Outrage as thousands of plastic cups left strewn all over Gay Village after another night of Pride celebrations

Cher has opened up about those Dua Lipa comparisons in one epic tweet.  

Bad Bunny after the Puerto Rican trap star locked lips with a male backup dancer at the MTV VMAs.And in 2019, a straight male concertgoer apparently shouted out that he’d turn gay for singer Troye Sivan. (“Troye was like, ‘I don’t think that’s how it works, but OK,’” an eyewitness tweeted.)These homo-curious hall passes might just be empty promises, of course, or they might be expressions of heteroflexiblity, an increasingly popular sexual identity.Or these comments might be dispatches from deep in the closet, as one Twitter user observed.

A Reddit user recently outed himself as a gay man who uses steroids, offering to answer any question other users in the r/askgaybros subreddit wanted to ask. And the side effects he describes may serve as a cautionary tale for others considering steroid use.One commenter asked the obvious question: Why would the Redditor take steroids in the first place? “Body dysmorphia,” the Redditor explained. “I also have very poor genetics for building muscle and was not happy with my body even after six to seven years in the gym.”Another commenter asked about two of the widely known side effects of steroids: shrinking of the testicles and severe acne.“Yes and yes,” the Redditor replied.

Following his wife’s viral transphobic Instagram comments, it looks like country singer Jason Aldean is not getting off scot-free.The Grammy-Award nominee’s public relations firm, The GreenRoom, has “stepped away” from working with the ‘If I Didn’t Love You’ artist, according to Billboard.The firm’s co-owner Tyne Parrish opened up about their decision, telling the publication, “Music has always been and remains The GreenRoom’s core focus, so we had to make the difficult decision after 17 years to step away from representing Jason.”Parrish added, “We aren’t the best people for the gig anymore, but will always be big fans of his music — he is one of the greatest live entertainers in country music.”Though Parrish did not explicitly reveal why the company was choosing to walk away, the news comes one week after Aldean’s wife, singer Brittany Kerr Aldean, posted an Instagram video that gained backlash for its anti-trans rhetoric.On August 23, Brittney shared a “before and after” makeup video, thanking her parents for “not changing my gender.”“I’d really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase," Brittney wrote on Instagram. "I love this girly life.”Aldean commented on his wife’s post with a laughing emoji, adding,“Lmao!! Im glad they didn’t too, cause you and I wouldn’t have worked out.”The damaging comments didn’t go unnoticed by the country music community — which is primarily a right-leaning industry — especially amongst two high-profile country artists. “You'd think celebs with beauty brands would see the positives in including LGBTQ+ people in their messaging, '' Cassadee Pope wrote on Instagram Story and Twitter.

She’s a winner, baby! RuPaul has won her seventh Creative Arts Emmy award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program.

A United Nations (UN) expert said they were concerned about the future of LGBTQ+ rights in the US after a recent ten-day visit. 

Perennial fave RuPaul just took home another Emmy.

Marvel has finally revealed new details on its first gay Spider-Man, Web-Weaver. 

Maren Morris offered an update Saturday on social media less than 24 hours after launching a T-shirt line with the Tucker Carlson-inspired moniker.The country star took to Instagram and said she's raised over $100,000 since announcing Friday that her black T-shirt with the words «Maren Morris Lunatic Country Music Person» and the phone number «877-565-8860.» That number directs callers to Trans Line Life, a non-profit organization that offers emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis.Trans Line Life is also one of the two organizations that'll benefit from sales of Morris' new merch. GLAAD's Transgender Media Program is the other beneficiary.

It’s never fun to admit your vulnerability, perceived or otherwise, and it goes against our IG-saturated, social-media world to post about problematic life subjects.But, heck, as older gay men, the more we open up about those “closed” topics, the more we can relate, and help, one another not just surive but thrive late into a glorious old age.So here, five topics that need to be discussed more often. Share if you dare.1. FinancesThere are times in my life when I’ve had money and times when I’ve been flat broke.

Remember when we covered the stereotype that gays are bad at math in a post three years ago? Or was it two years ago? No, it was 2019, so it was five years ago.We’re kidding—as were the Twitter users whose quips we shared at the time, presumably. “The universe knew the gays would be too powerful if they could do math,” one person tweeted.“Me and the other gay third-grader leaving math class for speech therapy to work on our Rs and SHs,” someone else wrote.Related: 30 tweets about bad gay drivers that resonate very deeply with usAnyway, Reddit users in the r/gay subreddit chatted about this stereotype last month.“I’ve seen the ‘Oh, I’m gay, so I’m bad at math’ stereotype embraced on anything from normal conversation to Tinder bios to a square on ‘Gay Bingo,’” one user wrote, kicking off the discussion.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Over the course of three quietly devastating features, Italian-born, America-based art-house director Andrea Pallaoro (“Medeas,” “Hannah”) has shown just how inadequate words can be when it comes to expressing some of life’s most complicated emotions. In his latest, “Monica,” Pallaoro takes on the near-universal craving for parent-child connection, knowing full well that his two lead characters — a Midwestern trans woman and the uncomprehending mom who rejected her — won’t be able to say what one another most needs to hear. But that doesn’t mean they can’t reach some kind of unspoken understanding, recognizable to those with experience reading between the lines.

Mr Gay Europe title. The contest was held at Alnwick Castle in the north of England.Related: Kansas City weatherman comes out as a hot, gay muscle daddyPaul has a growing following on both Instagram and TikTok.

Nobody appears to be buying the far-fetched tale of the straight guy browsing Grindr “just for lulz,” and now one man may have more on his mind than whether or not to skip leg day.Taking to the Reddit workout sub r/moreplatesmoredates, the man explained he “downloaded Grindr” and uploaded a photo of himself “just for lulz and realized all these thirsty gay men were messaging me.” Well, yeah, that’s kind of how it works…He decided to “take advantage of the opportunity” and seek out some new gym partners on the app.Related: A “straight” guy caught feelings for his new gym bro & was shocked by his response“Well I met with one guy at the gym and he’s spotting me in my heavy sets and also encouraging me to go heavy and finish my sets,” he continued. “It’s awesome and we get to be efficient with our workouts and able to get machines or dumbbells easily sharing, then we go to the sauna and shower together.”Now he’s wondering if he owes his gym buddy an explanation.“I feel kinda bad because he probably thinks we will eventually f*ck but I told him straight up I’m only looking for friends I didn’t tel him I’m straight tho… Should I tell him?”If he was hoping for a simple yes or no answer, he came to the wrong place.“You downloaded Grindr and met up with a man from said app.

Gemma Collins has lifted the lid on her meeting with Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio that led to her being thrown out of a members club. The former TOWIE star, 41, opened up about the incident to presenter Judi Love, 42, on Chanel 4’s The Big Breakfast show on Saturday 3 September.  Gemma said: "I did [meet Leonardp].The issue weren't with Leonardo, and the issue weren't with me, the issue was with the snooty members club...  "I get treated so bad there.

Andrew Garfield’s sexuality is, in a word, confusing. The actor has taken on numerous LGBTQ roles in the past, from portraying a transgender woman in the music video for Arcade Fire’s “We Exist” to playing Prior Walter in the AIDS-era play Angels in America. He’s also been a staunch LGBTQ ally – he even dedicated his 2018 Tony Award to the community and spoke up about wanting more LGBTQ representation in superhero films like The Amazing Spider-Man. But being a straight ally and identifying as a member of the LGBTQ community are two different things.

Maren Morris is leaning into being called a “lunatic” by Tucker Carlson.

A highly intoxicated man who used anti-gay slurs and racist language in the cabin of a passenger jet was booted off a scheduled flight on Tuesday. Viral video first posted to TMZ shows the man roaming the aisle and searching overhead bins for his luggage as crew and airport security personnel wait to escort him off the plane, which was due to fly from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Dallas, Texas.The video opens showing the man arguing with a flight attendant and calling the passengers “f*gg*ts.

Following his wife’s viral transphobic Instagram comments, it looks like country singer Jason Aldean is not getting off scot-free.The Grammy-Award nominee’s public relations firm, The GreenRoom, has “stepped away” from working with the ‘If I Didn’t Love You’ artist, according to Billboard.The firm’s co-owner Tyne Parrish opened up about their decision, telling the publication, “Music has always been and remains The GreenRoom’s core focus, so we had to make the difficult decision after 17 years to step away from representing Jason.”Parrish added, “We aren’t the best people for the gig anymore, but will always be big fans of his music — he is one of the greatest live entertainers in country music.”Though Parrish did not explicitly reveal why the company was choosing to walk away, the news comes one week after Aldean’s wife, singer Brittany Kerr, posted an Instagram video that gained backlash for its anti-trans rhetoric.On August 23, Kerr shared a “before and after” makeup video, thanking her parents for “not changing my gender.”“I’d really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase," Kerr wrote on Instagram. "I love this girly life.”Aldean commented on his wife’s post with a laughing emoji, adding,“Lmao!! Im glad they didn’t too, cause you and I wouldn’t have worked out.”The damaging comments didn’t go unnoticed by the country music community — which is primarily a right-leaning industry — especially amongst two high-profile country artists. “You'd think celebs with beauty brands would see the positives in including LGBTQ+ people in their messaging, '' Cassadee Pope wrote on Instagram Story and Twitter.

Larry the Fairy with DVtv takes a swing at the Gay Softball World Series opening ceremonies

Move over, Peter Parker — literally.In June, Marvel announced its first gay Spider-Man, set to appear in the Edge of Spider-Verse comic book series. Dubbed “Web-Weaver,” the new spidey/fashion designer fights crime in custom couture and honestly? Work.Web-Weavermy design for the brand new Spider, debuting in Edge of Spider-verse 5 pic.twitter.com/vl2qVUtGVq— krisanka (@kristaferanka) June 23, 2022Web-Weaver’s origin story will come in October’s Edge of Spider-Verse #5by writer Steve Foxe and artist Kei Zama, but fans got a preview this week when Marvel released cover variants and first-look imagery.Here are the covers featuring Web-Weaver, who works for Avenger Janet Van Dyne, aka The Wasp:And a preview page reveals how the future Web-Weaver shoves Peter Parker out of the way from a giant, radioactive spider, only to be bit himself.

There does seem to be a certain mythos around Australian guys, doesn’t there? Just hearing the term “Aussie boys” you immediately start to conjure up an image: Sun-kissed, ripped and rugged, smelling like the beach (but not in a bad way), gentle eyes…Whoops, we got carried away.What we meant to say was: There’s a new, gay anthology film that taps into that mythos, exploring the stories of these oft-deified beings from “Down Under.” The Aussie Boys is a collection of seven shorts from seven up-and-coming directors, each said to be about “the lives and loves of these men and boys from across Australia.”Not just a brand of gay apparel—or something one might type into the search bar of an adult website—”Aussie Boys” is a mood, it’s a vibe, it’s a mindset. And the film aims to explore it from all angles: “From historical beginnings in the 1600’s all the way through to noughties truck stop dilemmas, present day road trip romancing and faces from the past returning for a final goodbye.”Related: Seven hot swimwear brands from designers down underBut, as expansive as that may sound, we will note that The Aussie Boys appears to present a fairly limited view of gay life: Namely that of white, able-bodied cis men who nearly all (but not entirely) fall between the ages of 18-35.

A post shared by John Edward Heath ™️ (@carbonfiber_john_)John Edward Heath went viral last year when video showed him landing a one-legged power clean six days after having his leg amputated. Now, he has his sights set on the 2024 Paralympic Games.Speaking to Outsports’ “The Sports Kiki” podcast this week, the openly gay veteran Marine, who had to undergo 12 surgeries after being struck by a drunk driver in 2016, says losing his leg initially sent him into a downward spiral.“I fell into a dark, dark hole of alcoholism, and I was doing recreational drugs,” he says.

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The midterm elections are just six weeks away and Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Ohio J.D. Vance is MIA.The 38-year-old Hillbilly Elegy author hasn’t done any public events in days and his campaign won’t tell anyone where he is.

Singapore is to decriminalise sex between men by repealing a colonial-era law, its PM said on Sunday, while vowing to protect the city-state's traditional norms and its definition of marriage.During his speech at the annual National Day Rally, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he believed it is the "right thing to do now" as most Singaporeans would now accept it."Private sexual behavior between consenting adults does not raise any law and order issue. There is no justification to prosecute people for it nor to make it a crime," Lee said."This will bring the law into line with current social mores and I hope provide some relief to gay Singaporeans."Lee vowed the repeal would be limited and not shake Singapore's traditional family and societal norms, including how marriage is defined, what children are taught in schools, what is shown on television and general public conduct.He said the government would amend the constitution to ensure that there could be no constitutional challenge allowing same-sex marriage."Even as we repeal Section 377A, we will uphold and safeguard the institution of marriage," Lee said.

A gay inmate in Texas who died in prison was murdered and did not die by suicide.The death of Justin Levi Galloway, was a “homicide” resulting from “ligature/asphyxiation” according to local KJAS which obtained a copy of the autopsy report. On August 5, Galloway, 42, was found in his cell with a noose around his neck at the Gib Lew Unit in Woodville.

Malta has lifted its controversial ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. While the decision was initially announced three years ago, there remained a long deferral period until now. It also marks the beginning of Pride week in Malta. Prime Minister Robert Abela said, “Pride Week should serve not only to remember with […]

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15-year-old gay Soweto teen Tiro Moalusi took his own life allegedly after being humiliated in class

Drag Race UK legend Tayce opened up about homophobia still being "rife" across the country, claiming she was blocked from having gay friends visit her hotel rooms while on tour by "judgey" reception staff.

Meet Ken, a good guy who is patiently waiting for a forever home. He is a domestic shorthair mix weighing 9 pounds and covered with striped gray fur. Ken is a chill dude, friendly but not a silly, hyperactive kitten. He is a pretty careful guy and it may take a bit for him to warm up to new folks. He enjoys a calm and serene environment, and while he is open to sharing a home with children, he prefers to meet any under the age of 12 before an adoption takes place. He also wants to have another friendly cat waiting for him to help him adjust to the new digs. Ken is housed at the Jan Rees-Jones Animal Care Center, so no appointment is necessary for you to come and introduce yourself to him.

Harry Styles’ recent comments deriding the fact that ‘so much of gay sex in film is two guys going at it… it kind of removes the tenderness from it’, I felt a pang of discomfort. Hubert and Antonin’s encounter – like other sex scenes I’ve seen since – didn’t align with Styles’ reading of them. The singer and actor was talking about his upcoming role in My Policeman, in which he plays a 1950s closeted cop in a love triangle with his wife and another man. It’s a film that, according to Styles, portrays its relations ‘sensitively’. I’m all for this movie, but I can’t let the hitmaker’s comments slide. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoFirstly, I disagree that the majority of gay sex scenes that we do see are lacking in tenderness.But it also seemed like the former One Directioner was suggesting there’s some sort of barrage of same-sex lovemaking on film in Hollywood.

Russian lawmakers have introduced a proposal that would significantly increase fines for individuals that violate the country’s ‘gay propaganda’ law. 

M*A*S*H celebrates its 50th anniversary.Spun off from Robert Altman’s 1970 film of the same name, the TV dramedy followed the lives of U.S. military medical personnel stationed in South Korea during the Korean War.

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A gay man who was mayor of Hyattsville, Md., has been accused of embezzling $2.2 million from a charter school network in Washington, D.C.A lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice alleges that Kevin Ward, who died by suicide in January, embezzled the funds while working as senior director of technology for KIPP DC, one of the biggest charter networks in the city, the Washington Blade reports.

Billy Eichner has apologized after a recent interview snippet about his upcoming romantic comedy, Bros, rubbed some gay readers the wrong way.Bros undoubtedly marks a big Hollywood moment. As Eichner said at the VMAs last weekend, it’s the “first gay rom-com ever made by a major studio” and “the first where every role is played by an openly LGBTQ actor.” It’s also notable that the film is getting a theatrical release — an impressive feat for any film in the post-pandemic Hollywood landscape, let alone an explicitly gay one.Eichner reflected on his big moment in a recent interview with Variety, saying, “I told myself to look around and appreciate how rare and magical this moment is because you are making a movie that looks and feels like all the romantic comedies you grew up loving, but you’re doing it as a gay man.”Related: Billy Eichner calls out “homophobe” Clarence Thomas in fiery, full-volume VMAs speech“And this is not an indie movie,” he continued.

The independent U.N. expert on LGBTQ and intersex issues has expressed concern over efforts to curtail the rights of LGBTQ and intersex people in states across the U.S.

An educator in Kansas who sued her school district for suspending her for refusing to use a student’s preferred pronouns reached a settlement on Wednesday with the school district. The teacher will receive $95,000 in damages due to the lawsuit.After being counseled and suspended for three days by Geary County Schools last year, Pamela Ricard sued the district for reprimanding her over calling a student assigned female at birth by their legal and enrolled last names, NBC News reports.According to the lawsuit, a school counselor at Fort Riley Middle School informed Ricard that the student preferred an alternate first name and that a classmate recommended he/him pronouns.However, to avoid using the student’s preferred first name, Ricard began addressing the student as “miss,” using the student’s last name.

When the calendar turns to September, there is a bit of a melancholy feeling for baseball fans. It's the last month of the regular season, which means the 162-game schedule that started in April in winding down, No matter how old you get, if you love the game of baseball, the approach of fall can make you feel like a jilted lover.My earliest memory as a child is the tap on the head I received from Pittsburgh Pirates great Roberto Clemente when I was around 5 years old. I can still feel his hand on my head.And my earliest recollection of crying is when he died tragically on December 31, 1972.

In Utah last year, the parents of two girls who’d placed second and third during a state-level sporting event got suspicious about the girl who’d handily won first place: Had she always been a girl? At the time, Utah had not yet passed a law banning transgender athletes from participating in school sports under their gender identity. Still, officials received complaints from parents about athletes who didn’t “look feminine enough,” David Spatafore, the legislative representative of the Utah High School Activities Association, recently testified.

Monsters may be a dime a dozen in the annals of video game history, but Mother Monster is a different story entirely. And if you’re keen to believe the evidence, it looks like Fortnite will soon be rolling out the rainbow carpet for Lady Gaga.The rumor of a virtual Lady Gaga concert in the massively popular game actually started over a year ago, during game maker Epic’s legal drama with Apple.

Bad Bunny fans have come out in defence of the Latin rapper over claims of “queerbaiting”.

During a press conference on August 30, UN expert Victor Madrigal-Borloz said he was “extremely concerned” about the recent efforts of many US states to weaken LGBTQ+ right. Madrigal-Borloz then urged the federal government to take more effective measures to prevent the decline of American queer citizens’ rights. Appointed in 2017, Victor Madrigal-Borloz is the […]

The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld a decision from a Catholic school over their decision to fire a teacher because of his same-sex marriage.

According to a recent ruling by an Indiana court, discrimination based on sexual orientation is permissible and, in fact, is alive and well in the state. A Catholic school teacher at Cathedral High School was fired in 2019 by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis over his marriage to his husband.

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