Artists Unite for Orlando Benefit Comic

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Manflesh in kilts; gender-neutral gingerpeople; Drag Queen Storytime; and more

Are men in kilts enough to make hearts flutter? Judging by the Men In Kilts 2017 calendar, the answer is a breathless, “Yes.” From the waist up, anyway.

Buy it here.

Gender-neutral gingerbread persons are officially a thing, at least in the world of Portlandia: 

Heard of The OA? Among its cast, Netflix’s surprise hit series features a trans teen who regularly stops by the local drug dealer for his testosterone fix:

If Pride and Prejudice just happened to be a gay romance, could you deal? Find out for yourself with Before the Fall, a new film sliding through the indie circuit as we speak:

Why have Storytime when you can have Drag Queen Storytime? These kids are in for a bewigged, highly literate, and heavily rouged treat.

So are you.

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Russian Teacher Forced To Resign For ‘Promoting Homosexuality’

A teacher in Siberia, Russia claims she was forced to resign from her job after she was accused of “supporting LGBT sexual deviants and promoting homosexuality”.

21-year-old music teacher Maria Shestopalova said she quit her job after a self-styled Russian campaigner for morality in schools presented her employers with a dossier. Timur Bulatov (above) also posted a series of allegations on social media site vKontakte stating that Shestopalova “clearly does not meet the standards of her profession and can harm her pupils.”

The BBC reports:

Ms Shestopalova, 21, told the BBC she had been summoned by the heads of Krasnoyarsk Further Education Centre No 4 immediately after Mr Bulatov’s denunciation of her.

“Without understanding the situation properly the director rang me on Monday evening and said, very unpleasantly, that she was expecting me in her office at 9:00am on Tuesday, and advised me to tender my resignation,” she said via vKontakte.

She said they spent six hours questioning her and applying pressure by citing the reputation of the school, the other teachers and her parents.

She resigned after that, she said.

“Evidently they had no desire to establish who was right and who was wrong. Having decided that this solution would be easier for them they pressurised me, to make me quit.”

Shestopalova added that the school immediately sent a letter informing Bulatov that she had resigned.

RELATED: Russia Blocks ‘Overwatch’ Comic After it Introduces First Gay Character

However, in an interview with Meduza, school director Olga Etsel denied Shestopalova’s allegation about psychological pressure. She also said the meeting lasted 90 minutes, not six hours.

According to reports, the interior ministry is now thought to be investigating Shestopalova.

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PHOTOS: The fellas in Frankfurt are absolutely delicious

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James Franco and Zachary Quinto are Divided Lovers in New ‘I Am Michael’ Trailer: WATCH

Following its Sundance debut last year, the Gus Van Sant-produced film I Am Michael will see limited theatrical release as well as streaming availability on January 27. A new trailer depicts James Franco and Zachary Quinto as divided lovers when Franco’s titular character, Michael Glatze, abandons his gay activism and embarks upon a religiously-incited “ex-gay” life as a Christian pastor, prompting his split from boyfriend Bennett.

The film is based on a real-life article in The New York Times magazine entitled “My Ex-Gay Friend”, and explores the themes of reconciling one’s sexuality with one’s faith, particularly when the latter urges disapproval of the former.

RELATED: ‘I Am Michael’ Star Charlie Carver Dishes on His ‘Hot as Hell’ Threesome With James Franco and Zachary Quinto: VIDEO

I Am Michael also steamily features Charlie Carver as a third partner in Michael’s and Bennett’s relationship, as well as Emma Roberts (who, it is worth noting, is an American Horror Story alum along with Quinto, each standouts from their respective third and second seasons) as Michael’s new love interest in his troubled attempt at forming a heterosexual attachment. The ripple effect from Michael’s sudden turnaround affects them as well.

The interpersonal upheaval that results when someone tries to change something fundamental about oneself, as Michael does, provides a compelling narrative.

Perhaps even more striking, and timely, is the spotlight on the controversial and harmful notion that one can become “ex-gay” at all, and so-called “conversion therapy” practices predicated on this basis. (None other than the incoming Vice President-elect seemed to somehow think it was a good idea to divert federal HIV/AIDS funding towards “conversion therapy” instead.)

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