Openly Gay ‘Bridgerton’ Star Golda Rosheuvel Was Told by a Lesbian Director to Stay in the Closet

Wilson Chapman editorSpoiler Alert: Do not read if you haven’t watched “crazytimeshitshow,” the fifth episode of “Barry” Season 3, now streaming on HBO Max.In a season that has seen many of its characters at their darkest, “Barry” has given fans a light in the form of NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan) and Cristobal’s (Michael Irby) relationship. Introduced in the first season of Alec Berg and Bill Hader’s crime comedy as members of the warring Chechen and Bolivian mafias, the two easygoing and cheerful mob bosses have had many moments of camaraderie with each other, as their friendly demeanors mesh together like chocolate and peanut butter.

Author Benjamin Dean has partnered up with the LGBTQ+ youth charity Just Like Us for their annual School Diversity Week event.

Saturday Night Live cold open, this week’s episode kicked off its season finale with departing cast member Kate McKinnon reprising Colleen Rafferty, the chain-smoking alien abductee with a fount of euphemisms for her body parts at the ready. At the end of the episode’s  “Close Encounters” sketch, McKinnon boarded the alien ship and delivered an emotional goodbye after 10 seasons at SNL that helped to effectively change queer representation there.

Comedian John Mulaney has been slammed by fans for including Dave Chappelle in his recent comedy show. 

Pop superstar Hayley Kiyoko has confirmed her relationship with Bachelor star Becca Tilley in her new music video.

Some of these titles are streamable right now!A gaggle of New York City gays set off for their annual weeklong getaway in Fire Island to find love, friendship, and a lot of parties in this modern-day retelling of Pride and Prejudice starring real-life best friends Joel Kim Booster and SNL's Bowen Yang. Starring: Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, Conrad Ricamora, Margaret Cho, James Scully, Matt Rogers, Tomás Matos, Torian MillerComing out: June 3 on HuluAspiring artist Paige joins her high school track team to get closer to her crush, Gabriela, but her feelings get complicated when she starts training with Gabriela's twin sister, AJ. Written by BuzzFeed's own Casey Rackham and Kirsten King! Starring: Rowan Blanchard, Auli'i Cravalho, Isabella Ferreira, Tyler Alvarez, Teala Dunn, Michelle Buteau, Megan MullallyComing out: Available now on HuluThis is my Multiverse of Madness.

The governor of New Hampshire, Chris Sununu, has promised to veto the state’s harmful anti-LGBTQ+ bill in a new statement.

When Cruz 101 first opened its doors on Canal Street on May 22, 1992, it was heralded as the next big thing. Just six years earlier, the bars neighbouring Cruz had been raided by police on an almost-weekly basis in attempts to catch gay men and arrest them for gross indecency.

SECRET CITYThe Hidden History of Gay WashingtonBy James Kirchick826 pages. Henry Holt. $38.

Chicago-based rapper Taylor Bennett, talk coming out of the closet, then catch up on the latest from Gay TikTok:Jamie got a new license plate.♬ Love You So – The King Khan & BBQ ShowKentucky Jack went gay camping.Disney dropped a pride collection……and Calvin Klein quickly followed.Wyoming’s anti-trans Senator Cynthia Lummis was shown the door.Brandon Osorio and Richie Eisenberg woke up in Austin.Jordan Torres swam in the ocean.RJ Portales drove shirtless.Ashton Joseph showed off his dads.And Rob Anderson explained that retro button-up.

To help kick off the 2017 Pride season, international treasure Ian McKellen delivered “The Hope Speech,” a stirring oration written by Harvey Milk, originally delivered in San Francisco in 1977.Milk’s words called out the persecution of gay people in the name of family values. The original speech implored people to come out publicly, a cry that has relevance to this day.McKellen recreated it with the dramatic gusto for which he is famous.

An unnamed 22-year-old male Reddit user recently shared how his friendship with a new gym buddy led him to develop a crush on the guy and realize that he himself was bi. His tale has a dark twist but an ending that’ll melt your heart.“This all started a few months ago,” a Reddit user named lilstupidwhore, wrote in a now-viral thread. “I noticed this guy at my gym and I knew something was immediately off.

DAVOS, Switzerland: India must establish rules on cryptocurrencies to resolve regulatory uncertainty, protect investors and boost its crypto sector, CoinSwitch CEO Ashish Singhal said on Sunday (May 22).

Eight words were all it took to kick off a lively Reddit conversation in the r/AskGayMen forum. That prompt: “What are the main advantages of being gay?”As you might expect, some users in the thread took a hard turn toward misogyny. (You might be surprised by the number of “Ew, women, boo, hiss!” comments.) Other commenters, meanwhile, failed to take our trans brethren into account—posting, for example, unqualified “no risk of unexpected pregnancy” comments.But there were many well-articulated, thought-provoking additions to the thread, many of which we’ve included below (after retouching them for readability, of course).“Largely being exempt from stereotypical gender roles.

A post shared by @harinefIt’s official: Hari Nef, the scene-stealing transgender actor, model, writer and activist, has accomplished more in the last seven years than most people will in a lifetime… giving us no choice but to stan.Nef initially rose to fame for her musings online. In 2015, Dazed Magazine declared her a “Tumblr icon” and “New York it girl that’s speaking out against the struggles of the trans community, particularly the violence against trans women of colour that’s poisoning America.”But her online activism was only the beginning.

N-Dubz star who threatened to "slap him so hard".The former Celebrity Big Brother housemate, 34, is also accused of calling the bloke he was a "batty boy" after he appeared to mock Dappy's tour sales via Instagram Direct Messages.The spat comes after N-Dubz announced their comeback last week and plunges the band into a fresh controversy.A TikTok user has shared his alleged messages from the No Regrets hitmaker, who had posted about his tour tickets going live, to which Patrick responded with: "It's not 2009, no one cares."However, Dappy allegedly saw red and instantly hit back with a string of messages including homophobic slurs and threats of violence.One message that is reportedly from Dappy reads: "U absolute no body," while another reads: "Batty boy."As the messages continue, Dappy penned: "Suck ya mudda u no body."I would slap u soooo hard. Little tramp."However, the bloke in question explained: "I was trying to annoy him," before sharing his response of: "OMG okay daddy x," to which Dappy appears to respond with: "Little batty boy."The messages go on to show the TikTok user ask the singer: "Why u so angwy [sic]," but this appeared to frustrate the musician even more.Dappy is believed to have responded: "I hateeee people like u."Like why the f**k are u msgn me if u don't like me.

86 school districts in 26 states, removing worksby Judy Blume, the much-loved author of fiction for children and young adults, the late Toni Morrison, who won both the Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize for literature, and biographies of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Ruby Bridges, Nelson Mandela, Sonia Sotomayor, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Malala Yousafzai. There are the bills that ban the teaching of critical race theory, Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” law, and a raft of other proposals that would sharply restrict what teachers can say, and what students can read and learn, both in primary and secondary schools, as well as state-supported universities.This phenomenon isn’t new.

A corruption scandal which rocked the Labour party delayed the opening. It was sold off by the council and has had three owners since. In the face of a slick neighbour two miles down the road, out of town developments and predictions of the death of the High Street it has had tough times. Over two infamous days in 2011 it was a target for rioters.

Naman Ramachandran Saim Sadiq’s feature debut, “Joyland,” returns to the world of erotic theater that he explored in his 2019 Venice and SXSW winner “Darling.”“Joyland” will premiere at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard strand. The title, the first Pakistani film to be selected in Cannes, will vie for the Caméra d’Or.The tale of sexual revolution sees a patriarchal family yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line, while their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theater and falls for an ambitious transsexual starlet.Sadiq drew inspiration from his own family and a theater close to his home in Lahore.

Jonathan Groff has opened up about his challenging coming out process in a brand new interview.

A TikTok video that went viral with more than 167,000 views shows Cristian Hernandez, an 18 year-old drag queen was crowned prom king at Jeffersonville high school in Indiana. Hernandez, a non-binary student, who felt the support from their fellow classmates during prom night, can be seen strutting down a red carpet to claim their […]

ABOVE: Hatch's boobies.

A US official has met with WNBA star Brittney Griner for the second time since her initial detainment in Russia.

John Mulaney is taking some heat after Dave Chappelle opened for him in Ohio and told jokes that some audience members found to be transphobic and homophobic.The Saturday Night Live alum, 39, held a show on Friday night in Columbus, Ohio and brought out the legendary comedian Chappelle to open the show, TMZ reported.The audience had their phones locked in pouches so they couldn't record any of the show, but fans who attended took to Twitter afterward to voice their displeasure. Backlash:John Mulaney is taking heat after Dave Chappelle opened for him in Ohio and told some reportedly transphobic and homophobic jokes (pictured 2020).

Comedian Kate McKinnon is expected to leave Saturday Night Live after the show’s 47th season.

Dance Fever. And of course, I had to collect them somehow.can't believe we're going to witness florence and the machine destroy the patriarchy and dismantle religion in just over an hour xnew florence and the machine this friday how are we feeling gayssorry professor i can’t turn in my final paper florence and the machine is dropping a new album tomorrow i need to fuck off to the woods and dance in a fairy ring for a whileflorence and the machine has two types of songs one where there's lots of drums and she talks about being an ancient god with the power of the ocean and the other type is just like "it was 8:52 on a tuesday in peckham when i last spoke to you.

Writer’s note: Casey Rackham, who cowrote Crush, is a managing editor at BuzzFeed.

You couldn't even grab both your shoes.

Grab your tissues, the first trailer for the final season of Love, Victor has arrived.

John Mulaney is facing backlash online after welcoming Dave Chappelle to the stage at his show this weekend.

Parents and guardians are often unsure of how to broach the subject of sexuality, gender and queer identities with children, not least because this might in some way open the door to talk to them about sex. That’s a topic so notoriously uncomfortable that we still refer to this discussion as talking about “the birds and the bees”, despite being two decades into the 21st century.

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Karine Jean-Pierre began her debut briefing as President Biden’s press secretary on Monday by acknowledging the unusual nature of her presence behind the White House lectern. “I am a Black, gay, immigrant woman, the first of all three of those to hold this position,” she said. Left unsaid were the other ways in which her path to becoming the president’s chief spokeswoman sharply diverged from that of her predecessors.

The Swedish Film Institute today launched its annual gender equality report. The survey ‘406 Days’, which looks at gender disparity in the development and production process, demonstrates that the average female-led fiction feature spends over one year longer in development than projects led by male filmmakers.

The best part of foreign language films is undoubtedly the sex scenes because no subtitles are needed.Of course, we’re not saying the plot and acting are unimportant. But sometimes, a gay just wants the guarantee of beautiful people making love in Spanish.We’ve rounded up a steamy list of five queer Spanish movies that would never be approved to stream on Disney+.These romances occur under different settings and circumstances, but as they say in Spain: Cuando hay ganas no importa el lugar (when there’s desire, the place is unimportant).

welcomed an openly gay member, an Indiana drag queen was crowned prom king, and Billy Eichner‘s Bros movie got its first trailer treatment.

Man, the ‘80s were a different time. Case in point: The Blue Lagoon. I watched it for the first time ever last night and I just… *no words*. The film, starring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins, can best be described in this way: A shipwreck leaves two cousins abandoned on a remote island.

When we think of Donja R. Love, a few words come to mind, such as innovative, trailblazing, and fierce.Unapologetically, Black, queer, and HIV-Positive, the Philadelphia-born playwright discovered that, even when he failed to find the right words to say out loud, writing became his superpower.

You never know where or when you’ll see LGBTQ representation in pop culture. Sometimes you find it in the pages of a comic book. Sometimes it’s on an awards-show stage.

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Asexuality is a very real thing, as we all know by now. But as you’ll see below, gay couples opt not to have sex for any number of reasons.In Reddit’s r/AskGayMen forum, one user recently asked, “Have any of you had a completely non-sexual relationship? Like, of course there’s intimacy, but never actual sex? Just curious. Coming from a virgin, by the way.”Here are excerpts from that conversation…“I’m in one now, but not of my own choosing.

Angie Bowie has claimed the late David Bowie had to "present as heterosexual with bisexual tendencies" to make it in America. The 'Starman' hitmaker's ex-wife - with whom she had 50-year-old son Duncan Jones - assisted in the creation of Ziggy Stardust, Bowie's androgynous alien stage persona, and she has recalled how in the 70s in the US, they had to carefully consider how Bowie's sexuality came across. She said: "He had to basically present as heterosexual with bisexual tendencies to get by the American censors.

sexual health services, a top doctor has warned. The disease, which was first found in monkeys, can be transmitted from person-to-person through close physical contact – including sexual intercourse – and is caused by the monkeypox virus.The number of cases confirmed in Britain has hit 20 with nine other countries outside of Central and West Africa also reporting outbreaks.Dr Claire Dewsnap, president of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, said she is concerned about how the infection could affect services because staff who come in contact with sufferers are forced to isolate.She told the BBC that clinic staff were "already under significant pressure" before monkeypox was identified, making the situation worse."It is already stretching the workforce and will have a massive impact if staff have to isolate if they are in close contact with someone who's infected," Dr Dewsnap said."In terms of the infection and its consequences for individuals, I'm not that concerned," she later told BBC Radio 4.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorRoyalty took the stand on Saturday night to advocate for LGBTQ+ equality.Golda Rosheuvel, the openly gay actor who plays the illustrious Queen Charlotte on “Bridgerton,” was presented the Equality Award at this year’s Human Rights Campaign gala in New York.“Being authentic and true to who I am has been something that I’ve championed in my own life, so to be able to get up there tonight and speak my journey is really important,” Rosheuvel told Variety before accepting her award. “That one person who’s struggling might hear it and be confident enough to step [up] in their own life.”The “Bridgerton” star later went on to tell the crowd, “nobody should have to choose between being publicly out and being a successful actor.” Rosheuvel recently opened up to Marc Malkin on the “Just for Variety” podcast about how a lesbian director once advised her to stay in the closet.

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Coming out came with roadblocks for Golda Rosheuvel.

actress Golda Rosheuvel was instructed to adopt antiquated ways of navigating her personal life in Hollywood with some early-career advice from a surprising source. As the Bridgerton star revealed in a recent interview on the “Just for Variety” podcast, she was always interested in being upfront about who she is. But the director on one of her first professional sets told her that would essentially be career suicide.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorSearchlight Pictures’ queer romantic comedy “Fire Island” will have its world premiere on June 2 during NewFest’s NewFest Pride series.“We are thrilled to kick off our annual Pride month event with the world premiere of Andrew Ahn’s ‘Fire Island,’” NewFest executive director David Hatkoff said in statement on Thursday morning. “This joyful film captures the sexy, romantic, celebratory energy of the iconic NY gay enclave, and we can’t wait to celebrate with the film’s cast and creative team with a blow-out, prideful event in the heart of NYC.”Set in Fire Island, New York’s popular gay getaway Pines neighborhood and inspired by Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” the film stars Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang as best friends who are determined to have the ultimate summer adventure.