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☆ Shawn Mendes opens up about his sexuality
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Daysia Tolentino | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Shawn Mendes said that he is “figuring out” his sexuality during his concert in Denver on Monday, according to video footage shared by fans on social media. “I think it’s kind of silly because I think sexuality is such a beautifully complex thing and its so hard to just put into boxes,” he said during his show, which took place at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Mendes made the remarks before performing his unreleased song “The Mountain,” which features lyrics referencing the speculation over his sexuality. Many fans online said they feel that the public is not entitled to know about the private lives of celebrities. During Monday’s show, Mendes said that it feels scary to open up about his journey because of how people talk about others’ sexuality.

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☆ ‘The Boyfriend,’ Japan’s first same-sex reality show, hopes to normalize LGBTQ romance in the country
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The untroubled July arrival of the country’s first same-sex dating reality show, “The Boyfriend,” on streamer Netflix, may be another sign that normalization of queerness in Japan is on the way. “It’s no different from the familiar reality shows we’ve seen before. The only thing that felt odd or questionable was that, while there have been plenty of heterosexual reality shows, there have been so few featuring same-sex couples, and none in Japan,” casting director Taiki told Variety. The commentators included central host Megumi, an entertainer; drag queen Durian Lollobrigida; Tokui Yoshimi, a veteran of previous reality shows including “Terrace House”; Horan Chiaki; and style diva Thelma Aoyama. “As this was Japan’s first romance reality show featuring male same-sex relationships, it was crucial to have someone from that community in the studio,” Lollobrigida told Variety.

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☆ Richard Hays wrote the Christian case against same-sex marriage. Now he claims the Bible says differently
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Ryan Struyk | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN —Almost three decades ago, Richard Hays, a United Methodist minister and the soon-to-be dean of Duke Divinity School, wrote what quickly became the go-to traditionalist Christian argument against same-sex marriage. Fuller Theological Seminary, where Christopher Hays is a professor, also demands agreement with a faith statement that opposes same-sex marriage. Even as support for same-sex marriage has plateaued in the last few years, recent surveys from Gallup find that more than one in five Gen Z Americans identify as LGBTQ, and nearly 90% of Americans under 30 years old support same-sex marriage. The reversal from Hays certainly will not settle the debate among Christians when it comes from same-sex marriage. But I hope it makes opponents of same-sex marriage at least pause and wonder — is there a faithful path forward that makes room for people like me?

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☆ Vote for Your 10 Best Books of the 21st Century
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( The New York Times Books Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Vote for Your 10 Best Booksof the 21st CenturyMore than 500 writers and notable book lovers — including James Patterson and Junot Díaz, Rebecca Roanhorse and Roxane Gay — have shared their picks for the best books of the 21st century, and now it’s your turn. In the space below, please name up to 10 titles that you consider to be the best of this century. Each book must have been published in the United States, in English, after Jan. 1, 2000. We have compiled all 3,228 of our best and notable books since 2000 on one handy page, but you aren’t limited to those books. Translations, children’s books, poetry — they are all OK.We’ll tabulate the votes and offer our readers’ list of favorites later on.

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☆ The Cost of Traveling While Gay: Passing As Straight Helps Us Travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Timothy Moore | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementHomosexuality isn't illegal in Egypt, but the country is famous for its discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community. "Not all states have equal protection laws, especially for transgender and gender-diverse individuals," John Tanzella, president and CEO of the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association, told Business Insider. Airbnb hosts can indicate they're LGBTQ-friendly in their listings, and there are companies and entire cruise lines dedicated to gay travel. Perhaps the most comprehensive is the IGLTA, which has been helping members of the community travel safely since 1983. "The future of LGBTQ+ travel is bright," Tanzella said, though he cautioned significant hurdles still remain.

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☆ Federal Judge Dismisses Disney Lawsuit Against DeSantis
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Brooks Barnes | More About Brooks Barnes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ron DeSantis of Florida, a federal judge on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit filed by the Walt Disney Company claiming that Mr. DeSantis and his allies violated the company’s First Amendment rights by taking over a special tax district that encompasses Walt Disney World. Disney and Mr. DeSantis, who recently ended his campaign for president, have been at odds for nearly two years over Disney World, the 25,000-acre theme park and resort complex south of Orlando. Before the takeover took effect, however, Disney signed contracts — quietly, but in publicly advertised meetings — to lock in development plans worth some $17 billion over the next decade. An effort by Mr. DeSantis and his allies to void the contracts resulted in dueling lawsuits, with Disney suing Mr. DeSantis and the tax district in federal court and the new appointees returning fire in state court. On Wednesday, Judge Allen Winsor in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida in Tallahassee dismissed the federal case in its entirety.

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☆ Elise Stefanik, the No. 4 House Republican who has been floated as a potential Trump running mate, said Nikki Haley would be a 'nonstarter' as a VP candidate
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewRep. Elise Stefanik on Saturday dismissed Nikki Haley as a potential running mate for former President Donald Trump, arguing that the former UN ambassador would be a "nonstarter" as his No. Nikki Haley has been disloyal to President Trump," Stefanik said on Saturday during a stop at Trump's Manchester campaign headquarters. On the issues related to election integrity, Nikki Haley was stealing Democrat[ic] talking points." Got the first question in during Stefanik gaggle and asked her about Trumps attacks on Nikki Haley’s name. NewsNation on Saturday asked Stefanik about her thoughts on Trump using Nikki Haley's given first name, Nimarata, in recent days.

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☆ How plagiarism by Claudine Gay, Harvard's former president, compares to that of Neri Oxman, an academic and Bill Ackman's wife
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

"Part of what makes her human is that she makes mistakes, owns them, and apologizes when appropriate," he wrote in a post on X following Business Insider's report on Oxman's plagiarism. That's a starkly different approach from the one he took toward Gay after she stepped down as president earlier this week. At the time, Ackman said she should be fired from Harvard's faculty entirely because of what he called "serious plagiarism issues." However, the instances of Oxman's and Gay's plagiarism have more similarities than differences, according to experts and an internal analysis. "It indicates a bad process to drafting this stuff, and I would say that's true for both Gay and Oxman," he said.

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☆ Harvard's president stepping down is giving the GOP the green light to probe other top universities
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-02 | by ( Paul Squire | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Harvard President Claudine Gay — whose response to a question on antisemitism on campus at a Congressional hearing sparked outrage — has stepped down after weeks of increasing pressure. Gay gave a bungled answer that she wouldn't outright ban calls for genocide against Jews on campus during the House hearing last month. The controversy quickly spiraled into wider allegations of plagiarism against Gay — led by the Washington Free Beacon, a conservative outlet. Stefanik — who led the hearing Gay attended and was also booted off a Harvard advisory panel for backing Donald Trump's election lies — vowed to keep up the pressure.

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☆ Anderson Cooper Is Still Learning to Live With Loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Talk Anderson Cooper Is Still Learning to Live With LossFor decades, Anderson Cooper, 56, has been a steady, humane and comparatively calm presence on TV news. I could write maybe a little essay about my gay — I don’t know what. Cooper reporting for CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360°” in Ghana in 2009. So I don’t think you can paint with quite as broad a brush. I don’t know.

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☆ Jason Gay — Sports and Humor Columnist at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Jason Gay | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jason GayJason Gay is The Wall Street Journal’s sports columnist and a humor columnist for its Review section. Jason was named Sports Columnist of the Year by Society of Professional Journalists in 2010, 2016 and 2019. He is author of the upcoming book of essays, "I Wouldn't Do That If I Were Me" (Nov. 1), and the 2015 bestseller “Little Victories,” which was a finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. Write to Jason at jason.gay@wsj.com, and follow him on Twitter @jasongay. Sign up to receive email alerts from Jason Gay.

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