Watch the Fur Fly in New Trailer For ‘Where The Bears Are’ Season 4: VIDEO

Love it or hate it, the cheesy, hunktastic Where The Bears Are returns for its fourth season with lead couple Nelson and Todd preparing for their wedding, but in traditional Bears fashion things start going quickly awry. Watch the trailer up the camp factor, with a jet ski shootout and a shooting of a main character, below:

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Watch the Fur Fly in New Trailer For ‘Where The Bears Are’ Season 4: VIDEO

Glasgow Free Pride Rescinds Drag Ban

Many are still fuming after a Scottish Pride gathering initially said no to drag performers.

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How My World Changed at Camp Pride 2015 Leadership Academy for LGBTQ Students and Allies
I woke up this morning, and the first thought I had was about the people I bonded with at Camp Pride. The camp is a 5 day opportunity for LGBTQ college students and Allies to talk about social justice and bond with each other. I had so many revelations last week. The first of which was drinking coffee for the first time. That was an eye opener. I mean that stuff did something to me. Between that, smiling too much, and not sleeping enough, my face was twitching some type of way.

But the experience ran so much deeper than that. The people I met gave me the strength to reflect on parts my life that I have avoided for a long time. I learned so many things from what we shared.

One of those things was to love people even if they make mistakes. Not everything was rainbows and sunshine in Charlotte. Things were said and done that annoyed me and that I didn’t agree with. But I understood that everything was for a good purpose. Intentions are important. We have to teach each other and we have to learn. If we don’t mess up sometimes and we don’t piss anyone off, we probably aren’t going anywhere.

While surrounded by these people that I love, I got to know myself on a much deeper level. I thought about the way I’ve come to be who I am. My goals and my life dreams were all born in the water. I used my swimming as an excuse to not deal with myself and my feelings outside of it.

It took me a very long time to accept that I am a lesbian. It took me even longer to accept that I don’t fit the normative definition of a female. When I finally did those things, I started to resent swimming.

I was angry at swimming for keeping me in a box. I was sad that it kept me from making connections with people that I could relate to. I was invisible to myself as anything other than an athlete. It was the only identity I knew how to express.

5 months ago that ended. I finished my NCAA career and all of a sudden my life was barely recognizable. I tossed my cap and goggles, knowing that I had to walk away from something that I loved because I had been fighting with it for too long.

At camp, I had to consider who I am from so many angles. It was the first time I had put myself out there as a whole person first. I thought about the other things that gave my life meaning and how my identities are connected. I learned that I’m indefinite. I can never and will never be just one thing.

I was up until 3 in the morning most days, feeling things I had never allowed myself to process. I was up late one of the nights with Matt, talking about something I had on my mind. It was something simple. But he made me realize that I have to trust myself to feel my feelings and I have to be honest about that.

I left Charlotte knowing myself in a way that I never have before. Because of that, I’m not afraid of what I want anymore. And as I told my friend Erick when I opened up a bottle of Pepsi right before bed at 1 a.m., I do what I want.

I want to change lives. I want to hold somebody’s hand and do the things that no one ever did for me. I want to be the things that were missing in my life, some of the things that everyone should have.

I want to stand up for those who have to fear the things that I am privileged not to face. I want to be brave enough to do my best and sometimes make mistakes that lead me to be a better person.

I want to fight for what I love, who I love, and every person’s right to live with those things. Because even when that has hurt me, it’s made me better for the endgame.

I want to Uhaul off into the sunset with the woman that I love, despite the number of people who will look at and treat me differently because of it.

I’m want to follow my heart everywhere, because that’s where I’m supposed to be. I want my life on my own terms. I want it now.

What I also want at this moment is still to swim. Not to be just a swimmer, but to be a person who swims. And that is what I am going to do.

Coming to terms with all of this was very emotional for me. I cried when I left, something I’m usually careful not to do in front of others. It was just so hard to think of what I was leaving. It was an inconvenience to say goodbye to you all and fly back into the real world. But when I was sitting on that plane, I realized something.

You are my real world. You just made it bigger. You left a mark on my life that I will carry with me every day, wherever I go. It was your love and friendship that helped me shine light through the holes in my heart. And now I’m gonna go on living my life like some kind of beautiful freaking candle holder.

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Jake Gyllenhaal describes US Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling as ‘so beautiful’

Jake Gyllenhaal, whose new film Southpaw hits theaters this week, is thrilled with last month’s decision by the US Supreme Court on gay marriage.

The court’s ruling made marriages between same-sex couples legal in all US states.

‘When I heard about the news I thought, wow, how far we’ve come in a decade. And how far we have to go in so many things,’ Gyllenhaal tells BET.

‘I think hopefully something like that in terms of – the resistance of society and seeing that it’s possible to change was such an amazing thing.’

Gyllenhaal’s mom sent him the court’s written decision.

‘… How it was written, I thought it was so beautiful,’ he says. ‘And she said it’s all about love. My brother said to me a few weeks ago, all we leave behind is the wake of our lives, that’s all we have. And to know that [love] wins out sometimes is an inspiration to me.’

It’s been 10 years since Gyllenhaal was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as gay ranch hand Jack Twist in Brokeback Mountain.

He is asked if it is considered less risky now for Hollywood’s leading men to take on gay roles the way he and co-star Heath Ledger did in 2004 when Brokeback Mountain was made.

‘Oh definitely it’s changed,’ he says. ‘I think playing a role and living a life are two very different things. I think telling stories, and all different stories, is what makes acting so great. It’s why I was really proud of Brokeback Mountain and everything it had to say. And it was an interesting journey to go on to learn about that world.’

The film won Oscars for director Ang Lee and for screenplay adaptation but lost in the best picture category to Crash.

Gyllenhaal has gone on to star in such films as Nightcrawler, Zodiac, Jarhead, Rendition and Love & Other Drugs.

H/T: Towleroad

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Poll: 59% of Voters Less Likely to Support Candidates Who Oppose Non-Discrimination Protections

Polling shows strong bipartisan support for LGBT non-discrimination protections, including nearly two-thirds of likely Republicans voters.
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Finally, The Grindr Musical We Never Knew We Always Wanted

A musical take on Grindr may not be anything novel — we reported on one a year and a half ago — but this hilarious entry’s campy irreverence succeeds where others’ serious “social commentary” approach have left us unenthusiastic to load more show tunes.

From director Andrew Putschoegl (the guy who helped bring you all those hillarballz Jessica and Hunter videos) comes this parody trailer for Broadway’s next smash hit — Grindr: The Musical.

“I know all about party and play, but I never knew what love was until you were one foot away.”

It’s like poppers for your soul.

Watch below:

Dan Tracer

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This Is How The Outing Scandal Went Down At Gawker According To Taiwanese Animators: WATCH

In case you’re looking for a colorful recap of the outing scandal at Gawker, look no further than this handy animation courtesy of Taiwanese animators.

Previously, the animators have covered a broad host of topics including Anderson Cooper’s coming out, Islamophobia in the US, David Cameron’s fight for marriage equality in the UK, and America’s fight for gay rights.

Watch the latest head-scratching video below:

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This Is How The Outing Scandal Went Down At Gawker According To Taiwanese Animators: WATCH

Jake Gyllenhaal Offers Beautiful Quote About Marriage Equality, 10 Years After 'Brokeback Mountain'

Ten years after playing a gay man on screen in “Brokeback Mountain,” actor Jake Gyllenhaal commented this week on the state of rights for the lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in America.

BET sat down with the actor, primarily to discuss his role in the new film “Southpaw” (Gyllenhaal comes in around 1:17). However, reporters used the moment to also ask Gyllenhaal about changing perceptions surrounding gay identity — both in Hollywood and on a larger, societal level.

Specifically, the reporter asked the “Brokeback Mountain” star if he felt that “perceived risk” of portraying a gay leading role in Hollywood had evolved in any way. He responded:

“Oh, definitely it’s changed. I think playing a role and living a life are two very different things. I think telling stories, and all different stories, is what makes acting so great. It’s why I was really proud of ‘Brokeback Mountain’ and everything it had to say. And it was an interesting journey to go on to learn about that world.”

 Gyllenhaal, who won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts for Best Supporting Actor in “Brokeback,” also offered his thoughts on the recent SCOTUS ruling that legalized same-sex marriage on the federal level.

“When I heard about the news I thought, ‘Wow, how far we’ve come in a decade. And how far we have to go in so many things.’ But I think, hopefully, something like that in terms of the resistance of society and seeing that it’s possible to change was such an amazing thing. I remember thinking, my mom sent me the decision. And how it was written, I thought it was so beautiful. And she said it’s all about love. My brother said to me a few weeks ago, all we leave behind is the wake of our love — that’s all we have. And to know that wins out sometimes is an inspiration to me.”

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