For most of us (of a certain age) our passion for everything disco peaked in 1977 with John Travolta’s swagger in the opening scenes of Saturday Night Fever. The film resulted in the Best Actor Oscar Nomination for Travolta but for the rest of the world, it shepherded in a whole new movement … Continue reading
So it turns out that the FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (FA) the official body that controls football in the UK does have a set of balls after all ….. albeit small ones. They have just fined the first club Wolverhampton Wanderers, better known as Wolves, for homophobic chanting. The team received a £100,000 (about $125000) sanction from … Continue reading
Yesterday was INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA, BIPHOBIA, INTESEXPHOBIA, AND TRANSPHOBIA and DeSantis marked the occasion by using the Florida Legislature to take away the hard-fought rights of our queer community. He signed FOUR NEW BILLS that include an expansion of “don’t say gay,” a ban on gender-affirming care, restrictions on bathroom use, and restrictions … Continue reading
The new edition of the New Yorker pertinently reminds us FIFA awarded Qatar the right to host the World Cup on December 2, 2010. On the same day, the organization’s executive committee voted to give Russia the 2018 edition. Of the twenty-two men who voted, fifteen were later indicted by American or Swiss prosecutors, … Continue reading
#LookAtMe is the latest film by Singaporean film director Ken Kwek. Inspired by similar real-life events, Kwek explores the effects Singapore’s anti-gay laws, discrimination, surveillance, and human rights issues have on a mother and her two sons. Sean and Ricky Mazuki (both played by Yao) are twins in their late teens who live with … Continue reading