Saturday, May 31, 2014

Real Life Hunk of May: Shen Young



If there is a real guy who touched me since the first day I met him, that is Shen Young. 

This very goodlooking Californian guy is so handsome outside but specially inside.

Don't miss his Google's profile site and his amazing posts and pictures, it's really worth!

His partner is very lucky!










Thursday, May 29, 2014

Luxembourg Closer to Legalize Equal Marriage and Adoption


Luxembourg moved one step closer today to legalizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples.

The tiny European country's parliament has passed a bill which is expected to be voted before summer. The vote will also come at a time when the country has an openly gay Prime Minister, Xavier Bettel, and Deputy Prime Minister, Etienne Schneider, serving at the same time.

A survey conducted last year revealed 83% of people in Luxembourg support same-sex marriage.

If passed, Luxembourg will be the 11th European country to recognize same-sex marriage following Belgium, Denmark, France, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK.


Prime Minister Bettel with Gran Duke of Luxembourg


Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Example or normal?


Anton Hysén (1990) is an English born, Swedish footballer who plays in the National Premier Soccer League for Myrtle Beach FC. He is a former member of the Swedish national under-17 association football team.

Hysén came out as gay to the Swedish football magazine Offside in March 2011. He scored one for equality in sports when he kicked down the closet door three years ago and revealed he was gay.

Hysén continues to blaze a trail in U.S. soccer started by Robbie Rogers, who made history last May when he became the first openly gay major league soccer player by signing with the Los Angeles Galaxy.








Sunday, May 25, 2014

The First Openly Gay Black MP in Africa


Zakhele Mbhele has become the first openly gay black MP to be elected in the continent of Africa.

This week, Mr Mbhele, 29, has been officially sworn in as a Member of South Africa’s Parliament. He represents Democratic Alliance, the country’s main opposition.

He said: "I know what it means as a historical milestone but I’m not walking around thinking of myself as the first openly gay black MP in Africa or singularly defining myself by it".

The new MP also believes the South African Government should have publicly condemned Nigeria and Uganda for earlier this year passing tougher anti-gay laws.

Remember that South Africa became the first and so far only country in Africa to legalise marriage rights for same-sex couples in 2006. 


Mandela's country is the only African country
where gay weddings are legal


Friday, May 23, 2014

Philadelphia Mayor will perform Gay Weddings



Michael Nutter, the Philadelphia's Mayor, will perform same-sex weddings at City Hall on Friday.

Dozens of gay and lesbian couples in the US state of Pennsylvania rushed this week to obtain marriage licences, as a judge struck down its same-sex marriage ban.

There is a three-day waiting period for marriage there, so despite there being no defence of the ban, weddings won’t start there until Friday.

Congrats to all newlyweds!


Last year, Nutter raised a rainbow flag over the city hall
in honor of Gay History Month


Thursday, May 22, 2014

Supporting Carlotta


Carlotta Trevisan, an Italian mother, posted on Facebook a stock photograph of two women kissing in support of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.  

Facebook asked her to remove this image, which it said broke rules regarding nudity and pornography.

When she refused, she was told her account would be suspended for violating the community’s standards.

It's inexplicable that there is still censorship on social networks!


#KissIn


Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Judge Strikes Down Pennsylvania Same-Sex Marriage Ban


A federal judge has ruled that the latter’s law prohibiting same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

In the latest of a string of marriage equality victories, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones struck down the Keystone State’s 1996 state law defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman, saying it violates the U.S. Constitution.

Pennsylvania, unlike many other states, had not written the ban into its state constitution but only into statute. A suit brought on behalf of state residents by the American Civil Liberties Union, its Pennsylvania affiliate, and private attorneys claimed that the ban violated the guarantees of equal protection and due process under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and Judge Jones agreed.

Pennsylvania attorney general Kathleen Kane refused to defend the ban, but Gov. Tom Corbett brought in lawyers to take up the defense. If Corbett does not appeal, Pennsylvania would be the 19th state with marriage equality.


U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III 
called the plaintiffs, 11 same-sex couples,
ourageous


Monday, May 19, 2014

Stand Up, Speak Out


The United Nations have released a powerful video encouraging people to stand up for LGBTI equality on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT).

The video created to support IDAHOT (17 May) encourages people to speak up about discrimination and share a message of support to those they love.

In the video, famous equality campaigners from Nelson Mandela to Aung San Suu Kyi are shown, alongside images of pride protests around the world, gay parents and some of the horrific attacks and injustices LGBTI people have suffered.

Watch the video below:




Friday, May 16, 2014

Truth



Truth is a psychological thriller starring former porn star Sean Paul Lockhart.

The plot follows Caleb (Lockhart) as he pursues a romance with Jeremy (Rob Moretti), whom he met online. As they begin to fall for each other, it soon becomes clear that there is more to Caleb than meets the eye. 

A troubled past and a mentally ill mother are among the dark secrets he tries to conceal from his new lover, who finds himself tangled in Caleb’s web of lies. 

Steamy and suspenseful, Truth is a cautionary tale of romance in the digital age that also features a stellar performance from Emmy-winner Blanche Baker, of Sixteen Candles fame. 

Watch the trailer below.



Thursday, May 15, 2014

Which Gay Animal are you?



Watch a new video that defines new classifications in the gay animal kingdom, like Canadian goose, chicken hawk, mime and monocle .

While you might know how to spot your chickens from your bears, a gay cartoonist has decided to widen the field.

The author of Adventures In Gay, who goes by Hat, has created highly scientific classifications to decipher the typical gay male.

New classifications include giraffe, a gay man with a really long neck, a goose,a gay man who’s a asshole, and a monocle, a gay man who sits on your face.

Watch and enjoy this video





Tuesday, May 13, 2014

First Gay Marriage at US Naval Academy


Gulf War veteran David Bucher has married his long term partner Bruce Moats at the US Naval Academy, making them the first same-sex couple to do so in its chapel.

Naval Academy Chaplain Lieutenant John Connolly presided over the ceremony on Saturday in which Bucher, 49, and Moats, 50, married.

The ceremony consisted of formal prayers, a reading from the book of Corinthians and the US Navy Hymn.

Same-sex navy veterans and personnel have been entitled to marry at the academy since Maryland legalized same-sex marriage in 2013 and a spokesperson for the academy told NBC News it was proud to host the wedding.


 The wedding at US Naval Academy Chapel


David and Bruce after marriage


Monday, May 12, 2014

Home Workout with Mark Miller


A quick full body at home workout, by Mark Miller:

Push-Ups- 20 
Pull- Ups- 10 
Squats- 20 
Planks, bicycles, or reverse sit-ups- :30 
(3 Sets Total) 

He is in great shape, I will try it!




Sunday, May 11, 2014

Stoned Neil Patrick Harris


Neil Patrick Harris is wearing nothing but a bowtie and a discreetly placed top hat on the cover of the issue of Rolling Stone. 

The biggest openly gay male star in Hollywood history is starring as the titular transsexual German glam rocker in Broadway's Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a role for which he lost enough weight to give him an eight-pack and a few light-headed afternoons.

Legendary!


 Harris on stage

Harris and his husband, David Burtka


Saturday, May 10, 2014

Michael Sam, first openly gay NFL player


Michael Sam has made history, becoming the first openly gay player on an NFL team, as he joins the St Louis Rams in the final stage of the draft.

Sam, a University of Missouri football player came out in an ESPN interview.

The NFL player has since said he hopes that he would soon be able to move on from the attention gathered, and be known for his athletic ability, not his sexuality.




Sam and his boyfriend, swimmer Sean Smith




BREAKING NEWS: Gay Couples Can Marry in Arkansas Today



Same-sex couples can marry in the State of Arkansas today. 

There is no waiting period. The federal judge who ruled for marriage equality Friday night refused to grant a stay.

It is expected that the appellate court or SCOTUS will issue a stay some time this weekend until the Supreme Court rules on the issue. 

But for now, anyone in Arkansas and neighboring states who can drive to Eureka Springs, Arkansas which is open at 9:00 AM on Saturday can be married, for a few hours at least.

Arkansas is a very conservative Southern State, also the home of Bill Clinton, he was Governor there. 


More than half of Gays are still in the Closet at Work


The poll by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) found that 53% of LGBT employees are not out at work.

A quarter also said they continue to hear offensive comments such as “that’s so gay”, and one in five said they had actively looked for a new job because their work environment was not accepting.

The study notes that despite many employers now offering support for LGBT staff, and a shift in attitudes across the US, the number has barely changed in the past five years.

“It’s not enough to simply implement inclusive policies — those policies need to be augmented by training and accountability, and [leaders] need to be on the lookout for unconscious bias,” said Deena Fidas, director of HRC’s Workplace Equality Program.

81% of the non-LGBT respondents said their LGBT colleagues “should not have to hide who they are at work”, less than 50% said they would be comfortable hearing them talk about their dating lives.

As well as many LGBT employees not being out at work, 35% said they had actively lied about their personal lives. “Employees are getting married without telling their coworkers for fear of losing social connections, or they’re not transitioning even though they know they need to for fear of losing their jobs,” said Fidas.