Coming Out with Troye
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Gaming in Color
“Diversity in games is a huge problem that the industry knows about, and is going to have to do something about,” says game developer Naomi Clark in the trailer for Gaming in Color, a documentary film about queer and genderqueer players and creators in the world of video games.
Created by Midboss, the company behind the GaymerX convention, the film deals with the harassment faced by LGBT gamers, the importance of representing them within games themselves, and the shifts already taking place within gaming and game development communities. “There are a lot of gamer and game designers who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or genderqueer who are really seeking to reinvent games,” says Clark.
The film is now available through on a plethora of sources: iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Playstation, Xbox and more.
via Boing Boing
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Tender Thursday *7
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Stand Ups for Yes
A whole bunch of Irish & British comedians have a message for everyone who has the chance to go and vote in the Irish marriage equality referendum today.
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Face Friday *8
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Periodical Political Post *11
Queer News
- Ireland first country to legalise marriage equality by vote
- Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden top gay happiness index
- India’s parliament passes landmark transgender rights bill
- Pastor who told gay teen to kill himself looked for sex on Grindr
- Executive director of anti-gay hate group sexually abused kids
Other News
- 94% of “terror plots” in US made up by Department of Justice
- Anti-immigrant violence & street battles spread in South Africa
- Black activist charged with lynching under archaic 1933 law
- Judge in California rules against abstinence-only sex education
- 33% of US 8th graders think Canada & France are dictatorships
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Surfing Saturday *2
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It got better
As a kid, transgender icon Janet Mock felt like her gender identity was policed by those around her. In a recent video for the “It Got Better” project, Mock explained what it was like to grow up as a gender-nonconforming child in Honolulu, Hawaii and Oakland, California, and discussed the obstacles she faced as she began to live authentically as a young trans girl.
Watch the video for some heartfelt advice for young trans people.
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Model Monday *5
Stav Strashko
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Ronan’s Makeup
Submitted by Gotham
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Fap Friday *1
Photo by Helix Studios
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Periodical Political Post *12
Queer News
- El Salvador approves measure banning gay marriage
- New Zealand kids taught that gays await death & hell
- Poll: Americans value religious freedom over gay rights
- Swiss court: gay couple can’t both be fathers to their son
- Japan schools told to let trans kids wear uniform of choice
- Bullied trans teen commits suicide days after coming out
- Anti-gay politician caught sending nude pics to another man
- An orgasm a day keeps prostate cancer away, study says
- New UK culture secretary has history of opposing gay rights
- Leelah Alcorn’s mother threw away handwritten suicide note
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Streetwear Saturday *1
Francisco Lachowski
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Avery’s Story
Meet Avery and her parents, Debi and Tom, who set a beautiful example of love and support. In their series Transgender Today, The New York Times profiled an incredible 7-year-old girl named Avery Jackson.
Like most kids her age, Avery is happy, active, and enjoys a wide range of interests, from Girl Scouts and gymnastics to “being a ninja.” In a video diary called “Avery Chat,” Avery admits she’s “just a normal girl.” However, she also explains what makes her different, and in the process, sets an example of tolerance and acceptance.
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Sporty Sunday *8
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Isaac Waddington (again)
Check out Isaac’s semi-finals performance at BGT. He moved on to the finals didn’t win lost against a dog, oh well!
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Mirror Monday *7
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Perfect Obedience
Mexican film Obediencia Perfecta (Perfect Obedience) written and directed by Luis Urquiza is a biopic about disgraced priest Marcial Maciel – who used drugs, abused boys, and fathered numerous children, who he also allegedly abused. The movie is creating shockwaves in mainly Catholic Mexico.
After a lifetime surrounded by persistent rumours, in 1997 a group of men publically accused Maciel of sexually abusing them during the 40s and 50s and lodged a formal complaint at the Vatican in 1998. A year later, they were told that the case had been shelved on orders from Pope John Paul II.
Juan Manuel Bernal, who acted in the film, said: “I don’t think that we are looking for scandal or ridicule. We are simply trying to tell a story, to go deep into the subconscious mind of this character, which I think could be interesting for the spectator. Because effectively, we believe that all the world knows the story and most likely somebody read an account of it but has forgotten it. But the awful thing is that it keeps on happening and because of this, I think the film is important.”
In 2006, a year after the death of John-Paul II, a Vatican investigation concluded that the accusations of abuse were true and Pope Benedict ordered Maciel to retire to a life of prayer and penitence. Maciel died two years later at the ripe old age of 88.
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Tummy Tuesday *9
No idea where this is from, leave a comment if you know more?
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Cobra Club: A Dick Pic Game
If you’re into weird video games about sex that carry some form of social critique within, you might have heard of indie developer Robert Yang. Creator of games as Succulent (where you suck a phallic object while travelling through dimensions) and Stick Shift (about jerking off a gay car), Yang is the master of making games that while odd & sexual, carry an interesting and intellectual message.
Over the weekend, Yang released his newest free game, Cobra Club. So, what do you do in Cobra Club? You take a whole bunch of interactive dick pics, send them to people on a fake social media program and get sent other dicks to look at.
Set your dick length, level of erection, girth, ball size, ball bias, pose, lighting, filters, rotation, skin tone and zoom. Get that perfect dick pic and send it to every hot guy who wants it. Add some sparkle, turn off the safety limiters, see dicks as they were always meant to be seen.
While it may on the surface appear to be just a silly experience, Cobra Club has a real level of depth and social commentary hidden within it. You’ll have to dive quite far down the dick photography rabbit hole to find it, but the game makes some really interesting points about body image and online data security.
The photo above is there just for illustration and has nothing to do with the game ;) If you want to see actual screenshots check out this in-depth review here.
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