Formerly Bisexual Boy Band Star Duncan James Reveals New Boyfriend, Says He’s ‘Proud 2 Be Gay’

Formerly Bisexual Boy Band Star Duncan James Reveals New Boyfriend, Says He’s ‘Proud 2 Be Gay’

Duncan James, who rose to fame in the early ’00s in the British boy band Blue and came out as bisexual in 2009, shared a photo with his new boyfriend Rodrigo Reis on Instagram over the weekend and said he’s now “happy in [his] skin” and “proud 2 be gay.”

I posted this pic on my Insta yesterday & couldn’t get over the amazing response, comments and love from people. I didn’t identify as a gay man for many years because of my own issues with coming out, but finally im happy in my skin & this guy next 2 me makes me proud 2 be gay. pic.twitter.com/pXOQjBknFe

— Duncan James (@MrDuncanJames) July 21, 2019

James made the statement after posting a photo cuddling with his boyfriend on Instagram and receiving an enthusiastic response from followers.

Wrote James on Twitter: “I posted this pic on my Insta yesterday & couldn’t get over the amazing response, comments and love from people. I didn’t identify as a gay man for many years because of my own issues with coming out, but finally im happy in my skin & this guy next 2 me makes me proud 2 be gay.”

In 2014, five years after coming out as bisexual, James clarified that he calls himself gay but he could still “easily sleep with a woman.”

Said James in the interview: “I think to myself, I sleep with men, so that makes me gay. Regardless of whether I sleep with women or not, I’m still sleeping with men so I’m gay. So I’m still attracted to women, I could still easily sleep with a woman. I haven’t in the last couple of years but I think if I meet a girl I could still have a relationship with her. I could still be romantically and sexually attracted involved with a girl.”

“But I still call myself gay,” he added. “I’m a gay guy. I like men, so that makes me gay. Don’t get me wrong, I think people can be bisexual. When I came out as bisexual at the time, it was just easier to use the word. I do say I’m gay, but I don’t really care about labels. I don’t really care if people want to call me bisexual or gay.”

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Formerly Bisexual Boy Band Star Duncan James Reveals New Boyfriend, Says He’s ‘Proud 2 Be Gay’

Girls go Wild

Girls go Wild

Julie Bracken posted a photo:

Girls go Wild

Another capturing a tender moment with my first girlfriend, Selena. Such sweet memories

I’ve been caged, I’ve been hounded, I’ve been hunted and tamed
I’m the outlaw of outside and ready to rage
I’m in search of the heart I can eat to renew me, yeah
And I’m dazzled by all of the things that undo me

Take my love, take my soul, you just take what you can
When we f**k now, it feels like you don’t understand
Tell you what, it don’t suck, and I need you right now, yeah
You’re the one that I want, so I won’t make a sound
~LP videolink

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Girls go Wild

Must-See LGBTQ TV: Final season of ‘Orange is the New Black’ and season two of ‘Light as a Feather’

Must-See LGBTQ TV: Final season of ‘Orange is the New Black’ and season two of ‘Light as a Feather’

Photo Credit: Hulu

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 seventh and final season of GLAAD Media Award recipient Orange is the New Black will be released on Netflix this Friday. The final season will follow the repercussions of the last season, with Piper being released from prison, and Taystee serving a life sentence. Several of the shows fan-favorite queer characters will return in season seven. Orange is the New Black: Friday, on Netflix.

Hulu’s horror series Light as a Feathers will return for its second season this Friday on Hulu. The show follows three teen girls who unknowingly release a curse in a game of “Light as a Feather.” One of the main trio is lesbian character Alex. In the second season, having inherited the curse brought on by the lethal game of “Light as a Feather,” McKenna finds herself plagued by the mysterious chrysalis on her back, a ticking clock compelling her to play a new round of the game. Light as a Feather: Friday on Hulu.

Sunday, July 14: Burden of Truth (8pm, The CW); Instinct (9pm, CBS); Grantchester (9pm, PBS); Fear the Walking Dead (9pm, AMC); Sweetbitter (9pm, Starz); Claws (9pm, TNT); The Good Fight (10pm, CBS); NOS4A2 (10pm, AMC); Euphoria (10pm, HBO)

Monday: Years and Years (9pm, HBO); Grand Hotel (10pm, ABC); Legion (10pm, FX)

Tuesday: Good Trouble (8pm, Freeform); The 100 (9pm, The CW); Animal Kingdom (9pm, TNT); Pose (10pm, FX)

Wednesday: The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu); Harlots (Hulu); grown-ish (8pm, Freeform); Jane the Virgin (9pm, The CW); Are You the One? (9pm, MTV); Queen Sugar (9pm, OWN); Younger (10pm, TV Land)

Thursday: Siren (8pm, Freeform); Hollywood Game Night (9pm, NBC)

Friday: Orange is the New Black (Netflix); Light as a Feather (Hulu); Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (8pm, ABC); Andi Mack (8pm, Disney); Killjoys (10pm, Syfy)

July 21, 2019

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