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New Pixar Film Banned in U.A.E over Gay Kiss

14Jun

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Entertainment

New Pixar Film Banned in U.A.E over Gay Kiss

Pixar’s upcoming animated film Lightyear banned by the United Arab Emirates over a scene featuring two female characters kissing. Emirati authorities announced that the latest Toy Story spin-off won’t be hitting the country's big screens anytime soon. Lightyear is an animated movie based on the character that inspired the Buzz lightyear toy in the Toy Story franchise. The upcoming Disney/Pixar collaboration had a $200 million budget and is expected to gross over $100 in its first weekend. Cinemas in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the rest of the nation aren’t allowed to show the movie. This “due to its violation of the country’s media content standards,” the Media Regulatory Office of the country’s Ministry of Youth and Culture announced via twitter. The Media Regulatory Offic...

Burger King’s Ad Agency Apologizes for Pride Month Ad

14Jun

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Burger King’s Ad Agency Apologizes for Pride Month Ad

Rainbow capitalism gone wrong? Pride month has become a pandering opportunity for corporations that they can't seem to pass on. This year has unfortunately not been the exception. Burger King released a “Pride Whopper” ad this month that sparked a lot of controversy and the ad’s creators are now apologizing. In Burger King Austria’s “Pride Whopper” ad the burger features two equal buns which is supposed to be a statement about equal love & equal rights. While also acting as an innuendo on Gay sex, the buns on the burgers are either both top or bottom buns. In a recent interview Jung von Matt Donau, the agency that created the ad, apologized if anyone was offended. Adding that they believe they “messed up” by creating the ad. Although the agency’s campaign included partner...

9Jun

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Entertainment, Music

Lil Nas X VS. BET

Lil Nas X teased a song on Wednesday via social media where he disses BET. In the unreleased NBA Youngboy collab, Lil Nas X can be heard chanting “F*** BET F*** BET F*** BET.” This follows his June 1 twitter rant where he accused BET of being homophobic when he didn’t receive any nominations for the upcoming BET Awards. Social media users were quick to question Lil Nas X’s accusation to which he responded that he deserved to be nominated due to having “3 of the biggest songs last year.” “I just feel like Gay Black people have to fight to be seen in this world and even when we make it to the top m*s pretend we’re invisible,” the rapper added in a tweet that now has been deleted. The network finally responded to his claims once his rap diss went viral. BET clapped back stating:...

Kristen Stewart Casting For “Super Gay” Paranormal Reality Show

8Jun

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Kristen Stewart Casting For “Super Gay” Paranormal Reality Show

Kristen Stewart announced that she’s casting members of the LGBTQ+ community who are mediums, psychics or ghost-hunters for an upcoming reality show. “I am scarily excited to announce that I’m teaming up with Scout, the producers of ‘Queer Eye,’ ‘Legendary’ and ‘The Hype,’ on the most gayest, most funnest, most titillating queer ghost-hunting show ever,” Stewart revealed in an Instagram video that her hairstylist posted on Monday. In the Instagram post Stewart added: “we need to find the most incredible LGBTQ+ ghost hunters, paranormal specialists, mediums, psychics, investigators who will lead the pack on this super gay ghost-hunting adventure.” Stewart, who identifies as a part of the LGBTQ+ community, will serve as an executive producer on the show. The official name of t...

31May

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Entertainment

Reality TV Shows With Gay Casts

Check out these reality shows with Gay casts that are airing right now! Representation in media matters and Gays have historically always been systematically erased or underrepresented in movies and TV. This has even been the case for genres that claim to depict real life, namely reality television which has managed to introduce audiences to a wide variety of communities & lifestyles that relate to straight people. With the introduction of new LGBTQ+ themed shows, It seems as though times are changing and the genre is becoming more inclusive. Television execs. are undeniably realizing the communities’ entertainment value and we are excited to start seeing more Gay representation on our screens! Check out these shows that are airing right now! Legendary In this HBO Max...

5 LGBTQ Artists That Should Be on Your Playlists This Summer

28May

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Entertainment, Music

5 LGBTQ Artists That Should Be on Your Playlists This Summer

There’s no better time to show LGBT artists love than during pride month! With today’s oversaturated music market the process of discovering new music can be more challenging than ever. Making it hard if you are looking for artists from marginalized communities. This is why we have chosen to list 5 artists from the LGBTQ community that should be on your playlists right now! Allison Ponthier Ponthier is an indie/folk singer from Dallas whose debut single made Billboard’s “"25 Best Songs By LGBTQ Artists of 2021 (So Far)" on June 29, 2021. Check out her latest song: Saucy Santana Santana enthralls audiences with his witty lyrics & saucy persona. This future rap-superstar was recently signed to record giant RCA records. Santana is responsible for several of the b...