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Joel Schumacher estimates he’s had up to 20,000 sexual partners
Turns out Joel Schumacher‘s box-office figures aren’t the only sky-high record he’s got.
The 79-year-old director of smashes like “St. Elmo’s Fire,” “Batman Forever” and “The Lost Boys” recently gave a wide-ranging interview to Vulture in which he detailed some of the more fabled elements of his past, including his drug use and promiscuity.
“Have you ever guessed the number of partners you’ve had?” interviewer Andrew Goldman asked him, to which Schumacher responded, “It would be in the double-digit thousands, but that is not unusual.”
“Double-digit thousands.
Page Six
Second Suspect Arrested in Attack on NYC Trans Filmmakers
A second suspect has been arrested in connection with an attack on two transgender filmmakers in New York City.
David Gonzalez, 34, turned himself in to police Tuesday night, the New York Post reports. He was charged with two counts each of felony assault as a hate crime, aggravated harassment as a hate crime, and aggravated harassment. He has a long record of arrests going back to 2002, the paper reports.
A woman accused of participating in the attack, Paola Custodio, 24, was arrested at the crime scene June 29, and she is charged with felony assault and aggravated harassment, both as hate crimes, as well, according to the New York Daily News.
Advocate
An original being 20-Jul-2019
Ann Margret 02-Oct-2018
The Little Mermaid was originally a ‘love letter’ to the author’s male crush
As you know, Disney’s 1985 animated film The Little Mermaid is being made into a live-action movie. And while some white fans are upset that the titular heroine will be played by black R&B singer Halle Bailey, many others overlook the story’s interesting gay origins.
When Danish author Hans Christian Andersen wrote “The Little Mermaid” as a short fairy tale in 1837, he did so as a way to illustrate his failed attempt to woo a heterosexual man named Edvard Collin. Many biographers say that Andersen, who was attracted to both men and women, long pined for Collin even though Collin was of a higher class and disapproved of Andersen’s romantic overtures towards him and possibly one of his sisters.
LGBTQ Nation
Raymond Braun on the importance of LGBTQ people knowing their history
The LGBTQ activist on his incredible new documentary, State of Pride.
Earlier this year, LGBTQ activist and social media influencer Raymond Braun commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising with an educational and eye-opening documentary about the importance of Pride Month.
Teaming up with Oscar-winning director Rob Epstein (The Times of Harvey Milk) and Jeffrey Friedman (End Game), the one-hour long documentary follows Raymond as he travels to three diverse communities – Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama – and speaks to various members of the queer community about the month-long celebration.
We recently caught up with Raymond and discussed the lack of education surrounding our history, his personal queeroes and the importance of making sure Pride is a protest, as well as a celebration.
Gay Times
Spider-Man star Zach Barack says superhero movies are “inherently trans”
Zach Barack has a unique perspective on the superhero genre.
The 23-year-old actor plays Peter Parker’s high school friend in blockbuster sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home, making him the first openly trans person to star in a Marvel movie, alongside Tyler Luke Cunningham as a featured extra.
Speaking to Variety at the Los Angeles premiere of the new Spider-Man movie, Zach opened up about how “meaningful” the role is for him, and argued that there’s something “very inherently trans” about superhero movies.
“I’m not by any means an expert on comics, but I read them growing up, you know, and they were important,” he said.
“And there’s something very inherently trans about those stories, especially ones where identity and hidden identity is part of them.
Gay Times
Why Tom Holland Will Never Ever Workout With Jake Gyllenhaal Again
With great power, comes great responsibility…and some seriously sore muscles.
In China doing press for Spider-Man: Far From Home, co-stars Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal decided to hit the gym together. Totally fine and normal, right? Well…
"I didn't want to go because Jake Gyllenhaal is ripped," Holland, 23, revealed during an interview with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show. "And I'm really competitive."
Eonline
LGBTQ+ Athletes Star in Powerful New Nike Film for Pride Month
Nike returns with a short film featuring several larger-than-life LGBTQ+ athletes for its BeTrue campaign during Pride month.
The film is a call to encourage athletes who dare to compete, whether or not they are on a level playing field with the other athletes in their sport. Professional athletes like WNBA star Sue Bird probably know a thing or two about the ways women are treated on and off the court, versus their male counterparts.
“For female athletes in a league that’s trying to grow in the U.S., the ‘rules’ we’re following are geared toward men,” Bird of the Seattle Storm, told Out on Wednesday. “So that might be the WNBA versus the NBA, and some of the ways they view us, or the standards they want to have. Things have always been done a certain way, and it’s never been thoughtful for different groups of people, so how can you succeed in that world?”
Out
Gay Son Takes His Proud Dad to L.A. Pride
NYC park steps to become city’s largest Pride flag
Cuba Gooding Jr. Accused of Groping Woman's Breasts at NYC Club
New York City authorities are investigating allegations that Cuba Gooding, Jr. forcefully touched a woman.
Police sources disclosed to Page Six that a 30-year-old woman accused the actor of grabbing her breast while they were partying at a Manhattan club on Saturday night. The woman states that Gooding was "highly intoxicated" when the incident happened and it led to an argument between herself and the actor that security had to defuse.
Complex
Cuba Gooding Jr. to turn himself in to police over groping claims
Have We Met Before? reflects on how looking for gay sex has changed
Danger. Danger and excitement have been two factors I’ve most noticed the mention of, in terms of how looking for and having gay sex has changed across the last 50 years.
Several straight friends on viewing the film came away sympathetic and concerned for this dangerous lived experience. The fear of being caught, of being arrested or losing your job back in the day.
How uncertain a connection with a new person can be right up until the moment of reveal. Are they going to beat me up or make out with me?
Gay Star News
Keanu Reeves Admits He's a Lonely Guy
At some point during the discussion, Reeves was—for reasons not entirely clear—asked to define what the innocuous word "love" means to him. He defiantly refused to answer, choosing instead to leap through the nearest window, landing injury-free on a motorcycle and cruising off into the sunset blasting METZ.
Complex
Harrison Ford is Not Here For Chris Pratt Playing Indiana Jones
Harrison Ford has firmly rejected the idea of a future Indiana Jones reboot, as he believes no other actor could play the role. During an appearance on The Today Show, Ford said that he is Indiana Jones, and that the character should die when he does.
Men's Health
Elton John reveals he was a virgin until aged 23 when he and his lover-turned-manager John Reid 'tore their clothes off and had joyous sex'
lton John has confessed he didn't have 'joyous' sex until he was 23 and 'tore his clothes off' with his lover-turned-manager John Reid.
The musical icon, 72, revealed he was a 'virgin' and 'desperate to have a tactile relationship' when the pair gave into their impulses in San Francisco.
He said: 'I was a virgin until then. I was desperate to be loved and desperate to have a tactile relationship.
Daily Mail
Doris Day, a LGBTI icon and Hollywood legend, dies at 97 years old
Hollywood legend Doris Day has died at 97 years old.
A LGBTI icon, she is fondly remembered for her on-screen partnerships with gay actor Rock Hudson.
She appeared in such classics as Pillow Talk and The Man Who Knew Too Much.
She was well known for her animal welfare activism in later life. She also has a string of chart hits, of which Que Sera Sera remains one of her most famous.
Many of her LGBTI fans also treasured the song Secret Love from 1953’s Calamity Jane. At a time when most people had to stay in the closet and keep their crushes secret, the song became an anthem.
Gay Star News
Richard Madden thinks it’ll be a “terrible route to go down” if roles were restricted to an actor’s sexuality
Former Game of Thrones star Richard Madden has weighed in on the debate over who should get gay roles after the Sir Elton John biopic, Rocketman, came under fire for casting straight actors.
Both Taron Egerton and Madden identify as straight, and are playing Sir Elton and his former manager John Reid, who are both gay, respectively.
Speaking to The Guardian, he said: “It’s a really terrible route to go down if we start restricting people’s casting based on their personal lives. We have to focus more on diversity and having everyone represented, but I’m also a firm believer in the best actor for the part.”
Gay Times