LGBTQ news and entertainment
Some news items for you: • OUT: Gay fitness legend Shaun T (above) offers advice on staying fit and sane during Pride. Fun Fact – just before his “Insanity” fitness DVDs phase, Shaun and I were cast mates in a Los Angeles revival of the musical Applause with Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph. Continue reading “Shaun T On Staying Fit And Sane + Shakespeare’s Closeted Queer Life + More News”
Fitness guru Shaun T (via Instagram)
Checking in on some of my favorite InstaHunks this week starting out with Chris Salvatore who has his sexy Santa look down: Continue reading “InstaHunk Round-Up: Sexy Santa Chris Salvatore & More”
Some news items you might have missed: • Instinct Magazine: Fitness guru Shaun T (above) gave “new moon” new meaning when he shared a pic with his Instagram followers for ‘Hump Day’ (emphasis on ‘Hump’). Continue reading “News Round-Up: October 22, 2021”
Checking in on some of our favorite InstaHunks this weekend. First up, Robbie Rodriguez – CrossFit athlete, Titan Games contestant, and registered nurse – celebrated Nurses Week with his fellow heroes. Continue reading “InstaHunk Round-Up: Weekend Edition”
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| Fitness guru Shaun T and hubby Scott cover the newest issue of PARENTS |
A group of ‘Christian’ conservative consumers has lost their collective minds over a gay couple appearing on the cover of a mainstream parenting magazine.
Inspirational fitness coach Shaun T (of the ‘Insanity’ workout) and his husband, Scott Blokker, cover the February issue of Parents magazine as they share their years-long journey to becoming parents to twins Silas and Sander.
Shaun and Scott are the first-ever same-sex couple to appear on the cover of the 93 year history of the publication.
In the article, the couple chronicle the “twelve attempts, six egg donors, five surrogates, two doctors, one miscarriage, and thousands of dollars” they went through before the arrival of their children in November of 2017.
Fitness pro @ShaunT and his adorable family star on our February cover, our first-ever to feature same-sex parents.Read their incredible surrogacy story here: https://t.co/Aww3Tlwfp5 pic.twitter.com/lX61yv4ywV
— Parents (@parentsmagazine) January 4, 2019
But the misleadingly-named ‘One Million Moms,’ an off-shoot of the anti-LGBTQ hate group American Family Association, are angry at the coverage.
In a blog post, the group moans, “Parents is using its magazine as a platform to promote the pro-homosexual lifestyle.”
No, they’re celebrating the joy of a happy family.
The group, whose Facebook page has nowhere near a million followers, whines that “Mothers and fathers are seeing more and more similar examples of children being indoctrinated to perceive same-sex couples as normal, especially in the media.”
The haters go on to say that “this agenda is a deal breaker,” although whose ‘deal’ is being broken isn’t clear.
They also accuse Parents of trying to “force a lifestyle on the American public that the medical community identifies as unhealthy.”
Ultimately, OMMs asks folks to sign a petition from which they can possibly harvest your email address for mass fundraising campaigns.
At this writing, the petition has garnered a tepid 7,500 signatures.
Fail. (sad trombone sound here)
I think Shaun, Scott and family are fabulous. Make sure you click over to the magazine website to read the article.
And since we’re here, let’s take a trip through the fitness buffs’ Instagram account, shall we?
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| Video fitness star Shaun T |
Fitness guru and creator of “Insanity” workout program Shaun Blokker, better known as Shaun T, has signed on to become the newest Ambassador of Athlete Ally, a leading organization working to raise awareness about and end homophobia in sports.
Blokker’s athletic and choreographic talents led him to success in the fitness training industry, and he produced highly successful programs like “Hip Hop Abs” and “Insanity”. He recently stepped forward as a member of the LGBT community, and joining Athlete Ally affirms his commitment to making the world of sports and athletics as inclusive as possible.
I worked with Shaun T as a dancer in 2005 in Los Angeles in the Reprise Series production of “Applause” right before his huge video fitness career took off. He’s a great guy, and I’m glad to see him make good use of the celebrity that’s come his way. Bravo, Shaun T.