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9 Dapper Clothing Labels that Will Help You Suit Up

in Fashion

Unconventionally masculine and need to suit up for a wedding, a job interview, a graduation, or any other event that requires your sharpest, sexiest self to shine? Look no further!

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9 International Queer Coming of Age Films You Should Watch

in Entertainment & LifeStyle

These 9 international films tackle the same subject: what it means to come of age as an LGBTQ individual & they do it with subtlety, rawness & grace.

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What the Pulse Shooting Can Teach Us About the American Propaganda Machine

in The Nation

Pulse shooter, Omar Mateen, wasn’t targeting the LGBTQ community, and he wasn’t gay either, but some have attempted to use that politically valuable narrative to drive a wedge between Muslim and LGBTQ communities.

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Traveling with Sex Toys Could Land You in Trouble

in Travel

Traveling with sex toys to a country where they’re illegal could lead to anything from imprisonment, to being refused entry into the country, to being fined, or simply having your beloved (and possibly expensive) toy confiscated. The key is to do your research in order to travel safely!

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6 LGBTQ Comics Artists to Follow on Instagram

in Art & Culture

Discover 6 LGBTQ comic artists who will fill your Instagram feed full of queer stories and characters from across the rainbow spectrum!

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Cape Town’s Drag Scene on 35mm Film

in International/Photography

Explore Cape Town’s blossoming drag and queer scene through the work of photographer Lauren Brits. Using a medium that is both nostalgic and timeless, she captures the queer underground zeitgeist of South Africa’s Mother City in dream-like stills

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Youtuber Hannah Hart Proposes to Girlfriend Ella Mielniczenko

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Youtube celesbian and foodie Hannah Hart announced her engagement via Instagram to Buzzfeed executive producer, Ella Mielniczenko. Read all about her thoughts on life, love and the journey ahead!

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Everything You Need to Know About Outfest

in Entertainment & LifeStyle

Los Angeles-based LGBTQ film festival, Outfest, kicked off on the 12th of July! In just eleven days the film festival will screen more than 200 queer themed films from 35 countries. On the program are galas, feature films, short films, special events, and episodic screenings. Originally founded by UCLA students in 1982, Outfest will continue its mission to “promote LGBTQ equality by creating, sharing and protecting LGBTQ stories on the screen” for the 36th year running. If you’re keen to feel a part of the global queer community, then join Outfest “to discover, discuss and celebrate stories of LGBTQ lives.”…

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Outfest Review: Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

in Blog/Entertainment & LifeStyle/Weekly

The ideal queer community is one in which any queer person feels welcome, seen, understood, and included. Unfortunately, that ideal isn’t always (or even often), reflected in reality. White, cis, gay men occupy a position of power and privilege, dominating conversations about queer life, culture, and politics that are in dire need of more diverse voices and viewpoints. Yony Leyser’s delightfully ragged documentary, Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution, both documents a historical cultural movement in the LGBTQ+ community, and serves as motivation to create more inclusive, diverse spaces today. The film hones in on the homocore (more modernly referred…

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Racism in the Gayborhood: A Philly Story

in Real Talk/The-Nation/Weekly

  The city of Philadelphia, PA added black and brown to its Pride flag in time for the city’s 2017 Pride festivities, and, as always, people freaked out. The flag’s creation is an attempt to show inclusivity within the LGBTQ community. A year ago, volcanic tensions within the city’s “Gayborhood” erupted after a club owner was video recorded using the N-word. The city’s Gayborhood was soon inundated with protests and a dying night life. The people of Philadelphia used social media to express their thoughts on the new flag. Most responses expressed how proud they are to live in a…

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