National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Today marks the 15th National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD).
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Monthly Archives: February 2015
PHOTOS: Ripped African Wrestlers Get Down And Dirty In The Sand
PHOTOS: Ripped African Wrestlers Get Down And Dirty In The Sand
“Wrestling is the number one sport in Senegal,” queer photographer Ernst Coppejans says. “Champions are worshiped and treated like movie stars.”
We first fell in love with Coppejans’ work when we saw his series Gay Escorts, featuring stunning images of male sex workers in Amsterdam.
Coppejans lives and works in Amsterdam, but his photography has taken him over the world, including to a small village in the West African country of Senegal, where he says young men spend hours each week training to be professional letteurs (wrestlers).
“Many Senegalese boys train fanatically to make their dream [of] becoming a famous lutteur come true,” Coppejans explains. “During a month I portrayed the boys from the small village Yene who gather on the beach, every day at the end of the afternoon, to train together.”
Scroll down to see images from Coppegans’ Lutteurs series, and see more of his award-winning work on his website.
Published for one-time use only with permission from Ernst Coppejans. Photographs may not be saved, copied or republished on any other website.
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Gay Teen Vlogger Austin Wallis Tells Houston TV Stations How He Was Threatened With Expulsion: VIDEO
Gay Teen Vlogger Austin Wallis Tells Houston TV Stations How He Was Threatened With Expulsion: VIDEO
Gay teen vlogger Austin Wallis — who was forced to leave his high school because he’s gay — may not have any legal recourse given that it’s a private, religious institution.
However, it’s safe to say the school — Houston’s Lutheran High North — has now gotten its share of bad PR. And at the very least, other parents of LGBT children — or even those who want their kids to learn in a diverse, real-world environment that’s accepting of all people — may be reluctant to enroll them at Lutheran High North.
Five days after posting the heartbreaking YouTube video recounting how he was threatened with expulsion for being gay, the 17-year-old Wallis went in front of Houston TV news cameras on Friday to discuss the ordeal.
Wallis didn’t identify his former school in the YouTube video, which was first reported by Towleroad and has been viewed almost 200,000 times. However, The Texas Observer revealed this week that it was Lutheran High North, prompting TV reporters to descend upon the school and Wallis, who still seems a little starstruck.
Wallis asked the TV stations not to use his last name, and for the most part he simply reiterated what he said in the video — that the school’s principal told him if he didn’t delete his YouTube channel, which he maintains with his boyfriend, he needed to find another school.
Although there’s not a lot of new information in the three TV news reports, we do learn that Wallis’ mom is supportive, with both she and her son saying they didn’t realize the school handbook had a “morals code” prohibiting homosexuality.
“They had a right to offer this ultimatum and I would stress to all parents read your handbooks,” Cheryl Wallis told KHOU-TV.
Not surprisingly, Lutheran High North officials opted not to go on camera to explain their bigotry. But on a side note, head of school Dallas Lusk contacted yours truly on Friday morning — the day after my report in The Texas Observer — and asked whether the magazine is affiliated with the hacker group Anonymous. Lusk said that since the story’s publication, other students were getting “attacked” with lewd images sent to them over social media. I assured Lusk there was no connection and pressed him more information, saying I’d be interested in reporting on the alleged attacks, but he declined and hung up.
The local TV stations attempted to speak with other students at Lutheran High North, but only one was successful in getting a comment.
“It’s a Lutheran school. What do you expect?” the student said.
Gee, I don’t know, perhaps some Christian love?
Watch reports from KHOU-TV, KPRC-TV and KTRK-TV, AFTER THE JUMP …
John Wright
LGBTの割合と子どもの性同一性障害の調査結果
LGBTの割合と子どもの性同一性障害の調査結果
LGBTの割合と子どもの性同一性障害の調査結果.
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Gay Dad Shares His Three Simple Rules For Easy Parenting
Gay Dad Shares His Three Simple Rules For Easy Parenting
PARENTS! (Yes, I am YELLING at YOU!) Parenthood is easy.
The nuts and bolts of parenting are simple. Below are the rules to avoid raising an emperor who ruins your life and annoys me at Starbucks. Get these basics down, and then you can deal with what makes parenthood enjoyable (as opposed to barely tolerable.)
- FOLLOW THROUGH (I had to yell this one, also.)
If you say, “Timmy, don’t do X, or we will have to do Y” you best be ready to follow through with plan Y.
If you don’t follow through with Plan Y, you’re setting yourself up to become a human treadmill for a tyrant.
It drives me nuts to hear open threats in public. “If you don’t stop throwing truffle cavatelli, Bunky, you won’t get to watch Real Housewives, on my iPhone.” (And two seconds later, Bunky is watching the iPhone. Because the parents gave up.) “Don’t puncture the heirloom tomatoes, Bordeaux, or you won’t get an heirloom cookie.” (And two stalls later at the farmer’s market, mischievous Bordeaux sports gluten-full crumbs all over his cashmere jumper. Because the parents gave up!)
PARENTS! (Yes, I’m yelling again) YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THROUGH!
Showing your kids you mean what you say will give them limits, make them respect your word and stop them from acting out (too much) in the future.
The one time you yank your horrendous progeny from library story-time draws the line.
The one time you leave a restaurant without receiving your mozzarella sticks gains you respect.
The one time you send your kid to bed hungry because they refused to eat Shake’n Bake and only wanted cookies will give you more time to watch Real Housewives and drink wine. Um, I mean teaches important lessons.
Prepare yourself to:
• Leave the full grocery cart in the middle aisle.
• Get your wine in a to-go cup.
• Turn the car around.
• Saw the wheels off the Thomas train.
• Get off at the next bus stop. (There’ll be another.)
• Waste the money you spent getting into the puppet show to save your sanity down the line.
• Drag a child throwing a tantrum down the street. (It’s OK. You’re the boss.)
• FOLLOW THROUGH! (stop yelling)
Usually you just need to step out of the library/restaurant/poetry-slam for five minutes to change their behavior.
And you can’t seriously be afraid that childish protests in public are worse than showing who’s boss. If they sense you’re embarrassed because you’re in public, your kid will steamroll all over you.
They’ve got to learn there are consequences to bad choices. And parents teach consequences, which prepare kids for good future behavior.
You might feel bad in the short-term. But parenthood ain’t a sprint, it’s a marathon.
And they might say “I hate you.” Fine. You can just respond, “That’s OK. I love you. Now we’re going home because you spit on the banquette, threw a book at your brother and stuck a french fry in that Dowager Countess’ hairdo.”
Oh. And the other two rules?
- See above.
- See above.
I wrote “3 Rules” because “1 Rule” seemed misleading.
But this is the important one.
Gavin Lodge is a Broadway performer, father and blogger. This essay was first published on Daddy Coping In Style.
Jeremy Kinser
Why I Chose to Use the Term LGBTPQ to Talk About LGBT Organizations.
Why I Chose to Use the Term LGBTPQ to Talk About LGBT Organizations.
Why I chose to use the term LGBTPQ to talk about LGBT activism and organizations.
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PHOTOS: L.A. Love Story by Matt Lambert
PHOTOS: L.A. Love Story by Matt Lambert
It’s February! That means it’s time for gratuitous romance (and a little sex).
Christopher Harrity
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Make Sparkling Hill Resort Your Year-Round Vacation Destination
Make Sparkling Hill Resort Your Year-Round Vacation Destination
Winter. Spring. Summer. Fall. Our friends at Sparkling Hill Resort and KurSpa offer guests a premier four season destination, with luxurious accommodations and exclusive LGBT offers year-round.
Located hilltop overlooking the blue waters of Lake Okanagan, it offers amenities fit for a king (or queen), including views of the water and wilderness, Swarovski crystal fireplaces, soaking tubs, king-sized beds, and a state-of-the-art spa and healing center.
With over 180 nearby wineries and restaurants, spring and fall offers wine festivals, tastings, and other culinary delights.
Summers at Lake Okanagan are hot and dry. It’s an ideal time to visit if you’re looking for a place to relax, read a book or twelve, and work your tan.
And wintertime offers no shortage of outdoor activities such as hiking and skiing.
It certainly makes sense why this place was recently named the best mountaintop resort in the world.
Visit Sparkling Hill Resort and KurSpa’s website for more information on year-round vacation getaway packages, discounts, and other offers.
Graham Gremore
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