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Pucker up for Pride!
This Pride, celebrity blog Mr. Man looks back on the top 100 Iconic Gay Kisses that have lit up big and small screens and helped make a positive statement, infusing "love is love" into the mainstream ethos. They include Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in 2005’s monumental Brokeback Mountain, Sean Sasser and Pedro Zamora in 1992’s The Real World, Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome in 2016’s Moonlight, and more.
By Ben Nelson3 years ago in Pride
Jack Tracy Calls Out Toxic Masculinity Within the LGBTQ Community
In “Prince”, Jack Tracy's new single and music video, the out artist shines the spotlight on toxic masculinity within the gay community. Jack believes that the only way the world can evolve from perceived gender roles is through a reexamination of expression and that if it is going to start anywhere, it should be within the LGBTQ community.
By Ben Nelson3 years ago in Beat
American Idol David Hernandez Releases 'Inclusive' Love Song
American Idol’s David Hernandez is out now with “ILY.”, his new summer anthem that is perfect for the Pride season. Co-written with Stewart Taylor and produced by Alex Teamer and Push Kahlon, its powerful message is one of inclusion and how it is vital that we love one another for who and what we are.
By Ben Nelson3 years ago in Beat
Mean Girls Actor Daniel Franzese is a... Rapper?
Last summer, Tom Goss paid homage to the subset of plus-sized gay men that enjoy superheroes and video games with his smash anthem, “Nerdy Bear.” Now he returns with “Nerdy Bear: The Markaholic Remix,” a reinterpretation of the song from the bear’s perspective, featuring brand-new rhymes by the gay community’s ultimate nerdy bear, Mean Girls and Looking actor Daniel Franzese.
By Ben Nelson3 years ago in Beat
Drag Race's Brita Filter Gets the Party Started
Brita Filter from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 isn't waiting for dancefloors to re-open. She's throwing her own club event - virtually! Her Unfiltered digital dance party returns Friday for another night of sickening beats, go-go dancers and live drag performances. Joining in the fun will be Utica, from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 and this week's theme - because every good party needs a theme - is “Red For Filth.”
By Ben Nelson3 years ago in Geeks
J.R. Price Lives the “Daydream”
J.R. Price is out now with his new Daydream EP, featuring its title track: a sparkly, joyful, Top40 pop song about finding one’s home in the world. “I want everyone to feel they have a place where they can thrive,” says the artist. “Whether it be a sports team, a church, a bar, with family or a group of friends … everyone needs that place of comfort that makes life feel like a daydream.”
By Ben Nelson3 years ago in Beat