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ManCandy Monday: Matthew Camp
One of New York City’s loved go-go boy, Matthew pretty much epitomizes the whole man-boy-hot look. The full-sleeve of tattoo-age is just icing on that cupcake.
#Matthew Camp #go-go boy #New Yorker #gay #lgbt #glbt #ManCandy Monday #men
WATCH: NatGeo explains the biology of homosexuality
(Source: youtube.com)
#homosexuality #science #National Geographic #NatGeo #gay #lgbt #glbt #genetics
Iraq’s Unwanted People: A documentary about being LGBT in Iraq
Bradley Secker, a U.K based photojournalist, spent two months living in Damascus, Syria in autumn 2010. He spent his time locating LGBT individuals that had fled Iraq in fear of being persecuted because of their sexuality. Gaining the trust of these individuals meant Bradley could see inside the closed diaspora of Iraqi LGBT refugees first hand. His primary aim was to create a photo essay with written, first hand testimonies.
On return to the U.K, Bradley started work on ‘Iraq’s unwanted people’, a short documentary highlighting the problems faced by Iraqi LGBT individuals. The film shows two personal accounts of men living in fear as refugees in Syria. Through photos, interviews and moving image, the film hopes to pose the question as to how, and why, such acts of violence and brutality can be overlooked in a new ‘free’ Iraq.
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#lgbt #glbt #gay #Iraq #Bradley Secker #gay middle east #middle east #near east
Dear Customer who stuck up for his little brother,
you thought I didn’t really notice. But I did. I wanted to high-five you.
Yesterday I had a pair of brothers in my store. One was maybe between 15-17. He was a wrestler at the local high school. Kind of tall, stocky and handsome. He had a younger brother, who was maybe about 10-12 years old. The only way to describe him was scrawny, neat, and very clean for a boy his age. They were talking about finding a game for the younger one, and he was absolutely insisting it be one with a female character. I don’t know how many of y’all play games, but that isn’t exactly easy. Eventually, I helped the brothers pick a game called Mirror’s Edge. The youngest was pretty excited about the game, and then he specifically asked me.. “Do you have any girl color controllers?” I directed him to the only colored controllers we have which includes pink and purple ones. He grabbed the purple one, and informed me purple was his FAVORITE.
The boys had been taking awhile, so their father eventually comes in. He see’s the game, and the controller, and starts in on the youngest about how he needs to pick something different. Something more manly. Something with guns and fighting, and certainly not a purple controller. He tries to convince him to get the new Zombie game “Dead Island.” and the little boy just stands there repeating “Dad, this is what I want, ok?” Eventually it turns into a full blown argument complete with Dad threatening to whoop his son if he doesn’t choose different items.
That’s when big brother stepped in. He said to his Dad “It’s my money, it’s my gift to him, if it’s what he wants I’m getting it for him, and if your going to hit anyone for it, it’s going to be me.” Dad just gives his oldest son a strong stern stare down, and then leaves the store. Little brother is crying quietly, I walk over and ruffle his hair (yes this happened all in front of me.) I say “I’m a girl, and I like the color blue, and I like shooting games.
There’s nothing wrong with what you like. Even if it’s different than what people think you should.” I smile, he smiles back (my heart melts!) Big brother then leans down, kisses little brother on the head, and says “Don’t worry dude.” They check out and leave, and all I can think is how awesome big brother is, how sweet little brother is, and how Dad ought to be ashamed for trying to make his son any other way.
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#queer #gay #family #love #brothers
![His Airman, My Marine :)
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A Kenya-based gay publication is shedding new light on the nation’s clandestine gay and bisexual male population, members of which are being lured into Arab Gulf-based trafficking rings where they end up as sex slaves for the wealthy.
As reported by Identity, many gay and bisexual men from university campuses — particularly from Kenyatta University — have been transported to labor as sex workers for men in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. According to the magazine, many victims have been fooled into the trap by false promises of high-paying jobs, sadly not a difficult task for the traffickers given Kenya’s soaring unemployment rate.
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#Kenya #UAE #gay #glbt #lgbt #news #sex slaves #sex trafficking #human trafficking
ManCandy Monday: Luke Macfarlane
Since I’ve been fixated living a vicarious emotional life through ABC’s departed television show Brothers & Sisters on Netflix over the past two weeks, I’ve come to love me some Luke Macfarlane and his role as Scotty Wandell. The Canadian-born Macfarlane deserves the kind of love we give NPH if for no other reason for daring to be out in Hollywood.
#ManCandy Monday #Luke Macfarlane #gay #lgbt #glbt #actor #actors #out actor #Canadians #Brothers & Sisters #Scott Wandell #Netflix #ABC #men
![ManCandy Monday: Sergio Lara
Lara, who was Mr. Gay Europe for 2009, is from Requena, Spain and surprisingly not creating steam with that water…
Photographed by Joan Crisol
[via:beautygoodness]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luylonNt1Q1qlb163o1_250.jpg)
ManCandy Monday: Sergio Lara
Lara, who was Mr. Gay Europe for 2009, is from Requena, Spain and surprisingly not creating steam with that water…
Photographed by Joan Crisol
[via:beautygoodness]
(Source: manly-vigour, via playingdoctor)
#Sergio Lara #Joan Crisol #Mancandy Monday #gay #lgbt #Mr. Gay Europe #Mr. Gay Europe 2009
“I’ll tell what, if there’s a gay fighter in the UFC, I wish he would come out,” White said. “I could care less if there’s a gay fighter in the UFC. There probably is and there’s probably more than one. It’s 2012. Give me a break.”
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#MMA #mixed martial arts #gay #Dana White #UFC #sports #LGBT #GLBT
LGBTQ* Political Cartoons
(More on Franklin Kameny)
#editorial cartoon #political cartoon #gay #gays #homosexuals #Frank Kameny #LGBT #glbt
