Monthly Archives: February 2015
7 Queer Women Making Sure We All Know That #BlackLivesMatter
7 Queer Women Making Sure We All Know That #BlackLivesMatter
The candles may burn for black men slain by police, but those candles are raised by women.
Michelle Garcia
www.advocate.com/women/2015/02/27/7-queer-women-making-sure-we-all-know-blacklivesmatter
Pussy Riot Tells Off Fictional Russian President On 'House Of Cards'
Pussy Riot Tells Off Fictional Russian President On 'House Of Cards'
We knew Pussy Riot would make an appearance in Season 3 of “House of Cards” when they posted photos from the set last year. Now it’s finally happened and it was awesome.
Spoilers to follow for “House of Cards” Season 3, Episode 3.
The third episode of the new season, “Chapter 29” — which should more accurately be titled “Frat Party” as there’s excessive shot taking and a game of beer pong between Claire and Catherine Durant — was the beginning of Frank’s dealings with Russia. In the episode, fictional Russian president Victor Petrov (Lars Mikkelsen) — who is clearly modeled after Vladmir Putin — pays a visit to the White House to talk business with President Underwood.
There, during a state dinner, Petrov runs into Nadezhda “Nadya” Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, two of the members of feminist Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot. In real life, Tolokonnikova and Alyokhina were arrested in 2012 and imprisoned for almost two years by the Russian government for their protesting Putin’s anti-gay regime.
When Petrov gives the pair a rather mocking toast, the women stand up to share their own speech. Through their translator (Pyotr Verzilov, Tolokonnikova’s husband) they say, “To Victor Petrov, who’s royalty runs so deep he’s given his friends half of the country, who’s so open to criticism that most of his critics are in prison, the commander-in-chief who is not afraid of anyone except gays.” (The last line but isn’t translated in the episode, but Tolokonnikova described it to Russian opposition magazine New Times.) The three are quickly ushered out of the White House, but their mission was accomplished.
In a recent interview with New Times, the band members said they didn’t feel like Petrov totally captured the true essence of Putin. “In the [show] Petrov is more of a little tsar,” said Alyokhina. “He is too jolly for Putin, of course.” Alyokhina said the character is more of a mix of Putin and former Russian president Boris Yeltsin.
But the two do more than just make a speech. At the end of the episode Frank mentions the two Pussy Riot members during a press conference, calling them “true Russian patriots who exhibit the very best their country has to offer.” Like them, Underwood declares that he stood up to Petrov in a effort to fight for peace (but we all know Frank could care less about peace and patriotism and just wants what’s best for himself). The credits then roll over Pussy Riot performing a song they wrote for the series alongside Le Tigre. While “House of Cards” creator Beau Willimon wanted them to write a song against fictional Petrov, they decided to write “Don’t Cry Genocide,” which they said is “devoted to the militarization of society and to American drones in particular.”
Season 3 of “House of Cards” Season 3 is available on Netflix.
These Models Know How To Keep Each Other Warm And Cozy
These Models Know How To Keep Each Other Warm And Cozy
This Underwear Expert exclusive shoot by Jerrad Matthew is the first of a three-part “Warm Up” series featuring models Callum Aylott and Josh Stevenson in thermal clothing. Retreating from the world and its inclement weather, the men wear styles of underwear and thermal clothing that provide high amounts of coverage through a single layer — the ideal comfort for staying in bed with a cuddle buddy. By making the one layer count, the models are dressed appropriately for going nowhere in their thermal clothing.
Technically speaking, onesies offer the most full-coverage, but this photo shoot features two onesies, each with different levels of coverage. The Rufskin onesie worn by Josh (the stud with tattoos) is styled like a tank, and thus more breathable than the American Apparel onesie. The American Apparel onesie is designed with long sleeves and modeled by Callum (the cute ginger). Of course, if you’re fortunate enough to have a cuddle buddy, a long pair of boxers, say by Jor or HAWAI, is all you really need in your thermal clothing wardrobe. Your cuddle buddy should make up the extra warmth.
You can see more of this photo shoot, and for more information on the looks modeled, by going to The Underwear Expert.
Photo Credit: Jerrad Matthew for The Underwear Expert
Underwear Expert
LGBT Leaders Conference 2015
LGBT Leaders Conference 2015
Honoring the Memory of Tyler Clementi
Honoring the Memory of Tyler Clementi
Jane Clementi speaks to The Advocate about this Saturday’s musical tribute to her son.
Gina Vivinetto
www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2015/02/27/honoring-memory-tyler-clementi
Kiss & Tell: These Photos Of Same Love Speak A Thousand Words
Kiss & Tell: These Photos Of Same Love Speak A Thousand Words
The photos keep on pouring into the GayCities Kiss Contest. Kissing in undies, snogging at the beach, locking lips while performing a hand stand, dressed as Dracula at a club, in front of a serene lake. Whatever.
It’s all there and more in the gallery of GayCities Kiss Contest submitted by GayCities members.
Not only do you get to show the world your love and affection. You also get a chance to win the ultimate romantic prize: a San Francisco vacation, including a two-night stay in the Marriott Marquis 2,000-square-foot Presidential Suite.
So join the fun and enter your own images by Feb. 28 for a chance to win.
Gay/straight, black/white, boy/boy/girl/girl/boy/girl, young/old, it don’t matter. We just wanna see more lovin’.
Check out the Kiss pics below. Don’t be shy, boys & girls, submit it.
Chris Bull
Projektuge LGBT
Projektuge LGBT
Denne video handler om Projektuge LGBT.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIBMRYriSkk&feature=youtube_gdata
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Does This Man’s Wife Deserve To Know His Kinky Gay Adult Film Past?
Does This Man’s Wife Deserve To Know His Kinky Gay Adult Film Past?
Here’s a cautionary tale whether you’re gay or straight, or as our protagonist seems to be, ehh a little bit of both.
We’ll have to travel back to a more rudimentary time, when logging onto the internet was a process that meant enduring some truly horrific noises, Nintendo 64 was the latest and greatest in gaming technology, and “Tumblr porn” would have meant you had a thing for acrobats. That last point, now that we mention it, doesn’t sound too bad.
The year is 1996, and Jimmy (ed. note: we don’t know his name so we’re going to call him Jimmy, just go with it) is a fresh-faced 20-year-old working a dead end job doing security at a gated community. It was the mid-’90s after all — if you didn’t have a McMansion, how would people know you were important?
Once night Jimmy got an innocent sounding offer — provide some additional security for a “house party,” make some extra scratch. Not a bad deal.
He quickly realized that the party was actually a cover for a professional porn shoot. What gave it away? Probably all the naked people having sex in front of cameras, but who’s to say really? Jimmy did his job without gawking too much, and was rewarded for his discretion with a regular gig.
And like a true Hollywood fairytale, a director plucked him from obscurity. “Hey kid!” we imagine him saying, cigar muffling his consonants. “You wanna be in the pictures?”
As Jimmy tells it:
“I was 20, looked about 14 under the right conditions, (clean shaven, and in right clothes). He asked if I did acting, told me if I was willing to give it a try he’d pay me $1000/day, I made $200/wk at my current job. He sweet talked me, $1000 to have sex with a beautiful woman. I had only had sex with two girls at that point, and I told him that. He seemed happy to know I was, ‘fresh.’”
Well he did it, though to his initial shock he’d been cast in a “mother/son” incest fantasy. Still, the money was right.
After four days of filming, the work suddenly stopped. But Jimmy had caught the bug (no, not chlamydia). He was hungry for more, and after a month of radio silence, contacted the director seeking more work.
“He said he didn’t have any more work like that but if I was willing to try something else he could get me some work. I said I’d try anything, I should have clarified that. He got me a job, a one day shoot on the other side of the state he said they were eager to work with me so I drove over there.”
It’s easy to laugh at this point; you know he meant gay porn, don’tcha Jimmy boy? But internet porn wasn’t what it is today. If you weren’t actively seeking something out, it was a lot easier to remain oblivious.
Jimmy arrived at the shoot and said no way. The director asked what it would take, and Jimmy came up with $5,000. “How about $2,500?” asked the director. They settled on $3,000. Jimmy wasn’t a great negotiator.
“I drove home $3000 richer, with a very sore asshole. After that I had work almost every weekend for the next year and a half. I finally stopped when I met a girl and figured she would never love a guy who fucked more guys than she had. I’ve never told my wife, I was her second and I have no idea how many people I’ve slept with, onscreen and off.
Next month is our 18th anniversary.”
Despite the obvious moral questions, he’s come away from the experience learning one solid life lesson that other straight guys would be wise to consider:
“I’m not gay, but gay sex can still feel really good. Prostate stimulation feels awesome.”
Now 19 years later, Jimmy doesn’t know if he should continue holding onto his secret as tightly as he must have clenched that first day bottoming. Perhaps that’s why he posted such an elaborate anonymous confession.
He worries (for good reason) that his wife, who he describes as “very reserved,” would freak out upon discovering that her husband had budding porn career.
Does Jimmy have a responsibility to tell her? He says he only quit the industry four months before his wedding. What happens if/when his wife finds out another way?
Or can the past really stay in the past?
“I don’t really see sex as gay and straight. There is just sex. At least my remorse has fueled a desire to make it up to my wife, even after all these years I still feel I owe her for what I did. I try to be the best husband I can.”
Dan Tracer
