Former Mr Gay World Louw Breytenbach Slapped With Gag Order

Bustle magazine to promote his role in the new live-action version of Pinocchio.The 43-year-old was asked a few questions relating to his sexuality. Given his acting skills, profile, good looks and age, Evans is a potential replacement for Daniel Craig, who has now given up his role as James Bond. Evans was asked if he thought audiences were ready yet for a gay Bond.“I don’t know what the current temperature is with audiences, whether they care enough to worry about what James Bond does in the bedroom,” he replied carefully.

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A country music singer has spun an insult from patron saint of furrowed brows Tucker Carlson into gold, all for the benefit of transgender charities.The Fox News host targeted Grammy Award-winning singer Maren Morris after she spoke up for trans youth on Twitter.Morris was responding to Brittany Aldean, wife of country singer Jason Aldean, who shared a makeup-transformation video with the caption: “I’d really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase. I love this girly life.”Aldean later took to Instagram to falsely claim kids were being forced to undergo “genital mutilation.”Related: Tucker Carlson suggests giving monkeypox this new, gay-related nameMedical guidelines do not recommend gender confirmation surgery for minors.Dr.

Why you were crushing: You remember Jonathan as the groolest boy in school, Aaron Samuels, in the 2004 hit, Mean Girls.How he came out: Bennett came out in late 2017 when he casually dropped a pic on Instagram of him and his boyfriend in a Top Gun couple's Halloween costume, causing the Gay Internet™ to lose it's collective mind! We may never recover!Why you were crushing: You remember Keke as everybody's favorite Joy Jumper in the DCOM classic Jump In! and taking on the world of fashion in Nickelodeon's True Jackson, VP. How she came out: Palmer came out as bisexual with the release of her 2015 music video for "I Don't Belong To You," in which the video shows her involved with both a man and a woman. In a 2019 interview with PrideSource she said, "I truly believe sexuality is a spectrum.

easily a top four season?We here at Queerty are big fans of fall, and it’s easy to see why: There’s so much queer and queer-adjacent entertainment just around the corner. Not only is “Gay Christmas” (a.k.a. Halloween) fast approaching, but we’re in also in the throes of fall film festival season, meaning there are plenty of awards-ready features heading your way soon.In order to help you keep track of it all,  we’ve assembled a guide to the biggest film and television releases of the next few months.

Two strategies for passing legislation have emerged within the Democratic caucus: either build support among Republicans or push it through to expose their position. Both were on full display this week over legislation seeking to codify same-sex marriage into law. At the end of the day, the more bipartisan approach appears to have won out.

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Heartstopper star Yasmin Finney opened up about why the character of Elle Argent felt like it “was created” just for her and the importance of LGBTQ+ representation.

In recent days the Biden administration’s monkeypox response deputy coordinator, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, has been attacked by right-wing figures and media. The reason? His thirst traps, his tattoos, and his sexuality.The conservative media outlet The Daily Caller specifically targeted Daskalakis and his history of being open about being gay as well as being directly involved on the front lines of health care.What’s ensued is a wave of homophobic attacks against Daskalakis.The reporter who wrote the Caller piece tweeted, “Meet Joe Biden's monkeypox czar: a ‘progressive, radical gay' doctor who performs HIV screenings in sex clubs and gives meningitis shots in drag.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten celebrated their twins' birthday recently with a crowded soiree, the former mayor and presidential candidate told James Corden during an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden that aired after midnight Thursday."Our son Joseph — we call him Gus — our daughter, Penelope; they just turned one year old, and it's just the best thing in the world," Buttigieg told Corden to cheers and applause from the studio audience.He explained that Chasten, 33, had planned a party for the kids that featured "more guests than we could fit in the house, so we opened up our garage...put the tables out there...turned the driveway into a little zone for the party."To see how the toddlers would react to their first experience with cake, the Buttigiegs bought them tiny smash cakes.The twins understood the assignment."We have a photo of them experiencing cake for the first time, and it looks like they are absolutely loving it," Corden said.Corden revealed, to loud "awws," photos of Gus and Penelope absolutely covered in cake with absolutely no care in the world.The proud father of two, Buttigieg, 40, said he thinks Gus is thinking at the moment that photos captured, "I've gotta think he's thinkin' I hope this is what being one year old is all about.

Gay rodeos challenge longstanding notions of what it means to be a cowboy in America (Photo: Adam in Utah, 2019. By Luke Gilford)

Munroe Bergdorf and Tayce have praised their Queerpiphany guest Yasmin Finney for her impact on trans youth.

TOWIE star Gemma Collins has shared a touching tribute to honour the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.The 41-year-old took to Instagram to share her condolences as well as post a heartfelt tribute to her 2.2million followers.Alongside her sweet message, Gemma also uploaded a smiling and radiant image of the Queen with her late husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.The poem shared by GC and originally written by Joanne Boyle read: "Philip came to me today, and said it was time to go. I looked at him and smiled, as I whispered that 'I know'."I then turned and looked behind me, and saw I was asleep.

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Prominent LGBTQ+ people have been responding to Queen Elizabeth II’s death after Buckingham Palace made the announcement on 8 September.

A post shared by Draglatina (@draglatina)Muévete de aquí, Drag Race. There’s a new class of queens coming to TV!LGBTQ streaming platform Revry just announced its all-new Spanish language drag competition and we’ve got all the exclusive details here.Hosted by Mexican actress Ninel Conde with pop star Fedro as mentor and judge, the first two episodes of Drag Latina will land on Revry’s LatinX platform October 16.Each week, contestants from a range of Hispanic backgrounds–Cuban, Puerto Rican, Guatemalan, Mexican, Colombian, and more–will show off their hottest runway looks for the judges, battle it out with lipsync competitions, and try to avoid elimination.  A post shared by Draglatina (@draglatina)The inaugural season’s queens include Afrika Mendiola, Anika Leclere, Amalara Sofia, Chichi Fuera, Leyla Edwards, Mariah Spanic, Sunel Molina, Valeria Sparx, Venus Carangi, and Vicky Chavarria.“We are thrilled to bring this Spanish language series to Revry,” Damian Pelliccione, CEO and co-founder of Revry, says. “Our hope is not only to dazzle and entertain our audiences with the glamor and depth of these queens but to also educate the viewers on drag culture.”Drag Latina will be available to on Revry beginning October 16, with new episodes airing every Sunday until the finale on November 20. Watch the exclusive teaser trailer below.

More than 100 youth activists and their supporters were expected to turn out for a rally from 9:10 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, at D.C.’s John Marshall Park near the U.S. Capitol to urge Congress to pass the LGBTQ nondiscrimination legislation known as the Equality Act.

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On a spring day in May of 1991, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip came to the U.S. and were on Capitol Hill. I had always been fascinated by the queen, so I made sure to go to the Library of Congress building, which stands next to the Supreme Court, to see her.

(CNN) — Andrew Tate, the professional fighter-turned media personality who earned the ire and admiration of millions with his viral rants about male dominance, female submission and wealth, is everywhere these days.It doesn't matter that the so-called "alpha-male" podcaster, who openly advocates violence against women, has been banned from every major social media platform, or that he was kicked off the TV show "Big Brother" for violent and hateful behavior and had his house raided as part of an ongoing human trafficking investigation (he told Fox News' Tucker Carlson he was the victim of a swatting attempt).His ideas have already taken root in the minds of countless young men who see him as a role model of masculinity. Before it was taken down, his TikTok account racked up about 11.6 billion views.

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Joe Biden for deciding in August to appoint him to the position."Meet Demetre Daskalakis. Demetre was just appointed by Joe Biden to be the official White House National Monkeypox Response Deputy Coordinator.

Be Teatro will present their essential new play, Him, His, Ours this December 7-11 in The Boys School Smock Alley. The piece was written and directed by Luis Noguera and the project has been described as follows: “based on personal anecdotes and life-changing episodes, this theatre project unveils the many layers of two individuals. Their baggage, their […]

The Queensland Human Rights Commission (QHRC) has recommended an overhaul of the state’s three-decade old anti-discrimination laws to protect vulnerable groups, including LGBTQI students and employees in religious schools. The recommendations have come months after Brisbane’s Citipointe Christian College issued anti-LGBTQI student enrolment and staff employee contracts. The school subsequently withdrew the contracts after a public outcry.The Minister tabled the 122 recommendations made by QHRC in Parliament.

Liz Truss is officially the UK’s new Prime Minister, and has already appointed a brand new cabinet. But who are the new ministers, and what have they said about LGBTQ+ issues?

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Cryptocurrencies might still be a very long way from their highs of 2021, but some of the major ones have staged some decent recoveries in the past couple of months. Notably ether (ETH), the second largest cryptocurrency after bitcoin, is trading at almost US$1,700 (£1,463) at the time of writing, having dropped as low as US$876 in mid-June.

Dancing With The Stars has revealed that Drag Race queen Shangela will be the first contestant in the show’s history to compete in drag.Shangela shared a clip of the announcement on her social media.“Ready to strut into this Ballroom and rep for anyone who ever had a Dream, baby!” she said.“Competing on @dancingwiththestars has honestly been a dream of mine for years. I knocked on doors for meetings, I journaled, I prayed and I literally envisioned myself a part of this gig … I’ve been preparing my body for over a year in hopes that it would happen (y’all have seen me at the gym lol.) AND NOW I CAN SAY I’M HERE!“I hope to rep my community of Queens proudly.

On Saturday, August 27, Derry’s Foyle Pride Parade was reportedly targetted by a counter-protest carried out by “hate preachers”. The group was allegedly granted permission to gather at the Guildhall by the Parades Commission, where members of the queer community and their allies were celebrating. In a statement published on September 3, Independent Pride Derry […]

A conservative federal judge in Texas has ruled in favour of two companies permitting them to remove PrEP from their employees’ healthcare plans. Braidwood Management and Kelley Orthodontics brought a case in front of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas on the grounds that the requirement to pay for PrEP contravened […]

In the Supreme Court term that begins in October, Justice Amy Coney Barrett will hear a case involving the right to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people — and the woman who brought the case is represented by a far-right group to which Barrett has close ties.The court will hear the case of 303 Creative v. Elenis, in which a Colorado web designer wishes to preemptively refuse to design wedding sites for same-sex couples.

The Atlanta Pride Committee (APC) has announced the official entertainment lineup for this year’s Pride festival.

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The sincere desires that inspired “The Inspection” — the semi-autobiographical narrative feature debut from documentary filmmaker Elegance Bratton — aren’t enough to save his film from being unexceptional. A self-affirming narrative about a young, houseless, gay Black man enlisting in the Marines to make his severe mother proud had the potential to offer audiences a queer insight into the cultural shortcomings of the armed forces.

Sporting Pride and Dublin Pride would like to invite you to join us for a live discussion with Transgender athlete, author and researcher Joanna Harper – a medical physicist who over the years has advised a number of international sports federations on the topic of Transgender inclusion in sport. Joanna herself is a competitive runner […]

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Pop culture guru David Ferguson is back with a list of bad gays, queer villains and LGBTQ+ characters you can’t help but like even when they’re at their worst.I was thinking the other day about how far we have come from the days where a lot of gay characters in TV and movies seemed to be the inoffensive best friends. Years ago I watched Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and remarked to my friend that, amongst other things, I loved that his gay friend was allowed to be a horrible character.All this got me thinking about the best LGBTQ+ villains in movies.

Ricky Martin has filed a lawsuit against his nephew, Dennis Martin, who made false accusations against the singer earlier this year, which have since been recanted. The Puerto Rican superstar is accusing his relative of extortion, malicious persecution, abuse of law and damages stemming from false allegations. Dennis took legal action against his uncle after […]

The former Mr. Gay World has been served with a gag order over statements he’s made about the competition.Pageant organizers have slapped former Mr. Gay World winner Louw Breytenbach with a public gag order after he made statements regarding his short tenure as titleholder.The situation began in 2021 when Breytenbach, a former Mr.

Louw Breytenbach was crowned Mr Gay World in October 2021

Pageant organizers have hit former Mr. Gay World winner Louw Breytenbach with a gag order after Breytenbach made comments against the organization behind the pageant last year.Breytenbach has hired an attorney after he said he was served with the order last week, according to South African newspaper The Citizen.Mr. Gay World Foundation, the group behind the pageant, wants Breytenbach to retract the statements he made.Breytenbach, however, accuses the foundation of attempting to make his publicist, Gavin Prins, retract a press release about the situation that Prins had sent to his media contact list.

A post shared by Louw Breytenbach (@louwbreytenbach02)A former Mr. Gay World pageant winner has hired a lawyer to defend himself against the organization after it served him with a gag order, and not the fun kind.Louw Breytenbach won the title in 2021, but refused to sign the final contract when he realized it stipulated the organization would be his exclusive agent for any bookings or acting gigs.Breytenbach already had an agent for TV roles, and wanted to keep it that way.“I don’t need them to manage whatever TV opportunities I get,” he said at the time.