Gaustad has been meaning to write a song like “Boy Behind the Mask,” one discussing coming to terms with their gender identity, for years. Now, the musician is ready to share the track — and also the emotional video, which premieres Thursday with Rolling Stone. “It wasn’t until recently that …
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The YouTube impresario and philanthropist MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, is not known for being outspoken about his political views. But when it comes to his best friend and collaborator Ava Kris Tyson, Donaldson has made it clear he will not tolerate right-wing transphobes going after his friend. On June 22, …
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Anyone who watches Paris Is Burning, Jennie Livingston’s iconic 1990 documentary about the New York City ballroom scene, will immediately fall in love with Venus Xtravaganza, the 23-year-old trans woman and aspiring model who is prominently featured in the film. In Paris Is Burning, the gorgeous, optimistic, fragile Venus describes …
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Bronze Avery gets sweaty and sexy and leaves behind a hottie after a hookup in his new video for “Heatwave.” On Thursday, the rising pop star celebrated the release of his debut album Heatwave with the visual for its title track with Rolling Stone. “The ‘Heatwave’ music video is rooted …
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Sam Smith is launching a new podcast where they’ll interview some “revolutionary voices,” Rolling Stone can exclusively reveal. The Gloria singer will premiere their interview show, The Pink House, featuring conversations with Elliot Page, Gloria Estefan, Ben Platt, and more guests, on June 13. The Lemonada Media-produced podcast is named …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Real talk: you know you’re going to get some rainbow gear for the Pride parade, those sunglasses for your upcoming trip to Bali, something to wear to your …
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Gender and desire are inextricably linked when it comes to fetish and fantasy, politics and personal attraction. When I began working as a professional dominatrix in the 2000s, I saw many clients who wanted to be “forced feminized” — i.e. transformed into sissies in lacy underwear and bubblegum-flavored lipgloss. In …
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T he average high temperature in Quebec City in March is 33 degrees Fahrenheit, with a low of around 18. That’s apparently of no consequence to the locals, who have chosen the month for an outdoor music festival appropriately dubbed Igloofest. The annual event, billed as “the coldest music festival …
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Watching Sasha Jane Lowerson paddle out into the chilly Pacific, it becomes hard to tell her apart from the couple of dozen other surfers waiting for their moment. Lowerson is patient, and it’s a good while before she comes cruising in on a southerly, slow-rolling wave — the kind that …
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott suggested that he wants to end transgender and gender nonconforming individuals from expressing their gender while teaching in the state. At a speech delivered Friday at the Young Conservatives of Texas convention, Abbott described a report of a high school teacher who wore feminine clothing rather …
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