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Newly out NFL player Ryan Russell posts love poem to boyfriend and… wow
Newly out NFL player Ryan Russell posts love poem to boyfriend and… wow
Put your hand up if you’d like a hunky, sensitive NFL level playing boyfriend; A man who’s so smitten with you that he feels compelled to come out; Who then takes to social media to post love poems about growing old with you?
Yes, we’re officially feeling a little envious. Last week, NFL free agent Ryan Russell, 27, came out as bisexual.
Related: “Ryan Russell might be the first out bisexual man to play in the NFL”
He wrote a candid essay for ESPN about being a bi male athlete.
At the same time, he introduced the world to his boyfriend, Los Angeles-based dancer Corey O’Brien. The two have just launched their own YouTube channel. Russell describes himself on it as a football player and writer.
Russell has received a flood of supportive messages since his ESPN essay. And now he’s out, he’s clearly not going to keep quiet about his feelings for O’Brien.
Yesterday he took to Instagram to post what’s clearly a love poem to his man.
I need to write more when I’m in love.
I need to stop holding your hand on these long Malibu walks
And write more.
I need to stop staring deeply into your eyes across the dinner table
And write more.
I need to stop watching you dance through the night
And write more.
I need to take a longer break between kisses,
Pull out my journal
And write more.
I need to stop thinking about how I’m going to make you mine.
And write more.
I need to stop planning our future together
And write more.
I need to stop imagining you holding our son
And write more.
I need to stop smiling at the thought of us
Old and gray, hand in hand,
And write more.
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He tagged O’Brien at the end of the post. How sweet is that?
Whether you’re a fan of such public displays of affection or not, we hope other closeted athletes are watching and taking note – as well as all those sports-loving kids who look up to them.
Related: “This NFL player says there’s at least one gay on every pro football team”
Russell was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in 2015, and then played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2016 and 2017. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills in 2018 but his season was cut short by surgery.
He’s currently a free agent and looking to get signed by a new team, writing in ESPN, “Today, I have two goals: returning to the NFL, and living my life openly. I want to live my dream of playing the game I’ve worked my whole life to play, and being open about the person I’ve always been.”
Here’s hoping he’s back on the field soon. And that we get to see plenty more of him and O’Brien.
Conversion Therapy Proponent Disavows ‘Ex-Gay’ Movement He Pushed for 20 Years: WATCH
Conversion Therapy Proponent Disavows ‘Ex-Gay’ Movement He Pushed for 20 Years: WATCH
McKrae Game, once called the leading voice in the “ex-gay” conversion therapy movement as the leader of the group Hope For Wholeness, came out as gay in June and is now disavowing his former organization in an attempt to help fix the damage that it caused, telling the Post and Courier that “conversion therapy is not just a lie, but it’s very harmful – because it’s false advertising.”
Said Game: “[Conversion therapy is] a lie and we have harmed generations of people. We’ve done wrong. We need to admit our wrongs and do what we can do to stop the wrong from continuing to happen.”
Wrote Game in a recent Facebook post: “At one time I was working with so many youth that I had a weekly youth group, where they’d share why they were there, and I would guide them in how to not be gay. What a sad commentary of my past verses today, or a bad joke as many may see it. I believe all of these young men are now out/gay and one that I worked with for many years is married to a man and living in San Francisco. I hope to catch up with him. I believe I’ll message him today. Hopefully he’ll not be too angry with me. When the reporter asked me if I’d like to see Hope for Wholeness shut down, I said I’d like all exgay ministry and conversion therapy counselors and organizations shut down. I told him I believed the only positive and productive use for HFW and exgay ministry is for those that believe that homosexuality is incongruent with their faith, to receive and have a community of like minded people so that they can live healthy lives, and in the end that was what I was trying to do. Today, I’m thankful to have it all behind me.”
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Conversion Therapy Proponent Disavows ‘Ex-Gay’ Movement He Pushed for 20 Years: WATCH
You have my full attention, Sir
58 Dazzlers From the Labor Day Pool Party at The Standard In WeHo
58 Dazzlers From the Labor Day Pool Party at The Standard In WeHo
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez destroys ‘straight pride’ in one tweet
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez destroys ‘straight pride’ in one tweet
Boston’s so-called “straight pride” has come and gone, drawing a crowd of around 200 and featuring such catchy sign slogans as “Make Normalcy Normal Again” and “Straight Lives Matter.”
Largely absent from the group, however, was a fairly large demographic of straight people: women.
To that point, US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had an astute observation.
“For men who are allegedly so ‘proud’ of being straight,” she wrote on Twitter, “they seem to show real incompetence at attracting women to their event.”
“Seems more like a ‘I-Struggle-With-Masculinity’ parade to me.”
She added:
“Hope they grow enough over the next year to support / join LGBTQ fam next Pride!”
We won’t hold our breath on that.
Her tweet struck a chord. It was shared over 26K times and liked by 150K+:
For men who are allegedly so “proud” of being straight, they seem to show real incompetence at attracting women to their event.
Seems more like a “I-Struggle-With-Masculinity” parade to me. ?????
Hope they grow enough over the next year to support / join LGBTQ fam next #Pride! ???? t.co/DUb52ktWOP
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 31, 2019
This isn’t the first pithy dig Ocasio-Cortez has fired off at the eye-roll inducing event.
When it was announced in June, she pondered an even more absurd scenario than “straight pride” itself, asking:
“Will ‘Straight Pride’ be a Freaky Friday type situation where all of our history books, movies, stories, media, news, etc feature mostly LGBTQ+ people & perspectives? Will people have to come out as straight?”
Will “Straight Pride” be a Freaky Friday type situation where all of our history books, movies, stories, media, news, etc feature mostly LGBTQ+ people & perspectives?
Will people have to come out as straight?
What would folks march in? Socks w/ sandals on? Dad jeans? t.co/7SUiWHWRMd
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 5, 2019
Of course, nobody can beat this woman’s viral response to straight pride. She still wins in our book.
Wedding Venue Owner Apologizes After Going Viral for Rejecting Gay and Interracial Couples Over ‘Christian Belief’ — WATCH
Wedding Venue Owner Apologizes After Going Viral for Rejecting Gay and Interracial Couples Over ‘Christian Belief’ — WATCH
A Mississippi wedding venue apologized over the weekend after a video of its manager rejecting gay and interracial couples went viral on social media. The venue later took down its Facebook page.
In the video, viewed more than two million times in social media, the Boone’s Camp Event Hall manager tells LaKambria S. Welch that her brother and his fiancee, who had reserved the venue for their wedding, were no longer welcome.
Said the woman: “First of all, we don’t do gay weddings or mixed race … because of our Christian race, I mean, our Christian belief.”
When asked what in the Bible led to her decision, the woman replied, “I don’t want to argue my faith.”
Deep South Voice reported: ‘Welch says she believes the venue found out her brother and his fiancée, whose names she has not provided to DSV, through Facebook. “The owner took a look at my brother’s fiancée’s page and wrote her back to say they won’t be able to get married there because of her beliefs,” Welch told DSV. “He told my mom and she contacted the owner through messenger to only get a ‘seen’ with no reply. That’s when I took it upon myself to go get clarification on her beliefs.” The Mississippi Secretary of State’s website lists Donna and David Russell as the owner of Boone’s Camp Event Hall, LLC. Filings also show they own Boone’s Camp Mini Storage, LLC.’
A staff member at the venue, presumably the woman in the video, apologized in a now deleted post to Facebook, the Washington Post reports: ‘“To all of those offended, hurt or felt condemn by my statement I truly apologize to you for my ignorance in not knowing the truth about this,” the now-deleted apology read. “My intent was never of racism, but to stand firm on what I ‘assumed’ was right concerning marriage.”’
The City of Booneville distanced itself from the wedding venue in a post on Facebook, writing: “The City of Booneville, Mayor, and Board of Aldermen are aware of the comments recently made by a privately owned business located within the city of Booneville. The City of Booneville, Mayor, and Board of Aldermen do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status. Furthermore, the City of Booneville, Mayor, and Board of Aldermen do not condone or approve these types of discriminatory policies.”
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Gay Pride, Canal Parade Amsterdam, Café Montmartre, 2019
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: September 3, 2019
#AM_Equality Tipsheet: September 3, 2019
MISSISSIPPI WEDDING VENUE OWNER REFUSES SERVICE TO COUPLE — SAYING THEY REFUSE TO DO INTERRACIAL OR SAME-SEX WEDDINGS: After being refused service by Boone’s Camp Event Hall, LaKambria Welch, a Black woman marrying a white man, uploaded a video of the interaction to Facebook. More from The Root.
The conduct in this video is illegal. A reminder that battles won long ago are being reignited. And when we have judges who are unwilling to affirm that Brown v Bd was correctly decided, these refusals of service & assaults on dignity must be met head on.
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) September 3, 2019
HRC OBSERVES NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH: This September, HRC observes National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, reaffirming our commitment to supporting the well-being of LGBTQ youth who often feel alone or hopeless simply because of who they are. More from HRC.
No one should ever be made to feel alone and hopeless simply for who they are. If you or someone you know is struggling, call:@800273TALK: 1-800-273-8255@TrevorProject LGBTQ Hotline: 1-866-488-7386@TransLifeline: 1-877-565-8860#SuicideAwarenessMonth t.co/LnMoBLoZoj
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 1, 2019
TUESDAY TWEET — CRAZY EX-GIRFRIEND’s STAR AND LGBTQ ALLY GABRIELLE RUIZ GIVES POWERFUL REMARKS ON LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE: “As Americans, we share bedrock identities. Equality is our birthright,” said Ruiz (@gabrielleruiz) at the 2019 HRC San Diego Dinner. “It is not a privilege given. It is never conditioned by the person we love or our gender identity, and it cannot and will not be taken away.” More from HRC
During the @HRC San Diego Dinner, @CW_CrazyXGF star and LGBTQ ally @gabrielleruiz gave powerful remarks on love, acceptance and how we are all created equal. pic.twitter.com/UbC1SqgXin
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 31, 2019
SAVE THE DATE FOR “JAZZ & FRIENDS” 2020: HRC Foundation’s annual Jazz & Friends National Day of School and Community Readings will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2020. More from HRC.
WHEN WILL THIS ONGOING EPIDEMIC END? — TEXAS SHOOTING LEAVES 7 DEAD AND AT LEAST 21 INJURED IN ODESSA AND MIDLAND, TX.: More from The New York Times.
We are heartbroken to learn about the shootings that took at least five lives and injured many others in Midland and Odessa today.
Our elected officials must take action in the wake of this senseless tragedy and finally pass common-sense gun violence prevention measures. t.co/KpUfGtAkPz
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) September 1, 2019
KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TOLD TO REMOVE T-SHIRTS CELEBRATING LGBTQ COMMUNITY: “We asked why we can’t wear shirts that express our sexuality, ” said Lilly Vance, one of the high school students that were asked to change their t-shirts. “Our principal basically told us that we can’t wear these clothes because they cause a distraction from learning and that they’re controversial.” More from Courier-Journal.
SACRAMENTO LGBTQ CENTER TO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM CITY COUNCIL FOR PERMANENT HOME: “The LGBT community is still an underserved community and it’s important that they can continue to provide health and wellness to Sacramento,” said Sacramento Councilman Steve Hansen (@Steve4Sac). More from The Sacramento Bee.
GLOBAL EQUALITY NEWS
“QUEER EYE” STAR ANTONI POROWSKI (@antoni) WRITES FOR THE WASHINGTON POST ON WHY RECENT ATTACKS AGAINST LGBTQ RIGHTS IN POLAND ARE UNACCEPTABLE: Read the full op-ed here.
BERMUDA HOLDS FIRST LGBTQ PRIDE PARADE: More from Carribean National Weekly.
- HRC partners with Bermuda Pride and OUT Bermuda to celebrate the territory’s first Pride parade. More from HRC
.@HRC is proud to partner with @BermudaPride1 and @OUTBermuda to celebrate #Pride2019 in Bermuda #WeBelong ��️�� ���� t.co/sovMhLfT3k
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) August 31, 2019
LGBTQ PLAY IN MOSCOW INTERRUPTED WITH ANTI-LGBTQ SLURS: More from Pink News.
READING RAINBOW – Bookmark now to read on your lunch break!
Out shares beautiful photos from a same-sex Indian-Pakistani wedding
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