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  • Adult star Johnny Rapid says retirement because of COVID-19 was a joke

    Adult star Johnny Rapid says retirement because of COVID-19 was a joke

    Calm down, calm down… He’s not actually going anywhere.

    Prolific adult star Johnny Rapid shocked fans on Twitter yesterday by announcing that he was retiring from films because of COVID-19, but it turns out it was just a joke.

    The star, who has starred in countless films took to Twitter to tell his fans that he was retiring. Saying “I’m officially retiring from porn as of this moment”

    However, he later updated that status, not on Twitter but on the AVN website, saying,

    “Hey lovers,
    yesterday I’ve posted a joke on Twitter saying that I would retire from porn because of the whole CoronaV situation which makes it hard to meet people, but it seems that some followers took it seriously.

    I won’t bother to explain myself on social media in details; that it was a joke etc… but since we are in an exclusive trust circle here: No, I won’t let you down, this industry has been really good to me and I can totally feel all your love, it gives me strength everyday to work harder to please your fantasies.”

    He also added that he was “way too young or too kinky” to leave porn.

    So there you have it. Panic over. Johnny Rapid is not going anywhere you can check him out on the Men.com website.

  • Coronavirus could be spread through rimming

    Coronavirus could be spread through rimming

    Keeping clean is essential RN

    According to new research by scientists COVID-19 could be spread person to person via rimming, after they discovered traces of the virus in patients of those who had been infected.

    What’s even more concerning once the patient had no infected cells in their respiratory system, their poop still contained traces.

    According to the report from Gastro Journal, swabs of urine, stool and tissues were taken from 73 hospitalised patients. It found that 53 per cent of the patients tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA in their stool samples.

    17 of those still had traces even after their respiratory system was clear.

    The report said it is possible for a “faecal-oral transmission route” meaning that those people who engage in rimming could be at risk of infection.

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    Of course the same could be said for those who don’t wash their hands after going to the loo. Faecal matter can find its way on to the hands – and spread from person to person or person to object – like phones and door handles.

    In any case, it’s probably wise to use moist toilet wipes after using the loo and whipping out the old douche if you’re in the mood for licking the chocolate cave.

    The best advice from the NHS is to stay at home and self-isolate if you have a high temperature and a new continuous cough.

    It also advocates:

    • wash your hands with soap and water often – do this for at least 20 seconds
    • always wash your hands when you get home or into work
    • use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
    • cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
    • put used tissues in the bin immediately and wash your hands afterwards
    • try to avoid close contact with people who are unwell
  • Daily Express slammed for publishing “VILE” column

    Daily Express slammed for publishing “VILE” column

    The Daily Express has been slammed for publishing a column by anti-equality, former Conservative minister, Ann Widdecombe.

    In the column, which saw Widdecombe’s name trending on Twitter last night (13th March), the right-wing politician wrote, “We have had the scare of SARs, bird flu, Ebola and of course AIDS. None proved as devastating as feared.“

    She also called for “a sense of proportion in the face of the financial markets going into meltdown, aeroplanes being grounded and shops shutting their doors”

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    It is to be noted that AIDS, which killed thousands of gay and bi men in the 80s and 90s, has caused over 32 million deaths worldwide. 

    The UK’s Pride Organiser’s Network blasted the Daily Express editorial team for allowing the column to be printed.

    They wrote, that they had come to “expect offensive, anti LGBTQ+ columns from Ann Widdecombe but comparing the coronavirus to AIDS and then suggesting it won’t be as devastating as feared is VILE!”

    It then took the publisher to task saying, “[The Daily Express] should be ashamed for allowing this abhorrent column to be published! #ShameOnYou

    As of yet, the column does not appear on the paper’s online platform.

  • Drag Race UK’s Baga Chipz pulls out of Belfast gig after Flu-like symptoms

    Drag Race UK’s Baga Chipz pulls out of Belfast gig after Flu-like symptoms

    We’re hoping she feels “much betta” soon

    Drag Race UK superstar Baga Chipz has had to pull out of a performance in Belfast, Northern Ireland, this weekend, after being advised to stay at home and rest up.

    The Queen, who came third in the first-ever series of Drag Race UK took to Twitter to apologise to fans for having to cancel her scheduled performance, saying, that she had “been advised to stay home due to not feeling very well”.

    As Europe has become the “epic-centre” of the Coronavirus outbreak, it’s probably wise not to make any travel or work arrangements if you’re feeling unwell.

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    She then shared that she had “cough and flu like symptoms”.

    She also added that although it might be just a run-of-the-mill cold or that she was just feeling run down, she felt that “it wouldn’t be fair to potentially put people at risk”.

    https://twitter.com/ChipShopBird/status/1238435661402816512

    Last week, RuPaul’s LA Drag Race Convention in May was cancelled after organisers decided to postpone the event until 2021.

  • Ann Widdecombe: AIDS not as devastating as feared

    Ann Widdecombe: AIDS not as devastating as feared

    “We have had the scare of SARs, bird flu, Ebola and of course AIDS. None proved as devastating as feared.“

    Speaking her mind on COVID-19 and the spread of Coronavirus, Ann Widdecombe told her Daily Express readers that the virus may prove not to be “devastating” and called for a “sense of proportion”.

    The former Conservative party Minister grouped AIDS in with bird flu and Ebola. All of which were absolutely devasting for those who died from the spread of viruses.

    It is to be noted that AIDS, which killed thousands of gay and bi men in the 80s and 90s, has caused over 32 million deaths worldwide.

    According to The New European, in her latest column for the tabloid Daily Express she wrote, “I’m all for sensible precautions but I cannot help feeling that we are going mad over coronavirus,” 

    Widdecombe added: “We need a sense of proportion in the face of the financial markets going into meltdown, aeroplanes being grounded and shops shutting their doors.

    “It is nasty but, given the recovery rate, it is not the Black Death.”

    Taking to Twitter to comment on Widdecombe’s column the editor of Beyond Positive, Tom Hayes said, “Oh look, Ann Widdecombe is claiming #COVID19 won’t be a disaster, it’ll just be like AIDS. Over 32,000,000 people have died of AIDS, but it’s OK they’re mostly minorities and you couldn’t give two flying fucks about those sort of people could you, Ann?”

    https://twitter.com/PositiveLad/status/1238503653100662785

    Cancelled

    Last year Widdecombe had one less opportunity to spread her thoughts after a theatre company, Selladoor, scrapped an event at a venue in Ilfracombe, Devon, where the right-wing politician was due to host a one-woman show.

    The decision to cancel the show follows on from an interview on Sky News in which Widdecombe suggested that science may “produce an answer” to homosexuality – a comment which has led to a huge backlash against the Brexit Party politician.

  • It’s time for companies to stop offering holiday prizes to countries where being LGBT+ can land you in prison

    It’s time for companies to stop offering holiday prizes to countries where being LGBT+ can land you in prison

    I’m a fan of holidays and I’m also a fan of prizes, so a prize that’s also a holiday it’s pretty much up there with buttery crumpets and that new car smell for me, but I have to plead with the marketing departments at large corporations not to offer trips to countries where being LGBT+ could wind you all banged up.

    This afternoon a Caffe Nero marketing email landed in my inbox advertising a competition where the prize was a holibob to Cairo. How nice I thought until I wonder what are the legal ramifications of a visit to Egypt for a card-carrying gay like myself.

    Not good. it turns out.

    A little digging from the marketing department would have them discover homosexuality has been “defacto illegal” in Egypt since the year 2000. Yes, in Egypt under its “morality laws” people found guilty of breaking such a law could face “up to 17 years with or without hard labour and fines”

    Not to pick on Nero’s but they really should know better, after all, they do use the rainbow flag, during pride season in some of their stores.

    But they aren’t the only company to offer competitions where the prize could land LGBT+ people in trouble.

    You wouldn’t think that in 2020 it’d be acceptable to offer a prize that actively discriminated against LGBT+ people, but when you see a prize that’s a holiday to any country which outlaws homosexuality, and there are a lot of them – that’s effectively what they are doing, especially to gay and bi men who don’t want to end up in court facing punishments ranging from fines, lashes or even death.

    Even high profile game shows can get it wrong, in May 2019, Channel 5’s Blind Date sent two bisexual men on a romantic trip to St. Lucia, where it is illegal for males to have sex with other males.

    If we want change, we are going have to call on companies and allies to do their part.

    If we want a world that is tolerant of LGBT+ people we have to start showing that being anti-LGBT isn’t good for business, travel or politically and that includes using them in your marketing campaigns.

  • This might be the campest way to clean your hands during the Covid-19 outbreak

    This might be the campest way to clean your hands during the Covid-19 outbreak

    “I Will Survive”

    Gloria Gaynor has delivered the video you didn’t think you needed – showing that the camp classic, “I Will Survive” is the only song you actually need to sing whilst cleaning your hands during the Coronavirus outbreak.

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    As the world’s supply of disinfectant hand wipes becomes thin on the ground, disco queen, Gloria Gaynor is here to remind you that you can simply wash your hands – and in accordance with the best advice, the chorus of her best-known song is long enough to make sure you get them all nice and clean.

    https://twitter.com/gloriagaynor/status/1237908407241314306

    In her Tic Tok video, which has now surpassed over a million views, the songstress is seen washing her hands to the chorus of her mega-hit.

    She’s even started the #IWillSurviveChallenge – which natch we’re totally onboard with.

  • This one tweet sums up everything a bottom feels when the top cancels

    This one tweet sums up everything a bottom feels when the top cancels

    Prepping takes time. It’s a dark art. It’s a f*cking ball ache. So don’t cancel.

    Bottoms of the world will surely and utterly get this tweet, which we think totally sums up that feeling when you’ve organised your Grindr hook up and then at the last minute, once you’ve done all your prepping, your top, pulls out – and not in a good way.

    We don’t know whether tops realise the effort that goes into making sure you won’t have a poop incident mid sesh or any chumber nuts when it comes to that booty call.

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    The thing is, most bottoms aren’t just “oven-ready” as it were – nope there’s a process and if a guy is particularly careful he may even have skipped meals for the night’s events – hell, we’ve even heard of some porn stars who don’t eat proper meals for up to two days before a shoot!

    Check out our list of foods you should definitely avoid if you’re planning to bottom.

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    Just ice for dinner tonight….

    It’s a faff and there’s quite a bit of anxiety attached to it as well…

    There’s always the fear that you’ve not done it enough. Or you’ve done it too much (and left an entire well of water up there).

  • A Drag Race UK superfan just did something totally gross to Vinegar Strokes

    A Drag Race UK superfan just did something totally gross to Vinegar Strokes

    It was an accident, but still… ?

    Drag Race superstar Vinegar Strokes is freaking out after an ultra gross encounter with a super fan.

    According to the Drag Race UK Queen, a fan described herself as a “huge fan” before spitting in her face, apparently by accident.

    Eugh. Just gross. Particularly as we’re living through an outbreak of Covid-19.

    The DQ said that she was “freaking out” and had to “sanitise [her] lips”.

    She also uploaded a clip of her smearing disinfectant on her lips!

    Response from her fans on Twitter ranged from a strong “no” to one commentator who urged the queen not to publicly shame the fan.

    We reached out to Ms Strokes to find out whether it was an accident or done on purpose, who told us, “It was an accident, she was just excited, which I don’t blame her for hahaha!”

    Guys be careful when talking to people, remember – “say it don’t spray it”.

  • These are the best gay / LGBT+ bars in Nottingham according to your reviews

    These are the best gay / LGBT+ bars in Nottingham according to your reviews

    Nottingham’s LGBT+ scene is growing and getting better. There are currently five LGBT bars and venues in the city and these are the best – according to your Google reviews.

    The Lord Roberts

    Newly redecorated the Lord Roberts comes out on top with a rating from Google reviews of 4.3 and we’re not surprised. The bar staff are incredibly friendly and if you go on a Wednesday night you’ll be able to sample the fun and games of a pub quiz and Sticky Fingers.

    Rating: 4.3 with 435 reviews

    24 Broad Street, Nottingham

    Number 27

    Perhaps Nottingham’s newest bar, it receives a great rating of 4.9 but only has 8 reviews, compared to The Lord Roberts’ 435. That said the drinks are cheap and has got its regulars!

    It’s right across the road from The Lord Roberts.

    Rating: 4.9 from 8 reviews

    27 Broad Street, Nottingham

    New Forresters

    Next on the list is the newly updated New Forresters which receives a 4.1 rating on Google. It’s a friendly, welcoming place with a zero attitude feel amongst staff and clients and the drinks are cheap to boot! Nice.

    Rating: 4.1 from 174 reviews

    18 St. Ann’s Street, Nottingham

    Propaganda

    Propaganda comes up as a 3.8 rating on Google Reviews, but it’s a lively LGBT venue open until 5 AM on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. It is Nottingham’s only dedicated gay / LGBT+ club.

    Rating: 3.8 from 411 reviews

    8-10 Broadway, Nottingham

    Not LGBT+ but friendly

    The Newmarket

    Not technically a gay bar, but a very gay-friendly vibe. It receives a great 4.3 rating from its punters. Check out the karaoke. Also supports LGBT+ charities during pride season.

    Rating: 4.3 from 330 reviews

    38 Lower Parliament Street, Nottingham

  • Do sexual health clinics use Penis Swabs, as they show on E4’s The Sex Clinic?

    Do sexual health clinics use Penis Swabs, as they show on E4’s The Sex Clinic?

    Channel 4 might be doing STI clinics a disservice when it comes to patient fears about what might happen to them when they go in for a sexual health checkup on their show, The Sex Clinic.

    Although The Sex Clinic is widely praised for the work that it does in educating us all about the importance of testing for sexually transmitted infections, there’s one thing that it shows, that isn’t quite right.

    The sexual health charity, Saving Lives took to Twitter to calm the fears of any guys out there worrying that a penis swab (that’s where they stick a swab down your pee hole) will be taken for testing and it turns out that the swabs that happen on the programme are actually done to fit in with the TV format, rather than refecting what actually happens.

    They wrote,

    We know we say this every week but: The penis swabs used on #TheSexClinic are NOT standard practice for routine STI screening in UK sexual health clinics. Usually, we just ask for a urine sample. The swabs are used on the show to give rapid results to fit the TV show format.

    So there you go, don’t fret. Go for a check-up. If you’re there for a regular and routine check-up it’s very unlikely you’ll have to even show the doctor or nurse your dick.

    Phew… right?