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Marching in the first Pride The UK's first Pride in 1972 vastly differs from the annual events which take place now.Mr Tatchell said organisers came up with the idea of "gay pride" to “counter the view that gay people should be "ashamed of their homosexuality"."We wanted to challenge that internalised homophobia.

Hot goss out of the Denver Zoo is that Freddie, an old queen in his early 50s, recently left Lance (freshly 21) for a 14-year-old friend named Iommi. Iommi is a grown woman in flamingo years surely, but that doesn’t make Freddie’s cradle-robbing, messy-bisexual behavior any less messy.Tense break notwithstanding, we celebrate that we got to witness the queer romance of the ill-fated flamboyance that was Lance and Freddie.In honor of the pair’s love story, here’s a playlist of seven songs that may just help mend any broken hearts among them:With lines like “your faith in me brings me to tears” and “I’m going to have to eventually give you away,” Freddie could’ve penned this song to Lance himself.

Queer as Folk, forget about them while you watch this show. While every iteration of QAF shares the DNA of queer sex, drama, and the struggles of everyday queer life, the Peacock edition goes further than everything before it, in many necessary ways.Whereas the first two iterations were glaringly about cis, white, hairless gay men, this update brings a whole host of characters from across the LGBTQ+ spectrum to tell a messy, but amazing story about the strength of queerness in all its forms.While the show takes a moment to get its footing, it ends up hitting a glorious stride when it lets its amazing queer actors let loose.The third edition of QAF starts off with Brodie Beaumont, played by Devin Way, who has just returned to New Orleans after dropping out of med school.

Tom Swift star Tian Richards with a swiftness.The sexy actor-on-the-rise is making waves in the titular role of the new CW mystery-drama, lauded as television’s “first gay Black lead.”Related: A gay billionaire inventor sends sparks flyingA spin-off of the network’s supernatural take on Nancy Drew, Tom Swift is a modern-day update of the literary hero. Richards breathes new life into the classic character, reimagining him as young inventor-entrepreneur-billionaire-playboy who just so happens to be gay and very, very hot.“What does a genius inventor do when he’s not inventing or genius-ing?,” one character quips.

recent analysis by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC).The nonprofit and nonpartisan think tank reviewed U.S. Census Bureau data collected last summer.

Kim Cattrall is taking on a big new role, and the cast of her series is being revealed.

Creator of Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power announced a name change and updated pronouns. 

New York has emerged as a hot spot for a growing monkeypox outbreak, but as the city prepares to receive thousands of doses of vaccine, it is unclear how the city will distribute them equitably to the people most at risk for the disease: sexually active gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, among whom the global outbreak has been centered. Last week, a single clinic in Chelsea offered 1,000 doses of the vaccine that the city’s Department of Health had released from its stock. Hundreds of men turned up as walk-ins, leading the line to close to new people after only about 90 minutes.

Note: There's no right or wrong time to come out as LGBTQ — every individual's experience is different, and it's important to honor everyone's journeys and what works best for them.Note: Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.—whatevenisthis12"Having a gay son is literally one of the best things that's ever happened to me. He jokes that he’s never even been in the closet, but acknowledges that almost all of his LGBTQ friends have had hard roads met with disapproval and sometimes even violence.

Heartstopper justice back in the early 2010s. Nonetheless, if there’s one thing I’m really good at, that would be holding grudges. It’s a flaw, I know.

Overall, who was your favorite couple in Season 3? Who is your favorite main teen character? And who is your favorite family member? Which character has had the most growth since Season 1? What was your favorite episode of Season 3? Finally, which season did you love most overall? Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Not in the US? My Fake Boyfriendis coming to Prime Video in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, LATAM, and Brazil on June 10, and all other territories on June 24.

overturned Roe v. Wade, said the justices should revisit Lawrence v. Texas, the ruling that invalidated state antisodomy laws across the nation; Obergefell v.

Views expressed in The Advocate’s opinion articles are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent the views of The Advocate or our parent company, Equal Pride.When the Supreme Court ruling on Roe V. Wade came down last Friday, I was gathered with other LGBTQ+ community members just outside of the Stonewall Inn to commemorate the groundbreaking for the Stonewall National Monument’s visitor center.

The Spider-Man character makes his friend of Dorothy debut as “Web-Weaver”, a gay fashion designer fighting crime in a McQueen-inspired, lash-laden supersuit:Web-Weaver my design for the brand new Spider, debuting in Edge of Spider-verse 5 pic.twitter.com/vl2qVUtGVq— krisanka (@kristaferanka) June 23, 2022Something I realized immediately when conceiving Web-Weaver is that he can’t–and shouldn’t–represent ALL gay men. No single character can.His fearlessly femme identity is central to who he is, but it’s not the STORY…which you can experience for yourself in September!️ pic.twitter.com/PD1nhppqbc— Steve Foe Updates (@steve_foxe) June 27, 2022Spider-Man has had a choke-hold on the gay community for decades.

Heartstopper and you love Gogglebox, well, you’re in for a treat. Members of the cast have joined Celebrity Gogglebox for the Pride special, with Kit Connor, Joe Locke, Yasmin Finney, and William Gao getting comfy on the couch to critic TV shows and films from the past week. The four have shot to global stardom following the release of Heartstopper on Netflix earlier this year, which saw rugby lad Nick Nelson (Kit) fall in love with form buddy Charlie Spring (Joe).

Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives announced on Tuesday a bill that would codify federal protections for transgender people. The lawmakers are calling the proposal the “Transgender Bill of Rights.” The legislation would protect employees from gender discrimination by codifying the Supreme Court’s Bostock v. Clayton County decision in 2020.

posted online show the tweet in question from the Canadian clinical psychologist’s account, which reads: “Remember when pride was a sin? And Ellen Page just had her breasts removed by a criminal physician.”Page came out as transgender in 2020, announcing he would now be known as Elliot. Many are now calling out Peterson for “deadnaming” the 25-year-old “Umbrella Academy” star.Peterson, 60, who joined the staff of conservative podcast outlet Daily Wire on Thursday, is infamous for his anti-trans stance. He once claimed on Joe Rogan’s podcast that being transgender is a result of a “contagion” and similar to “satanic ritual abuse.”Conservative political commentator Dave Rubin posted screenshots of the removed tweet online, writing, “The insanity continues at Twitter,” and claiming that Peterson “just told me he will ‘never’ delete the tweet.

in a poignant Instagram post, revealing that they have known from a young age that they were not a girl.Brown, 26, is the only child of Kody Brown and his first wife, Meri, whose polygamous family is at the center of the long-running TLC reality TV series, which aired its 16th season earlier this year.“Someone recently told me that i didn’t have to have all of my s–t figured out in order for me to share myself with the world,” Brown wrote on their Instagram account Tuesday.“So here’s me, definitely not having almost any of my s–t figured out, to let you know that i am trans. my name is Leon or Leo (i love both) and my pronouns are they/them.”The 26-year-old shared a photo of themselves standing in a pair of brown shorts and sandals in a doorframe.Brown had come out as lesbian in Season 11 of “sister Wives.”“I remember the first time that i knew i wasn’t a girl,” the reality show cast member wrote.

Great to join @CommonsSpeaker and colleagues from across Westminster ahead of the Pride flag raising in the grounds of Parliament.It was a great opportunity to come together to recognise progress made and work still to be done.Together we can get there ð³ï¸âð pic.twitter.com/5P0eqMOarlOne of the MPs to join Sir Lindsay in celebrating was Elliot Colburn, a Tory MP representing Carshalton and Wallington near Croydon in south London. Mr Colburn, who has campaigned against homophobic abuse after receiving a death threat himself, tweeted that he was ‘feelin’ proud’.He said: ‘Great to join @CommonsSpeaker and colleagues from across Westminster ahead of the Pride flag raising in the grounds of Parliament.

It’s bee a rough couple of weeks in Supreme Court news, with conservative justices dominating rulings on issues from gun control to abortion rights to the fight against climate change.Just today, the court curbed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions, and agreed to hear a case that could drastically change the way elections for Congress and the presidency are conducted, potentially jeopardizing election integrity.That being said, there is one major reason to pause and celebrate a SCOTUS development today — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has officially been sworn in as the 116th Supreme Court justice and the first Black woman to serve on the high court.Related: Openly gay Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Andrew McDonald is having none of Clarence Thomas’ B.S.Jackson replaces liberal now-former Justice Stephen Breyer, who stepped down from his position today.Her confirmation hearing, if you recall, was a GOP sideshow of epic proportions, making today’s swearing in all the more satisfying.While the conservative stronghold on the court won’t change with Jackson’s arrival, folks are still hailing the historic moment:The news we needed this week. Grateful for you #KetanjiBrownJackson!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/Zw6ubL64H0— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) June 30, 2022Today we celebrate a monumental moment in history.

introduced her child on stage using "they" pronouns, adding that "they’re my favorite duet partner of all time."Jamie has spoken at length about how her language has changed since her daughter, Ruby, came out as transgender in 2020. "You slow your speech down a little.

curated by fellow BuzzFeed writers, and then updated two years later. Of course.And of course, gays are not a monolith and there is no way all gay people love these songs.

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Related: Log Cabin Republicans endorsed some of the most anti-LGBTQ politicians running for officeFounded during the Weimar Republic in 1921 by a politically conservative Jewish man, Max Naumann, the organization lasted into the early years of Nazi Germany. Naumann was closely aligned with the politics of German national conservatism: a nationalist variety of conservatism, which promoted upholding national and cultural identity by emphasizing traditional cultural and so-called “family values” while opposing immigration.The organization, though never accumulating great numbers of members, was very active and it was supported by some wealthy and established German Jews.

Virginia House of Delegates, has come out as bisexual.Convirs-Fowler made her announcement Sunday from the stage of a Pride celebration in Virginia Beach, the city she represents, The Virginian-Pilot reports.“I’m bisexual,” she said. “I just never felt like I could say that out loud.” Convirs-Fowler, a 41-year-old Democrat, has been in the House since 2018.Later, she told the paper that she was out to her friends and family but felt it was important to make a public statement.

A gunman intimidated patrons Sunday at a Nevada library hosting Drag Queen Story Time. A man with an armed rifle interrupted the event at the library in Sparks, where children had assembled to enjoy reading.Before the panic, local drag queen Miss Ginger Devine read to children at the Washoe County Library System's Sparks location while Proud Boys members protested.Wearing the militia's colors of yellow and black, the group carried placards that read, "Stop sexualizing children! Shame on you for trading your kids just to look 'woke.' Woke is broke."After 11:30 a.m., the Sparks Police Department was made aware of a protest outside the library where someone claimed to have been assaulted, according to a statement to The Advocate. The alleged victim declined to file charges, so the police did not pursue the matter further, the statement said.Less than two hours later, police received a call about an armed person at the same location. "Sparks Police arrived on scene and contacted the reporting person," a spokesperson for the department wrote. "The reporting person stated the subject with the gun had left prior to officers' arrival."Officers determined the gun owner held the weapon lawfully and did not threaten anyone.

While the Supreme Court’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is already catastrophic in its effects on reproductive rights and the equal treatment of women in this country, it has also led to speculation that the court’s conservative supermajority is just getting started in rolling back fundamental rights.

As for understanding that I was gay, it wasn’t really something that I figured out until my late teens, but then looking back at my childhood it all made sense, and I realized that I had actually had crushes on many of my best friends. However, I had girlfriends throughout high school, felt that I was in love with them, and had a great sex life.Even occasionally after I began dating men, I continued to sleep with women off and on, and while definitely gay, I am someone for whom sex is an expression of affection and love.

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene isn’t just an expert on climate change, she also has a keen eye for strategic international politics.On Thursday morning, the antigay lawmaker said the United States should stop supplying Ukraine with weapons and pull out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), effectively handing Russian President Vladimir Putin a win in his war on the eastern European nation.“The American people do not want war with Russia,” Greene wrote on Twitter, “but NATO and our own foolish leaders are dragging us into one.”Related: Marjorie Taylor Greene says global warming “healthy” as “people die in the cold”She added: “A war that no one will win.

Happy Pride Month! This month, we not only celebrate the wins of the LGBTQ community as a whole, but we also want to highlight the wins achieved by queer individuals. Our very own Philanthropy Coordinator Misa Ridgway had a win of his own earlier this month in June 2022.  Misa joined NCLR around the same time that I did in the late fall of 2021. He was drawn to wo

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Love Island star Sharon Gaffka has stunned fans after she posted a snap wearing nothing but lace lingerie.The former islander shook fans as she shared a picture of herself in a green lace lingerie set on her Instagram story, with the caption: “Someone looking for the man of the house?”Sharon had shared a post in which the star posed and showed off her impressive curves in an array of colourful underwear whilst performing chores around the house.READ MORE: Inside Love Island Luca's ex Saffron Barker's glam life - huge home to bikini snapsWhilst flaunting her stunning figure, the former islander took the opportunity to call out the ITV2 show for their lack of representation.In the caption, she wrote: “London Pride is this Saturday and I’m wearing the Bluebella Pride Lingerie collection while I complete all the ‘male’ jobs of the house. I’ve been quite vocal about how I think it’s about time that Love Island features LGBTQ+ contestants.

In his search for heaven, Mean Girls star Daniel Franzese went to hell and back.Franzese is openly religious to this day, notably as a co-host of the LGBTQ+ Christian podcast Yass Jesus!.However, the actor has recently shared the harrowing conversion therapy experience that tested his faith in a new interview with Page Six.Related: Daniel Franzese says he was fired this week for being gay, shares receiptsEven with gay-accepting parents, a pair of gay uncles, and lesbian relatives, Franzese’s felt his faith and the homophobic society of his adolescence required him to undergo conversion into heterosexuality at age 21.“I went to one-on-one therapy sessions with a person who was trying to change me straight and make me pray the gay away and alienate all my allies,” he explains.“They told me to tell my mom that my mom was the reason that I was leaning toward bisexual thoughts or whatever because she was so open. They made me come out to my mom, who was literally like my best ally, and say, ‘It’s your fault.’”The actor said that he and his mother didn’t speak for two months afterwards.It wasn’t until months later that he would come to accept his sexuality and leave the conversion sessions.“I was scared, and [my therapist] was like, ‘What are you afraid of?’ I was like, ‘I’m afraid I’m gonna go to hell,’” Franzese recounts.“He was like, ‘You could be [s–king a d–k], and the second coming of Christ could happen, and you’re not gonna go to hell if you love God.

Actor and conservative mouthpiece Jon Voight is trending this week—and, as you can imagine, it has nothing to do with his career. When was his last good performance anyway? Holes, nearly 20 years ago?No, instead, it’s because he’s calling for the impeachment of Joe Biden, who he says “has wronged this nation’s glory.”In yet another of his infamous creepy, dead-eyed videos, Voight moralizes straight to camera, yammering on about protecting the nation during this time of “so much turmoil.” As he suggests—amid a distracting amount of lip-smacking—the reason there’s so much unrest right now, why we’re all “very unsafe” and “angry,” is solely because of President Biden.

she wrote on Facebook. “I did not. My second instinct was to scream back at him.

burlesque doc that’s full of baloney, a neon-hued nightmare of a queer thriller, and another teaser for Billy Eichner’s future blockbuster, Bros. Here’s a quick recap of some of our favorite trailers that were released in June…The Brits are on a roll with gay romantic comedies! Hot on the trail of Netflix‘s Heartstopper is the hilarious series Big Boys, created (and narrated) by queer writer Jack Rooke.

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Zane Phillips has been cast as a series regular in Netflix’s upcoming LGBTQ+ drama Glamorous.

The Carnival Magic cruise ship One passenger who witness the fight told Fox News Digital the melee broke out shortly before 2 a.m. on the fifth floor where a casino and dance club are located.

Eamonn Holmes, 62, has doubled down on his claims ITV lied about his exit from This Morning.The presenter, who now works for GB News, has revealed he’s also no longer able to watch his old show as it would be “too sensitive” for him. Six months ago, Eamonn left This Morning after regularly hosting the daytime TV show for 15 years. Eamonn and his wife Ruth Langsford, who was also his presenting partner, were replaced in their regular Friday slot by Alison Hamonnd and Dermot O’Leary during lockdown. When he was asked whether he still watches This Morning in a recent interview, Eamonn revealed he doesn’t tune in any more.According to the journalist, fans often approach him in the street to ask why he and Ruth are not still presenting the show. Asked if he still ever flicks across to This Morning, Eamonn confirmed: “It would be too... sensitive. “I mean, I spend every day going out on the street and people saying, ‘Why are you and Ruth not on any more?’” he told the Mirror.The presenter also claimed he was frustrated at not being informed about why he was allegedly let go from ITV, insisting that he did not quit the broadcaster to work at GB News.“I wish somebody would show me the email or the letter or that I was sent to say, ‘Eamonn, this is why this is coming to an end’,” he explained. “But to tell lies, that I left them to go to GB News...I didn’t – they left me.

Gemma Collins has shown off the results of her new health and fitness regime as she posed in a patterned two piece during a work trip.The reality star, 41, took to Instagram to show off her latest look as she headed to Windsor for a day’s work. The former The Only Way Is Essex star posed for a photo on a bridge looking over a picturesque river in a matching patterned two-piece from her latest clothing collection, which showed off a peek of the star’s midriff.The star smiled as she stood in front of the water in Berkshire on Wednesday morning, smiling as she wore her blonde hair loose and straight over her shoulders.

Beyoncé has shared the cover for her highly-anticipated sixth studio album Renaissance.

Hannah Bardell said she had faced threats in Scotland simply because she was a lesbian.Speaking during a debate on 50 years of Pride in the UK, the Livingston MP told the Commons of the hostile reaction she had received in public.READ MORE: Angela Crawley to lead Pride debate in CommonsBardell was highlighting how in 71 countries around the world people can stil be persecuted in law for being gay.She said she is an “openly proud lesbian” but that is still illegal to be LGBTQ in 71 countriesShe said: “I am illegal in 71 countries. And in 11 of those countries the death penalty still exists for same-sex consensual activities.”Conservative MP Kieran Mullan said her remarks highlighted the “extreme circumstances” that people go through in other countries, He added: “But one of the tests I think we often ask ourselves is: would every gay person in this place on a late night out surrounded by drunk crowds of people feel confident to hold the hand of their partner?”“I’m not sure they would actually.

New York City’s main bus terminal will no longer use plainclothes officers to conduct sting operations targeting gay men in their terminal’s public bathrooms.As the result of a legal settlement entered into federal court on Tuesday and announced yesterday, the police department for the Port of Authority of New York and New Jersey (PAPD) agreed to cease plainclothes patrols of bathrooms for lewdness or exposure, institute new LGBTQ+ sensitivity training, improve the civilian complain and officer discipline process, and designate a single-stall gender-neutral restroom at the main terminal.The case was brought by Cornell Holden and Miguel Mejia, who were represented by The Legal Aid Society and Winston & Strawn LLP. The two men said they were falsely arrested for public lewdness at the main terminal’s public restrooms in 2014.