19 Things Straight People Think Are Totally Gay
Dessert? Recycling?? Hygiene??? Face masks???? Who knew?!?!? But because toxic masculinity and homophobia still plague the world to this day, this isn’t the only thing people seem to think are “gay…” We knew straightness had a lot of totally normal, not oppressive at all regulations and guidelines, but in this…
What Does OTP Mean And Why Does It Matter?
Here’s a breakdown of what OTP means and why the phrase has stuck around online LGBTQ+ communities. Internet culture is packed with online specific phrases that can be confusing to someone outside fandom culture and internet circles. One of the most popular phrases thrown around is the term OTP (one…
Five International LGBTQ Short Films at BFI Flare You Can Watch Free Anywhere in The World
Short films from India, Spain, Sweden, the UK and the USA will be shown as part of BFI Flare and the British Council’s ‘Five Films For Freedom’ series. BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival is going digital this year, meaning that queer cinema fans across the UK will be able…
Gay Mountaineer Cason Crane Knows How to Surmount Homophobia
When Cason Crane, now 28, was about 18 years old, he was climbing Denali, the tallest mountain in North America. There, he encountered an obstacle he had never met before while ascending: homophobia. Denali is already “the most physically rigorous” of the world’s tallest mountains, attests the gay mountaineer, who…
Men Who “Sound Gay” Face More Discrimination From Straight People
There’s a reason why men with “gay voices” are stressed out about it. Gay men who believe that they sound gay are more likely to be worried about discrimination, a study found, and gay men were more likely to be worried about this than lesbian women. “Sounding gay reflects common…
Pressure Mounts For Japan to Introduce The Most Basic of LGBT+ Rights Ahead of Olympics
Japan should introduce a law to protect LGBT+ people from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity ahead of the 2020 Olympic games this summer, human rights organisations have said. In a letter, 116 human rights and LGBT+ organisations asked prime minister Yoshihide Suga of Japan to introduce such legislation before this…
Open Letter to ‘Gays Over COVID’ on Board Sinking Party Boat in Mexico Goes Viral
“You look like a f*cking clowns.” An open letter to revellers on board a gay party boat that sank on New Year’s Eve has prompted much conversation online. Footage filmed off the coast of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico showed some 60 people floating in the sea and being rescued after the incident. Nobody…
7 New Year’s Gay Dating Resolutions
So, your New Year’s resolution is to meet someone special… Now what? New year! New goals! New love? The pandemic has brought a new light to dating in general, especially for those looking to meet new people and find love. The pandemic fatigue is real and because singles have been…
“Queer Santa” is Coming to Make Sure LGBTQ Homeless Teens Get Presents
“My family did find out I was gay after I was grown and they disowned me. So it’s very important to me to make sure that all children are taken care of.” Every Christmas in Denver, Queer Santa comes to town. A few weeks ago at The Center on Colfax,…
California Gay Couple’s Xmas Decorations Torn, Smeared With Feces
“I just want to make sure that this doesn’t happen to anyone else or, if it already has, that they feel empowered enough to speak up about it.” Brian Kleinmeyer and his boyfriend Daniel Kain were shocked Wednesday morning when they awoke and saw that the Christmas decorations outside their…
Blake Lee, Ben Lewis Fell In Love (Again) on The Christmas Setup Set
The pair have been married for a decade but while working on the history-making Lifetime holiday film, the stars found themselves revisiting the process of falling for one another. This year there is a wave of LGBTQ+ inclusive (or centered) holiday films coming out. Of these projects, many are populated by…
Switzerland Looks Set to Be The Next Country to Legalise Same-Sex Marriage – Because Love, Always, Always Wins
Switzerland has taken a major step on the path to equality after its parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of a law to pass same-sex marriage. The council of states – the upper house of Switzerland’s legislature – voted by by 22 votes to 15 to approve landmark legislation to make…