With adaptations coming out so often, fans know by now that not everything from the book can make it into the movie and the aspects that do appear sometimes are changed. All of this rings true for “Love, Simon,” the film adaptation of Becky Albertalli’s 2015 novel, “Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda,” about a gay teenager named Simon who finds love and finds himself. (more…)
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How The ‘Love, Simon’ Movie Is Different From The Book
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11,000 people really don’t want Frozen’s Elsa to be lesbian
A petition urging Disney not to portray Elsa as a lesbian in Frozen 2 has reached almost 11,000 signatures. The action was launched after Jennifer Lee, the film’s co-director, replied “we’ll see where we go” when asked whether script writers had decided the sexuality of the fictional Queen of Arendelle. (more…)
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Jerry Maguire star Jonathan Lipnicki has been working out and is RIPPED
” I HONESTLY got a little soft around the holidays…”
Child star, turned full on hunk, Jonathan Lipnicki has showcased his hot new body after working out like a fiend. In an Instagram post to his fans, he admitted that he had “gotten a little soft” but turned his health around by eating well and hitting the gym, good old-fashioned hard work.
He showcased his new look, wearing nothing but his undies.
He wrote on social “I believe in complete honesty when I engage with you guys on any of my social media apps. I HONESTLY got a little soft around the holidays… and maybe a little while after too ???? I started doing @juicyssecretla meal preps made by my friend @juicyjudy around a month ago and combined with my workouts, I’ve had great results. I still have a LONG way to go before I’m back to being really shredded but this is a start! If you have been thinking of giving meal preps a try I highly suggest these!
They aren’t paying me to say this, these are real results from the meal preps combined with Hard work. Hard work sold separately.”
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The world’s most famous gay or bisexual actors under 30
Coming out as gay or bisexual has probably never been easier for a TV or film star. In recent years dozens of young actors have spoken openly about their sexuality and their love lives.
Here are some of the world’s most famous gay or bisexual male actors from TV and Film.
Brandon Flynn
Born: 11th October 1993
Best Known For: 13 Reasons Why
Came Out: 2017. The actor, who is most notable for his character, Justin Foley in the hit Netflix series, 13 Reason Why just came out in an Instagram post aimed at those who are against same-sex marriage in Australia. The Australian actor, who is 23, was spurred on to come out following the No vote campaign before same-sex marriage became legal in Australia.
Brenton Thwaites
Born: 10th August 1989, Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Best Known For: In the cast of Home And Away and playing the prince in Maleficient.
Came out (sort of) 2014 in MSN interview, Brenton Thwaites made quite a splash in the news in 2014, when in an interview with MSN he made hints that he could be bisexual. A fan asked the question which ‘three things you look for in a partner,’ Thwaite responded, ‘male or female? They’re very different.’
Charlie Carver
Born: 31st July 1988
Best Known For: Being one of the twins on Desperate Housewives & Teen Wolf
Came Out: On Instagram in 2016. After Desperate Housewives Charlie went on to star in Teen Wolf as Ethan, a gay character who made headlines when MTV aired the first gay kiss, between his character and Danny played by Keahu Kahuanui.
The 27-year-old explained his worries about coming out in the entertainment industry a series of posts on Instagram.
Chris Colfer
(C) BIGSTOCK Born: 27th May 1990, Clovis California, USA
Best Known For: Playing Kurt Hummel in the smash-hit, Ryan Murphy produced television series Glee.
Came out: During his time in Glee Chris came out. He is an actor, singer, author, model and producer. Best known for his role as the gay kid in Glee, Colfer lives with his boyfriend in Los Angeles.
Fisayo Akinade
Born: 28 December 1987
Best known for: Starring in Channel 4’s Cucumber.
Came out: He revealed in Spindle Magazine that the show’s writer, Russel T Davies gave the following advice about being out in public… “Russell also gave me a good piece of advice about being out in the media. The question is: are you gay? Yes you are. And that’s it. If you say it right off the bat and you’re open in your everyday life then you can talk about the thing you’re there to talk about, which is normally the work and not your personal life.”
Greyson Chance
Embed from Getty ImagesBorn: 16th August 1997
Best Known For: Being the singer signed by Ellen DeGeneres
Came Out: 2017. Chance who was signed by Ellen Degeneres’s record company after appearing on the show soon after his video was released and went viral has taken to Instagram to confirm his sexuality. Talking on the social media site and sharing a rainbow picture, he said,
“I came to fully recognize that I was gay when I was sixteen. I decided not to publicize my sexuality largely due to a matter of privacy, as I was still trying to find comfort and confidence within my own skin”
Harry Cook
(C) WIKIPEDIA / FLICKR / EVA RINDALDI Born: 12th June 1991
Best Known For: Accidents Happen
Came out: In 2013, when talking about an upcoming movie called Drown.
Joey Graceffa
CREDIT: WIKIPEDIA / Gage Skidmore Born: 16th May 1991
Best Known For: YouTuber
Came Out: Joey has always, since the beginning of his fame although it was through a music video that his sexuality was established more explicitly. He began dating Instagram star Daniel Preda in 2014.
Joey Pollari
Embed from Getty ImagesBorn: 9th April 1994
Best Known For: Disney star / Film Actor
Came out in: 2018, Former Disney star, turned film star Joey Pollari has come out as gay, weeks before a film which he is appearing in, Love, Simon, is due to hit the big screen.
Keiynan Lonsdale
Embed from Getty ImagesBorn: 19th December 1991
Best Known For: Film Actor
Came out in: Keiynan came out as bisexual on social media in 2017, later, however, he clarified, in a 2018 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, that he prefers not to label his sexuality, and identifies primarily as queer.
Lucas Cruikshank
Born: 29th August 1993
Best Known For: YouTube Celebrity
Came out: In 2013 Lucas came out in a video posted on YouTube.
Rob Mallard
Born: 19th May 1992
Best Known For: Actor on Coronation Street
Came Out: In an interview with a magazine. Rob Mallard spoke out about his sexuality for the first time in a revealing interview with Gay Times. He said that he didn’t want to hide who he is, despite being out to his family and friends since he was 17.
Reid Ewing
CREDIT: kathclick/bigstock Born: 7th November 1988
Best Known For: Modern Family
Came Out: On social media. Ewing who plays Haley’s boyfriend in the hit NBC comedy series Modern Family came out as gay on Twitter after revealing that he found Eugene Bata on Good Morning America “as hot as f**k”. When questioned by a fan whether he had outed himself the then 27-year-old actor replied, “I was never in.”
Seb Castro
Born: 22nd December 1992
Best Known For: His uber gay music video “Bubble”
Came out: Well, the video “Bubble” sort of did that for him. It was released in 2013
Tommy Dorfman
Born: 13th May 1992
Best Known For: 13 Reasons Why
Came Out: In 2016 he rose to fame in the Netflix drama series, 13 Reasons Why. During the following press and interviews, it was established that Tommy was into men.
Troye Sivan
Born: 5th June 1995, Johannesburg, South Africa
Best Known For: Internet Celebrity, XMEN
Came out in 2010 via YouTube Video. In 2014 Troye released his debut single Happy Little Pill.
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Pulse survivors, first officer at the scene testify in Noor Salman’s trial
ORLANDO, Fla. — Bobby Rodriguez was in the bathroom at Pulse nightclub when Omar Mateen opened fire, she said Wednesday, during the first day of testimony in the trial of Mateen’s widow, Noor Salman. “I panicked, I threw myself into the toilet seat and picked up my feet,” she recalled. (more…)
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Indonesia makes the criticising of politicians a crime
Indonesians could be jailed for criticising national politicians under a new law which came into force Thursday, in what critics slammed as a major step back for the world’s third-biggest democracy. The vaguely worded bill passed the 560-member house last month but has just become official, over the objections of President Joko Widodo who refused to sign off on the controversial legislation. (more…)
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THEATRE REVIEW | The Kite Runner, Birmingham Rep
★★★★☆ | The Kite Runner, Birmingham Rep
Gritty, raw and a history lesson like no other.
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, is a sensational book and it made critical acclaim as a film too, so expectations were always going to be high. Adapted by Matthew Spangler, The Rep play version created a new window to look through the melodrama and tragedy surrounding the life of Amir.
The story centralises itself around Amir, a well-to-do Pashtun boy, and Hassan, a Hazara who is the son of Ali, Amir’s father’s servant. Hassan is the fastest kite runner the town has ever seen, and he teaches Amir the art, all so Amir can impress his stone-faced father.
This must have been a hard concept to attempt to translate from a novel page to a main house stage, but Barney George’s design painted a very raw picture. The set moulded itself to suit outside and indoors with little effort. Fluid scene changes via media projections, and a curtain in shape of a kite which was used to shield viewers from hard-to-watch moments. Live percussion, performed by Hanif Khan, brought a mystical layer to the melodrama. The sound effects were also harrowing in parts.
What made this production special was the cast of The Kite Runner. Raj Ghatak, as Amir, really helped us see the character come to life through language, enacting young and older Amir, as well as punchy speeches with sincere conviction. Jo Ben Ayed stole the show, with his portrayal of Hassan, formidable dexterity in playing a young boy while showing mature emotions. Jo’s characterisation contributed to the emotional experience felt in The Rep auditorium. The unrelenting loyalty to Amir was masterfully achieved by Jo. The boys’ fathers Baba and Ali played by Gary Pillai and Rez Kabir respectively, enhanced the sense of tradition and honour. Both actors shone, adding a darker tone to the narrative. Assef was a sickly and revolting character, played expertly by Soroosh Lavisini.
Soroosh’s movement and speech was skin-crawling and made it hard to watch, but this was a true depiction of the nasty and malevolent personality.
This production is close to three hours long, but through gripping action, efficient set, light, sound and everything else involved, The Kite Runner left us with the feeling we could have watched more.
The Kite Runner runs at the Birmingham Rep until the 24th March 2017
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Is Nick Robinson from “Love, Simon” actually gay?
Nick Robinson is about to become very famous for his starring role in 2018’s Love, Simon – about a gay teen – but is the actor actually gay?
Nick Robinson has been very private about his love life Nick Robinson is one of Hollywood’s hottest properties right now and his latest film, Love, Simon about a gay teen coming to terms with his sexuality, is about to make a splash both in the UK and abroad. But one of the most asked questions from the film’s fans will be about the star, and whether Nick is actually gay himself.
Well, Nick, who is 22-years-old, hasn’t officially come out as gay or bisexual. In fact, Nick has not spoken out about his sexuality or his love life at all.
It’s not known who the star is dating whether that person is male or female.
So watch out for news regarding his love life.
His co-star, Joey Pollari did, however, come out as gay, shortly before the film’s official release.
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Is this Harry Styles’ coming out song?
“The boys and the girls are here, I mess around with them, and I’m okay with it.”
Did Harry Styles come out as bisexual? People are questioning whether Harry Styles has used a song to officially come out as bisexual and appeared on stage at his Parisian concert, with the rainbow pride flag.
This isn’t the first time Harry Styles has talked about his sexuality, however. A few years ago he told a reporter during an interview, that gender wasn’t an important factor for him when looking for a mate. He said that a sense of humour and being natural was key for him.
Is it all in the lyrics?
Now, lyrics from a new song, “Medicine”, have gotten people asking: is Harry Styles finally, definitely, officially coming out as bisexual?
When he first sang the song, he fumbled and mumbled the cryptic lines, however at a recent concert, Harry sang them loud and proud.
In the song, Harry sings: “…The boys and the girls are here, I mess around with them, and I’m okay with it. I’m coming down, I figured out I kinda like it, and when I sleep i’m gonna dream of how you tasted…”
Harry performing Medicine in Paris, 13/03. pic.twitter.com/y0RZMTvGX2
— Harry Styles Updates. (@TheHarrySource) March 13, 2018
Flying the flag
He also appeared on stage with the iconic LGBT symbol – the rainbow flag.
Harry performing “Kiwi” tonight in Paris, 13/03. Via perfectly_blue pic.twitter.com/OmMezvR7ts
— Harry Styles Updates. (@TheHarrySource) March 14, 2018
Many are calling the song a new Bi Anthem!
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Love, Simon film star comes out as gay
“My mom knew. She laid hints for me everywhere.”
JOEY publicly came out in an interview with the Advocate weeks before the release of Love, Simon
Former Disney star, turned film star Joey Pollari has come out as gay, weeks before a film which he is appearing in, Love, Simon, is due to hit the big screen.
Speaking to US magazine, The Advocate the star said the film’s lead character, Simon, had an experience that was similar to his own.
He said that he came out to his friends and family when he was 18, saying that he thought that most of them “knew on some level”, but his mum always knew apparently. He revealed, “My mom knew. She laid hints for me everywhere.”
The biggest hurdle he faced he said was coming out to himself. He told the magazine, “The only part that was difficult was me coming out to myself. And I think that is the most difficult coming out.”
Speaking about why being out in public was important to him, Joey said, ”
“It’s part of my goal to be more transparent, especially in the public sphere,
“I think that’s a good thing. Anybody who’s out? It was helpful to me when I was in the closet. I think just adding another voice there is a good thing to do.”
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Sexual health charity is encouraging black gay and bi men to get tested
“The lack of visibility of men from black, Asian and other ethnic minority communities in sexual health promotion has been well documented”
The campaign was created, at a “grass-roots” level by BAME men for BAME men. A poster campaign has been launched by leading sexual health charity GMFA to encourage BAME (black and minority ethnic) gay men to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases more regularly. It is also hoped that the campaign will increase the representation of the LGBT+ black and Asian community.
The first set of posters have been released and they will be displayed in south London specifically: Brixton, Streatham, Kennington and Waterloo.
Increasing Representation
The charity revealed that the campaign was developed by “BAME gay and bisexual men for BAME gay and bisexual men” and it aims to increase testing among BAME gay and bisexual men but also to increase representation of BAME gay and bisexual men in public health campaigns.
Ian Howley, Chief Executive of HERO – Health Equality and Rights Organisation, the parent organisation of GMFA, explains, “Over the last few years, HERO has been working closely with the BAME LGBT+ community. One of the issues that kept on coming up was the lack of representation, especially in mass media health promotion campaigns. At HERO we listened and acted on this feedback. What people see is completely developed by BAME gay and bisexual men for BAME gay and bisexual men. From the concept, to the models, to the design, all parts of this campaign came from a grassroots level.”
Lack of Visibility
Marc Thompson, Co-Editor of BlackoutUK who worked as an advisor on the campaign, explains, “Most health professionals don’t like to admit it, but reflecting diverse audiences can be challenging for them. It’s difficult, especially if you don’t come from those communities or understand how to reach us effectively. The lack of visibility of men from black, Asian and other ethnic minority communities in sexual health promotion has been well documented as having an impact on BAME men’s sexual health and risk-taking, which ultimately plays a role in the disproportionate rates of HIV infection in this population.
“This is why the Me. Him. Us. campaign is so important. It was created by BAME gay and bisexual men for BAME gay and bisexual men. This campaign speaks to us. The imagery is beautiful and it shows black men being loving, caring and compassionate with each other. It reflects the community as it really is. It’s what we need and it’s the work we deserve in our community. The work should represent us.
“Although this campaign will increase testing and awareness around testing which is the aim, it will do something much more important. young men from the diverse range of Black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities and young black gay men in particular, will see themselves represented in a mass media sexual health campaign. We hope the campaign will inspire more young black gay men get tested, take care of themselves and their partner and will engage with the work we do in our communities to improve the health of all of us.”
One of bus stop posters featuring a same-sex couple which will be cropping up in South London. “I do not feel accurately represented”
Phil Samba, one of the stars of the campaign and key to the development of Me. Him. Us. explains why he wanted to get involved, “As a black gay man, I personally do not feel accurately represented at all in media or the gay community. There is already a small amount of positive black male role models that steer away from stereotypes and there are even less ones that are gay. Black gay men are atrociously misrepresented as either being aggressive and hypersexual. When I was younger I never saw anyone who was like me on TV or heard anyone on the radio who was like me either and I think honest visibility and representation is so important for young black boys to feel comfortable in their sexuality however they see fit.”
Ian Howley adds, “Although this campaign is focused on representation, it also has an important message. Black and minority gay and bisexual men are more likely to be diagnosed with HIV and at a later stage too. It’s important that we increase the need for frequent testing for HIV and STIs for black gay and bisexual men. At HERO we recommend that all sexually active men are tested for HIV every six months. Early diagnosis of HIV infection enables better treatment for you and reduces the risk of transmitting the infection to others.
“I’m proud that HERO is in a position to develop this work in partnership with BAME people. It’s important that BAME people have a platform to create personal and social change in our community. Although this campaign will run for at least three months, this is just the beginning. HERO will continue to work closely with BAME LGBT+ people to build on this work, develop it further and help make a positive change in our community.”
The Me. Him. Us. website will have information on HIV, types of HIV testing and where to get tested, as well as stories from black gay and bisexual voices.
