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RuPaul Drag Queen: The Marines Don’t Give A F**k If You’re Gay Or Straight
Mackenzie Claude has spoken about his time in the Marines in an exclusive interview with TheGayUK, revealing that being good at your job was more important than your sexuality.
Former Marine turned drag queen Mackenzie Claude AKA Nebraska Thunderf**k who starred in season five of RuPaul’s Drag Race has spoken about how the Marine’s treated him in a time of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, revealing that they really didn’t care about his sexuality.
Don’t Ask / Don’t Tell was a compromise policy in which gay and lesbian service people were allowed to serve the US military from 1993 to 2011. It originated from the Clinton administration. However gays and lesbian could not be openly gay.
Speaking about his enlistment, Mackenzie said,
Well, I enlisted under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, so I was open in my personal life, but when I joined the military I was advised to go back into the closet and I did. This was going to be a career that I was embarking on and I didn’t want anything to get in the way of my hard work and my commitment. With Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, if the wrong person found out that you were gay, or suspected you of being homosexual, they could present that to the chain of command and there would be an investigation that would take place. You could be discharged from the military simply for being homosexual”
However it was in the Marines where Mackenzie learned the truth about what they truly felt about homosexuality.
He said,
After a couple of years serving with these people in the Marines I learned something, that the Marines don’t give a fu*k if you’re gay or straight, they just care that you do your job right. I was a good medic, so eventually I was able to open up to them. We have a lot of downtime in the military, so we pass it by sharing stories and they were fascinated by mine. They had so many questions and were so open and welcoming. The military was a very positive experience for me.
President Obama ended DADO on September 20th 2011.
Read Mackenzie’s full interview in the latest issue of THEGAYUK
The March issue of THEGAYUK is available now on digital newsstands which you can download on your iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire or Android device
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PROBLEM AUNTY: Help My Boyfriend Wants To Try Bondage
This week a concerned reader from Kings Lynn finds out about his new bae’s interest in light bondage. Aunty responds the only way she knows how…
Aunty,
I met a guy online and he seemed my type, funny, smart and was self sufficient. However after a few dates he started telling me he’s into light bondage and would I be into trying?
I’ve never done this before and am scared it could hurt.
What I should do?
Thanks,
Kev.
Kev dear,
Key here is he said “light bondage”. He didn’t say he wanted to lock you up for a week with a live kipper tied to your balls.
Likely hood is he’ll want to tie your hands, maybe some gentle spanking, and then give you the ride of your life. I’m actually quite jealous. If it doesn’t work out then let me know and I’ll be happy to take your place! Of course, remember to have a safe word to stop the exploring should you get uncomfortable.
This doesn’t always work though.
I once had a guy slinged up who kept crying “lemons”.
I’d inserted four of the bloody things up him before I remembered, that was our safe word and not a request. But I’m sure you’ll be fine.
Have fun.
xx
If you’d like to get in touch for a real honest bit of advice the contact me at: DrunkenLush@TheGayUK.com
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Paul O’Grady Wants The Black Cap Back In Original Form
One of Britain’s most loved TV personalities Paul O’Grady has spoken about how he would love to see The Black Cap reopen as a gay bar.
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THEATRE REVIEW | The Nap, Crucible Theatre, Shefield
★★★★★ The Nap | In this comedy thriller, up and coming snooker star, Dylan Spokes (Jack O’Connell) returns to his Sheffield home and is gearing up for his match in the World Championships, but is drawn into a police operation to target match fixing within the sport.
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London’s LGBT Film Festival, Flare Is Underway
Flare turns 30 this year. And what is Flare you might ask? It’s London’s LGBT Film Festival. Flare starts on Wednesday March 16th and continues up until Sunday March 27th. That’s ten jam-packed days of films, seminars, parties, and just plain lots of fun!
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60 SECOND Movie REVIEW | Grimsby – The Biggest Penis You’ll See On Film – FACT
FILM: Grimsby
Sacha Baron Cohen as Nobby in THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY. Nutshell
This is a very adult comedy action spy movie rather than a spoof which we have seen before. A chav footie hooligan (Cohen) finds his long lost brother who is the UK’s top secret agent/assassin. After wrecking his latest operation they both go on the run across Africa and South America in an attempt to save the world from destruction by shoving things up their asses, sucking each others bollocks and getting covered in a lot of ejaculate. Very funny and very rude and mega sexy Mark Strong stops Armageddon with a dildo up the chuff so what is there not to like.
Time
A tight jam packed 83 mins; Certificate – 15
Tagline
“MI6 Has a Brand New Tool” or “One Secret Agent, One Complete Idiot”
THE GAY UK FACTOR
Mark Strong the thinking man’s Jason Stathan get’s covered in cum not once but twice and this ain’t gay porn is he trying to tell us something.
Cast
Sascha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson, Sacha’s wife as always in his movies Isla Fisher, Benidorm’s very own Johnny Vegas, Ian McShane (Lovejoy), Ricky Tomlinson from The Royle Family and Cold Feet’s own John Thomson and many other cameos plus two Oscar nominated actresses in Penelope Cruz and Gabourey Sidibe.
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Key Player
Like with Borat, Bruno, Ali G, The Dictator etc this is Sacha’s show period. If you like his humour you are quids in if not then give it a miss. He goes a bit over the top here with a 90 minute Liam Gallagher impersonation which does not really hit the mark but not only acts, he is in charge of the screenplay, his misses is the leading actress and other family members take charge of things like music and so on.
Budget
$35 million likely to gross just over 20 million – oh dear so not a Borat size hit then – trouble is for the International market is it is SO English – Jokes about Manchester United fans for example ?
Best Bit
0.48mins; Whilst escaping from a gang of gun toting thugs the brothers have to find a quick place to hide in the middle of the African bush. We won’t tell you what happens but it is one of those scenes that the whole film will get remembered for like Sharon’s snatch in Basic Instinct, the orgasm scene in When Harry Met Sally or ‘I am your father’ from Empire Strikes Back, yes it is that legendary a sequence.
Worst Bit
26 mins; Sascha Baron-Cohen sucks poison from Mark Strong’s bollocks for a very very long time in front of Grimsby Town footie fans.
Little Secret
None of the film was shot in the Lincolnshire fishing port of the title as the film crew never went further north than Essex. All the ‘Benefit Street’ type look that was used for the Grimsby scenes were planted around Grays and other Essex estates massively to the chagrin of the folks of Grimsby who feel as though they have been misrepresented. Cohen did visit Grimsby for research but thought the town that has appeared in such movies as Atonement was not right for this one, or maybe he got scared.
Movie Mistake
So many bearing in mind the above filming location switcheroo. The very opening scene involving the purchase of a mattress supposedly in Grimsby town centre is then wheeled on a trolley passed many signs saying Grays which is in Essex 5 counties away which is one very long walk akin to a Sports Relief charity fundraiser. Then there is the Essex train station and so it goes on.
Awards
Not a chance in hell but wasn’t made for that purpose purely to provide a bunch of belly laughs to the Cohen faithful of the last two decades who won’t be disappointed.
Further viewing
The Dictator, Ali G The Movie, Kinsgman of the secret service, Spy, The Life of Bryan and anything by the South Park lads
Any Good
Definitely if you like Sacha’s output you will laugh out loud repeatedly. If you are not in the right mood you may find the whole thing a course James Bond lite farce with knob jokes and Cohen just doing his usual schtick. His character is pretty unloveable and probably his most hard to like to date but Mark Strong is a great straight man and the supporting cast he has put together is top notch. We are not expecting a sequel but if they did make one we would be there for sure.
RATING
68/100 (68th place out of the last 100 films reviewed with 1 being Gay UK filmatic Heaven and 100 being as much fun as a Matt LeBlanc presenting a British car show outside the Centotaph).
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Is Cheryl About To Get The Boot From X Factor?
Is this the end of the road for Cheryl and her time as a judge on X Factor?
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Ten Film Gems From The 80s
I woke in a retro mood this morning, put BAD by Michael Jackson on and reflected fondly on some of my favourite movies from the 80s. Here’s a list of some of the favourites, some of which time has unfortunately forgotten.
