Tag: sexuality

Ricky Martin has joined others in calling for the governor of Puerto Rico to resign, after messages from a leaked group chat showed him referring to people with anti-gay slurs. In several messages, Rosselló referred to people as ‘cocksuckers’. In one message, he said senator Eduardo Bhatia had “historic cocksucker levels” and in another message he said journalist Benjamín Torres Gotay was an “unprecedented cocksucker.” In another message from the group, Rosselló’s finance minister, Christian Sobrino, targeted singer Ricky Martin. “Nothing...

Israel’s new Education Minister, Rafi Peretz, has been condemned by LGBTQ groups, after he told Israel’s Channel 12 TV that gay ‘conversion’ therapy was “possible.” The so-called therapy, which has been discredited by the NHS and the World Psychiatric Association, refers to any attempt at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, and often involves techniques like electroshock therapy or prayer. On the channel, Peretz said: “I think that it is possible to convert . I can tell you that...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta has tendered his resignation and will be temporarily replaced by Deputy Labor Secretary Patrick Pizzella. Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said he believed Acosta had done a good job but the Labor secretary decided he had become a distraction to the administration over how he handled the sexual assault case of financier Jeffrey Epstein as a prosecutor a decade ago. ...

An Alabama deputy who resigned after making homophobic comments in response to the suicide of an Alabama teen has been hired in the next town over. Deputy Jeff Graves stepped down as a sheriff’s deputy from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office after posting comments in an article about 15-year-old Nigel Shelby, who died by suicide after being bullied about his sexual orientation. “Liberty, Guns, Bible, Trump, BBQ. That’s my kind of LGBTQ movement,” Graves wrote in a now-deleted post on a...

Miley Cyrus has clarified her attraction to both men and women. The American singer-songwriter opened up about her sexuality and relationship with The Hunger Games actor Liam Hemsworth in a recent interview with Elle, saying her marriage is “very confusing to people”. “But my relationship is unique,” she said. “And I don’t know that I would ever publicly allow people in there because it’s so complex, and modern, and new that I don’t think we’re in a place where people would...

According to We Got This Covered – an extension of entertainment site Rotten Tomatoes – the upcoming villain of the movie, Black Mask, will be portrayed as homosexual and have undeniable sexual tension with fellow villain Victor Zsasz. Black Mask will be played by Golden Globe winning Scottish actor Ewan McGregor. The film will see the villain face off against Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). News of Black Mask’s alleged sexuality was met...

You know those canisters of squirty cream? I can never look at one without smiling. Let me explain… It was my first year of college. I’d left home - the freedom was amazing, like fresh air after being locked in a stuffy room. My family was very conservative and I’d never really had many friends at school; that was made worse when I begin to realize that I had feelings for other guys. I kept it all to myself, but eventually...

Giovanni Melton's former foster mom reveals troubled history A father allegedly shot his 14-year-old gay son, with police attributing the killing in part to the boy’s sexual orientation. Henderson police in Nevada say 53-year-old Wendell Melton shot and killed his son Giovanni in the morning of Thursday 2 November. Sonja Jones is Giovanni’s former foster mom and said Wendell always had a thing against his son’s sexuality. She told 3 News: ‘He hated the fact that his son was gay. ‘I’m sure that inside...

Nicholas Breiner hadn’t even told his family on April 7, 2017, when he came out on Instagram and told the world — more particularly, his students — that he was bisexual. He spoke up because one of his students, struggling with her own sexuality, had told a friend that she was going to kill herself. “I couldn’t help but wonder how many students I had that were in a similar situation to that student; feeling completely alone and nearing that...

Still not getting it, Logan... If you thought Logan Paul’s response to his latest controversy was uncharacteristically muted, that’s probably because he had his tonsils out two weeks ago. Now back in full swing, the YouTuber’s once again poking the bear following backlash for announcing he was ‘going gay’ for a month in 2019, explaining ‘gay is cool to me’. OK then. He revealed plans for – as he called it – ‘Male-only March’ in a podcast appearance earlier this month. The star addressed...

'I want able-bodied people to know that just because someone has a disability, that doesn't mean they no longer have a sex life' Quadriplegic gay porn star Kenneth Connin wants to show the world his disability doesn’t hold him back. The newcomer to porn filmed his first scene with Davey Wavey’s porn studio Himeros, alongside porn star Pierce Paris. Connin was involved in a competitive cheerleading accident at the age of 18, which led to the young gay man sustaining a spinal...

It's illegal to refuse service due to sexuality in Israel An American student currently studying at Hebrew Union College in Jersusalem, Israel for the year, is suing a local pizzeria for allegedly refusing to serve him due to his sexuality. Sammy Kanter is a current rabbinical student. Kanter was in the city a day after Jerusalem Pride in August. He was wearing a t-shirt with rainbow letters spelling out ‘Cincy’. The shirt was for his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. He and some friends...

His sister repeatedly outed him, during a time when gay sex was illegal in Trinidad and Tobago and he could've been put in jail for life Andrew Joseph (not his real name), 26, is originally from a small island in the Caribbean known as Trinidad and Tobago. Growing up, he confided in his sister about his sexuality when he was 17 years old. But he never thought she’d use it against him. When Andrew was 20, he developed a crush on a...

You're looking at your hand right now, aren't you? If your ring finger is longer than your index finger, you’re more likely to be gay. This is according to a new study from Essex University, which says if the two fingers are the same size, you’re probably straight. For clarity, the ring finger is the one between your pinky and your middle finger. While the index finger is the one between your thumb and your middle finger. The study involved 32 sets of...