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TV: Cruz, Rapp Discuss Gay Relationship on Star Trek: Discovery

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Star Trek: Discovery

Out actors Wilson Cruz and Anthony Rapp sat down with CBS News to discuss the upcoming tv series Star Trek: Discovery, in which they play the first gay characters in a Star Trek TV series. Rapp points out that the previous “gay” relationship in Star Trek (a lesbian kiss on Deep Space Nine) involved someone who was not human and not necessarilyl gendered. Said Rapp: “It’s not to denigrate [that]. [In Discovery], this is the first time two human beings were born themselves and as the gender that they were born who are in love with each other as the … Read more

TV: Teen Wolf Takes Its Bow This Weekend

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Teen Wolf

The show that gave us hunks like Colton Haynes, Tyler Hoechlin, Dylan O’Brien, Tyler Posey and the Carver twins says farewell Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern on MTV. The series finale of Teen Wolf will follow Gerard’s final assault, but who, if anyone, will survive? By Andy Towle – Full Story at Towleroad

The Seven Dwarves as Muscle Daddies

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The answer to the question you never thought you’d ask has been answered: what would Snow White’s Seven Dwarfs look like as muscle daddies? Artist and graphic designer Silverjow has reimagined the beloved characters as you’ve never seen them before. The artist said his aim was to make a picture book of his illustrations. Silverjow set up a Patreon so he would have more freedom to make the art he wanted. ‘I used to take commissions but it was too much restrictions for me (sic),’ he wrote. By Shannon Power – Full Story at Gay Star News

TV: Black Episode “San Junipero” Wins Two Emmys

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Black Mirror episode San Junipero, a beautiful lesbian love story, has won two Emmy Awards. The 60-minute episode of Charlie Brooker’s dystopian anthology series, which airs on Netflix, featured two women living in a digital afterlife. San Junipero broke with Black Mirror’s usually-bleak depiction of technology and the future, with a notably upbeat and heartwarming love story between two women. The acclaimed episode, which was near-universally acclaimed, picked up an Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie. By Nick Duffy – Full Story at Pink News

Out of the Past – LGBTQ Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror in the 1980s

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The 1970s, famed as an era of free love, political protests and hallucinogen-fueled utopias, gave way to the era of punk and New Wave, AIDS, and the politics of Reagan and Thatcher in the more conservative 1980s. And science fiction, fantasy and horror followed suit, with hard-edged military science fiction, dystopian visions, anti-hero sword and sorcery, vampires and of course, cyberpunk. None of these, on the face of it, seemed any more LGBT-friendly than the sfnal works of the previous decade, yet the number of portrayals of LGBT characters over the course of the decade more than quadrupled. This was … Read more

VIDEO GAMES: Super Mario Has Nipples!

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Super Mario With Nipples

Twitter is traumatized. Nobody can unsee Super Mario’s nipples. Nintendo America tweeted pictures of Mario ahead of the release of Super Mario Odyssey. And the world was shocked by the picture of Mario frolicking around shirtless. In the process, they also confirmed he had nipples. Which nobody seems to be okay with. By Charlie Mathers – Full Story at Gay Star News

Bojack Horseman Character Comes Out As Asexual

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BoJack Horseman has featured a character coming out as asexual, and with it sees the best asexual representation on TV. Todd Chavez, played by Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul, was asked by his girlfriend at the end of season 3 if he was gay after they didn’t have sex. ‘I think I’m nothing,’ was his response. Season 4 sees Todd officially come out as asexual and accept he feels no sexual attraction. By Joe Morgan – Full Story at Gay Star News

‘Teen Wolf’ Stars Tyler Hoechlin and Colton Haynes to Star in Bodybuilding Pic

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Tyler Hoechlin will play bodybuilding pioneer Joe Weider and Colton Haynes will play fitness guru Jack Lalanne in Bigger, a biopic about Weider and his brother Ben, who launched the modern bodybuilding movement, discovering Arnold Schwarzenegger along the way. Writes Deadline: “The brothers’ story sets a powerful example of what hard work and extreme focus can achieve for the youth of today. These brothers literally changed the world” says Jones. Gallo adds, “It’s beyond inspirational, and will resonate with not only the massive crowd of those who have found the balance of body and mind as essential for a healthy … Read more

South Park Video Game Includes Transgender Character

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South Park Video Game

South Park, known for skewering pop culture, has had a rocky relationship with the LGBT community. Some jokes and gags have definitely crossed the line into derogatory content, but the show has also has a history of lampooning the religious right and what we now refer to as the alt-right (as versus rednecks). A preview for the new video game “South Park: The Fractured But Whole,” allows you to pick your gender identity. But if you choose anything other than cisgender, the game’s difficulty level increases and you face new challenges the white boys don’t. You can also choose to … Read more

FILM: Will Star Wars Feature a Pansexual Character?

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Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo

The upcoming Star Wars film, The Last Jedi, may see the series’ first LGBT character. Passages from a new book which the film is based on, Leia: Princess of Alderaan, suggest that the resistance’s Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo – played by Laura Dern – may be pansexual. The clues are in the following passage, in a conversation between Holdo and Leia. “A pair of pretty dark eyes.” Then Amilyn thought about that for a moment. “Or more than a pair, if you’re into Grans. Or Aqualish, or Talz. Or even – ” “That’s all right! Leia said through laughter. “It’s … Read more