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Aromantics say they aren’t cold and heartless, they’re just not that into you...
First we told you about g0ys, men who are attracted to other men but who are offended by the label “gay” and who refuse to have anal sex because it’s too “violent.” Then we told you about androphiles,...
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People are not having Buzzfeed’s latest gay video
Social media users are in an absolute uproar over a recent Buzzfeed video about being gay. In the video, a diverse mix of various 20-something LGBTQ people talk about identifying as gay while...
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Is the LGBTQ acronym becoming irrelevant?
LGBT. LGBTQ. LGBTQQ. LGBTQIA. LGBTQIA+. LGBTQQIP2SAA. When do we say enough is enough? According to writer Alex Myers over at Slate, the answer is: Never. He says the LGBTQ acronym can’t have enough...
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Which comes first: My race or my sexuality?
I have lived my life with many identities. Pretending to be hetero, for instance, out of safety concerns while trying to figure out who I was and overcome my own internalized homophobia. Growing up in...
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No hetero: “100% straight” men don’t exist, study finds
This just in: A new study published by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology has found that “fully straight” people don’t actually exist. Researchers looked as the eyeballs of...
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Nico Tortorella gets the most flack from gay men
Newlywed Nico Tortorella is proof that looks really can be deceiving. In a new interview with Gay Star News, the 29-year-old actor opens up about his experience as a non-binary “straight passing”...
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Straight white politician suggests he might be a gay black man by proxy
Gary Shipman is one of three Democrats currently running for the North Carolina House. He left many people scratching their heads this week after he implied he was a member of the Black community and...
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Are we headed for a twink takeover?
Twinks have had their place in the gay community since, well, forever. But are they about to go mainstream? Nick Haramis at the New York Times certainly thinks so, and he’s just written an entire...
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The real reason straight dudes have gay sex but still identify as straight
Desire and identity are two things that are often linked but don’t always have to go hand-in-hand. At least according to Robert Burriss, Ph.D. Burriss is an evolutionary psychologist who studies human...
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Lucas Hedges comes out as “not totally straight, but also not gay, and not...
We think it’s safe to say Lucas Hedges doesn’t care much for labels. In a new interview with Vulture, the Lady Bird actor opens up about his sexuality, saying: “I recognize myself as existing on that...
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Who, me?! 27 telltale signs you might be a “white gay”
There’s been a lot of talk about intersectionality lately. More and more people, especially those in the LGBTQ community, are speaking up about forms of discrimination that overlap or intersect and...
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It’s not that you’re not sexy, I just don’t care: 22 tweets that perfectly...
It’s estimated that approximately 1% of the planet’s 7.5 billion human inhabitants are asexual. That means there are roughly 75 million asexuals roaming the earth at this very moment. Related: Guys...
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Straight actor defends playing gay, says no one knows ‘the amount of...
Takaya Honda and Matt Wilson play boyfriends on the beloved Australian soap Neighbours. Over the weekend, they made an appearance at Sydney’s Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, where they greeted fans and...
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Actor Andrew Scott flips the script, says more gay actors should play...
Another actor is weighing in on the conversation over casting only casting gay actors in gay roles. This time it’s Andrew Scott. The out gay actor, known for his roles on Sherlock and on Season 2 of...
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This major platinum-selling musician just came out as genderqueer and non-binary
Sam Smith just made some major news. Speaking with actress Jameela Jamil on her new online show “I Weigh Interviews” this week, the 26-year-old platinum-selling artist came out as genderqueer and...
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Ben Whishaw gets very candid about his sexuality in rare and revealing new...
For British actor Ben Whishaw, being a “celebrity” never came naturally to him. For years, he shied away from questions about personal life, particularly his sexuality. But not anymore. In a revealing...
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Pride wouldn’t be the same without gender and sexual identity labels
Apples and oranges. No name-tags are necessary. Most of us can recognize and tell the two fruits apart just by looking at them. But what about when you talk apples and oranges? That’s when the words...
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This man hopes to make history as the first out gay Black congressman in...
Carlton Smith hopes to make history this November by being elected to the Mississippi State Senate. If he does, he would become the first out LGBTQ person ever seated to the state legislature, as well...
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Redditor worries he’s a ‘straight person pretending to be gay’
A Reddit user is having an identity crisis of sorts, worried that he’s straight despite all the evidence to the contrary. “So I’m 20, and I’ve known I was gay since I was like 11,” he wrote in a...
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Reality star once again forced to deny being gay, trans, or having ED
Tim Malcolm starred in the most season of 90 Day Fiancé, a TLC reality show that follows couples who have applied for K-1 visas (available to foreign fiancés of American citizens) and have 90 days to...
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View this post on Instagram *S*mug ?@Foundrae A post shared by Antoni Porowski (@antoni) on Oct 17, 2019 at 3:56pm PDT In an new interview with GQ Hype, Antoni Porowski opens up about everything from...
View ArticleThis man’s Instagram post about being Black, bisexual, and fabulous is going...
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kelvin L. (@eclectickel) on Aug 11, 2019 at 11:32am PDT 31-year-old Kelvin Hunter is a loud and proud bisexual man and self-described “blerd” (Black...
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Growing up gay and Asian, everyone told me I wasn’t “good enough.” Turns out,...
From a young age, I knew I was different. During one of my classes in second grade, I was caught talking in Mandarin with one of my Chinese classmates. Instead of simply telling us to stop, something...
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Dude whose girlfriend “travels a lot” wonders if hooking up with his straight...
A straight dude says he’s been thinking more and more about hooking up with his straight dude friends, but he isn’t sure what the appropriate protocol for that sorta thing is, so he’s seeking advice...
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That time Lady Gaga read Anderson Cooper for filth after he asked if she had...
An awkward 2011 interview between Anderson Cooper and Lady Gaga is making the rounds again on Twitter. The clip was recirculated this week by the Lady Gaga fan account @GagaDaily. In it, Cooper asks...
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Straight dude wonders if coronavirus has turned him gay or bisexual
A straight-identifying man in his early 30s says this whole coronavirus thing has caused latent homosexual desires he thought he had repressed to resurface unexpectedly. He isn’t quite sure what do...
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She can’t stop obsessing over her boyfriend’s gay past and the things she’s...
A woman says she suspects her boyfriend of five years might be into guys. Maybe he’s bisexual? Maybe he’s gay? She doesn’t know. So she’s writing to advice columnist Julia Naftulin at Insider for...
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Am I trans? Figuring out your gender
Have you had an experience where you were questioning your gender? Are you unsure about how you identify? You’re not alone! Unfortunately, many questioning individuals don’t know where to start when...
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The demiboy identity: 6 questions you always wanted to ask
So, you’ve heard the term demiboy but don’t know what it means? That’s totally understandable! This is a term that isn’t often talked about, and there’s not a lot of information out there on it. But...
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This gay guy hates the term “straight acting”…and he’s not alone
“Straight-acting” — those two little words that represent a complicated social order of how a man is or isn’t supposed to present to the world. Is it time to retire “straight acting” to describe queer...
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Being a panromantic asexual: What it means and what you should know
We’ve seen the movies: two people lock eyes and have an instant, electric chemistry, and in the next scene, they’re tumbling into bed together. It’s not all Hollywood magic – most people might look at...
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How many sexualities are there? The ABCs of the LGBTQ.
While society often tries to shove everyone into just a few boxes, the reality is that there are many different ways to be attracted to and experience love. So, how many sexualities are there? That...
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What’s uranic? A look into a lesser-known sexual orientation.
Contrary to what many still believe, sexuality is more than just gay, straight, or bisexual. Today, more folks are using micro-labels to define themselves as the collective knowledge about sexuality...
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Heteroflexibility: Understanding the orientation
The language of sexual and gender identity has dramatically changed and expanded over time, reflecting how these are extremely personal journeys unique to the person experiencing them. Because of...
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What is neptunic? History and meaning.
Recently, people have become more open about talking about gender, sexuality, and the incredible spectrum that holds all our diverse identities. Terms like “genderfluid”, “non-binary”, and “intersex”...
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What is a sapiosexual?
While swiping through dating apps, you might see a lot of bios where people proudly called themselves sapiosexuals. But what does this word even mean, and why is it being used to describe sexual or...
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What does dreamsexual mean? Definition and history.
If you love gaming and watching player streams, you may have come across the term “dreamsexual” on Discord channels and comments sections. But instead of being welcomed with open arms, many of these...
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Being gay is a choice? These 14 Twitter users have thoughts.
In last week’s Pick of the Twitter, we asked you, cherished Queerty reader, to picture sexuality being a choice and people choosing queerness every single time. It was a hypothetical, of course, but...
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There’s nothing hotter than understanding the term “enby”
In episode 10 of Season Two of And Just Like That…, Che Diaz finds comfort outside a comedy club, where a potential love interest affectionately refers to them as “enby.” “There’s nothing hotter than...
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I’m gay, autistic & demisexual. Will I ever find love?
reflection of business man at night with city lights According to scientists, 95% of the population wants to be in a relationship. OK, OK. I’m just guessing. I’m not a scientist. But, in all fairness,...
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