5 THINGS TO KNOW
Month: October 2017
5 THINGS TO KNOW
Good Golly Miss Molly, Little Richard is no longer gay.
Little Richard has denounced homosexuality, two decades after he publicly came out as gay. The rock ‘n’ roll legend said in an interview with Penthouse in 1995 that he has been ‘gay all [his] life’, despite previously saying homosexuals were ‘sick’.
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Injectable PrEP appeals to many.
Approximately a third of gay and bisexual men who are currently taking oral (tenofovir/emtricitabine) pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) would prefer long-acting injectable PrEP should it become available, investigators report in AIDS and Behavior.
HEROES
A historical marker for an LGBT rights activist…in Nashville!
Only a handful of Nashville’s official historical markers recognize contemporary achievements, but the city is getting another. The Metro Historical Commission has approved Nashville’s first marker recognizing an LGBT rights activist.
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Sam Smith stands by the Australian gay marriage campaign.
British singer Sam Smith has voiced his support of the Australian gay marriage campaign. The 25-year-old hit maker – who is known for singles including Stay With Me – appeared on Sunrise on Monday, when he spoke about the Australian same-sex marriage vote.
A & E
Brilliant series “Queers” coming to BBC America.
The idea behind the brilliant and much-recommended BBC America series Queers is deceptively simple: eight face-to-camera monologues featuring eight brilliant actors bringing to life the imagined experiences of eight (mostly male) gay characters.
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Old-timey words for queer people for LGBT History month.
People have come up with some interesting terms to describe gay and bisexual people over the last few centuries. While I could fill up a lake with slang terms for queer people, I find the non-slang terms more interesting because it means that someone was taking us seriously, but sometimes from a strange point of view.