole...

This is somewhat of a sensitive subject I know a lot of the gay guys have problems integrating in the society they are living in. Homosexuality is still a taboo in many countries around the world and a partially tolerated sexual perversion in others. Those who are most affected by these problems are children and teenagers, who get to live in a social environment that proves to be hostile and patronizing. In such a world, how can you still grow happy...

Former Welsh rugby captain Gareth Thomas has opened up about struggling to accept his own sexuality. Mr Thomas hit headlines in 2009 when he became the UK’s first openly gay rugby player. Thomas, who has more than 100 caps for his country, says he battled against being gay to the point he considered taking his own life. Speaking to the Attitude Heroes podcast he said: “Life was shit. It was really really bad. “But I didn’t want to not hear my mum and...

Xavier Colvin is a 20-year-old sophomore majoring in marketing at Butler University. He’s 5’9”, 210 pounds, has the nickname of "X," the son of a two-time Super Bowl winner, and is a linebacker for Butler’s football team. The reason that we’re talking about Colvin here is that in August he stood on stage in front of his fellow Butler Bulldogs and announced that he was gay. Colvin admits that he had known about his sexuality for years and before even entering...

Sexuality allows for variation, but not genetics Okay, so, up to this point, I believe everybody already knows how homosexuality works. It is basically a mix between genetic predisposition and education, where the second one cannot succeed without the first. Meaning that if you are not genetically homosexual, no amount of education will lead you to it. I am Marlon, 34 years old and I am gay, so I know what I am talking about. And I wanted to discuss the...

The singer has previously addressed his sexuality to fans. Shawn Mendes fans were sent into a tizzy earlier this week after a fake tweet that appeared to be from his account suggested that the singer is gay. Earlier this week, a screenshot of a tweet that looked like it came from Shawn’s account appeared across social media. The fake tweet read: “Guys my sexuality shouldn’t be anyone’s business. Yes, i’m gay and i’m proud.” The tweet, which did not come from his...

"I guess I really just want to get to know you. But I'm scared." Every Wednesday, we’ll be sharing short films that illuminate queer life. Welcome to #HumpdayShorts. As the popular star of the track team, college student Austin has it all — except the freedom to be himself. Ryan Beene’s short In The Dark follows Austin as he falls for Eric, a classmate he admires for being so comfortable in his sexuality. But as the crush develops into something deeper, Austin...

While mainstream Hollywood continues to catch up when it comes to LGBT+ representation in blockbuster movies, there are plenty of directors out there highlighting issues within the gay community through slick visuals. For now, some of the most compelling and hard-hitting LGBT+ cinema exists in short films. From tackling the homophobic world of football, to a teacher exploring the sex party scene in New York City, they are touching upon real life emotions that your local Odeon is probably little...

Jackson on his family support: 'I've got the best parents' World champion sprinting and hurdling athlete Colin Jackson casually came out as gay yesterday (27 August). He revealed his sexuality in a clip on Swedish television promoting the series Rainbow Heroes. On why he waited to reveal his sexuality, he said: ‘The way you asked me, it was a whole storytelling kind of thing and you were just interested in the way it affected me sports-wise, emotionally-wise and my preparation. ‘I think lots...

Vittorio Petruzzelli hung himself outside his boyfriend’s flat, and died two days later. Vittorio Petruzelli, a 26-year-old gay man from Manchester, tragically took his own life in April after struggling to come to terms with his sexuality. He was found outside his boyfriend’s flat at 12:20am on 3 April, slumped against a drainpipe after hanging himself. At the inquest, boyfriend Warren Osborne said: “I first met Vittorio on 7 December 2013 after we started exchanging messages over Facebook. We got on so...

Totally not-gay-at-all former Republican Congressman Aaron Schock really wants you to know he isn’t gay. At all. Maybe. Despite his live-in professional photographer, his penchant for redecorating, the numerous young gay men who went in and out of his DC apartment, and the report from one reporter about finding the not-gay Congressman in the shower with his male roommate, Schock is mortified that federal agents would ask about his sexual orientation while investigating him for corruption in office. Schock’s defense attorneys...

His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge was trending over the weekend after an adorable photo of the young royal standing on a helicopter went viral. In the photo, Prince George, who turned four last week, is dressed in a chic red checkered shirt and navy shorts with a slight bend in his knees and his hands on his face. It is perhaps one of the cutest things we’ve ever seen. But leave it to some internet trolls to ruin it....