Disney Restored A Same-Sex Kiss To Pixar's "Lightyear" After Widespread Criticism Of Its Response To Florida's "Don't Say Gay" Bill

Tokyo Rainbow Pride makes a partial return to in-person events with advanced registration and COVID protocols.The theme this year is “Change the Future Together” with lead organizer Fumino Sugiyama telling The Japan Times that the LGBTQ community hopes to start tackling the challenges it faces in this country. “Within the past 10 years could make our community more seen,” Sugiyama says.

The Ultimatum star Rae Williams recently opened up about her bisexuality and her dating life during a fan Q&A on social media.

The Ultimatum star Rae Williams recently opened up about her queer dating life and the show’s reunion.

AMANDA Holden and Simon Cowell got cosy with Dame Judy Collins at a birthday dinner in London. The music mogul, 62, and his fellow BGT judge, 51, posed happily by the acting legend at the exclusive Mayfair restaurant.

“I’m having the best time of my life,” Janelle Monáe says. “I’m in the most carefree, ‘I don’t have shit to prove’-phase that I’ve ever been in.” As a result, the queer pop star conceded during a recent Zoom interview with Metro Weekly she’s not sure when she will next release new music.Aside from the occasional single written for film — including “Turntables” from the 2020 documentary All In: The Fight for Democracy and “That’s Enough” from the 2019 remake of Disney’s The Lady and the Tramp — Monáe hasn’t put out new music since 2018.With each album, she “wanted to prove that I could be successful at being myself, being honest with myself as a human.

A suspect has been charged with arson after setting a New York City LGBTQ+ bar on fire.

Since its founding in 1923, Disney has stood alone in Hollywood in one fundamental way: Its family-friendly movies, television shows and theme park rides, at least in theory, have always been aimed at everybody, with potential political and cultural pitfalls zealously avoided. The Disney brand is about wishing on stars and finding true love and living happily ever after.

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recent revisiting the high-gloss trash that is Basic Instinct, and the trash that movie inspired, we could easily sour on erotic thrillers. Lucky for us, some directors actually know how to make good movies about sex and suspense.Related: 10 iconic ’90s erotic thrillers inspired by the queersMeet the Queer Fatale: an LGBTQ character that awakens the sexual passions of a same-sex partner, and leads them into a dangerous world of lust and death.

Welcome to Screen Gems, our weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a re-watch.Movies often have bumpy journeys to the screen, especially when dealing with sexual subject matter. Today’s case in point: Mapplethorpe, the 2018 biopic of the titular artist, a man that specialized in homoerotic visuals. The film, directed by Ondi Timoner, underwent key edits after disputes arose between the director and producers.

the internet’s hunkiest gay design couple, then catch up on the latest from Gay TikTok:Nick Toteda and Anthony Cushion got married.Javi Escudero waited his turn.Germany sounded off on the worlds most popular gay dating app.Two gay grandmas lived life.CJ Lynn took a chance.A New Yorker lived his dream.A bigot collected his thoughts.David White had an idea.Lordin dropped a new single.And Xavier Hart lost his thought.

Matt Vekakis is an MFA poetry student at the University of Florida whose work has appeared in the Atlanta Review, the Appalachian Review, OxMag, and other publications. But Vekakis may have reached their biggest audience yet with the following tweet, posted last month:10 years ago, my dad left highlighted bible passages on the kitchen table for me to find re: abomination, hellfire, “you shall not lie with a man,” etc.Today, he drove my partner to work early this morning because it was raining and he didn’t want him to get wet.As of the time of this writing, that tweet has gotten more than 132,000 likes and more than 6,400 retweets.

When it comes to our communication styles and luck at work, some of us turn to the stars for guidance. So why not see what our zodiac signs might have to say about our preferences for love, comfort, and sex? Let’s have a fun peek at which zodiac sign is the most “straight”-laced and what zodiac sign is most likely to be gay.Do keep in mind that this article is meant for fun, so if you’re an extremely gay Taurus, we send apologies in advance!RELATED: Tarotscopes That Slay For The 2022 New Moon In AquariusMarch 21-April 19Excessive public affection and unrealistic expectations? Smells like an Aries to us! While it’s a 50/50 chance that these fire signs are gay, one thing is for sure: they’re quick to action.

2 min read Seven months before the opening of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the president of the Norwegian football federation has raised her voice to denounce the lack of security guarantees for LGBTQI+ people.

VT Digger reports. Witnesses had seen Feather and Brunell in a parking lot Tuesday morning and called the police because the pair had been there for an extended period. Feather and Brunell told the officers they were simply looking for a place to walk their dogs.A couple of hours later, Brunell called Eliza Curtis, a friend of Feather’s, and said he had killed Feather.

Two gay dads were called ‘rapists’ and ‘pedophiles’ by an unidentified man while on an Amtrak train trip along the California coast. On April 12, Robbie Pierce and his husband, Neal Broverman, were travelling with their two children when a man started yelling at them. “The next thing he said was, ‘Marriage is between a man and a woman. They stole you, and they’re pedophiles.’”Pierce and Broverman got between the man and their sobbing children and Pierce said, “Get away from my family.” The man responded, “That’s not a family! You’re rapists and pedophiles.

West Side Story star Ariana DeBose is set to star in an all-new queer romantic comedy. 

A Doctor Who writer has opened up about the show’s upcoming Easter special and its queer romance. 

Throughout the Peak District there are lots of pretty villages nestled in the breathtaking scenery. But there’s one tiny village located in a country estate just outside of the national park.

Springfield News-Leader. State Rep. Chuck Basye, a Republican who proposed the amendment, said it was to “save women’s sports.”"This isn't about hate, this is about fairness," Basye said.

Harry Potter's influence on the world is easy enough to spot, but being a queer person who loves the series is a little different. The creator, the TERF who shall not be named, has spent what seems like every waking moment trying to make transgender and queer people's lives all the harder, making those beloved books harder to swallow.Hope is not lost, however!For those looking for something to read without the anti-transness, here are some alternatives to Harry Potter full of magic, wonder, and queerness.

“This is Buttercup. He’s a master of psychological manipulation. It’s not that he’s a monster, he just goes into a dissociative state and commits atrocities.”Intermixed throughout these hilarious introductions are legitimately hard to watch instances of the two women awkwardly flirting with one another.

Queer Eye star Karamo Brown is headed to daytime television with his brand new talk show.

The former roommate of slain Florida LGBTQ+ activist Jorge Diaz-Johnston was indicted by a grand jury for his murder.

Calling it recognition for all the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the co-founder of the international drag nun philanthropic group unveiled Saturday the San Francisco city street named in her honor as Sister Vish-Knew Way. It coincided with the group's annual Easter Weekend celebrations and came 43 years after she first manifested the Sisters with a few friends."Even the Catholic Church called it Holy Saturday," joked Sister Vish-Knew, sporting a black-and-white ensemble with a circular headpiece forming a silver halo above her.She added that the street sign "is a stamp of approval for the Sisters." Referring to the war in Ukraine and the global assault against LGBTQ rights, she added, "The world needs us now more than they ever did." The commemorative renaming of Alert Alley between Dolores and Landers streets marks the first time a member of the Sisters has been honored in such a way.

TITAS’ Charles Santos and the cast of The Rose Room on Tour in 2020.

The queens reunited to spill all tea on the latest episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14.

Een Russisch non-binair en een lesbisch koppel werden op dinsdag 12 april met een grote enlsquo;Zenrsquo; geconfronteerd, als sympathie betuiging voor Poetin, in het azc Ter Apel. Het enlsquo;Zenrsquo; symbool wordt in Rusland gebruikt door Russische strijdkrachten.

Gentleman Jack star Suranne Jones revealed she was amazed to learn that her character in the BBC period drama was hailed as an LGBT icon.The 43-year-old actress stars as the intriguing landowner Anne Lister in the popular programme – which is based on the true story of real-life diarist Anne – who in the first series began a romance with another woman.Season one of the series ended with her and Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle) declaring their love for each other and running off to get married, but what trouble awaits them in the second chapter?Well, fans won’t have long to wait as series two makes its debut on the small screen tomorrow (April 10).Speaking about the show’s highly-anticipated return at the London launch, Suranne was overwhelmed that her starring role has made a powerful impact.‘The fact that it’s changed people’s lives is extraordinary,’ she said.‘I think when we first talked about what Sally’s Gentleman Jack was going to be, it was almost like a steampunk period drama.‘There’s no other period drama like this,’ she added.The upcoming eight-parter will pick up in Yorkshire in 1834, as all eyes turn to the happily married Anne and Ann, as they’re determined to combine their estates and make their mark as a power couple.Fans were treated to the official promo pictures in February this year, and the snaps show the Vigil star, actress Gemma Whelan (Marian Lister), and Lydia Leonard (Mariana Lawton) rocking the historical attire.57 new EastEnders spoiler pictures reveal Sam's major secret and attack outcomeEastEnders star Tanya Franks 'thrilled' by Rainie and Stuart pairing HIGNFY: Ian Hislop rips into Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak and calls for them to resignGemma Jones, Timothy West, Katherine Kelly, Derek Riddell,

Welcome to Screen Gems, our weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a re-watch.Maybe we’re just pining over all the classy ladies wearing new shoes to Easter church services this weekend, but for some reason, we have heels on our minds.What better way to celebrate and have a bit of catharsis than watching a movie all about heels and queerness?Before Kinky Boots conquered Broadway and made Billy Porter into a star, the story began life as a little-seen indie film in 2005. As directed by Julian Jerrold, the story remains essentially the same.

Everyone’s gotta bring home the bacon somehow, but certain jobs can be turn-offs. On Reddit’s r/askgaybros forum, guys recently professed the professions that would be dealbreakers in a relationship. And many didn’t mince words!Here are lines of work that just don’t work for the commenters on the thread (with responses edited for brevity and readability.)“It depends on the individual.

found new life on Netflix, Sergeant Miles got caught red-handed, and a baseball player’s butt stole the show.

Dallas Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a person found dead March 9 in a creek near the 6700 block of Skillman Street, just east of Abrams Road. Dallas Voice has received information that this person might have frequented some of the bars in the Oak Lawn area.

Uju Anya, Ph.D., is a professor of second language acquisition at Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Modern Languages. She researches applied linguistics, critical sociolinguistics, and critical discourse studies through the lenses of race, gender, sexual, and social class identities, according to her website.

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VENICE, Italy — From the time he was a child, Edoardo Beniamin could envision paddling a gondola through the waterways of Venice, his native city. He saw himself, dressed in a striped jersey and ribboned straw hat, following his father and an uncle into a profession that has served as the enduring symbol of La Serenissima for a thousand years. “To be a gondolier was always my dream,” Mr.

User-based social media platforms like TikTok – as innocent as they may seem – have artificial intelligence filters to rate how good you look. One of these is the “hot or not composite images” trend that evaluates the attractiveness of your face on a basic scale of 1 to 10 based on averages.Let’s unpack one of the latest TikTok trends to see how our society influences our view of what’s desirable and attractive.RELATED: The pumpkin trend, “Squid Game” doll drag, & Grandy Glaze’s tighty whitiesThere’s always some viral trend going on on TikTok, the reigning, video-focused social networking service for millennials and Gen Zs.

Jael Holzman and Jennifer Yachnin 04/16/2022 07:00 AM EDT Link CopiedAccusations of transphobia are roiling a law clinic that spearheads campaigns to establish legal rights for lakes and rivers.Since last summer, seven of the 15 staffers or contract attorneys have left the nonprofit Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, which gained some renown in recent years as a leader of the “rights of nature” movement to win civil rights for parts of the environment. Three of those who quit told E&E News the organization was divided by a toxic work culture that resisted efforts to make it more inclusive, including for LGBTQ people.Kira Kelley, a former contract attorney, said a current CELDF staffer repeatedly misgendered transgender and nonbinary people when referring to them in conversations.

Working with rich fabrics, fine lace and flowers, gay stylists have long played a quiet but pivotal role in dressing the Virgin Mary figures carried through the streets of southern Spain during Semana Santa, or Holy Week.But their participation in this week of religious processions which marks the peak of the Catholic calendar comes at a price: silence about their sexual orientation.And it's a compromise that is making them increasingly uncomfortable."Seville's Holy Week is a contemporary festival dating back to the end of the 19th century and the gay community has been involved since the very beginning," says Rafael Caceres, an anthropology expert at Pablo Olavide University in the southern city of Seville.The Andalusian capital is a hive of activity ahead of Holy Week, which starts on Palm Sunday on April 10 and culminates on Easter Day when Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus.Many thousands throng the streets to watch life-sized models of the Virgin Mary and Christ carried through their locality by different 'brotherhoods' religious associations.The figures are painstakingly dressed and adorned by volunteers at religious associations.Pedro Pablo Perez Ochavo of Seville's Ichtys Cristians LGBT+H, which lobbies for equality within the Catholic Church, said there were always "florists, embroidery specialists, jewellers, stylists" who worked together on the Virgin Mary figures - and "almost all of them are gay".Carlos Carvento, a 26-year-old dancer and drag queen from Cordoba, said that even within their religious associations, gay men could usually find "a way to fit in", and one in which "their artistic work and persona is valued".Others agreed the Church tended to adopt a laissez-faire attitude,

The NSW Government announced on Saturday, April 16, that it will establish a Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTIQ Hate Crimes.Justice John Sackar will act as Commissioner in charge of the inquiry. The Inquiry will look into “the manner and cause of death” of all previously investigated unsolved LGBTQI hate crime deaths in NSW between 1970 and 2010.NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet said, “These unsolved deaths have left loving families without answers for too long.“This Inquiry provides an opportunity to focus further scrutiny on suspected hate crimes, and under the leadership of Justice Sackar will work to close a dark chapter of our state’s history that has left an indelible mark.“Justice Sackar is a respected and experienced Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and will bring expertise to this significant role.”Speaking on the Inquiry, Speakman said, “A Special Commission of Inquiry is a powerful investigative tool to look for answers for which many have been waiting decades. No one should have to suffer the distress of not knowing what happened to someone they love.”⚖️ A Special Commission of Inquiry, with coercive powers and Justice John Sackar as Commissioner, will inquire into the manner and cause of death in unsolved suspected #LGBTIQ #hatecrime deaths in NSW between 1970 and 2010.

Alice told The Guardian in March 2022 she feels “there aren’t enough shows where teens are played by real teens." This led to casting 18-year-old actors, Kit Connor and Joe Locke, as Nick and Charlie to more authentically depict the teenage experience.When asked how she ensures stories involving queer characters are written with respect, Alice explained to writer Sean Z. that she tends to draw from her real-life circumstances.

Disney has reportedly restored a scene featuring a same-sex kiss into the Toy Story spin-off Lightyear, following the outrage about Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill.LGBT employees and allies at Pixar are said to have sent a letter to Disney bosses claiming that the company had censored ‘overtly gay affection’ in its films.Variety reports that, following the letter, a same-sex kiss that was cut from Lightyear (which will star Chris Evans as Buzz) has been restored.

Disney employees all over America walked out of work in protest of its response to Florida’s highly controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill.

Some new details are coming out about Pixar’s movie Luca.

Lightyear, a release from Disney’s Pixar subsidiary.The animated film, billed as an origin story for the Toy Story character Buzz Lightyear, features a female colleague of Lightyear’s, Hawthorne (pictured), who is in a romantic relationship with a woman. A source told Variety that a kiss between the couple had been cut from the film but was put back in last week following the uproar over the company’s record.“According to multiple former Pixar employees who spoke with Variety on the condition of anonymity, creatives within the studio have tried for years to incorporate LGBTQ identity into its storytelling in ways big and small, only to have those efforts consistently thwarted,” the publication reports.After the initial criticism of Disney leaders for not speaking out against the “don’t say gay” bill in Florida, where the company is a major employer, CEO Bob Chapek sent a memo to staff saying, “The biggest impact we can have in creating a more inclusive world is through the inspiring content we produce, the welcoming culture we create here, and the diverse community organizations we support, including those representing the LGBTQ+ community.”Pixar workers then said the content isn’t so inclusive.

Disney over its reaction to Florida's controversial new bill that will prevent teachers from discussing LGBTQ+ issues with students up to third grade.Called the "Don't Say Gay" bill by critics, the Parental Rights in Education bill was passed by Florida's House of Representatives on February 24, before being passed by the Republican-controlled state Senate this month.Disney CEO Bob Chapek, who has faced criticism from employees for not publicly condemning the legislation, last week stated that he would be meeting with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and LGBTQ+ leaders at Disney to discuss the bill.Union revealed her continued dissatisfaction with Disney's reaction while attending Wednesday's premiere of Disney+' Cheaper by the Dozen, in which she co-stars with Zach Braff.The actress told Variety: "Somebody asked me, 'Are you disappointed?' I'm disappointed when my order isn't right at [burger restaurant] In-N-Out. I don't even think that's a word that you could use for something like this, where children's lives are literally hanging in the balance."We need to own that if you truly are taking stands against hate and oppression, you should not fund hate and oppression.

Gabrielle Union has criticised the Walt Disney Company for how it responded to Florida’s highly controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill.

Angelique Jackson A group of Disney employees have planned a week of in-person and virtual walkouts in response to the company and CEO Bob Chapek’s handling of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill.On Monday afternoon, the Twitter account called Disney Walkout posted a message explaining that, “The LGBTQIA+ workers and allies at The Walt Disney Company are standing in solidarity together over the coming weeks.”The post then linked to an open letter written in partnership with members of the LGBTQ community across the Walt Disney Company (including Disney Corporate, Disney Television Animation, Lucasfilm, Pixar, Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution, Disney Streaming, Enterprise Finance, Enterprise Technology/Global Information Security and Bento Box). “The recent statements by The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) leadership regarding the Florida legislature’s recent ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill have utterly failed to match the magnitude of the threat to LGBTQIA+ safety represented by this legislation,” organizers wrote.