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Day: 21 April 2020

  • Cornwall Pride organisers baked nekkid for charity

    Cornwall Pride organisers baked nekkid for charity

    Husbands Matthew and Nathaniel Kenworthy-Gomes went nude (almost) on a marathon baking session on Facebook live yesterday night to raise money for Cornwall Hospice Care.

    The hunky duo, who are usually behind the scenes preparing to stage Cornwall’s only Pride, garnered thousands of viewers and hundreds of comments and likes from friends and fans who cheered the couple on as they attempted to cook the perfect cake.

    The plan was to go completely nude, but anyone who knows about Facebook’s nudity policy will know the pair would have been knocked off the platform very quickly if they had actually bared butt.

    However there was still plenty on show for thirsty fans of the couple.

    Matthew and Nathaniel, who run Cornwall Pride are trying to raise £1000 for the Cornwall Hospice Care (click here to donate) and currently have raised nearly a third of their target.

    Cornwall-Pride-husbands-raise-money-for-charity

    The husbands swigged multiple glasses of red and white wine during the epic three-hour session and were even joined by Matthew’s mum, who chinked glasses with the pair.

    The hilarious antics are available to catch up with on Facebook. Take a look and get donating, if you can!

    Watch the video here:

  • What does AFAB mean? And is it offensive to us?

    What does AFAB mean? And is it offensive to us?

    AFAB stands for Assigned Female At Birth, where a person’s gender was given by medical professionals based on the baby’s genitalia found at birth giving a person a biological sex marker on their birth certificate. In this case, AFAB would mean that doctors or midwives found the baby to have a vagina, therefore, would assign female to their birth certificate.

    Using the AFAB acronym could also be used to describe a person’s former gender or biological sex identity – used in the case where the person now lives as non-binary, a trans man or masculine-presenting or a factual status on a woman’s gender identity.

    Is using AFAB to describe someone offensive to say?

    Is using AFAB to describe someone offensive to say?
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    No, but as with most language, it is how the words are applied or the context in which they are used where offensive can be taken. As being described as AFAB is a fact it shouldn’t be considered problematic unless the person you are referring to has said that they are uncomfortable with being called by a certain term. It could in the case of a transgender person out them as trans, or lead to a situation of deadnaming or deadgendering.

    Can you expand this definition? Use the comments below and your answer could be used to expand or define this glossary entry.

    Check out more definitions in our Big Gay Glossary

  • People are selling Joe Exotic clothes, and he’s not happy

    People are selling Joe Exotic clothes, and he’s not happy

    Tiger King star Joe Exotic is apparently looking into legal actions after he reported that some eBay dealers say they are selling his clothes.

    Joe Exotic (or someone who is controlling his Twitter account) has blasted sellers on bidding sites, like eBay, for apparently selling clothes that belong to the Tiger King star.

    He warned, “Buyers beware, my clothing are turning up for sale on-site such as eBay etc”,

    But the controversial and outspoken star, who is currently serving a prison sentence, warned that he has not authorised the sale of any clothes adding that anything that is for sale with his name attached is fake.

    He also told fans that his lawyer was already in the process of taking legal action against anyone selling clothes purportedly belonging to the former Zookeeper and Governor candidate.

    In fact, Joe’s most outrageous clothes are being looked after by his husband, Dillion Passage.

    https://twitter.com/joe_exotic/status/1252381076204314625

    Photos on Joe’s twitter account showed bundles of brightly coloured clothing with the warning, “these pictures are some of my clothes that are with my husband and nothing is for sale at this time”.

    https://twitter.com/joe_exotic/status/1252381572499562502

    Pretty shady to be selling clothes that aren’t actually authentic… so buyers beware.

  • DILEMMA | I recently had a heart attack, can I start using Poppers again?

    DILEMMA | I recently had a heart attack, can I start using Poppers again?

    Dear Uncle,

    I had a slight heart attack 4yrs ago. I used to like using poppers for sexual stimulation would I be ok to still use them occasionally?

    Leatherman

    Dear Leatherman,

    Poppers… the great marmite of the gay world. Some people love and swear by them, others loathe them and stay clear at all costs.

    The problem is and particularly in your case is that they lead to a drop in blood pressure but cause your heart rate to rise, meaning that you’re adding extra pressure to your heart. Now without knowing what medication you’re on it’s impossible to say whether this reaction is safe or not for you.

    Since you’ve already suffered from heart issues, I would exercise caution and would urge you to seek advice from your own GP who knows your circumstances and the medication you’re on to manage your heart condition and whether it will interact with Popper usage.

    We asked a GP and he told us,

    “Poppers are a form of nitrate, so it’s not advisable to use them if you have a previous heart condition. Particularly as it can interact with some heart medications.

    If you are already on nitrate-based medication like isosorbide mononitrate or GTN spray, it’s a definite no-no.

    Whatever you do, don’t take Viagra and poppers together as they could lead to huge problems, including death as this doctor warned last year.

    Remember the biggest stimulant is your mind. So, instead of reaching for that little bottle to get your rocks off, why not try out something new, play an erotic game or explore what is exciting to you, like an unexplored kink or fantasy.

    We all know that Poppers have long been used to help relax the butthole for anal sex so if that’s your issue, you could always look to using numbing lube or anal training butt plugs to make take that D a little easier.

    Have you got a dilemma or sexual health question? Click here to ask our team.