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News Round-Up: April 3, 2019

Some news items you might have missed:

• Here’s a t-shirt (modeled by InstaHunk Ramses Principe) that I can totally relate to 😉

• The governor of Utah has signed into law the state’s new, tougher hate crimes law with stricter punishments for those who commit crimes specifically due to bias. Yes – Utah!

• Even though Netflix cancelled the terrific One Day at a Time reboot, the streaming giant may be standing in the show’s way of finding a new home.

• Starting out at a bus stop as young boys, James Corden and Tony Award winner Ben Platt tell the story of a life-long friendship using 9 different sets and 12 carefully curated songs all captured in one take.

• Investigators on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team say the four page letter by Attorney General William Barr didn’t adequately portray the findings of their investigation.

• Stoning gays to death officially became the law of the land in Brunei today. Even Ellen DeGeneres has joined the boycott of hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei.

• Donald Trump’s choices for ambassadorships has been, interesting, to say the least. Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates — a wealthy real estate developer with no diplomatic experience. Ambassador to Morocco? A well-heeled car dealer. For Iceland? While well-traveled, the nominee had never even been to the Nordic country.

• The brilliant satirist, Randy Rainbow, offers his parody of the Disney classic, “Cruella DeVille,” with a nod to our current clueless Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

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InstaHunk Round-Up: Weekend Edition

First up, Lance Bass found the Chippendales in Las Vegas. Clearly, the conversation was all about nutrition, right?
Lance Bass and the Chippendales

Checking in on our favorite InstaHunks this Sunday.

First up, Lance Bass found the Chippendales in Las Vegas. Clearly, the conversation was all about nutrition, right?

Taron Egerton, soon to star in the Elton John musical fantasy biopic, Rocketman, celebrated John’s birthday with this pic.

Out college footballer Jake Bain found a little bit of paradise.

Out wrestler Anthony Bowens was prepping for a weekend of work.

A post shared by Anthony Bowens (@bowens_official) on Mar 31, 2019 at 7:45am PDT

Jim Newman is still dreaming of Brazil.

Musclemania InstaHunk Jun Choi was killing it at the gym.

Killian was feasting on watermelon in Mykonos.

And fitness guru Ramses Principe was giving you muscles by music.

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News Round-Up: March 13, 2019

Paleontologist, Francesc Gascó, saying 'good night.' #ImNotMad

Some news items you might have missed:

• Paleontologist & InstaHunk Francesc Gascó saying ‘good night.’ #ImNotMad

• The Massachusetts House of Representatives has passed a bill banning the practice of so-called ‘conversion therapy’ on minors. With full passage, Mass would become the 16th state (plus the District of Columbia) to ban conversion therapy for minors.

• Donald Trump has proposed cutting over $1 billion in HIV/AIDS funding in next fiscal budget.

• Former Broadway dancer Marcus Bellamy was sentenced to 20 years in prison for murdering his partner during a drug-fueled argument.

• Utah’s House of Representatives approved a bill that would give teeth to the state’s hate crime law – but only after making not only LGBTQ people but “political expression” protected by the law.

• Los Angeles-based electro-pop musician, Devin Tait, recently debuted his new music video, “By My Side,” from his album, Art Damage.

The video is an wistful homage to late 80s-era Halloween nights, and two young men who discover that there may be more to be found in removing your mask than in hiding who you are.

Hit the play button below.

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News Round-Up: March 5, 2019

Oh no, I'm nor jealous at all of InstaHunk Jim Newman and his Brazilian infinity pool afternoon. #HowNiceForHim :)
InstaHunk Jim Newman in Brazil

Some news items you might have missed:

• Oh no, I’m not jealous at all of InstaHunk Jim Newman and his Brazilian infinity pool afternoon. #HowNiceForHim #SeeWhatHardWorkGetsYou

• CNN reports that Donald Trump pressured White House staff to issue Ivanka Trump a security clearance against their recommendations. This comes just days after The New York Times reported that the Trumpster intervened to secure a high-level security clearance for his son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

• Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Colorado, has agreed to drop his lawsuit against the Colorado Civil Rights Commission in exchange for the commission giving up on its own administrative discrimination complaint against Phillips.

• NBC News reports North Korea started rebuilding a banned long range missile site 48 hours after Donald Trump’s failed Hanoi summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.

• An unlicensed gun owner in Indiana is recovering in a hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the penis. #WhatElseIsThereToSay?

• Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is reported to be scrambling to avoid embarrassing Donald Trump as possibly 15 Senate Republicans may join Democrats in a resolution denouncing the Donald’s use of ‘national emergency’ to get funds for his beloved wall.

• Madonna celebrated the 30th anniversary of the release of her mega-hit, “Like a Prayer,” yesterday. The actual date was Sunday, but apparently Madge was ‘blocked’ from posting then.

The Queen of Pop writes: “30 years ago today I released Like a Prayer and made a video that caused so much controversy because I kissed a black saint and danced in front of burning crosses! I also made a commercial with PEPSI that was banned because my video was seen as inappropriate. Happy Birthday to Me and Controversy! #likeaprayer meant to post this yesterday but was blocked! what a shocker!”

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News Round-Up: March 4, 2019

• InstaHunk Jared Techau has the right idea for cold, rainy nights in Los Angeles. #metime #mood #candles
(image via Instagram)

Some news items you might have missed:

• InstaHunk Jared Techau has the right idea for cold, rainy nights in Los Angeles. #metime #mood #candles

• A man convicted of the murder of a gay man in Alabama in 1999 has been stabbed to death in prison.

• Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) has expressed support for the federal legalization of marijuana as he considers a potential presidential bid in 2020.

• A man and his friend were kicked out of an Uber in Sydney, Australia after his friend kissed him on the forehead during the car ride.

• Journalist Michael Musto spoke with an Academy Award voter who has an idea how Glenn Close lost her Oscar this year.

• The Fab Five are back! Netflix just dropped the trailer for Season 3 of Queer Eye which includes the show’s first duo and first lesbian makeovers.

The new season will also tackle issues like alcoholism, identity crises and more.

Season 3 drops on March 15. Watch the trailer below.

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Could Instagram Contribute To Eating Disorders?

InstaHunk Dan Tai

I often (not always) feature photos from my favorite InstaHunks at the top of my News Round-Ups as a cute way to start out the post; and as it gets shared on social media, offer a bit of enticement for folks to hit the link and read the news items.

I really do want you to read the news items, folks 🙂

But a recent article from NBC Out delves into how social media, particularly Instagram, might be contributing to eating disorders as the popular accounts on the platform constantly offer ripped, hot guys.

From NBC Out:

Approximately 20 million women and 10 million men in the United States will have an eating disorder at some point in their lives, according to the National Eating Disorder Association. The organization found gay men struggle disproportionately with body image issues and eating disorders: Though they are thought to make up only 5 percent of the national male population, gay men account for 42 percent of men who report having an eating disorder.

Asher Pandjiris is a therapist in New York City who treats LGBTQ people with eating disorders and was also a program director at an eating disorder center. She said high rates of disordered eating in the LGBTQ community are often reactions to the homophobia internalized in youth.

“Queer people often try and prove heteronormativity by having a muscled or thin body,” Pandjiris said. “But it’s almost more insidious that the queer community polices or generates these unattainable standards.”

And research has indeed shown that high frequency of social media usage — particularly image-centric platforms like Instagram — corresponds to body image concerns and eating disorder symptoms in gay men.

The article contrasts a recent post by Grammy Award winner Sam Smith (which I featured here on The Randy Report) with posts by Instagram celeb Max Emerson, who usually appears in some state of nakedness like swim suits or underwear.

In the past if I have ever done a photo shoot with so much as a t-shirt on, I have starved myself for weeks in advance and then picked and prodded at every picture and then normally taken the picture down. Yesterday I decided to fight the fuck back. Reclaim my body and stop trying to change this chest and these hips and these curves that my mum and dad made and love so unconditionally. Some may take this as narcissistic and showing off but if you knew how much courage it took to do this and the body trauma I have experienced as a kid you wouldn’t think those things. Thank you for helping me celebrate my body AS IT IS @ryanpfluger I have never felt safer than I did with you. I’ll always be at war with this bloody mirror but this shoot and this day was a step in the right fucking direction 👅🤘🏼🍑
A post shared by Sam Smith (@samsmith) on Feb 12, 2019 at 10:15am PST

I know advertising images have been known to make people feel ‘less than’ so it makes sense that people open to negative body issues could be affected by comparing themselves to these IG accounts.

I’ve never been critical of myself in checking out the InstaHunks, but, I can see how some might.

I’ve always seen the photos as inspiration to get my butt to the gym so I can be a ‘better’ me.

Read the whole article from NBC Out here, and let me know what you think.

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InstaRound-Up: Weekend Edition

Steve in LA

Checking in on favorite Instagrams to see what’s up this weekend…

First up, InstaHunk and professional dog lover ‘Steve in LA’ (above) shows how he spends a quiet weekend at home his his bestie, Tobi. Now that’s a face… and Steve is cute, too 🙂

Gus Kenworthy was feeling nostalgic for the history he and Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon made a year ago as “the first gay American men to walk into the Opening Ceremonies at a Winter Olympics! The only negative is that we accidentally showed up in the same fucking outfit..”

It’s coffee and cuddles for Justin and Nick in Virginia:

InstaHunk Francesc Gascó is so manly he not only has a great, thick beard, his shoulders have beards…

A post shared by Francesc Gascó (@pakozoic) on Feb 9, 2019 at 2:11pm PST

Alex Abramov and Brett Miles were making smoky beef chili:

Diva Shoshana Bean shared a bit of her recent concert at The Standard in Hollywood with this Frank Sinatra throwback:

It might be Fashion Week in New York City, but out singer/songwriter Tom Goss is ‘fashion week’ wherever he goes:

InstaHunk Matthew Camp just needs to stand there. That is all.

Former Amazing Race contestant Seth Tyler is braving the frigid cold of Hawaii:

World traveler and fitness guru Joel Green is always on the hunt for a new beach to enjoy:

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InstaHunk Round-Up: Christmas Eve Edition

A round-up of some of my favorite InstaHunks on Christmas Eve
InstaHunks Tom Ernsting and Andrew Serkin

The big day is almost here, so I thought I’d check in on what some of my favorite InstaHunks are doing this Christmas Eve.

Above, woofy couple Andrew Serkin and Tom Ernsting look totes comfy in their long johns.

Another hunky duo, Brett Miles and Alex Abramov are feeling cuddly as the holiday approaches:

UK athlete Dan Tai shares that he’s finished all of his wrapping (except, fortunately, himself):

The Chippendales really want to know what YOU want this Christmas under the tree (or on a throne?):

Broadway actor and star of the Daddyhunt web series, Jim Newman, has been running a whole series of “Day of Christmas” featuring him nude but with strategically placed holiday items:

Adult performer Austin Wolf is way happy about eating “pie.”

A post shared by Austin Wolf (@austinwolfff) on Dec 23, 2018 at 8:16pm PST

Griffy, half of the sexy/crazy Rick and the Griffopotamus Instagram account, has a naughty but nice approach to the Mistletoe:

Woofy Gus Kenworthy is giving out skiing lessons in his hometown of Telluride:

Here’s how they ‘Santa’ down in Rio de Janeiro:

And you can always count on an InstaHunk to find a beach for the holidays. Say ‘hey’ to personal trainer Nik Ripley down in Fiji:

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InstaHunk Round-Up: Weekend Edition

Ryan Worley of the Chippendales

Happy Saturday, you shiny happy people!

I hope everyone has time to kick back and chill a bit on this fine fall weekend.

Even though Autumn is my favorite season, hubby Michael and I are out in Palm Springs (for our 24th anniversary celebration) trying to squeeze just one more summer weather weekend out of the year.

But my friend Ryan Worley, of the world famous Chippendales, found a perfectly autumnal looking place to snap a quick pic (above).

Have a great weekend everyone! Here’s a little more eye-candy from my fave InstaHunks.

A post shared by Eliad Cohen (@eliad_cohen) on Oct 20, 2018 at 8:18am PDT