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ORLANDO, Fla. — Tens of thousands of LGBTQ people are flocking to central Florida this weekend to go on theme park rides, mingle with costumed performers, dance at all-night parties and lounge poolside at hotels during Gay Days, a decades-long tradition. Even though Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers have championed a slew of anti-LGBTQ laws — spurring the most prominent gay rights group in the U.S. and other civil rights organizations to issue They say a large turnout will send a message that LGBTQ people are not going away in Florida, which is continually one of the most popular states for tourists to visit. If the hoped-for 150,000 or more visitors come to the half-week of pool parties, drag bingo and thrill rides at Orlando’s theme parks and hotels, then “that’s the point,” said Joseph Clark, CEO of Gay Days Inc. “Right now is not the time to run. It’s not the time to go away,” Clark said. “It’s time to show we are here, we are queer and we aren’t going anywhere.” It’s not lost on the organizers that the highlight of the weekend will be a Saturday meetup of LGBTQ visitors at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, where the first Gay Days started as a single-day celebration in 1991. Traditionally, participants wear red shirts to identify themselves, and they meet for the afternoon parade in front of Cinderella’s Castle. Currently, Disney is embroiled in a legal fight with DeSantis over the governor and Republican lawmakers’ takeover of Disney World’s governing dis...

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• • • ‘The Blackening’ Star Dewayne Perkins on His Gay Horror Spoof Character and Mining His Coming-Out Story for Comedy Perkins recounts introducing his boyfriend to his father, who asked “‘Who’s that guy?’ I was like, ‘That’s my boyfriend.’ He said, ‘You’re gay?' And I said, ‘Oh my God, I forgot to tell you.’” • Share this article on Facebook • Share this article on Twitter • Share this article on Flipboard • Share this article on Email • Show additional share options • Share this article on Linkedin • Share this article on Pinit • Share this article on Reddit • Share this article on Tumblr • Share this article on Whatsapp • Share this article on Print • Share this article on Comment Unlike the character he wrote and plays in the horror spoof The Blackening opens in theaters June 16. “I never went back.” However, as onscreen Dewayne (yes, he and his character share the same name, and they are both openly gay), he joins nine college besties at a cabin deep, deep in the woods over Juneteenth weekend. What was supposed to be a much-needed get-together among friends drinking highly sweetened drinks and indulging in trash-talking hijinks turns into them playing a bloody trivia game called The Blackening, which determines who’s Black enough and who isn’t. In The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, how many seasons does dark-skinned Aunt Viv last before she’s replaced by light-skinned Aunt Viv? Everyone knows the first verse of the Black national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” but d...

Adjective The clinic Latinos Salud has four locations in the two counties to provide PrEP and medical services primarily to gay Latino people, HIV patients and transgender people. — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023 Conversely, just 5% of male homicides are committed by a current or former intimate partner (this includes gay and bisexual men). — Hannah Uguru, refinery29.com, 8 June 2023 The essays center around Pellegrino’s experiences growing up as a closeted gay kid in suburban Ohio, his career in podcasting and all of the ‘90s and ‘2000s pop culture that guided him along the way. — Carly Tagen-dye, Peoplemag, 8 June 2023 Stop being mean girls, and that goes for gay people, too. — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 7 June 2023 Human rights groups and gay rights groups have faced a major crackdown. — Terence Mcginley, New York Times, 7 June 2023 Clark has been at the forefront of that shift and credits her friendship with Shane McAnally — one of Nashville’s most successful songwriters, who is also gay — with giving her the confidence to pursue a solo career. — Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2023 Wiccan, the son of Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch — which would mean the young star did reach his goal of playing an openly gay Marvel hero. — Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 June 2023 At Mexico’s gay cowboy conventions, men connect with each other — and their country’s rugged past May 22, 2023 That year, his party won big nationally and made significant inroads at the local level in the sta...

The term "gay" may be confusing and even foreign to some, forcing people to ask, "What is gay?" or " Definition of Gay Homosexuality is considered to be same-sex sexual attraction and behavior and "gay" is a synonym of homosexuality. The term "homosexuality" 1 was first used by Victorian scientists who considered same-sex sexual attraction and behavior a "moral deficiency." 2 Homosexuality is still the correct term clinically, but even though homosexuality is no longer considered immoral, some people feel there are still negative overtones to the word given its origin. The term "gay" was initially a slang term developed to overcome some of these negative associations. It may have come from a nineteenth century French slang word, "gaie." What is Gay? Gay is a term that is not gender specific so men or women can be termed "gay." When identifying people as gay though, it's important to consider three things. According to Avert.org, an international charity, these things are: • Sexual attraction • Sexual behavior • Sexual identity For example, a person may feel same-sex sexual attraction but not identify as "gay" whereas another person who behaves sexually towards men and women may identify as "gay." Moreover, it is not uncommon for people to identify as "gay" at some times in their lives, while straight (not gay) at other times. In other words, correctly identifying someone as "gay" is as often a personal choice as much as it is a textbook definition. Overall, it's the self-i...

gay in the context of same-sex orientation, and protest its usage in the sense of Terms used to describe Numerous slang terms exist for homosexuals or homosexuality. Some communities have Prescribed usage [ ] The term [ This quote needs a citation] Some gay people argue that the use of homosexual as a noun is offensive, arguing that they are people first and their homosexuality being merely an attribute of their humanity. Even if they do not consider the term offensive, some people in same-sex relationships may object to being described as homosexual because they identify as [ citation needed] Some style guides recommend that the terms homosexual and homosexuality be avoided altogether, lest their use cause confusion or arouse controversy. In particular, the description of individuals as homosexual may be offensive, partially because of the negative clinical association of the word stemming from its use in describing same-sex attraction as a Same-sex oriented people seldom apply such terms to themselves, and public officials and agencies often avoid them. For instance, the Safe Schools Coalition of Washington's Glossary for School Employees advises that gay is the "preferred synonym for homosexual", homosexual as it is "clinical, distancing, and archaic". However, the terms homosexual and homosexuality are sometimes deemed appropriate in referring to behavior (although same-sex is the preferred adjective). Using homosexuality or homosexual to refer to behavior may be inacc...