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February 11, 2018
Men Who Wish They Hadn't Been Circumcised; 6 LGBTQ Films To Watch; Boycotting Bermuda Over Gay Marriage
Men Who Wish They Hadn't Been Circumcised
Whenever I see articles about circumcision I can't help but wonder. In more liberal segments of our society, especially with the PC crowd, men are taught to believe that women should have the right to choose what they do with their bodies and men should have no say in the matter. However, when it comes to circumcision, in most discussions I've seen, women can be highly vocal about how they feel about circumcision and they don't hesitate to voice...
Whenever I see articles about circumcision I can't help but wonder. In more liberal segments of our society, especially with the PC crowd, men are taught to believe that women should have the right to choose what they do with their bodies and men should have no say in the matter. However, when it comes to circumcision, in most discussions I've seen, women can be highly vocal about how they feel about circumcision and they don't hesitate to voice...
February 10, 2018
Mike Pence and Adam Rippon On Gay Rights; India's Openly Gay Prince On Coming Out; Why Preferences On Hook Up Apps Are Racist
Mike Pence and Adam Rippon On Gay Rights
This is from the New York Times and it's interesting to see it making mainstream news. I've been linking to smaller LGBT news outlets with this story and they don't seem to be getting the story totally right. They're getting it partially right, but there's a lot more. And like most news nowadays you have to search far and wide.
In any event, here's a more detailed version of what's really been going on between the VP and Rippon.
As controversies go, this...
This is from the New York Times and it's interesting to see it making mainstream news. I've been linking to smaller LGBT news outlets with this story and they don't seem to be getting the story totally right. They're getting it partially right, but there's a lot more. And like most news nowadays you have to search far and wide.
In any event, here's a more detailed version of what's really been going on between the VP and Rippon.
As controversies go, this...
February 9, 2018
Ten Things You Didn't Know About Your Penis; The Winter Olympics' Giant Robot of Fire Penis; Bermuda Outlaws Gay Marriage
Ten Things You Didn't Know About Your Penis
There hasn't been much penis news lately, but I did find a few things recently that looked interesting.
Penises are born ready. It is common for babies to exit the womb with an erection. Even before the moment of birth, ultrasound scans sometimes show a fetus with a fully formed erection.According to a study from 1991, fetal erections occur most commonly during random eye movement (REM) sleep. And, they can happen a number of...
There hasn't been much penis news lately, but I did find a few things recently that looked interesting.
Penises are born ready. It is common for babies to exit the womb with an erection. Even before the moment of birth, ultrasound scans sometimes show a fetus with a fully formed erection.According to a study from 1991, fetal erections occur most commonly during random eye movement (REM) sleep. And, they can happen a number of...
February 8, 2018
Trump Administration: New Transgender Policy; Woman Mistaken For Transgender At Walgreens Bathroom On Sunset Boulevard; 10 Olympic Guys Take Of Their Clothes
Trump Administration: New Transgender Policy
This link is about a new military policy for transgender people that the Trump administration plans to announce sometime this month.
The plans were revealed in an order from the US District Court for Maryland, which had been ruling on a discovery motion for the government to turn over information relating to the policy.
It's a long piece and it gets into a lot more detail. It's worth reading.
I'll post more as it comes in.
Woman Mistaken For Transg...
This link is about a new military policy for transgender people that the Trump administration plans to announce sometime this month.
The plans were revealed in an order from the US District Court for Maryland, which had been ruling on a discovery motion for the government to turn over information relating to the policy.
It's a long piece and it gets into a lot more detail. It's worth reading.
I'll post more as it comes in.
Woman Mistaken For Transg...
February 7, 2018
Gay Olympian Adam Rippon Refuses Vice President; Andrew Christian Model Topher DiMaggio and Sex Assault Allegations; Barrett Pall On the Underbelly of the Male Modeling Industry
Gay Olympian Adam Rippon Refuses Vice President
There have been several stories going around about gay Olympians who are not thrilled with the fact that Mike Pence is leading the US Delegation to the Olympics. But Rippon was the only one the Vice President reached out to in person.
And Rippon refused to even speak with Pence.
Pence “was so concerned about the criticism” from Rippon “that his staff went to the extraordinary length of asking the U.S. Olympic Committee to set up a conversation betw...
There have been several stories going around about gay Olympians who are not thrilled with the fact that Mike Pence is leading the US Delegation to the Olympics. But Rippon was the only one the Vice President reached out to in person.
And Rippon refused to even speak with Pence.
Pence “was so concerned about the criticism” from Rippon “that his staff went to the extraordinary length of asking the U.S. Olympic Committee to set up a conversation betw...
February 6, 2018
New Peter Hujar Exhibit; Gay Porn: Sean Cody Star Charged With Murder; Frank Ocean and Timothee Chalamet Interview
New Peter Hujar Exhibit
When it comes to art I love anything abstract, LGBT, vintage, 1970s, and unusual. And this combines all that, plus more.
Peter Hujar was an American photographer best known for his black and white portraits. He died of AIDS-related pneumonia in 1987, at the age of 53. Now, his work is being showcased at The Morgan Library & Museum in an exhibit titled Peter Hujar: Speed of Life.
You can check out a few photos here. Y...
When it comes to art I love anything abstract, LGBT, vintage, 1970s, and unusual. And this combines all that, plus more.
Peter Hujar was an American photographer best known for his black and white portraits. He died of AIDS-related pneumonia in 1987, at the age of 53. Now, his work is being showcased at The Morgan Library & Museum in an exhibit titled Peter Hujar: Speed of Life.
You can check out a few photos here. Y...
February 5, 2018
Ryan Murphy's Political Musical Comedy; A Republican's Transphobic Ad; Taking Sexy Instagram Selfies
Ryan Murphy's Political Musical Comedy
Ryan Murphy is doing an hour long musical comedy series on Netflix that will be focused on politics. I can't help wondering how this will work out for him. I know I'm finished with politics. My husband, Tony, is finished with politics. Most people I know are finished with politics. So it should be interesting to see how this is received and who's going to watch it.
Platt plays a wealthy, aspirational politician, Payton, hailing from Santa Barbara, Ca...
Ryan Murphy is doing an hour long musical comedy series on Netflix that will be focused on politics. I can't help wondering how this will work out for him. I know I'm finished with politics. My husband, Tony, is finished with politics. Most people I know are finished with politics. So it should be interesting to see how this is received and who's going to watch it.
Platt plays a wealthy, aspirational politician, Payton, hailing from Santa Barbara, Ca...
February 4, 2018
A Gay Revenge Porn Site; Canada Helping LGBT Seniors With Dementia; LGBT Advocates Don't Want Amazon In Certain Cities
A Gay Revenge Porn Site
I didn't know this was as big a problem as it seems to be. According to this article, LGBT people are the most targeted with revenge porn, and 15% have been threatened with revenge porn.
MaleGeneral is a revenge porn site that encourages users to share x-rated photos of random guys, boyfriends, ex-boyfriends, Grindr hookups, et cetera that were never intended for public consumption. Many of the photos also include detailed personal information about the men, including th...
I didn't know this was as big a problem as it seems to be. According to this article, LGBT people are the most targeted with revenge porn, and 15% have been threatened with revenge porn.
MaleGeneral is a revenge porn site that encourages users to share x-rated photos of random guys, boyfriends, ex-boyfriends, Grindr hookups, et cetera that were never intended for public consumption. Many of the photos also include detailed personal information about the men, including th...
February 3, 2018
Rose McGowan da Feminist, Rages At Trans Woman; When Gay People Lose Their Virginity; A Church That's Allegedly Beating Gay Men
Rose McGowan da Feminist, Rages At Trans Woman
Until very recently, I didn't even know the word transmisogyny existed. And I should know that. It's a strong word, and I think it's needed. Because that's what a trans person accused Rose McGowan of doing, and McGowan was not pleased. In true form, McGowan put on a show worthy of any three ring feminist circus.
After the trans woman made some excellent, honest points, this is part of what McGowan did.
‘Don’t label me, sister. Don’t...
Until very recently, I didn't even know the word transmisogyny existed. And I should know that. It's a strong word, and I think it's needed. Because that's what a trans person accused Rose McGowan of doing, and McGowan was not pleased. In true form, McGowan put on a show worthy of any three ring feminist circus.
After the trans woman made some excellent, honest points, this is part of what McGowan did.
‘Don’t label me, sister. Don’t...
February 2, 2018
Awkward Celebration and Dishonesty and Disappointment Of "Call Me By Your Name"; What Is Inverse Rape; $4 Million Listing With Sex Dungeon
Awkward Celebration and Dishonesty Of Call Me By Your Name
In the 1990s a group of us drove into New York to see the movie, Priscilla Queen of the Desert. It was exciting because for most of us that's the first time we actually saw a movie with gay content in a real live movie theater...where you could buy popcorn and be just like everyone else in the straight world going to see a movie about straight people. We had to wait years for that experience to happen again with Brokeback Mountain. Wit...
In the 1990s a group of us drove into New York to see the movie, Priscilla Queen of the Desert. It was exciting because for most of us that's the first time we actually saw a movie with gay content in a real live movie theater...where you could buy popcorn and be just like everyone else in the straight world going to see a movie about straight people. We had to wait years for that experience to happen again with Brokeback Mountain. Wit...
