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Luv Me Nots, new music from Cakes Da Killa. “The setting, a Brooklyn bar lined in neon lights with a dance floor covered in fog is the perfect stage for lusty behavior after the sun goes down,” says Cakes. “This is my first visual in a long time and is a peak into what I’m working on for 2020 for my sophomore album.” Watch it now - and don't forget, if you like an artist, throw a few coins their way.
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Casino, new music from Ryan Beatty. His new album, Dreaming of David, is out soon. Watch Casino now - and don't forget, if you like an artist, throw a few coins their way.
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Swedish director Daniel Wirtberg’s 9-minute film, LOUSY / IN IN IN, combines two new singles from Zebra Katz. Watch it now - and don't forget, if you like an artist, throw a few coins their way.
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14-year-old Carey (London Curtis) nervously prepares for his first dance as his parents reminisce about their own. When Carey's mother (Tasha Smith, Empire) tasks Carey's father (Malik Whitfield, The Temptations) with getting the perfect picture of Carey and his date, a moment of tension arises as Carey becomes elusive. Watch the award-winning short now.
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New York artist Garth has quietly slipped out (on YouTube) the eight tracks that make up his gorgeous EP Human Nature: Rosemary, Erika, Human Nature, I Don't Know What Love Is, Can I Follow You There?, Past Life, Love Like, and The Mess. Do yourself a favour and listen now - and don't forget, if you like an artist, throw a few coins their way.
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Trailblazing film Buddies has been digitally restored, taken from the original negative, and is seeing a limited theatrical release, followed by a DVD, Blu-ray and On Demand release for the very first time.
Initially released in cinemas in 1985, the film is a moving and timeless portrayal of an entire era in gay history which is now marked each year by World Aids Day on 1st December. The very first full length drama about AIDS, Buddies focuses on 25 year - old gay yuppie David (David Schachter) who volunteers to be a “buddy” to an AIDS patient. The gay community centre assigns him to Robert (Geoff Edholm), a 32 year - old politically impassioned California gardener abandoned by his friends and lovers. Revolving around the confines of Robert’s Manhattan hospital room, Bressan skillfully unfolds this two - hander with devastating effect. Tragically both Arthur J. Bressan and Geoff Edholm went on to die from complications of AIDS.
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Between their self-titled debut and their second album, B2K found time to deliver a Christmas album, Santa Hooked Me Up (hopefully not a reference to manager Chris Stokes). The festive Why'd You Leave Me on Christmas was the only single released from the album.
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Until Porn Do Us Part is Portuguese filmmaker Jorge Pelicano's fourth feature-length documentary, about 64-year-old Eulalia and her relationship with her son Sydney - or "Fostter Riviera, the First Gay Porn Star from Portugal".
How feelings took over the world. "Populist turbulence, viral panics, experts under attack: instinct and emotion have overtaken facts and reason in the digital age – can feelings now propel us into a better future?"
A warning from Europe: the worst is yet to come. "Polarization. Conspiracy theories. Attacks on the free press. An obsession with loyalty. Recent events in the United States follow a pattern Europeans know all too well."
Long Read
The trouble with uplift. "How black politics succumbed to the siren song of the racial voice."
The real heroes are dead. "The life story of Rick Rescorla: immigrant, war hero, husband, and head of security at Morgan Stanley/Dean Witter, occupant of 22 floors in the South Tower on September 11, 2001." (February 2002)
Are American serial killers a dying breed? "Cases such as the alleged Golden State Killer hit the headlines but a database tracking multiple murderers over more than a century shows a clear downward trend from the 1989 peak."
Colin Kaepernick's protest might be unpatriotic. And that's just fine. "His protest does not need to be recast as patriotic, as patriotism is not a higher virtue than justice."
The murder of two trans women makes it eighteen murders so far in 2018. Vontashia Bell and Dejanay Stanton were murdered in Louisiana and Chicago, respectively.
Peter Avsenew, who called gays "a disease to mankind," sentenced to death for the murder of Florida gay couple Kevin Mark Powell and Steve Adams in 2010.
Gay operator of tiger zoo arrested on murder-for-hire charges.
Priests arrested after having sex with each other in public. "Rev. Diego Berrio, 39, and the Rev. Edwin Giraldo Cortes, 30, were caught performing oral sex on each other in a parked car on Ocean Drive."
Gay student, threatened with death, wins homecoming king following wave of support.
America’s declining power, in one quote. "UN chief Antonio Guterres says the “attraction of American society” is less clear today than a few decades ago."
The tyranny of the majority isn’t a problem in America today. Tyranny of the minority is. "Minority rule brought us Trump, and worse."
Facebook blocked the spread of a liberal article because a conservative told it to. "How Facebook’s supposedly unbiased fact-checking can go very wrong."
Man avoids jail after biting off other man's ear for "looking at his genitals".
"We'll send you to the gulag": UK LGBT student group tells intersex advocate. "UK student group defends Russian gulags - where thousands of LGBT people died."
London Club XXL owner's "femme-phobic" rant provokes "queer" protest. "The gay club owner wrote: 'You wanna wear heels? Try shoving one up your a*se'."
Boris Johnson will never be prime minister. Here’s why.
For Boris Johnson’s wife, it’s one affair too many. But his party doesn’t care. "The Tories have long known he is a cheat and liar whose only loyalty is to himself. What will it take for them to ditch him?"
The twins who ran into traffic before stabbing a man to death. "Ten years have passed since the world came to learn of the Eriksson Twins, the majority through footage of this bizarre roadside incident being broadcast to millions on the BBC show Traffic Cops, then the 2010 BBC documentary, Madness In The Fast Lane. They're also a popular topic in the conspiracy and mystery sections of Reddit – but a decade on, few could claim that they're any closer to understanding the chaos that occurred over two days in the West Midlands in May of 2008."
Prime Minister Scott Morrison thinks gay conversion therapy is "not an issue" for him. "He also said it made his skin curl that children learnt about LGBT issues to help them build empathy in schools."
Blood and oil. "Mexico’s drug cartels are moving into the gasoline industry — infiltrating the national oil company, selling stolen fuel on the black market and engaging in open war with the military. Can the country’s new populist president find a way to contain the chaos?"
How Duterte Used Facebook To Fuel the Philippine Drug War. "We were seduced, we were lured, we were hooked, and then, when we became captive audiences, we were manipulated to see what other people — people with vested interests and evil motives of power and domination — wanted us to see."
Kremlin claims suspected spy assassins are gay tourists.
Singapore
The DJ and his lawyers taking on Singapore's anti-gay law. "DJ Big Kid on why he is taking Section 377A to the high court and how his lawyers plan to get the anti-gay legislation thrown out..."
Violent protesters disrupt LGBT festival. "Anti-gay protesters physically blocked 300 LGBTI supporters from beginning a pride march in South Korea's Incheon, leaving them trapped for hours."
DeRay Mckesson on how our memories shape our politics. "In this excerpt of On the Other Side of Freedom, Mckesson explores the relationship between remembering history and creating the future."
New Orleans' Southern Decadence, a Labor Day celebration of queer debauchery. "The authors of the book Southern Decadence in New Orleans talk us through the past, present, and future of New Orleans’ queerest weekend."
Why you should read this article slowly. "Amid fears of shrinking attention spans, it’s time to stop skimming our screens and try slow reading – it is rich in rewards."
Review
Night Soil, by Dale Peck. "A remarkably layered and nuanced novel that explores many themes simultaneously — the relationship between a single mother and her son, the repercussions of slavery and racism in America, the abuse of our natural environment, the search for a paternal role model — all through the life of a singularly unique gay character."
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Soho in the Eighties, by Christopher Howse. "How pub prophets, poets, local artists and above all booze created London’s little Bohemia."
A book by any other name: why does the US change so many titles? "Stuart Turton’s new novel The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle has been supersized to Seven and a Half – and not because Americans die more often."
On the jungle trail: revisiting Kipling's children's classic. "Katherine Rundell was thrilled by the idea of plunging back into the world of Mowgli, Bagheera and Mother Wolf ... but could she create a prequel to The Jungle Book without killing the magic?"
Kids Play. "An exploration of sexuality, of how we sometimes need those ‘Daddy’ and ‘Son’ roles in our complex sex lives and how sex and love are still intimately connected, whether we want to see that – and feel it – or not." Interview
Asia's oldest LGBTI film festival returns in Hong Kong. "The Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival returns until 22 September and is larger than ever with four cinemas showing more than fifty LGBT movies."
Burt Reynolds: obituary. "Genial, energetic and prolific star of film and TV best known for his acclaimed performances in Deliverance and Boogie Nights."
Burt Reynolds: the easygoing cannonball of old-school Hollywood manliness. "In his heyday in movies like Smokey and the Bandit, Reynolds became a hugely popular star who embodied the twinkly-eyed man’s man with a touch of the rebel."
Donald Glover may not be the "woke bae" we want him to be. "Childish Gambino's new video for Feels Like Summer reminds us that when it comes to gender issues Glover tends to remain silent."
The dark side of gay stan culture. "For gay men, ‘stanning’ – being a super fan of – female pop stars can be a valuable part of your identity. But too often this fandom lapses into misogyny and body shaming."
ESPN gives platform to Mexico fans chanting anti-gay "puto" slur.
Gay swim captain comes out with help of football captain and they became boyfriends. "Feeling isolated and scared, high school swimmer Hunter Sigmund confided he was gay to Jake Bain, the out captain of the football team. They are now boyfriends and Sigmund is thriving."
James Blake discusses how pro tennis players can be more gay-inclusive; and details of the Oscar Pistorius murder case the media has chosen to ignore. Writer Sean Richard on his new four-part documentary series about the case, Pistorius.
Thirst traps, in pictures. Watch Real couple Cody and Deontre decide to film a gay porn scene together for the first time.
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Ask the Auntie: should I end my secret gay romance with professional footballer?
Medicine Ball
Long Read
Sperm count zero. "A strange thing has happened to men over the past few decades: We’ve become increasingly infertile, so much so that within a generation we may lose the ability to reproduce entirely. What’s causing this mysterious drop in sperm counts - and is there any way to reverse it before it’s too late?"
Finally, a cure for insomnia? "We are living through an epidemic of sleeplessness, but the medical establishment has largely ignored the problem. Can a radical new therapy help you get some sleep?"
Seven ways to help avoid dementia. "One in 14 people over the age of 65 in the UK will develop dementia and while there is no cure, scientific evidence shows there are several ways you can guard against it."
The fall of “anti-aging” skin care. "Brands are still selling the idea of trying to look younger — they’ve just changed the vocabulary."
Planet Earth
The country's first climate change casualties? "Scientists predict Tangier Island could be uninhabitable within 25 years. This is the story of the people willing to go down with it — and why they've risked it all on Trump to keep them afloat."
Gay dating app Chappy relaunches with "zero tolerance" for abuse.
Scruff wants to end the days of "No Asians" or "Only Latinos".
The YouTube stars heading for burnout: "The most fun job imaginable became deeply bleak". "Why are so many YouTubers finding themselves stressed, lonely and exhausted?"
The real Goldfinger: the London banker who broke the world. "The true story of how the City of London invented offshore banking – and set the rich free." Watch Ace's Adventures visits Morrisville Outlet Mall in North Carolina; Sal is in Marley Station Mall in Maryland; Retail Archaeology unearths a vintage Dillard's at Arrowhead Towne Center in Arizona; and in Cleveland, Bright Sun Films casts some light on an abandoned Walmart.
I tried Soylent, Silicon Valley’s favourite foodstuff. It’s everything that’s wrong with modern life. "The founder of the meal-replacement drink company believes eating is an inefficient use of time. But how does it taste?"
The former Colombian rebels weaving a route into civilian life. "Two years after the dawn of peace in Colombia, former Farc guerrillas – many of whom have never known a life beyond conflict – have turned to the sewing machines that once tailored their battle fatigues to make a living."
Why we say “OK”. "How a cheesy joke from the 1830s became one of the most widely spoken words in the world."
Vloglife
Ask the Aunties: I think my son is gay, should I ask him? Plus: Walter talks HIV; Darrius confesses: "I was raped by my brother's friend"; and storytime with Tylan.
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