Cardiff's buried treasures: 48 hours in the Welsh capital
The UK’s 10th largest city is a cultural goldmine – from medieval castles to Impressionism troves to chocolate and orange welsh cakes
jamiet
www.gaystarnews.com/article/cardiffs-buried-treasures-48-hours-welsh-capital190515
Celebrating a Year of Marriage Equality in Oregon and Pennsylvania
In 2014, the United States gained 19 states with marriage equality, two of which were Oregon and Pennsylvania.
HRC.org
DVD: “Still Alice,” “Seek,” “Paper Dreams,” & More!
It’s a poignant week for home entertainment releases, with the Oscar-winning film about an intellectual struck with early onset Alzheimer’s, Still Alice, leading the charge.
Who’s the hunk the photo above? You can Seek the answer in the details below!
($34.99 Blu-ray, $30.99 DVD: Sony)
Julianne Moore snagged a well-deserved (and long-time-a-comin’) Oscar for her performance as Alice Howland, a Columbia University linguistics professor stricken with early onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Her husband John (Alec Baldwin) and three grown children (Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth and Hunter Parrish) rally in support while grappling with their own responses, as Alice struggles with losing everything that defines her. It’s powerful, heartbreaking and suspenseful stuff, courtesy co-directors/husbands Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, the former of which passed away recently from ALS complications, making Still Alice all the more poignant. Extras include two making-of featurettes, deleted scenes, and an interview with the composer.
($24.99 DVD; TLA)
Fresh off a heartbreak, young gay newspaper journalist Evan is assigned to profile a charismatic Toronto nightclub promoter, Hunter. As the pair grow close during the research process, Evan is exposed to a whole queer millennial scene…
($22.99 DVD; Hornbill Films)
In this noir-styled documentary, ’70s and ’80s porn director Toby Ross examines the golden age of all male nudie magazines during the ’60s and early ’70s. Extras include commentary, interviews and more.
ALSO OUT:
Leviathan
American Sniper
Cymbeline
Flawless
Zombeavers
Lawrence Ferber
feedproxy.google.com/~r/queerty2/~3/5ptbVvqv3f8/dvd-still-alice-seek-paper-dreams-more-20150519
Elian Gonzalez is Grown Up and Wants to Return to the U.S.: VIDEO
Elian Gonzalez, the Cuban icon who was at the center of a gripping custody battle in 1999 after he was found adrift off the Florida coast, is 21-years-old now and gave his first interview since childhood to ABC News.
Given Cuba’s relationship with the U.S., there has been little contact with Gonzalez over the years, though photos of him as a teenager offered insight as to how he was growing up.
Gonzalez now says he wants to come back to the U.S.:
“To the American people, first I say thank you for the love they give me. I want the time to give my love to American people…For my family it has always been, we always have the desire to say to the American people, to say to each household our gratitude, appreciation and love that we have,” he said. “Perhaps one day we could pay a visit to the United States. I could personally thank those people who helped us, who were there by our side. Because we’re so grateful for what they did.”
Watch, AFTER THE JUMP…
Andy Towle
www.towleroad.com/2015/05/elian-gonzalez-is-grown-up-and-wants-to-return-to-the-us-video.html
Why Ben Carson’s Wrong About Gay Marriage Leading To Bigamy And Just About Everything Else
Oh, Ben Carson, what is your deal? Are you seriously running for president, or are you just trying to Sarah Palin yourself, by getting on as many TV shows as possible until they finally offer you a job?
Ben Carson, you may recall, is the former neurosurgeon who decided that he ought to be president. To that end, he’s been raising money and making appearances and offering up bizarre statements to grab the attention to reporters who are getting bored waiting for serious candidates to enter the race.
Last time Ben was on our radar, it was for saying that prison turns men gay, and then apologizing (but not really). Now, he’s gained attention yet again by telling a reporter for CNBC that if you legalize marriage for gays and lesbians, you’ll have to legalize it for “other groups.” Who are those other groups? He won’t say! When the exasperated reporter finally suggests bigamy, Ben shrugs and says that’s a possibility.
We feel a bit of pity for the journalists assigned to cover the wacky presidential candidates like Ben Carson. He’s not serious enough to actually say or do anything of substance. But he’s also not funny enough to generate a viral meme, or even a momentary blip of humor, like the delightful candidate Vermin Supreme.
Ben’s argument is just completely wrong. For one thing, marriage for gays and polygamy are totally different things. One requires just changing some pronouns; the other requires completely re-writing the way that marriage contracts work. The fact that plural marriage would be so disruptive to the current system means that marriage equality could not possibly be used as justification for having multiple spouses. They’re just way too different to be compared.
And of course, gay marriage doesn’t lead to marrying children or animals or houses. Marriage is, fundamentally, an agreement. And you know what an agreement requires? For both parties to agree on something. If someone isn’t capable of consenting to something (like a child or an animal or a parked car) then it’s really not a marriage at all.
So there you go, Ben Carson. There’s the answer to your cute little question. Now please get out of the way so the grownups can talk about policy.
matt baume
How Oregon Suddenly Changed Bisexual Visibility
Oregon’s Kate Brown and the sudden change in bisexual visibility.
Stephanie Fairyington
www.advocate.com/politics/2015/05/19/how-oregon-suddenly-changed-bisexual-visibility
