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2 min read In a compelling blend of literary fiction and raw memoir, Sydney author Peter Matthews delves into the complexities of modern masculinity, sexual fluidity, and identity in his debut novel, The […]

Bad Queers Podcast is a weekly program hosted by Shana Sumers and Kris Chesson for anyone who feels like they came out of the closet and then got placed in a box. It’s time to put the Grindr-obsessed, U-haul theory to bed and connect over being “bad queers.” Join them as they discuss everything from owning your identity to breaking down stereotypes to their unpopular queer opinions about everything from pop culture to politics.

Surviving James Dean will be adapted for the big screen, a memoir from the actor’s good friend, one-time roommate, and alleged former lover William Bast, who detailed their years-long on-again-off-again secret romance, right up until Dean’s tragic death at 24 in 1955.But now, scandalous details have emerged about another one of Dean’s (alleged) gay lovers, and we’re starting to think there are enough stories here for a whole film series dedicated to the screen idol’s illicit affairs.In the new biography Jimmy: The Secret Life Of James Dean (out Nov. 19 from Applause Books), author James Colavito pours through exhaustive research—including hundreds of rarely seen pages of Dean’s personal and business records—to re-contextualize the iconic Old Hollywood’s stars life and legacy as a queer man.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Among the book’s revelations is a dark story of love, lust, blackmail, and betrayal between Dean and Rogers Brackett, the closeted radio director & TV producer who claims to have “discovered” the star.After Dean dropped out of the theater program at UCLA (during which time he met & grew close with the aforementioned Bast), he was looking for any industry work he could find, and took up a job as a parking attendant at the CBS Studios lot.It’s there that he first caught Brackett’s eye, who was at the time working for an ad agency that produced CBS’s afternoon radio drama Alias Jane Doe.

The 43rd Annual Black Tie Dinner, held Saturday night at the Sheraton Dallas, the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ fundraiser, was “a powerful symbol of resilience and unity in the face of growing threats to LGBTQ+ rights,” according to Black Tie officials.

With me, if I like the music, I don’t necessarily have to be best friends with the person… I can like things without being petty.When you’re young, everything’s a competition. As you get older, you get a bit more confident about who you are and more secure and therefore you’re able to enjoy things without feeling threatened.