Taron Egerton Hopes “Explicit” Gay Scenes Make It Into Rocketman
Taron Egerton hopes gay scenes in Rocketman aren’t watered down. In a new British GQ profile, the actor spoke about the pressure and responsibility he feels playing queer icon Elton John in the new film, and why it’s so important that the singer’s sexuality isn’t hidden away. “I’m so anxious to know…
Wisconsin Couple Say Property Owner Ordered Them to Take Down Gay Pride Flag
“My flag is not doing anything,” Kevin Kollman said. “It’s just a symbol of who we are, where we came from and our love for the United States.” A Wisconsin couple said they were ordered by the property owner of their apartment complex to remove their gay pride flag or…
Puerto Rico Bans Conversion Therapy
The House refused to vote on a bill banning the dangerous practice, so the governor got it done with an executive order. Puerto Rico has banned so-called “conversion therapy” on minors. Gov. Ricardo Rosselló signed an executive order on Wednesday banning the dangerous and discredited practice that claims to be…
Netflix Drop Trailer For Special, Show About a Gay Man with Cerebral Palsy
Ryan O’Connell on TV? Sign us up Netflix released the trailer for Special, the first-ever TV series centred a gay man with cerebral palsy yesterday (25 March). Series creator Ryan O’Connell plays the leading character in the semi-autobiographical 15-minute comedy. The streaming service ordered eight episodes of the show based on O’Connelll’s menoir, I’m Special:…
Texas Lawmakers Approve Bill Allowing Professionals To Discriminate Against LGBTQs
Republican lawmakers in Texas approved a bill on Monday that would allow state-licensed professionals to discriminate against LGBTQ people, or anyone they want to refuse services, based on their religious beliefs. The Austin Statesman reports that Senate Bill 17 would give professionals who are licensed by the state – like lawyers, physicians, barbers…
This Domestic Abuse Survivor Broke Free From a Controlling, Violent Relationship
A domestic violence survivor speaks about how he overcame an abusive queer relationship, as the Home Office this week announced plans to provide funding to support LGBT+ domestic violence survivors. Matt Lloyd had been with his partner for a year and a half when he was convinced to move from…
‘World’s Strongest Gay’ Married His Boyfriend Over The Weekend
The self-described “world’s strongest gay” has married his partner. In a touching post on Instagram, Rob Kearney, one of the world’s strongest men, announced that he had married fellow strongman Joey Aleixo on a beach in Australia over the weekend (17 March). “To call this man my husband is a…
Disney’s ‘Gay Day at The Magic Kingdom’ Red Shirt is Going International
“Gay Day” at Disney’s Magic Kingdom theme park has become a tradition since it first launched 28 years ago. Now, the phenomenon is going global. A small group of gay men communicated online on bulletin boards and agreed to meet socially at the Magic Kingdom on the first Saturday in…
PrEP Use Jumps to 35 Percent Among Gay and Bi Men at Risk of HIV
A third of gay and bisexual men use PrEP for HIV prevention, and nine in 10 are aware of it, but the CDC says the drug is still underused. Thirty-five percent of gay and bisexual men at high risk of HIV infection were using PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, the daily…
I Lost All My Gay Role Models to AIDS—Be Grateful You Won’t Lose Yours
Respect your elders, because unlike mine, they’ll live long, healthy lives. Not long ago, a gay 20-something told me that, as a 54-year-old unmarried man, I had no business giving advice to members of his generation. Unlike him, my “failure” of being single and childless, and, by proxy, promiscuous and…
This New Series Hopes to Be The Next “Looking” Only Better
“Interested In” is a new coming-of-age queer web series created by Michael Witkes that will premiere on Dekkoo later this month. The comedy series follows Parker (played by Witkes), a gay college student from Philadelphia, as he comes to terms with being queer all the while navigating a world of casual…
Research Says 4.5% Identify As LGBT, But There’s A Caveat
Back in 1977, when the U.S. National Gay Task Force was invited to meet with President Jimmy Carter’s representatives at the White House, founder/scientist/director Bruce Voeller of the NGTF announced that 10 percent of the population is gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. Voeller based his estimate on the work of noted ‘sexologist’…