Tag: Valentine’s Day

Netflix India screened a same-sex love story for the first Valentine’s Day since gay sex was decriminalized in the country Netflix India marked Valentine’s Day this year with an adorable romance between two young men. The short film, directed by Reema Sengupta, shows two young men fall in love in an Indian city. ‘We made a sweet Valentine’s Day video because we couldn’t write everyone a personalized letter about why we love them’ the online streaming service wrote on Twitter. ‘It isn’t love...

The couple were made to feel uncomfortable during their Valentine's meal at the Mumbai Inn in Leicester A gay couple who shared a kiss while during Valentine’s Night dinner stormed off from their meal after being told it was a ‘family friendly restaurant’. London School of Economics students Angus Reilly and Sam Anderson were dining at The Mumbai Inn in Leicester. Sharing a romantic meal, the couple decided to kiss and exchange gifts. But the owner of the restaurant reportedly approached them, saying...

Brent Corrigan and JJ Knight get romantic in a new video. Gay porn stars always have the most delicious baskets. In a new video sponsored by Adam Male and directed by Brad Hammer, real-life fiancés Brent Corrigan and JJ Knight show how couples can make Valentine’s Day a little more romantic. After sending his honey off to work, Brent gets naked, naturally, and prepares a surprise picnic lunch. When JJ returns on his break, sausage is served and whipped cream is licked. Once...

Tis the season for love and lust and all that jazz. With Valentine's Day just around the corner, some of us are in need of pumping up our romance for this lovey dovey holiday. What have you done to surprise your Valentine in recent years? Has it been extravagant? Or have they been simple and meaningful? Adam Male has teamed up with real life couple Brent Corrigan & JJ Knight for this adorable video. We're a little jealous of these two...

Proposed changes to the penal code would make gay sex punishable by up to five years in prison. Attacks on LGBT people in Indonesia have increased in recent months, and activists worry lawmakers are readying to criminalize homosexuality throughout the country. Same-sex activity is currently legal in most of Indonesia, except for the northern province of Aceh, which is governed by sharia law. Over the weekend, police there detained 13 transgender women, shaving their heads and forcing them to dress and...

Ladies, don't fret: There's a lesbian version, too! A London department store is carrying gay-friendly cookies just in time for Valentine’s Day. Fortnum and Mason, a 311-year-old luxury department store expanded its biblical “Adam & Eve” couple’s cookies into new territory, adding “Adam & Steve” and “Eve & Niamh.” (pronounced “Neeve,” Niamh is the daughter of the Irish sea god of the sea.) treats to its lineup. The new additions are a play on conservative Christians complaint that, in the Bible, “It’s...

'It is a shining beacon that brightly highlights the fact that the LGBT community don't have to hide away' The city of Leeds in the UK constructs a rainbow bridge for equality. Leeds local, Thomas Wales, wanted to highlight the changing, progressive landscape of the city. Wales told Gay Star News: ‘For me, it is a shining beacon that brightly highlights the fact that the LGBT community don’t have to hide away. ‘We’re part of the fabric of the city. ‘I hope that anyone...

Jeff Leatham is a florist to the stars Colton Haynes and new boyfriend Jeff Leatham aren’t quite ready for their close-up. But the couple did go public about their relationship via Instagram on Valentine’s Day. Haynes posted a rooftop photo of the pair – with their backs to the camera – at sunset standing inside rose petals arranged into a giant heart. The petals were surrounded by a circle of lit candles. ‘The most special day of my life,’ Haynes wrote. ‘Thank you @jeffleatham....

"Have you been in love more than once?" "Not like this." Deodorant brand Lynx got in the Valentine’s Day spirit with an inclusive spot celebrating all types of love. Lynx, better known as Axe in the United States and Australia, created the ad to get away from the bro-ish, exclusively straight vibe the brand’s cultivated over the past few years. “Men In Progress” sees several couples talking about their relationships, discussing everything from favorite body parts and past infidelities to the moments...

"I got three pairs of shoes for $35." It was a nice change to see our Facebook feeds filled with messages of love on Valentine’s Day, but even celebrating your relationship can turn nasty when it becomes a competition between friends. The latest video from Michael Henry finds the comedian competing with his friend Zach over whose sugar daddy wined and dined them the best on February 14, but they each had very different experiences. While Zach was flown to Miami for...

Showing the LGBTQ community some love in the advertising game has become mainstream in recent years, marking a new era of public consciousness and mirroring advancements in the struggle for equality. With a new administration in the U.S. whose attitudes towards that struggle are murky at best, companies that choose to feature queer themes do so at the risk of antagonizing the government. For that reason, they should be applauded even more when they do the right thing and celebrate diversity. Here’s...

This is much better than a card… Former speed skater Blake Skjellerup is sure to get pulses racing this Valentine’s Day after giving his Instagram followers the best kind of surprise. The Olympian stripped down to his birthday suit for a moody black and white snap, with just a red heart covering him up. https://www.instagram.com/p/BQd9ryYADrh/ You can be our Valentine any day, Blake. As we all know, the athlete isn’t scared to show a bit of skin on social media, so what better celebration...

Hallmark’s new Valentine’s Day commercial features a real-life gay couple who rose to YouTube fame in 2013. Spencer Stout and Dustin Reeser became overnight internet sensations when their Home Depot flash mob marriage proposal went viral. “This Valentine’s Day, we celebrate extraordinary love stories all around us,” the ad’s description reads. “And we honor them with #NoOrdinaryCard.” This is the third consecutive year that Hallmark features a gay or lesbian couple in their Valentine’s day ad. Watch the commercial below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNs2q_ZMXUg Source

Following Lush North America’s campaign reveal last week, Lush Australia also feature a same-sex couple for Valentine’s Day Lush North America released its Valentine’s Day campaign imagery last week. It prompted global gay love with its image of two men sharing a bath, the water colored by a signature Lush bath bomb. A website banner advert for the campaign also featured a female couple enjoying similar bath time fun. This week, Lush Australia and New Zealand has released its Valentine’s Day imagery,...