Gay Twitter goes to town on the dumbest argument against same-sex marriage you’ll ever see

Rose Ayling-Ellis gave a powerful speech during the Alternative MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival this past weekend, where the actress opened up about the challenges those who cannot hear face daily.MORE: Rose Ayling- Ellis breaks silence following breakup reportsIn a new Instagram post, shared on Tuesday, the current Strictly Come Dancing winner shared the full video of her powerful speech and revealed it was the "hardest thing I ever done".WATCH: Strictly star Rose Ayling-Ellis unveils first Barbie doll with hearing aids"The video of my full speech is now up. The link is in my bio," she began to write alongside a picture of her up on stage at the festival.MORE: Strictly's Rose Ayling-Ellis confirms exciting new role after EastEnders exitREAD: Strictly's Rose Ayling-Ellis reveals transformation for very special reason"What you seen so far is only a glimpse of whole speech.

Sebastian Prokop, the man who told police “I don’t like gays” has been sentenced to five years in jail following the arson attack on a popular LGBTQI bar Envy Nightclub in Derry, Northern Ireland in 2020.The 24-year-old man from Crawford Square, Derry also faces deportation from Northern Ireland to his homeland, Poland as a result of the sentence. He will serve half of his five-year sentence in custody and the rest on license.The jury found Prokop unanimously guilty for the destruction of the Envy Nightclub on Strand Road.

nations and high-risk groups miss out — recalling the unequal global access to both COVID-19 vaccines and HIV medication.The outbreak, which has reached nearly 100 countries outside of Africa, where the virus is endemic, is overwhelmingly being transmitted among men who have sex with men. They are getting priority for vaccination globally, but some face a longer wait than others.This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.

Manchester Pride returned in full force over the Bank Holiday weekend, with thousands of people turning out to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and protest for equality.

20-year-old creative @bigsnoww_ went viral on TikTok this week with the feel-good video that we all need right now.The stylist/personality/graphic designer has had her share of views in the past, but this recent video has racked up an incredible 1.3 million and counting.In the clip, she comes out to her 9-year-old brother as trans and explains how she feels in terms she knows he can understand.What starts as confusion ends with nothing but love:She starts with asking if he knows what “transgender” means, before asking how he would feel if she were trans.“What?! I would be confused as heck!” he replies. “You’re a boy who wanted to transgender into a girl? That would make me confused.”She patiently poses, “What if I don’t feel right in this gender? What if I’m sad in this gender and would be happy another gender?”“That would be good for you,” he says, already starting to get it.Related: Hiker Veronica Ashcroft is taking the trans community to new heights — literallyAfter about a minute more back and forth of him coming around, she asks, “Would you still love me the same?” In a response quicker than any in the video so far, he immediately says yes.“Would you still be confused?” she asks.“No,” he says, “because you already told me what you feel like.”And that’s that.

A 21-year-old Tennessee man arrested by D.C. police on Aug. 24 outside the Lyle Hotel near Dupont Circle for threatening two hotel workers with a handgun while saying his gun “is only for faggots” pleaded guilty on Tuesday in D.C. Superior Court as part of a plea bargain offer by prosecutors.

Gender Queer — as “obscene,” a designation which would have made it illegal to sell or lend the books in the commonwealth.Circuit Judge Pamela Baskervill rejected the petitions, ruling that the state law being used to challenge the books is unconstitutional on its face because it violates the First Amendment and the Constitution of Virginia, infringing on free speech rights as well as the right to due process for booksellers and publishers, who are not required to be informed of when a book they are selling or distributing has been designated “obscene.”Baskervill also vacated a lower court determination of probable cause for obscenity, finding the lawsuit didn’t present facts that could support a finding that the books are obscene, even as defined under Virginia law. As a result, she dismissed the case.The original petition sought to challenge Gender Queer, Kobabe’s autobiographical story about coming to terms with their sexuality and gender identity, and A Court of Mist and Fury, adult fantasy romance novel, by Sarah J.

Fans have praised Married at First Sight UK for introducing the franchise’s first lesbian couple. 

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Twitter has finally rolled out it’s long-tested “Circle” feature to all users, and the gays have decided it’s pretty much for one thing only.Much like the “Close Friends Story” on Instagram or the “Private Story” on Snapchat, using the “Twitter Circle” feature makes your posts visible to only a hand-selected portion of your followers. For many, that means besties, thirst followers, and those who are both.For folks who want to — as Lil Nas X sang on SNL — “post hole on main,” having a separate space to toss your lewds to all your desired mutuals without any prying eyes is unbeatable.Related: Dwight D. Eisenhower’s diva sit has Gay Twitter™ in stitchesIt’s not public digitally nudity, but it’s right there on the line of semi-public.

With summer coming to a close and the rights of the LGBTQ+ community under attack once again, our community also faces another foe that is less publicized but still extremely dangerous: tobacco companies masquerading as allies in order to addict us to their harmful products and grow their customer base.There’s a well-documented history of tobacco companies targeting Black communities with marketing for menthol cigarettes, causing disastrous public health consequences. Lesser known is the insidious targeting of the LGBTQ+ community, which both harms overall health and contributes to health disparities in our community.According to the latest survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a quarter of lesbian, gay, or bisexual adults use at least one form of tobacco, compared to about 19 percent of straight adults (the CDC survey did not report data for transgender adults).

Britney Spears' ex-fiancé Jason Trawick addressed the recent coming out post featured on his Instagram Stories, stating that it was a prank and that he is not gay. 'I am not gay,' the talent manager, 50, clarified to TMZ, explaining about the post, 'Ha no, it wasn’t me – this is what happens when you leave your phone unlocked and unattended at brunch with a gay guy friend that thinks he’s being funny and cute.'The post in question was a photo of a living room with a portrait of Britney, 40, and text overlay that read, 'At my boyfriends apartment Out and proud Finally living my true self This is me people.' Not true: Britney Spears' ex-fiancé Jason Trawick addressed the recent coming out post featured on his Instagram, stating that it was a prank and that he is not gay; Pictured 2012Because Trawick had been a temporary co-conservator of Britney in 2011, social media had been speculating that his 'coming out' suggested their engagement was a way to get her out of the conservatorship.

Yanhui Peng, co-founder of LGBT Rights Advocacy China, a Chinese advocacy group, in 2014 sought to expose doctors and therapists who practice so-called conversion therapy.

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Boy Meets World‘s Danielle Fishel were an item?The one-time boy bander recently joined Fishel on her Pod Meets World podcast to talk about their former fling. Though the series is typically dedicated to revisiting the beloved ABC sitcom (with stars Will Friedle and Rider Strong joining the actress in conversation), the most recent episode opened up a whole other nostalgic can of worms when Bass guested.The two spoke openly and warmly about their past relationship—years before Bass came out publicly as gay.

A Christian group that discriminates against LGBTQ+ people must be reinstated as an official student organization at a high school in San Jose, Calif., while a lawsuit against it proceeds, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.The San Jose Unified School District had withdrawn recognition of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes after a controversy over the club at Pioneer High School, the Los Angeles Times reports. In 2019, a teacher had questioned its “Sexual Purity” statement, which said heterosexual marriage was the only proper setting for sexual relationships.

U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat and major LGBTQ+ ally, has received a violent threat from someone claiming to be a gay man.“A staffer of mine — who’s 1 month into her job — received a call from a man saying he’s coming to our office w/ an assault rifle to kill me,” Swalwell tweeted Tuesday.

(CNN) — Mikhail Gorbachev -- the last leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 -- has died at the age of 91.Gorbachev died after a long illness, Russian state news agencies reported."Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev died this evening after a severe and prolonged illness," the Central Clinical Hospital said, according to RIA Novosti Tuesday.The man credited with introducing key political and economic reforms to the USSR and helping to end the Cold War had been in failing health for some time.With his outgoing, charismatic nature, Gorbachev broke the mold for Soviet leaders who until then had mostly been remote, icy figures. Almost from the start of his leadership, he strove for significant reforms, so the system would work more efficiently and more democratically.

BuzzFeed News story in July. The lawsuit alleges that Black residents of Trilith were “being stalked, harassed, subjected to intimidation and raised legitimate concerns for the safety of Black residents.” The suit names Trilith Development LLC, the Townhomes at Trilith Homeowners Association and Trilith Studios.

Gemma Collins has pleaded for drones to stop following her during her Greece getaway with her beau Rami Hawash. The 41 year old took to social media to rant about her constant hassle with drones trying to take pictures of her while on her Greek vacation with her fiancé. In an initial post shared on the star’s Instagram story, she said the “buzzing” sounds had become a bother to her but felt that whoever was piloting the device “needed to earn money”.

Ann Coulter has broken up with Donald Trump again… again.In her latest podcast, posted to her Substack, the 60-year-old Republican troll declares the ex-president “done” and says his influence over the GOP is waning, citing his dwindling poll numbers and shrinking crowds at his rallies.“They’re like Deadheads,” Coulter calls people who still attend MAGA rallies. “They’re following him from place to place.

First Kill showrunner Felicia D. Henderson has opened up about the possibility of a revival series. 

On March 31, the first period bell at Northwest High School in Grand Island, Neb., had just rung when the principal walked into a journalism classroom adorned with punctuation posters to deliver a new rule directly from administrators. Students, including at least three who were transgender, were ordered to use the names they were given at birth for bylines because using their preferred names was “controversial,” according to a former student who was in the classroom and a lawyer for the Student Press Law Center. In response, the student journalists dedicated their final issue in June to L.G.B.T.Q.

Wake up readers, a new example of straight people ruining the sanctity of marriage just dropped!The married pastor of The Village megachurch in Flower Mound, Texas has stepped down from his position after being caught sending inappropriate Instagram DMs to an unnamed woman.In a not-quite-tearful apology befitting a recently disgraced YouTuber, the pastor confessed to sending “unguarded and unwise” messages containing “course and foolish joking.” That was the extent of his specifics, as he mostly referred to the entire situation with things like “what I was in” and “whatever this is.”His complete vagueness matched with the severity of the punishment have many, including survivors of church abuse and a long-time pastor counselor, thinking that Chandler isn’t telling the whole story.Related: Gay rumors swirl after Southern Baptist leader retires over “morally inappropriate relationship”This pastor being caught sending inappropriate messages to a woman outside his marriage is doubly notable, given his track record on handling marriage sanctity instances in his church.In 2015, a Village Church congregant named Karen Hinkley left her husband for being an admitted pedophile. Chandler & Co.

Across the globe, one hundred and thirty-four countries are criminalized or prosecuted due to criminal laws against HIV transmission, non-disclosure and exposure. Lower rates of HIV treatment and viral suppression are present and more likely in those countries that criminalize the virus.

The first patient with monkeypox infection died in Texas. On Tuesday afternoon, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) released a statement reporting that a Houston-area MPV patient had died."The patient was an adult resident of Harris County who was severely immunocompromised," the statement read.

Gemma Collins wasn't afraid to show off her killer curves in a plunging swimsuit during her romantic holiday with fiancée Rami Hawash.

When blaming President Biden ad nauseam for inflation still leaves you trailing in the polls, what’s a right-wing senatorial candidate to do? Arizona’s Republican U.S. Senate nominee Blake Masters found his answer: blame the gays… and Black people… and women?!The Trump-endorsed candidate appeared to suggest that America needs more straight, white men to get back on track, implying diversity is to blame for economic hardship.Related: That time anti-LGBTQ candidate Blake Masters went to the gay wedding of his biggest financial backerMasters shared an Associated Press report that said the Federal Reserve’s leadership “has become its most diverse ever.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling somehow finds time to write more novels under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.Her latest, The Ink Black Heart, is yet another addition to her crime fiction series about private investigator Cormoran Strike, and the plot particulars are pretty rich coming from Rowling. Here, we’ll let you read the opening of the synopsis for yourselves:When frantic, disheveled Edie Ledwell appears in the office begging to speak to her, private detective Robin Ellacott [Strike’s colleague] doesn’t know quite what to make of the situation.

An array of country stars have slammed beauty influencer Brittany Aldean for making vile transphobic comments.

BBC Three has released its first promotional video to Twitter for Rupaul’s Drag Race UK season four, which has left fans wanting more.The outlet posted a 10-second clip on Tuesday on its Twitter account. In the video, there was an array of cameras, lights, and fabric moving in sync with Rupaul’s track, "Supermodel (You Better Work)."Spliced throughout the clip were the words, "Bring it to the runw4y!" At the end, came the announcement of the fourth season.

Reuters.  At the start of the 2021-2022 school year, the district adopted an “all-comers” policy, which requires that officially recognized clubs must allow any currently enrolled student to participate in, become a member of, or hold leadership positions within the club, regardless of their status or beliefs. Yet FCA would still not be recognized under such a policy, because it would prohibit them from selecting leaders who agree with the club’s stated religious beliefs. U.S.

Welcome to Curtain Call, our mostly queer take on the latest openings on Broadway and beyond.With a book by Todd Almond and the pop-culture legendary songs of Matthew Sweet’s 1991 album of the same name, Girlfriend trades in the nostalgia of a simpler time… even when things weren’t so simple, especially for two closeted teens in Nebraska.No social media or even ubiquitous home internet existed in 1993, when the one-act, two-character musical is set — on the one hand, that eliminated the possibility of cyberbullying, but on the other, it was easier for a young, rural gay man to feel alone. Girlfriend puts a positive spin on early queer love with the help of a live band rendering Sweet’s catchy melodies, recalling indie gay films of the ‘90s without the typical tragic ending.

Why are Kimberly Guilfoyle, Elvira, and some alleged Russian spy all trending together on Twitter? Read on (and bear with us!)…Guilfoyle has been trending since going on Newsmax and bitching about President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program.Related: Why has Melania been radio silent about the Mar-a-Lago raid? She’s “annoyed”, sources say.“Enough of this nonsense!” Guilfoyle ranted on Rob Schmitt Tonight on Sunday evening. “Paying off loans for people that want some bizarre basket weaving degree and they want all of us, people watching all across this country, to subsidize their laziness.”Ironically, Guilfoyle, who graduated from the University of California, Davis, doesn’t have a job… aside from occasionally giving paid speeches (like the time she pocketed $60,000 for a three-minute diatribe at Donald Trump‘s pre-insurrection rally on January 6, 2021) and being Don Jr.’s fiance, which, to be fair, is probably a fair amount of work.Kimberly Guilfoyle on $10,000 student loan cancellation:"Enough of this nonsense.

He recorded over two dozen Top 40 hits. He appeared on programs from What’s My Line to The Ed Sullivan Show.

Romeo and Juliet? And what if Schitt’s Creek writer and executive producer David West Read, along with record producer-songwriter Max Martin, turned that idea into a jukebox musical? Broadway audiences would lose their minds, which will likely happen when & Juliet opens this fall at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.The pop-peppered musical has been playing on the West End since November 2019 and scored three wins at the coveted Olivier Awards (London’s equivalent of the Tonys). But the real appeal for many theatergoers is the chance to hear some of their favorite pop hits reimagined for the stage, including Britney Spears’ “… Baby One More Time” and “Oops!… I Did It Again,” Katy Perry’s “Roar” and “I Kissed a Girl,” Kelly Clarkson’s “Since You Been Gone,” and other chart-toppers by Demi Lovato, Adam Lambert, Celine Dion, and more.Related: A retrofitted ‘Kinky Boots’ looks fabulous but doesn’t quite work& Juliet hopes to capitalize on a trend that’s long filled seats — banking on known entities to entice theatergoers to drop big bucks to hear familiar tunes with all the glitz and glamor of a Broadway show.

Laverne Cox attended the U.S. Open on Monday to cheer on Serena Williams, and her presence garnered attention from fans.

Piers Morgan was bursting with pride as he took to Instagram to show off his handsome brood. The opinionated TV host, 57, muscled up a smile as he grabbed his camera phone to capture the special moment with his three rarely seen sons.Enjoying the scenery from the beautiful French Provence and amazing Rivera in Port-Cros, the lads decided to huddle together to add another memory to the holiday album.READ MORE: Meghan Markle drops first podcast episode with pal Serena WilliamsLooking dapper, his sons placed their arms around each other while their famous dad took charge of getting the family selfie.With great delight, Piers told his 1.9 million followers: "Les Fellas," tagging the trio which included Spencer Morgan, 29, Albert (Bertie) Morgan, 22, and Stanley Morgan, 25.

A brand new documentary marking the 40th anniversary of the murder of Declan Flynn is to be screened on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player on Monday, September 5. The Case I Can’t Forget: The Killing of Declan Flynn takes an in-depth look at the life of the gay man and the circumstances surrounding his tragic […]

Opening ceremony for the Gay Softball World Series took place at Gilley’s on Monday night (Aug. 29). In the parade of cities introducing each of the 48 cities participating, San Francisco won.

NEW DELHI — India’s Supreme Court has ruled that family benefits under the law must be extended to blended families, same-sex couples and other households the court considers “atypical,” widening its definition of family. It is the latest in a series of court decisions to challenge the country’s conservative mores, and it could have major implications for the rights of women and gay people.

This year’s MTV Video Music Awards may have had some memorable queer moments, but there was one bold decision that polarized viewers — an appearance by Johnny Depp. And many people wasted no time in calling the show out about the bewildering move, including Amber Heard’s sister.Rumors that Depp would be included in the show started buzzing days earlier.

The Wire, his posthumous memoir has revealed.The actor, who played Omar Little in the HBO drama, died last year at the age of 54.In his new posthumous memoir Scenes Of My Life, Williams explains how he advocated for more intimate scenes between Omar and his boyfriend Brandon in the series.“In regards to Omar and his lover Brandon (played by Michael Kevin Darnall), it seemed like everyone was dancing around their intimacy issue,” Williams wrote, per an excerpt on Vulture.“There was lots of touching hair and rubbing lips and things like that. I felt like if we were going to do this, we should go all in.

Brigham Young University confirmed it pulled hundreds of LGBTQ+ resources pamphlets from orientation bags provided to incoming freshmen this semester.The pamphlet, entitled “Allyship & Activism Resource Guide: LGBTQ+ Edition,” was created by the off-campus LGBTQ+ support group RaYnbow Collective, and was approved by the student newspaper, The Daily Universe, as well as multiple professors, according to a report in the Salt Lake Tribune. The pamphlet included information on counseling, scholarships, and resource advisers.

An Garda Síochána has been contacted regarding an alleged homophobic incident that occurred at a recent EVOKE.ie Women’s FAI Cup match. The quarter-final tie between rivals Shelbourne FC and Peamount United took place in Tolka Park on August 6, with the former side emerging victorious by a score of 3-2. In a statement released on […]

You know the thirst is severe when “prime daddy meat” is one the tamest descriptions.Nintendo’s latest Pokémon Presents announcement featured a rugged new character for their upcoming games, Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, and the gays were immediately down bad.The man flashed across screens in a messily rolled-up button down, with thick arm hair and a mustache to die for.Related: This new ‘leather daddy pokémon’ has Gay Twitter’s attentionThe character is currently unnamed, but that didn’t stop folks from calling him every possible nasty thing under the sun.This hunky set of pixels was objectified by everyone from work-unsafe artists to Drag Race queens:Who is he and is he into pits? pic.twitter.com/6Sk9AsyVDy— Bombae, from TV (@ItsBomBae) August 3, 2022pokemon developers said you’re a bottom it’s time to start tweeting like one #PokemonScarletViolet pic.twitter.com/sM3rmwy45h— JTURN (@J7urn) August 3, 2022Look at this man, prime daddy meat; he is giving me wrestling coach vibes, and I am here for it, I cannot wait to see the vast amount of lewds, from him and MC, to him and Turo, to him and well every fighting humanoid type Pokémon pic.twitter.com/dMamdMC2T4— Little Prowl-Prowl (@SageOleanderAO3) August 3, 2022Idk if he’s a gym leader or not but if he torn me in half I’d thank him

In case there was any confusion, the Food and Drug Administration is not into poppers.In a series of tweets, the FDA urged folks to stop buying and selling the alkyl nitrate inhalants, citing an uptick in reported death and hospitalizations linked to their use.“These products are marketed as nail polish removers but are being ingested or inhaled for recreational use,” the statement reads.Related: See how this mom responds when she finds poppers in her son’s carIn the next tweet, the FDA name dropped a few brands including Jungle Juice and RUSH.“’Poppers’ are sold online or at adult novelty stores and packaged in small bottles, ranging from 10 to 40 mL. They appear similar to energy shots, with brand names including Jungle Juice, Extreme Formula, HardWare, Quick Silver and Super RUSH.”“Poppers” are sold online or at adult novelty stores and packaged in small bottles, ranging from 10 to 40 mL.

Summer RenaissanceI can already see drunk gays climbing the PF Chang horsebeyoncé a little too good at this gay shit fr like what u getting down toAlright Beyoncé, the album is out. Now let’s talk business. How much these concert tickets finna be? #renaissanceCuff It is Blow with a descovy prescriptionThe album is called Renaissance bc Da Vinci and Michelangelo would be kissing in the club if they heard itGay Twitter timeline all in perfect harmony and unison because everyone loves and cherishes Renaissance - Beyoncé did the unthinkableBeyoncé made this album for the gays and GWORLS. She’s eating DOWN #RENAISSANCEThis Beyoncé album is for the Girls, Gays , & Theys. IYKYK .beyoncé deserve a glaad award for how gay this album is… #Rennaissanceme trying to vogue to PURE/HONEYCongratulations to Beyoncé for, among many other things, beating the Covid map on the New York Times appBeyoncé dropping an album called Renaissance when smallpox is making a comeback. A historian. A visionary.Not a single skip!I know some folks are also trying not to post spoilers but Beyoncé is the only person who could make a Drag Race All Stars finale just like disappear from the timelineJay-Z: Can I record a verse for your album? Beyoncé: