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Is Being an Older LGBTQ+ Person as Terrifying as It Sounds?
Someone asked me the other day what my favorite movie was, and I immediately said Arthur, like I always do. Then they said, “Never heard of it? When did it come out?” I didn’t answer 1981, nearly 40 years ago. At that moment I felt old, out of date, and superficially shallow.
Thus, I was not surprised by a new report from The Fenway Institute that found older LGBTQ+ adults in the state of Massachusetts have been diagnosed with depression at twice the rate of their straight, cisgender peers. It could be Massachusetts or any other state, or any other country because depression among older LGBTQ+ people is real, and no doubt much more widespread than we ever realize. I always tell people that if it could happen to me, the proverbial life of the party, it can happen to anyone. Having dealt with severe depression, and then having sought out many older LGBTQ+ people who also experienced similar circumstances, I found it remarkable that we all suffered from some sort of PTSD from our youths.
Again, not surprised that the report also found that LGBTQ+ individuals were twice as likely to fall and be injured in a fall over the past year, and I wouldn’t be shocked to hear if some of that was related to dangerous behavior about feeling alone and useless. Another woman, a lesbian, told me that she had a life-threatening operation, and has not been the same since and feels there’s nothing to live for, except her cat, who is 10. Otherwise, she is alone, without her partner who died, and without a family to take care of her. The family has made her feel shame for who she is, and she worries about being alone for the remainder of her life. Some days, she doesn’t feel like getting out of bed, and subsists on her Social Security checks, desperately afraid that she’ll end up in a nursing home left to die. We didn’t discuss it, but I’m sure she feels equal trepidation about not being able to pay the costs of round-the-clock care.
Is Being an Older LGBTQ+ Person as Terrifying as It Sounds?
...health care employees ‘smacking’ around 29-year-old with autism
...woman allegedly hits elderly sister in the head with cellphone, pushes wheelchair...
Senior living facility worker shoved 76-year-old woman so hard she died
Outrage as seniors are 'kicked out' of their homes in retirement mecca to make way for luxury housing boom
I’m a 64-year-old single gay man and I hate my life
California city’s taxpayer-funded housing for ‘LGBTQ seniors’ accused of breaking civil rights laws
Moment Amazon delivery driver attacks elderly man he accused of stealing his parking spot
Armie Hammer details gay sex experience with Grindr hook-up after deciding 'women are the worst'
When asked directly if he was a cannibal, Hammer said, 'You know what you have to do to actually be a cannibal? You have to actually eat human flesh. So no.'
Armie Hammer details gay sex experience
Kid Rock Briefly Worried He Might Be ‘Gay’ During Vasectomy
Jeffersons actor says costar Sherman Hemsley was also gay
Armie Hammer Wants a Second Chance
'I Found Love At 90 With A 31-Year-Old—After Finally Coming Out'
It had been a while since I'd been on a date so I was really anxious about how he would react to me. I'm old and everybody knows that, and I wondered what he would think when he saw my face.
At first I thought I would just say goodnight and go home, but I suggested we go out to my car and sit there to talk. Right after we got into the car John reached over and took my hand. I remember thinking, "Oh my!" and I did not pull my hand back.
When we finally said goodbye, John started towards his car, but then he came back and opened my car door: he'd forgotten his phone. He then asked if he should follow me home in his car, to spend more time together, and I couldn't turn him down. We talked and kissed and he finally left just as the sun was about to come up.
'I Found Love At 90 With A 31-Year-Old—After Finally Coming Out'
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The movies that made them gay
In the spirit of the Oscars, we asked each of our editors to share the movie that most moved them as young LGBTQ+ people. And while the Academy overlooked most (but not all) of these titles the year they were released, they still hold a special place in our hearts and always will.
The movies that made them gay
Gay VOICE is a thing
Primetime's First Openly Gay Character
Sally Field's son says he's 'probably gay' because of 'Steel Magnolias'
Cassandra Peterson Comes Out
“I’m very aware that there will be some who will be disappointed and maybe even angry, but I have to live with myself, and at this point in my life, I’ve got to be truthful about who I am.”
Cassandra Peterson Comes Out
Cassandra Peterson accuses late NBA star of sexual assault
...former child star reveals she finally feels 'comfortable' to come out as bisexual
Feeling more anxious than usual about sex?
“I’m hoping my hookups decide to cancel these days,” he says. “To be honest, I think I’ve gotten bad at sex, and with all of these expectations you see online and in porn, I’m concerned that I’m a terrible fuck now, which will make me retreat into my head, and the feedback loop continues.”
Feeling more anxious than usual about sex?
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WHY GAY MEN LOVE HOOKING UP WITH STRAIGHT DUDES
It’s not that Alex, a gay 26-year-old man from New York City, seeks out straight men to hook up with — they simply flock to him in droves. “As someone who is very effeminate and nonconforming, gay men don’t really look for me,” he says. But hetero guys? “I can’t even keep count of how many straight men I’ve fucked. The limit doesn’t exist!”
How “straight” these men are isn’t exactly clear, but according to what scant research exists on heterosexual men who have sex with queer guys, it’s not an emotional or physical attraction that draws them to us (or at least they won’t admit that it is). Rather, as Jane Ward, an associate professor of women’s studies at the University of California, Riverside lays out in her 2015 book Not Gay: Sex Between Straight White Men, straight men hook up with other guys to “reaffirm their masculinity” (and whiteness). Other research, like this 2018 study published in the journal Sexualities, finds that straight guys see queer men as “living dildos” or “disembodied objects of desire that provide sexual pleasure.”
WHY GAY MEN LOVE HOOKING UP WITH STRAIGHT DUDES
Here’s the leader of the Straight Acting Brotherhood
The online discourse about twinks & their place in the world just took a very esoteric turn
A more contemporary theory about the adaption of “twink” traces its birth to the iconic American snack cake. Twinkies, with their smooth golden exterior and creamy filling, are simultaneously delicious and decadent.
Filled with chemicals and artificial sugars, they offer no nutritional value. But they endure, because they’re tasty and fun!
The online discourse about twinks
Gen Z gays stoke outrage over claims that nobody over 25 should be on Grindr
This video about “nasty little twinks” throwing shade at “gross” older gays has everyone talking
Gay OnlyFans model reveals gory details of his insane stunt to break Bonnie Blue’s record
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There are new explicit teasers for the gay Bonnie Blue stunt, and they’re feral
Celebrated LGBT theater director 'is fired over claims he's a sex pest who performed oral sex on one shocked co-worker, inappropriately touched another
Michael Taylor Gray told the LA Times shortly after he began working at Celebration Theater in 2006, Shepperd pulled down his pants and performed oral sex on him after a show.
Celebrated LGBT theater director 'is fired
Ex-Evanescence Manager Accuses Michael Tait of Sexual Assault
...allegations emerge against Catholic priest shot dead 'by one of his accusers'
Blood on hands of woke officials after illegal migrant 'raped and killed' boy, 13
Retired cop alleges now-98-year-old NYPD doctor sexually abused him for months
Man bites brother-in-law's nose for refusing gay relationship
UP Man Chops Off Gay Partner's Genitals For Raping His Daughter
Former NC lawmaker posts bond weeks after being charged with child sex offenses
Stefon Diggs sues male influencer who accused NFL star of sexually assaulting him and conspiring to kill him
Teacher charged with multiple sex crimes against 2 minors in Pennsylvania
'Privileged' unemployed man is slammed for tweeting he resents his parents for 'spoiling' him
He started off the viral thread by saying he took 'a medium dose of acid' a few days prior, and 'admitted some things to myself' about his financial situation, including admitting to himself that he resented his mother after she gave him $100,000 for his birthday last August when he was not working.
The acid version of himself, Yuan said, told him: 'You feel like you were told by society that the way making living works is that you do labor and are paid a fair wage for your labor, and that's how you earn the right to exist and be a member of society.
'The reason you're alive right now and not starving to death on the street even though you haven't had a job in three years is because your parents send you money because they love you.'
And like I kind of get why they did that, but it led to me being incredibly sheltered in a bunch of ways. They never even made me do chores. I was very spoiled, and in retrospect, it wasn't good for me.'
'Privileged' unemployed man is slammed for tweeting he resents his parents for 'spoiling' him
Moment shirtless man climbs to top of 352ft tall Supreme Scream ride at California amusement park
16-Year-Old Accused of Murdering His Mother and Sister Has Escaped from Jail
Texas Woman Dismembered with a Chainsaw Found Buried at Missouri Home of Alleged Child Sexual Abuser and Girlfriend
Ohio Man Allegedly Shot and Killed His Pregnant Girlfriend. Her Daughter Died the Next Day.
2020 was the year of negative emotions: Poll finds people reporting stress, worry, sadness and anger reached record-high levels
Hide-and-seek NYC-style: Terrified teen is shot in leg as he tries to flee gunman who chases him around pillar
N.J. Daycare Worker Charged with Attempted Murder of 1-Year-Old
Couple charged over gender reveal party that sparked California fire that killed firefighter
Mom who spent 10 years 'gentle parenting' admits it was a mistake
...he has one of world's largest penises
A British artist with a Jamaican accent when he raps is 'seriously thinking' about monetising his huge willy in exchange for a multi-million pound OnlyFans deal.
...he has one of world's largest penises
MORTIFIED after 'ruining' friend's wedding photos with his enormous WEDGIE
The longest penis sizes around the world
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The truth about ‘summer penis’
Country with the biggest average penis size in the world
Average penis size by US state and the areas where men exaggerate the most
Women rank penises and reveal what they find most attractive about male genitalia
I'm cursed with a big penis
Matt Kalil gets $300k porn offer after ex-wife said his penis size caused divorce
Mexican singer says he was trafficked and abused as a teenager
Luis Armando Campos says singing is his life. At 23, he's already had a very impressive singing career that started when he was just a child in his native Tampico, a port city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.
"I was about 11, almost 12, when I first appeared on a local TV show in Tampico," Campos said.
In 2014, he was a semi-finalist in "The Voice Mexico." The international reality singing competition franchise took his career to new levels. Even though he didn't win, Campos has since toured Mexico with his music. But what his increasing number of fans didn't know, Campos says, is that while his career was taking off, he was forced to live a double life -- as a sex slave.
Mexican singer says he was trafficked and abused as a teenager
Monsters kidnap toddler in India before raping, beheading her
The TRUTH of 'Maryland dad' Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Two Muslim 13-year-olds are jailed for raping girl, 12, because she was Jewish
UK ‘shied away’ from ethnicity of grooming gangs in child sex abuse inquiries
Fat Joe denies sex acts with minors after former hype man’s $20 million lawsuit
Soccer coach admits drugging and raping young boys
Boy, 12, is abducted 'by pedophile' after youngsters' 'To Catch a Predator' sting went horribly wrong
Man to serve 25 years in prison after using Snapchat to meet teens
Outcry after Indian court rules groping without removing clothes is not sexual assault
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday stayed a controversial judgment by another court which held that groping of a minor without “skin-to-skin” contact and without removing clothes is not “sexual assault”.
Attorney general KK Venugopal called the judgment by the Bombay High Court “very disturbing” and sought to file a petition against the order.
The ruling in question was given on 19 January by Justice Pushpa V Ganediwala of the Bombay High Court, who acquitted a 39-year-old man previously found guilty of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl by groping her under Section 7 (sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).
“The act of pressing of breast of the child aged 12 years, in the absence of any specific detail as to whether the top was removed or whether he inserted his hand inside top and pressed her breast, would not fall in the definition of ‘sexual assault’,” Ms Ganediwala said.
Outcry after Indian court rules groping without removing clothes is not sexual assault
Betrayed by gay lover, then imprisoned, Bob has finally been set free
Rowdy female passenger gropes Delta worker's breast during tirade
“I Couldn’t See Out of My Left Eye”
“I know today I’m only as sick as my secrets,” Haynes told the publication. Four years ago, the actor was hospitalized after an overdose amid his drug and alcohol addiction. Haynes shared images of his hospitalization on his Instagram in 2019 where he shared, “I no longer want to project a curated life”
“I Couldn’t See Out of My Left Eye”
He's Been Living With HIV Since He Was 17
Colton Haynes says coming out harmed his career but he still has hope
“My biggest critics are gay men”
I Kissed a Boy star slams ‘fake’ ex Dan Harry and ‘problematic’ non-binary people
‘David Bowie fucked your dad’
That was the scene on the reddit board r/OldSchool, when a user uploaded the photo with a nonplussed caption: “My dad with David Bowie in a vacation in Greece. 1988.”
‘David Bowie fucked your dad’
“I’m not gay!”
Andy Cohen reveals he and John Mayer are ‘in love’
My boyfriend makes £44.4k a month pretending to be gay