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Holding the LDS Church accountable for past actions.

August 19, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Holding the LDS Church accountable for past actions.

The LDS Church’s endorsement this week of a fundraising concert for LGBTQ support groups sends a mixed message, says former Mormon Tyler Glenn, the outspoken lead singer for Neon Trees. Glenn, who is gay, is referring to a statement posted Wednesday on the church’s website that praises the Aug. 26 LoveLoud Festival in Orem as an effort to unite participants in addressing LGBTQ “teen safety and to express respect and love for all God’s children.”

ENTERTAINMENT

Rupaul’s Drag Race celebrates 8 Emmy nominations!

August 19, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Rupaul’s Drag Race celebrates 8 Emmy nominations!

The stars of VH1’s hit reality-competition series Rupaul’s Drag Race celebrated the show’s historic eight Emmy nominations with an exclusive Q&A at Micky’s West Hollywood last night.  Judge Michelle  Visage and former contestants Raven, Eureka and Delta talked about the art and craft of drag in a packed room overlooking Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood.

BUSINESS

NYC hosting the 24th Original LGBT Expo in September.

August 19, 2017 compassq Comments Off on NYC hosting the 24th Original LGBT Expo in September.

Since debuting in 1993, the Original LGBT Expo has become the largest and longest-running LGBT convention in the world. The expo celebrates diversity in business, education, politics, the arts, health, technology, media, travel, and non-profit sectors. This year, PASSPORT Magazine is proud to be an official sponsor of the show. We are excited to be collaborating with an event that loves and supports the LGBT Community just as much as we do!

ENTERTAINMENT

The $400,000 question about LGBT drinking.

August 18, 2017 compassq Comments Off on The $400,000 question about LGBT drinking.

The National Institutes of Health is spending over $400,000 studying whether gender norms of masculinity and femininity lead LGBTQ individuals to drink too much. Trying to find the “meanings of intoxication” of sexual and gender minorities is the central question of a study that was awarded in late July.

ENTERTAINMENT

Why straight women love gay porn.

August 18, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Why straight women love gay porn.

After working for years in the lesbian and straight porn industry, feminist porn producer and director Nica Noelle is one of few women to venture into the world of gay porn. And she’s one of fewer still to see the level of success she’s achieved there, too.

A & E

“Beach Rats” set to heat up the Sundance Film Festival.

August 18, 2017 compassq Comments Off on “Beach Rats” set to heat up the Sundance Film Festival.

Call Me By You Name, Luca Guadagino’s sun-and-tear soaked Armie Hammer and Timothee Chalamet-starring gay romance, might have been the breakout film of the Sundance Film Festival—even its recently released trailer earned breathless fawning on social media—but the much quieter, gritter, and, arguably, more authentic Beach Rats, which also made a splash out of Park City, is first out the gate in theaters and makes just as big a case for your attention.

A & E

“1-800-273-8255″ is a powerful video about teen suicide prevention.

August 18, 2017 compassq Comments Off on “1-800-273-8255″ is a powerful video about teen suicide prevention.

Rapper Logic has released a moving video for his song “1-800-273-8255,” which features a young gay man coming to terms with his sexuality while faced with bullying and initial pushback from his family. Nickelodeon star Coy Stewart plays the young man who meets and falls for another boy played by Modern Family’s Nolan Gould while Oscar nominee Don Cheadle and Matthew Modine play the boys’ dads. Luis Guzmán plays the boy’s supportive coach.