America’s Notorious Ex-Gay Center: JONAH

Even though it’s hard to believe there are still people who believe a gay person can become straight, this is going on.

A lawsuit being referred to as the first of its kind was recently brought up against the organization, JONAH, by former patients. JONAH is short for Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality. They think they can cure gay people.  

It sounds like absolute torture. 

“Other clients were required to reenact childhood trauma, including childhood sexual trauma, under the theory that the reason people become gay is that they’ve suffered some sort of trauma in childhood that is thrown them off the normal path towards heterosexuality,” Dinielli tells Queerty. “Some were required as a part of the program to disrobe in front of the counselor.”

Here’s a link for the rest. 


Black and Gay In America After Being Away for a Decade

A black gay man who has been living outside the US for over a decade will be returning soon, and he’s been writing about his thoughts and feelings with regard to returning to the US. I find it interesting because I think a lot of things have changed for the better (for gay people…I can’t comment on the experience for gay black people). But I’ve been here as a gay person. I haven’t been living in another country depending on hearsay from questionable friends and news articles that may or may not be true. And from what I see on social media, most news stories are either untrue or highly slanted in one direction or another. But more than that, most people only read headlines.  

I will be returning to an America post-Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, Moonlight, Get Out, Black Panther, Empire, and Jussie Smollett, where to be black still can be beautiful and dangerous — but to an exponentially greater degree of both.

Here’s a link for this one. It’s very well written, well executed, and has a unique POV.  I’m looking forward to a follow up and reading about his actual experience and how he feels about being back in the US. He has a very honest voice and he sounds like a natural writer. 

So many things have changed. For one thing, Mayor Pete Buttigieg is seriously running for President, as an openly gay legally married man. And for the first time the mainstream media is actually paying attention to him. That’s huge for gay people. 

Amy Schumer’s Dumb Repulsive Gay Jokes

I have never been a fan of Amy Schumer’s brand of comedy…if you could even call it that. I never found her funny. In fact, I have no idea what other people see in her, or how she even manages to make a living doing comedy. But most of all, what is up with Netflix, and how out of touch are they over there, to give Schumer a comedy special? She’s as funny as a brick.

And now she’s being called out for dumb repulsive gay jokes. It’s pretty bad.

Schumer also makes a crack about straight men seeming gay if they act too sentimental or romantic, and then makes some stupid remark about how all male costume designers are gay.

You can read the rest here. They put up the tweets of people who responded to Schumer.

Someone in the comments mentions Joan Rivers. But there’s a HUGE difference between Joan Rivers and Amy Schumer. Rivers was funny, and she was brilliant…smart and clever.

Gay Sex In Brunei Now Punishable with Death by Stoning If Witnessed by a Muslim

Here’s more on the global front from Brunei…a vile, inhumane country with no respect.

Beginning next week, statutes in the Southeast Asian nation will go into effect that allow death by stoning for adultery and gay sex, the New York Times reports. 

It gets much worse. Just so this is clear. This new law is for all citizens of all religions, however, a person can only be convicted if the gay sex is witnessed by Muslims.

And, though the law will apply to citizens of all religions, a person can only be convicted under this law if multiple Muslim people witness the queer sex or adultery.

You can read the rest, here.

Gay Fabulosity

On a much more positive note, and a much lighter note, here’s a story where they talk about what triggers ‘gay fabulosity.’ It’s all about songs that trigger excitement, not to mention a multitude of other emotions. And frankly, I think this applies to straight people, too. I think many people react to music this way, especially at weddings.

Here are those queer-friendly jams — starting with the two songs the original poster cited and continuing with the responses as ranked by their upvotes.

Here’s the rest. It’s a great list, and it’s a huge part of gay culture, too. 

50 Cent Isn’t Getting It and Thinks Gay Men Date Trans Women

I know that headline sounds absolutely ridiculous, but it’s true. People like this 50 Cent person simply do not get the fact that openly gay men don’t date women…ever. He also doesn’t know about transphobic slurs either.

In the now-deleted post to his Instagram account, 50 Cent captions the audio of Young Buck: “wait if you’re in a relationship with a tr*nny, you’re gay. That’s a boy, boy! It’s cool Buck you’re gonna be big down the gay bars, gimme a call.”

Here’s the rest. Unfortunately, there are millions more like 50 Cent who just do not understand that if a man is dating a trans woman the odds are that man is NOT gay. 

It’s really not that complicated.  

Trans women identify as women. Gay men identify as men and they are attracted to men. Gay men date men. I swear I’m not making this up. 


The Village People Performing At Stockholm Pride

This is interesting to see. After all these years, The Village People are still going strong. Well, at least the brand is still going strong. And people still seem to enjoy the retro music. Well, most people. 

Legendary disco band Village People will make a special appearance at Stockholm Pride next summer.

It’s not all perfect because many of the band members are new, and there has been some controversy over that. You can read more about it, here, where they give you a run down on The Village People history, which actually dates all the way back to 1977. 

Jussie Smollett Is Cleared Of All Charges

I didn’t really wanted to post anything about this, but it happened, and it’s pop culture news. So here it is.

All charges against Jussie Smollett were dropped. Prosecutors said this:

After reviewing all of the facts and circumstances of the case, including Mr. Smollett’s volunteer service in the community and agreement to forfeit his bond to the City of Chicago, we believe this outcome is a just disposition and appropriate resolution to this case.

You can read the rest here. There are quite a few comments, many of which are not favorable toward Smollett. Some people get downright vicious.

This makes me wonder about the future. 

Ben Whishaw On His Sexuality

For those who don’t know, Ben Whishaw is a British actor who recently headlined in the streaming series, A Very English Scandal. According to this article, he came out publicly in 2013. I don’t know much about him other than what I read in passing.

“I don’t think it’s the be-all and end-all, and since revealing my sexuality I haven’t had any negative effects.”

Here’s a link to this one. Whishaw also starred in a series I loved on Netflix titled, A London Spy. I liked A Very English Scandal, too, mostly because Wishsaw starred in it. He’s talented.