The Gay Men‘s Chorus of Washington DC is responding to the Kennedy Center‘s decision to cancel their performance with the National Symphony Orchestra following Donald Trump’s takeover of the institution and takedown of diversity initiatives. However, the Orchestra says it postponed the show before Trump’s leadership takeover. “We are deeply …
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Unlike the scores of paranormal investigators on reality TV, Andrew Haigh has made a career as a successful cinematic ghosthunter, chasing after entities whose presence is unquestionably felt. The British filmmaker’s apparitions take the forms of suppressed pain, unresolved trauma, unspoken resentment, and earth-shattering secrets in movies often, though not …
Read More »FDA Lifts Ban on Blood Donations From Gay and Bisexual Men
The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it would end its ban on allowing blood donations from men who have recently had sex with men. New guidelines instead advise asking all potential donors the same questions about their recent sexual history, regardless of their sexual orientation, sex or gender. At …
Read More »'The Last of Us' Presents an Achingly Beautiful Gay Love Story
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of The Last of Us, “Long, Long Time.” The latest chapter of the story is bookended with sequences featuring the series’ only two ongoing characters at the moment. With Tess gone — though she appears in flashbacks later in this episode — …
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“I had sex with a woman last night,” says Tomas (Franz Rogowski) to his partner, Martin (Ben Whishaw). “Can I tell you about it?” This is a place they’ve been before. Martin says that it happens whenever Tomas, a filmmaker, finishes a movie. And this is fine. It is what …
Read More »'Stranger Things' Actor Noah Schnapp Comes Out as Gay: 'Never That Serious'
Noah Schnapp used a TikTok audio to reveal that he’s gay. On Thursday, the Stranger Things actor posted a video of himself lip-syncing to a viral sound, sharing his sexuality and his family’s reaction to the news. “When I finally told my friends and family I was gay after being …
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