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The 1st Person Troye Sivan Almost Came Out To + More News

Troye Sivan scores his first #1 album with his new collection "Something To Give Each Other"

Some news items you might have missed: • Gay Times: Pop star and actor Troye Sivan (photo) has revealed that the first person he almost came out to was acclaimed British acting royalty, Sir Ian McKellen, because he “wanted to talk to someone about it so badly.” Continue reading “The 1st Person Troye Sivan Almost Came Out To + More News”

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Epic Fail For Haters As Dodgers Pride Night Celebrates With Full Stadium

The anti-LGBTQ haters found themselves with an epic fail as their "boycott" of the LA Dodgers Pride Night resulted in a full stadium.
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
The anti-Pride/anti-Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence/anti-“whatever else they could protest” haters found themselves with an epic fail as their “boycott” of the Los Angeles Dodgers Pride Night resulted in a full stadium. Continue reading “Epic Fail For Haters As Dodgers Pride Night Celebrates With Full Stadium”

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29 MLB Teams Plan To Hold Pride Nights In 2023 + More News

Some news stories you might have missed: • OutSports: While haters keep attacking pro-LGBTQ businesses, it’s worth noting that 29 Major League Baseball teams will be holding Pride Nights this summer. The Texas Rangers remain the lone holdout. Continue reading “29 MLB Teams Plan To Hold Pride Nights In 2023 + More News”

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Tampa Bay Baseball Players Refuse To Wear Rainbow For Pride Night

Several players for the Tampa Bay Rays refused to wear rainbow-themed caps for Pride Night citing religious objections
Jason Adam of the Tampa Bay Rays (screen capture)
During the Tampa Bay Ray’s 16th annual Pride Night celebration Rays caps and uniforms had rainbow-colored logos, but not everyone in the clubhouse chose to participate. Continue reading “Tampa Bay Baseball Players Refuse To Wear Rainbow For Pride Night”

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News Round-Up: June 7, 2021

(image via Twitter/SFGiants)
Some news items you might have missed: • Mr. Man: The powers that be at MrMan have assembled the 100 most iconic gay kisses in the history of cinema in a rapid-fire 10 minute video. Definitely worth the click. • LGBTQNation: The San Francisco Giants became the first team in Major League Baseball to wear Pride colors onto the field on June 5 for their Pride Day game against the Chicago Cubs. The Giants updated their logo’s colors to incorporate Pride into their uniforms and caps.

• Instinct Magazine: When a 15 year-old male student was kicked out of school for wearing a skirt, male teachers began teaching their classes while wearing skirts in solidarity. • MetroSource: The creative team behind the Red Hot calendars (which feature ginger hotties) is taking applications for the 2022 edition. https://www.instagram.com/p/CO-MbEsnsQm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link • MetroWeekly: The Pentagon will keep a Trump-era ban on Pride flags being flown at military bases, despite President Joe Biden pledging to reverse it. • Queerty: Actor Wil Wheaton, known for his longtime role as kid genius Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation, welcomed pride month this weekend by giving a special shout-out to his queer fans. Wheaton, 48, publicly acknowledged the number of Star Trek fans that had a crush on the actor–or his character–during the show’s run. Then, Wheaton’s wife, Anne Wheaton chimed in. And that was followed by Wheaton’s TV mom, Gates McFadden, voicing her support. #VeryCute

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News Round-Up: September 7, 2020

Nicholas Budd lays by the pool in Mykonos

(image via Instagram/Nicholasc_Budd)
Some news items you might have missed: • InstaHunks: In the wake of Jerry Falwell Jr’s fall from grace thanks to a certain ‘pool boy,’ the hashtag #poolboy has been trending on Instagram like the above pic from UK personal trainer Nicholas Budd. #dang • The Guardian: A new study shows that sports teams that hold Pride Nights and Pride games see a nearly 40% decrease in homophobic language by their players than those in teams that have not held official Pride Nights. • Men’s Health: This guy made a video of more than 120 guys who look better bald showing before and after pics proving you can go bald like a boss. According to Harry James, the host of the YouTube channel, each of these before and after pictures “marks incredible turning points in all of these people’s lives.”

• Instinct Magazine: Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has joined Joe Biden’s transition team. The transition team would help with government appointments and actions during the switchover between administrations were Biden to win the presidency. • Outsports: After literally coming out of a closet in his coming out video last fall, college football player Jaden Vazquez is now helping LGBTQ athletes by co-leading a new Fordham University student-athlete-support group. • Pink News: A man in Perth, Australia, has been jailed for five years after he failed to disclose that he was living with HIV to four sexual partners – all of whom later tested positive for the virus. The 30-year-old, who has not been named to protect the identities of his victims, told the four men that he did not have HIV before having condomless sex with them when he was actually diagnosed with HIV in 2012. • InstaHunks II: Just a couple more #poolboys from the Gram of Insta as we close out Labor Day…