Justin Bieber Proves His Bulge Is Real And John Travolta Has A New Gym Buddy

Justin Bieber really, really wants you to know that those Calvin Klein photos weren’t photoshopped, you guys, so he posted this pic to Instagram. Fine, JB, now take this guy on his sex offer and all is forgiven.

Benedict Cumberbatch was nominated as best actor for his remarkable portrayal of late gay hero Alan Turing in The Imitation Game, but our favorite moment from the Oscar nominations being announced this morning was definitely when Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs accidentally said “Dick Poop,” instead of Mr. Turner‘s cinematographer Dick Pope. Hooray for live TV!

If it’s not already on your radar, mark your calendar for the film adaptation of the cult musical The Last Five Years. The intimate deconstruction of a love affair and marriage stars Into the Woods‘ Anna Kendrick and Smash‘s Jeremy Jordan and will be in theaters and avail on VOD February 13.

Look out Las Vegas, Mariah Carey is coming for you. The entertainer is taking her girls to Sin City for a residency at Caesar’s Palace beginning May 6.

Did you hear the one about John Travolta pumping iron? Nope, that’s not the name of the other guy in this photo. The 60-year-old entertainer, who is 1000 percent hetero, went to the gym at 3 a.m. and made a new friend. But, ahem, probably not in the way you’re thinking.

Travolta’s Hairspray costar Queen Latifah will portray bisexual blues legend Bessie Smith in a biopic helmed by out director Dee Rees (Pariah) that HBO will premiere sometime this spring.

Jeremy Kinser

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Anderson Cooper Disses VP Joe Biden for Skipping Paris Rally

The out CNN anchor tells David Letterman the vice president spends his weekends watching Gilmore Girls.

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Dawn Ennis

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OutofTouch Magazine: Offensive Cover Sends Wrong Message about Trans Community

The latest edition of InTouch magazine features a horribly offensive photoshopped image of Bruce Jenner.
HRC.org

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Gambian President: U.S. Leads 'Evil Empire of Homosexuals'

Gambian president Yahya Jammeh’s latest antigay rant channels Ronald Reagan, claiming LGBT people and supportive Western nations like the U.S. are the ‘evil empire.’

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Thom Senzee

www.advocate.com/world/2015/01/15/gambian-president-us-leads-evil-empire-homosexuals

Have You Ever Had to Convince Someone You're a Woman? (VIDEO)
Just a few days ago news broke that Russia had enacted new rules banning people with “mental disorders” from driving. In Russia transsexualism and transgenderism are listed as “mental disorders,” making it criminal for transgender people to drive there.

It is hard to disagree when people say that some areas of the world are going in the wrong direction when it comes to human rights. People are discriminating against, harassing, and murdering trans people every day, not just in Russia but in all countries, though I think these issues have started to get more attention with big stars like Laverne Cox and Janet Mock telling their heartbreaking stories to the world. The world is essentially evolving, but at the same time it’s very clear that countries like Russia are going in the wrong direction.

In some places more and more hostility toward the trans community is being created. Even though I think it’s absurd that we in 2015 are calling trans people mentally ill, I can understand that the lack of accurate media coverage of this topic has had a negative effect. With almost no stories coming out showing trans people as human beings, there’s a huge disconnect between the trans community and the general public. Adding to the problem, few people have ever met a trans person.

Because of this, I think the fifth episode of The Pearl of Africa has special value. Not only does it give a glimpse into the trans community, but it does so within the context of a hostile society in Uganda. I hope that this Web series will help change the perception of transgender people as mentally ill, and that Cleo’s story will create the feeling of having met a trans person for anybody who hasn’t had that chance.

This week’s episode covers discrimination against LGBTI people in Uganda. Cleo is invited to a secret meeting with the Ugandan government to prove that she’s real. In the episode I search for an answer to the question of why it’s so hard for people to accept anything that doesn’t fit into society’s norms.

If you’ve missed any of the previous episodes, you can find them here.

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Anti-Gay Cardinal Raymond Burke Blames Catholic Church's Woes On Womankind: VIDEO

Jim Redmond

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