1,100 Men Showed up at His Home for Sex

A New York man is suing Grindr after more than a thousand men turn up looking for sex at his home and workplace, all due to an ex-lover creating fake profiles in his name.

Actor Matthew Herrick, 32, states in the lawsuit that the man he met on Grindr in 2015 created fake profiles using his images and then gave out both his home and work addresses to strangers.

In January, a Grindr visitor got into his apartment building and refused to leave. Herrick’s roommate confronted the guy in the hallway, said he was calling the cops, and the man lunged at the roommate, grabbed his phone and started wrestling with him, states TMZ.

Herrick claims the incidents have caused him ‘a constant state of hyper-vigilance, afraid that Grindr has been used to incite or seduce the wrong person – somebody who will make good on threats to attack or rape [me].’

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He has logged 50 complaints to Grindr about the fake accounts and filed 14 police reports, all to no avail.

The fake Grindr profiles, which started appearing in October 2016, have Herrick’s photos and personal information, including false claims that he’s HIV positive.

CNN reports that at times as many as 16 strangers will show up looking for Herrick every day. Some of the men have even been told in advance not to stop if Herrick resists, ‘as part of an agreed upon rape fantasy or role play.’

‘My entire life has been stolen from me. My privacy has been taken from me. I’m humiliated daily,’ said Herrick to Wired. ‘It’s a living hell.’

Herrick says that he has reported the incidents to the police repeatedly.

In a statement to CNN, Grindr said it’s ‘committed to creating a safe environment through a system of digital and human screening tools, while also encouraging users to report suspicious and threatening activities. While we are constantly improving upon this process, it is important to remember that Grindr is an open platform. Grindr cooperates with law enforcement on a regular basis and does not condone abusive or violent behavior.’

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It’s certainly easy to see why Grindr users are interested in Herrick. He’s a very handsome man indeed. Let’s hope he gets to pick which men to meet in the future.

Boyband Star George Shelley Posts Sexy Holiday Pics with Boyfriend

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23-year-old boyband star George Shelley has posted some sexy pictures of him and what is apparently his boyfriend on Instagram.

The former Union J singer and reality star is on holiday in Costa Rica with model Matthew Holehouse and the Insta posts shows that the couple is not afraid of going public with their romance.

In one of the posts, George is captioning a picture of Matthew with nothing but “Sexiiii”.

And in a picture posted by Matthew of himself in just his boxer shorts, George is grabbing his butt.

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George Shelley came out as bisexual in 2016, when he revealed that he had dated both men and women in the past.

“I’ve been on a personal journey and I want you to be part of that journey from now on,” he said in a video.

“I want to start 2016 with a clean slate. I don’t feel that I should hide anything.”

He continued, “I’ve been reading a lot of speculation online as to whether I’m straight or gay or bi. Its all these labels and it’s a little bit old fashioned and this is why I’m not going to label it myself.

“I’ve had girlfriends that I’ve loved. But I’ve also had boyfriends. I want you to know that whether I decide to be with a girl next or be with a guy next it’s because I love them.

“It shouldn’t be a big deal. I don’t want to be scared anymore, I don’t want to feel like I can’t be myself because I’m worried about what somebody might be saying about me.

“I’ve not changed, I’m still me.

“I’m becoming a little bit less scared of being myself, and that makes me quite happy.”

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Is James Franco Gay?

Hollywood actor James Franco claims that he is gay “up to the point of intercourse” and that rumors about his sexuality act as a “smokescreen.”

James Franco, who has a self-proclaimed fascination with gay culture, shared his thoughts around the issue in a discussion with himself in gay magazine FourTwoNine.

“Straight JamesFranco” asked “Gay James Franco”: “Are you f*cking gay or what?”

“Gay Franco” replied: “Well, I like to think that I’m gay in my art and straigt in my life. Although, I’m also a gay in my life up to the point of intercourse, and then you could say I’m straight… If it means whom you have sex with, I guess I’m straight.

“In the twenties and thirties, they used to define homosexuality by how you acted and not by whom you slept with. Sailors would f*ck guys all the time, but as long as they behaved in masculine ways, they weren’t considered gay.”

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In an other interview, this time with Rolling Stone, James Franco says speculations around his sexuality work as a “smokescreen” and shields him when he’s dating women.

He claims to have an “artistic preoccupation” with homosexuality both in the films he makes himself and the roles he chooses to play. His interest in the area began when he was studying at university.

“When I was studying at NYU, I took classes in critical studies, and one of my favorites was on queer cinema,” James Franco told Rolling Stone.

James Franco & Zachary Quinto in I Am Michael
James Franco & Zachary Quinto in I Am Michael

“We’ve told the straight, heteronormative stories ad nauseam by now, in our movies, our shows, our commercials – everywhere. I think it’s healthy to make work that disrupts and questions that, and shows alternative narratives. That’s what an artist should do.”

James Franco has directed three movies with a LGBT narrative: “Sal” about openly gay actor Sal Mineo who played opposite James Deen in “A Rebel Without a Cause“, the short film “Interior. Leather Bar.” and in “The Broken Tower” about American poet Hart Crane.

He has also played gay characters in “I Am Michael”, “Howl“, “Milk” and “King Cobra.”

So, is James Franco gay, or at least bi?

Well, you can never be sure of course, but he says he’s not – in the common definition of the word – and he does not seem like the kind of guy that would care to hide it if he was.

 

Latinx Singer Turns Queen’s “Somebody to Love” into a Queer Resistance Anthem

Latinx singer José Rivera Jr. has just premiered his cover of Queen’s “Somebody to Love,” claiming the song as a queer resistance anthem for the Drumpf era.

Born in the Bronx in 1992, José (@joseishere) is a queer latinx recording and visual artist. With powerful vocals and dance as a visual medium, José’s ‘glam-glitch’ sound and aesthetic create a truly unique performative experience.

The video also features legendary nightlife personality Rify Royalty in the role of Rivera Jr.’s father.

“Every day came another story about the Drumpf Administration being anti-LGBT—and I thought, ‘Wow, they are really trying to erase us,’” Rivera Jr. explains. “But instead of getting angry, I decided to use the amazing lyrics of this song to say, ‘I’m not going anywhere. You can’t erase me when all I want is love. All we do as a community is love. And none of us are going anywhere because of your petty intolerance and hate.’”

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Rivera Jr. has also launched a funding campaign for his first visual EP, LQQK, The Way I Look, on Kickstarter. Perks include an appearance in the visual EP, music video, a cover by José of the song of your choice, and behind-the-scenes looks at the making of the EP.

Rivera Jr. has previously gained attention from the press for his revelatory video cover of Adele’s “When We Were Young,” also featuring original choreography, with Elite Daily calling it “straight out of a movie.”

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Top Gay Love Memes

Here are some really great gay love memes, ads and quotes that just nails it.

Always the trend setters, gays have never been afraid of embracing cool concepts and many of the best memes out there are gay related.

According to Wikipedia, a meme (/ˈmiːm/ meem) is “an idea, behaviour, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture.”

Memes can come in many forms but have in common that they carry ideas from one mind to another through a mimicked theme. And they are commonly used to make a statement, question the status quo, or just to illustrate the world around us.

The word meme is a shortening of mimeme, meaning “imitated thing”.

Here are some of the best gay memes (+ some ads/quotes) we found related to gay love on the Internet.

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Gay guys

Gay Guys
I say this would be in the it’s-so-true gay memes category: “Gay guys: -What my friends think I do. -What my mom thinks I do. -What society thinks I do. -What religious idiots think I do. -What I think I do. -What I really do.”

We are not

We are not second class citizens

A great gay meme about equality: “We are not second class citizens

Allstate

Allstate

An ad can also be a meme: “Being visible should never leave you feeling vulnerable

My daddies

My daddies deserve equal rights

Family gay meme: “My daddies deserve equal rights

So lets get this straight

So lets get this straight

Infographic: “So lets get this straight…: -Charlie Sheen can make a pron family. -Kelsey Grammer ended his 15 year marriage over the phone. -Larry King is on divorce number 9. -Britney Spears had a 55 hour marriage. -Jesse James & Tiger Woods (whilst married) were having sex with everyone. But somehow it is same-sex marriage that is going to “Destroy the institution of marriage”. Really?”

Homosexuality

Homosexuality

Absolutely true meme: “Homosexuality is not a choice. Homophobia is.”

Simba

Simba

Lion King: “Two men raised Simba and he turned out fine”

Tim Gunn

Tim Gunn - Fabric of society

Tim Gunn: “People against same sex marriage say it will tear the social fabric of society. Do you really think gay people would do anything to harm fabric?”

Your grandkids

Your grandkids

“There was a time when gay people couldn’t get married?!” –Your grand kids in 20 years

Gay marriage condemned

Gay marriage condemned

Saturday Night Live: “This week, gay marriage was officially condemned by an older, single man wearing a cape”

If gay marriage is legal…

If gay marriage is legalized

Another it’s-so-true meme: “What will happen if gay marriage is legalized? –Gay people will get married. -A third World War will break out, various plagues – locusts, frogs, etc. – will erupt. -Schools will begin teaching kids how to have gay sex. -The terrorists will win.”

Marriage illegal

Gay marriage meme

Not true anymore, but still a great one: “-Married for 72 days: LEGAL. -Married for 14 months: LEGAL. -Together for 8 years: Marriage illegal.”

And remember to appreciate your gay memes, folks. Because in Russia they banned memes portraying president Putin in a “gay” way.

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