Organizer of Black Cat Protests Will Be L.A. Pride Grand Marshal
Alexei Romanoff helped organize the 1967 protests of a police raid on the Los Angeles gay bar.
www.advocate.com/pride/2017/5/11/organizer-black-cat-protests-will-be-la-pride-grand-marshal
Transgender – Koovagam
Koovagam Annual Transgender Festival 2017
Koovagam is a village in the Ulundurpettai taluk in Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu. It is famous for its annual festival of transgender and transvestite individuals, which takes place in the Tamil month of Chitrai (April/May). The festival takes place at the Koothandavar Temple dedicated to Aravan (Koothandavar). The participants marry the Lord Koothandavar, thus reenacting an ancient myth of Lord Vishnu/Krishna who married him after taking a form of a woman called Mohini. The next day, they mourn the god Koothandavar’s death through ritualistic dances and by breaking their bangles.
Mormons Pull Out of Some Boy Scout Programs
Church officials say the Boy Scouts’ liberalization of gay and trans policies did not factor in the decision, though Mormon leaders previously expressed concern about the Scouts’ pro-LGBT stances.
www.advocate.com/religion/2017/5/11/mormons-pull-out-some-boy-scout-programs
Shepard Smith: No Problems Being Out at Fox News
Smith, who officially came out last year, said, “I didn’t think I was in.”
www.advocate.com/media/2017/5/11/shepard-smith-no-problems-being-out-fox-news
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Oakland University swimmer Ayrton Kasemets refuses to let anything stop him.
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www.advocate.com/sexy-beast/2017/5/11/24-obscure-kinks-and-fetishes-gay-men
Adult’s Playtime – Koovagam, India
Kartik Kumar S posted a photo:
Annual Koovagam Transgender Festival
Festival Story :
kshetrapuranas.blogspot.in/2011/01/koothandavar-spectacle…
It is said that Sri Krishna took the female form of Mohini to marry Aravan for fullfilling Aravan’s last wish who was to be sacrificed before the Mahabharata war for the victory of Pandavas.The small hamlet of Koovagam is present in the Vizhuppuram district of Tamil Nadu, making it virtually just another point on the map. However, once a year this tiny village turns into the biggest camp for transgenders from all over the country. They gather in flocks to take part in the rituals of a festival which lasts for 18 days, culminating on Chithira Pournami (April-May). A festival which has its traditions rooted in the very depths of the Mahabharatha war, Krishna’s cunningness and the noble nature of a very valiant young man.
Koovagam | Tamilnadu | May ’17
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Gymder Wants To Help You Find Your Next ‘Workout’ Buddy: WATCH
A smartphone app out of Germany hopes to revolutionize the way people find workout partners. Meet Gymder.
The Munich-based service that’s definitely not a dating app, according to its website, uses your location to find fitness fanatics in your area to help you connect.
The app’s goal, its website claims, is to “give people the opportunity to find suitable workout buddies just when they need them.”
With the app you can follow fitness junkies you find inspiring, tune in to content feeds from professional partners, message other users and even send each other notifications called “pows.”
Gymder users are ranked by the number of pows they’ve received in a feature of the app called “Arena.” The current heavyweight, with a modest 11,600 pows, is a German fitness model who goes by kryaa_emilia.
While it doesn’t look like the app has made much headway in the U.S. market if my nearby feed is to be believed, the location, notification and overall feeling of the app see rather familiar. Adam Clark Estes over at Gizmodo would agree, likening the app to the popular same-sex hookup/dating app Grindr.
In his article calling Gymder the “creepiest app of the week,” Estes claims that he received an email from a Gymder employee calling the app “Instagram/Tinder For athletes.” Samantha Scelzo of Mashable also called the app out for the conflicting messages.
“So…this is basically a dating app, right?” she wrote, later adding that “this non-dating, dating app could be just an easier way for people to ogle you at the gym.”
Just to reiterate, the app claims its not a dating app, but merely a social network for those looking for some gym buddies.
To see what all the fuss is about, check out a cinematic trailer for the app below.
Photos are from a Gymder press kit.
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