2018-02a Bangkok Chinatown (06)

2018-02a Bangkok Chinatown (06)

Matt Hahnewald posted a photo:

2018-02a Bangkok Chinatown (06)

Closeup street portrait (outdoor head shot, seven-eighths view) of an elegant, mature Thai Chinese genderqueer with distinctive hairstyle, wearing a traditional Chinese dress in yellow, during Chinese New Year 2018 CE;
Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand.

More context:
Favoring Bangkok’s Chinatown (photo blog),
Hitting on Asia’s Genderqueers (photo blog),
Dancing with the Thai Chinese (photo blog).

2018-02a Bangkok Chinatown (06)

Must-See LGBTQ TV: Catch the premieres of ‘Glam Masters’ with Laverne Cox, return of ‘UnReal’ and more

Must-See LGBTQ TV: Catch the premieres of ‘Glam Masters’ with Laverne Cox, return of ‘UnReal’ and more

Photo Credit: Lifetime

Grab the remote, set your DVR or queue up your streaming service of choice! GLAAD is bringing you the highlights LGBTQ on TV this week. Check back every Sunday for up-to-date coverage in LGBTQ-inclusive programming on TV.

The third season of critically acclaimed drama UnReal premieres Monday on Lifetime. The show follows producers and contestants on Everlasting, a take on the hit reality franchise The Bachelor. Season three promises to take things in a new direction with the season revolving around a female suitor. One of the major producers is Jay, a gay man played by out actor Jeffrey Bower-Chapman. Hopefully, this season will continue to delve further into Jay’s story. UnReal: Monday, 10pm on Lifetime.

Lifetime’s brand new beauty competition series Glam Masters premieres on Wednesday. Hosted by actress and trans advocate Laverne Cox, each episode of the show features four beauty influencers facing off against each other through themed challenges. The contestants are judged by Cox, Kandee Johnson, Mario Dedivanovic, and Zanna Roberts Rassi. In addition to being host and judge, Cox also co-executive produces the series with Kim Kardashian West and Diana Madison. Glam Masters: Wednesday, 10pm on Lifetime.

On Saturday afternoon, the Film Independent Spirit Awards air live from Santa Monica. Honoring the best in independent cinema, the nominees this year include many LGBTQ-inclusive films. GLAAD Media Award-nominees Call Me By Your Name and Lady Bird received six and four nominations respectively, also nominated are A Fantastic Woman and BPM (Beats Per Minute) for Best International Film. The special Robert Altman Award will be awarded to out lesbian filmmaker Dee Rees and the cast and casting director of her acclaimed film Mudbound. Click here for a full list of LGBTQ-inclusive nominees! Film Independent Spirit Awards: Saturday, 2pm PT/5pm ET on IFC.

Sunday, February 25th: The Walking Dead (9pm, AMC); Here and Now (9pm, HBO); Counterpart (Starz); The Chi (10pm, Showtime)

Monday: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (8pm, The CW); UnReal (10pm, Lifetime)

Tuesday: The Fosters (8pm, Freeform); Fresh Off the Boat (8:30pm, ABC) Black Lightning (9pm, The CW); LA to Vegas (9pm, Fox); This Is Us (9pm, NBC); NCIS: New Orleans (10pm, CBS)

Wednesday: This Close (Sundance Now) grown-ish (8pm, Freeform); Schitt’s Creek (8pm, Pop TV); Modern Family (9pm, ABC); 9-1-1 (9pm, Fox); American Housewife (9:30pm, ABC); The Magicians (9pm, SyFy); The Assassination Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (10pm, FX); Glam Masters (10pm, Lifetime)

Thursday: Grey’s Anatomy (8pm, ABC); Superstore (8pm, NBC); Beyond (8pm, Freeform); Scandal (9pm, ABC); Arrow (9pm, The CW); Will & Grace (9pm, NBC); How to Get Away With Murder (10pm, ABC)

Friday: Jane the Virgin (9pm, The CW)

Saturday: Film Independent Spirit Awards (2pm PT/5pm ET, IFC)

February 25, 2018

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Troye Sivan Reveals Big Ariana Grande News and a Gorgeous Acoustic Rework of ‘My My My’ – WATCH

Troye Sivan Reveals Big Ariana Grande News and a Gorgeous Acoustic Rework of ‘My My My’ – WATCH
troye sivan ariana grande

Recording artist Troye Sivan just dropped a stunning acoustic version of his hit single “My My My” from his forthcoming studio album. Listen to it above.

Sivan also gave an interview to BBC Radio 1’s Nick Grimshaw and revealed that he has recorded a track for the new album with Ariana Grande.

Said Sivan: “This was not a planned announcement. But I’m so excited. It sounds exactly like I dreamt it would…Her and I are friends. She’s really fun. I said ‘would you ever sing on this song?’ And she just did it…My favorite thing is not telling people who it is, and then starting to play the song and as soon as she starts to sing, everyone’s like ‘are you serious?’ Her voice is nuts.”

Sivan recently gave an interview to The Guardian which called the young gay artist “pop’s greatest hope for the future.”

Says Sivan to the magazine: “From before I knew I was gay, I knew I wanted to be a singer, so I didn’t ever want to let [my sexuality] change that trajectory. I’m just doing what all the other pop stars are doing: writing love songs, singing love songs and putting love interests in my music videos. I think there’s power in living openly and truthfully, while also being gay.”

Some other things we learned in the interview.

His recent single “My My My” pays homage “to a certain clap sound in an old Madonna song.” See if you can hear it in the clip below.

He was personally involved in casting pornstar Brody Blomqvist (AKA Justin Brody) “In my defence I just thought he had a really great … look.”

His famous 2013 Coming Out video was done without the knowledge of his record label who he’d signed with two months earlier.

He used to watch YouTube compilations of the guys in the UK series Queer As Folk making out because he was too afraid to watch it on TV.

He was recently trashed on Twitter for throwing out a bouquet of flowers from a fan, says it was a big misunderstanding. “The thing that sucks was that people thought I ditched them 10 minutes later, but I kept them for three days.”

Full interview HERE.

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Troye Sivan Reveals Big Ariana Grande News and a Gorgeous Acoustic Rework of ‘My My My’ – WATCH