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In Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s vocabulary, love is always a verb

April 20, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

The legendary musician and synth pioneer combines personal, philosophical and natural worlds in his intricate compositions. He reflects on love, queer legacy and inspiring the next generation. WORDS BY CHRISTINE KAKAIRE PHOTOGRAPHY BY WYNNE NEILLY Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s biography up to 2020 reads like the epic journey of an artist-hero. Born in Philadelphia, United States, at the tail end of WWII to music-loving Quaker parents, he grew into a musically precocious child then came of age in 1960s Montreal, Canada, with a scholarship to study classical music at McGill University. Glenn-Copeland…

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“I might be the CEO”: JoJo Siwa clarifies viral “gay pop” comments

April 14, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

JoJo Siwa has set the record straight on her controversial “gay pop” comments. On 5 April, the former Dance Moms star released her latest single, ‘Karma,’ which has been dubbed as her transition from child star to adult pop artist. While many of her dedicated fans have embraced the song, its rollout has been marred by controversy. On ‘Karma’s’ release day, Siwa rubbed LGBTQIA+ music listeners the wrong way when she opened up about the type of music she’s making. “When I first signed with Columbia [Records], I said I…

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G4’s Mike Christie opens up about being gay for the first time

April 13, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

G4 star Mike Christie has publicly come out as gay. In an exclusive interview with GAY TIMES, the singer and baritone reveals that he’s been married to a man for the past ten years and has two “wonderful” children. “I’ve got so much love to give to my children, and I wanted this my whole life,” he says. “When I realised that I had fallen in love with a man, I thought I wouldn’t be able to have kids, so it means everything to me. They have such a zest…

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Willie Nelson wanted to get “gay married” with Orville Peck in new video

April 12, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Orville Peck has revealed that his collaboration with Willie Nelson, ‘Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other’, was the country music legend’s idea. Originally written by Latin country musician Ned Sublette in 1981, the satirical, tongue-in-cheek track explores the secret queer history of cowboys. Known as the “famous gay cowboy song”, Nelson released a cover in 2006 following the success of Brokeback Mountain (2005) – his version made history as the first mainstream LGBTQIA+ country song by a major artist. Peck recently told GLAAD that Nelson asked him to collaborate on…

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Here’s what Louis Tomlinson just said about the Harry Styles romance rumours

April 10, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Louis Tomlinson has, once again, addressed the ongoing conspiracy theories that he is, or has been, in a relationship with fellow One Direction star Harry Styles. Since the band’s early days, a select group of One Direction fans – ‘Larries’ – fervently believe that the bandmates have had a secret romance – there’s even extensive videos on YouTube with ‘evidence’ to ‘support’ their theories. Although both Tomlinson and Styles have repeatedly denied that ‘Larry Stylinson’ is real, Larries are still out in full force with tribute videos and fan-fiction that…

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Ricky Martin tells fans: “Fantasize about me however you want to”

April 6, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Ricky Martin has reflected on his status as a sex symbol and why he embraces being an object of desire for fans. For the latest issue of Interview Magazine, the Latin icon spoke with Zoe Saldana about his early career, LGBTQIA+ rights and starring alongside Kristen Wiig in Apple TV’s dramedy miniseries Palm Royale. After the Guardians of the Galaxy star asked Martin what he thinks the next “big battle” will be in the LGBTQIA+ rights movement, he highlighted how there’s been “solid steps, but there’s still so much hate out there”. “The world…

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Towa Bird is a new kind of American hero

April 5, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

The British-Filipino musician on making the ultimate sapphic sex song, touring with Reneé Rapp and getting matching tattoos with Deb Never in East Hollywood. WORDS: ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH HEADER DESIGN: YOSEF PHELAN PHOTOGRAPHY: MIKAYLA LOBASSO LIGHTING: ZACH ARQUILEVICH PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANTS: VIN STRATTON, SIYOON KIM, NELE MOENS Towa Bird wants to be the lesbian Paul McCartney. On pop rock lead single ‘Drain Me!’, she mixes distorted guitars and pitchy synth-like sounds to pull off a hedonistic head rush anthem about lesbian sex – a song she grimaces at, thinking about how…

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“I was so nervous”: Jerrod Carmichael reveals Tyler, the Creator’s response to his admission of love

April 4, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Jerrod Carmichael has opened up about his unrequited love for his best friend, Tyler, the Creator. The comedian embarks on a “tumultuous quest for love, sex and truth” in his universally acclaimed new HBO series Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, with the first episode exploring the awkward aftermath of when he confessed his love to the Grammy-winning rapper. During a stand-up gig featured in the series, Carmichael tells the audience that he “fell in love” with his “best friend”: “1 out of 10, don’t recommend. I knew I had to tell…

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Euphoria star Hunter Schafer confirms she was in a five month relationship with Rosalía

April 3, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Hunter Schafer has revealed that she was in a five month relationship with Spanish pop star Rosalía. In a new interview with GQ, the Euphoria alum shared – with Rosalía’s permission – that they dated for “about five months in the fall and winter” of 2019. Schafer confirmed that the pair are still friends, describing the star as “family no matter what”: “I have really beautiful friendships with people that I was once romantically involved with.” “It’s been so much speculation for so long,” Schafer added. “Part of us just…

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Cowboy Carter: Miley Cyrus breaks silence on epic Beyoncé collab

April 1, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Miley Cyrus sent a heartwarming message to Beyoncé following the release of their critically acclaimed Cowboy Carter duet. On 19 March, the Lemonade singer took to her social media channels to announce the second act in her three-act project – which began with the iconic Renaissance album. “This album has been over five years in the making. It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and it was very clear that I wasn’t,” Beyoncé explained in a lengthy Instagram. “But, because of that experience,…