Tag: support

Well, this is adorable. Parents of LGBTI kids come together to be the best allies they can be. In an first for India, parents of LGBTI people came together to plan a how to best support their children. The 10 parents attended a closed door workshop in Mumbai to share experiences and to plan their future support. The main aim was to develop ways a parents’ support group could help each other. They also discussed how to help other parents who may...

The Hollywood actor been left “overwhelmed” by the outpouring of love he’s received. Colton Haynes has thanked fans for their messages of support after he announced he got engaged to his partner Jeff Leatham over the weekend. The pair got engaged while on a romantic getaway to Las Ventanas al Paraiso in Los Cabos, Mexico with a little help from Cher. No, seriously. But following the news, fans from all over the world have been sending their congratulations to the loved-up couple. “Overwhelmed by all...

'When you were like four years old with a sheet wrapped around you, singing Ella Fitzgerald...' Real-life dads and their gay adult kids have sat down for an honest conversation about raising an LGBTI child, fears and responsibilities. And most importantly, the moment the dads ‘knew’ when their kids were gay. ‘When you were like four years old with a sheet wrapped around you, singing Ella Fitzgerald,’ one dad says. ‘And in that moment, I said to myself, “Oh shit he’s gay!’ Watch...

Love has no labels Kiss cams have been a part of football matches for decades. Now the Advertising Council, an American non-profit organization and the brains behind Public Service Announcements, have put a new spin on them for their Love Has No Labels campaign. Filmed at the 2017 NFL Pro Bowl in Orlando two weeks ago, the new clip celebrates love in all its diversity. And the first couple is already indication that this kiss cam doesn’t discriminate. The heart lands on a guy...

YouTuber Connor Franta has revealed his “one gay regret” in a new video. The star came out as gay in a heartfelt video back in 2014 when he was 21. But as a gay man, Franta has revealed in a new video posted this week that there was one thing he felt cheated out of. He says being able to act on his attraction to people of the same sex was something he missed out on, while his straight friends got to...

A grandma had the most adorable reaction after her granddaughter came out to her as bisexual. User sunatjexd, real name Suna Huls, posted a picture on Tumblr of her grandma holding a rainbow knitted jumper – a gift for the user after she came out as bisexual to her grandma. A twitter user picked up on the heart-warming picture and tweeted about it. The tweet has since received hundreds of thousands of retweets. Huls told that she was “overwhelmed” by the reaction. “I...

Gamer Markiplier asked his 16million+ followers to donate to Human Rights Campaign in the US A California-based YouTube star has raised a staggering $130,000 (€122,000) for the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) after appealing to his followers to donate. Markiplier, real name Mark Fischbach, launched his GoFundMe page on Monday. In just over two days, he has smashed the $100,000 (€93,700) target. Announcing its launch at the start of the week, the 27-year-old said in a statement, ‘Today we stand by our LGBTQ+...

"Michael was 32 when we first met and he had never been on a date!" With everything going on in the world, it was a real treat last week to report on the engagement of a gay couple at a Chicago Bulls game. During a time out, Jake Conrad proposed to his Bulls superfan boyfriend, Michael Holtzman—with some assistance from the Bulls front office, team mascot Benny the Bull and the Luvabulls cheerleaders. The outpouring of support for the couple—and the...

'Growing up in the theatre helped me, growing up in a progressive community helped me' Captain America star Chris Evans has said he is inspired by his gay brother. The 35-year-old Marvel star has said any activism he does comes from his experiences supporting his brother Scott in the light of the US election. ‘It’s really important to put faces in the situations that we’re navigating as a society,’ Evans said, saying America is in ‘tricky times right now’. ‘I’ve never felt any...

The story of three best friends living in San Francisco and tackling the hopes, fears, and challenges of modern gay men captured the hearts of fans for two seasons. Though the series was given the axe at the end of its sophomore season, HBO thankfully greenlit a film version, giving the creators a rare chance to wrap up loose ends – and the fans a chance to see more of the cast stripped down and sexed up. Now the entire saga...

The boys are back with an important message for everyone. The Warwick Rowers are back once more with a brand new video, but this one’s a little different, according to Paper. Their new video highlights why the Rowers’ work is so important in the aftermath of Brexit and the Trump election and also features the group stripping down and getting naked. The athletes have been supporters of LGBT rights and year after year the group have released a naked calendar in which all proceeds...

'Please know that there are good, loving people out there who embrace your light'. Openly gay singer Steve Grand is reaching out to young fans in the wake of Donald Trump’s unexpected win in the election for president of the United States. ‘My LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters (especially our young ones), please remember you are not alone,’ the All-American Boy singer wrote in an Instagram post. ‘The world can be an ugly, dark place, but please know that there are good, loving...

An international student studying in Canada has been left homeless and in need of support after coming out as gay to his family. The 21-year-old computer science student student from Punjab, known only as Sukh to protect his identity, was financially dependent on his parents while at uni and while staying with other relatives in Surrey. After coming out to his family, Sukh was quickly disowned, abandoned and thrown out of his home where he was allegedly physically assaulted by his cousin. In the wake of that...

A woefully misinformed person on Reddit has declared that Donald Trump gave him the courage to come out as gay. Uh huh. “The support that Donald showed for the LGBT community in Folorado today was heartwarming. It shows the man truly loves everyone in this fine country regardless of who they may be,” writes user Conservative_Horse. “Donald Trump just doesn’t espouse courage, he is courage, and he gave me the courage to come to terms with the fact that I need to...