'Passag' director nounc 'dangero' NC-17 ratg on a film pictg a gay love story

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU
GAY MEN AND ALHOL: THE RELATNSHIP WH THE BOTTLE
GAY MEN, WE HAVE A DRKG PROBLEM
LIQUOR LAWS ONCE TARGETED GAY BARS. NOW, ONE STATE IS APOLOGIZG.
FABULO FIZZ: D2C HARD SELTZER BRAND GAY WATER COM OUT
GAY AA: A LOOK AT LGBT GROUPS ALHOLICS ANONYMO
8 BT LGBTQ AND GAY-FRIENDLY REHAB CENTERS
'PASSAG' DIRECTOR NOUNC 'DANGERO' NC-17 RATG ON A FILM PICTG A GAY LOVE STORY

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN'S HEALTH ISSU

Rearch has shown that the followg are some of the most mon health ncerns faced by gay and bisexual men. * gay alcohol *

In other words, where Bud Light has buckled unr prsure as bigotry grows agast the LGBTQ+ muny, Gay Water’s creator Spencer Hodson wants his new boozy brand to be the anthis of that. “The key issue that Bud Light tapped to was the fact that they didn’t unrstand their re dience and know enough about them,” Hodson, a gay man, told CNN about the ntroversy that began when the Anhser-Bch beer brand sent fluencer Dylan Mulvaney a n of beer. The nned cktail is named after a lloquialism given to the popular mixed drk (vodka and soda) orred at bars by the gay muny.

“Puttg a product wh the word gay the tle is reprentatn self,” which he hop reclaims the word om the negativy ’s sometim associated wh. He thought of creatg Gay Water about a year ago while on a vatn wh his iend that had got a job wh the beverage dtry. The two chatted about the limed amount of gay people wh , and wh Hodson burnt out om his tradnal day job tech, started the nned cktail.

GAY MEN AND ALHOL: THE RELATNSHIP WH THE BOTTLE

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Hodson built up a strong social media followg on TikTok and Instagram durg Covid-19 and is g some of the money om that (as well as om iends and fay) to help fund Gay Water. “Gay is an umbrella term and the ia behd the brand is to be as clive as possible, which means we want alli, we want straight people to be part of this muny we’re buildg.”. For now, Gay Water is sold largely onle (wh a few retailers) and four sugar-ee flavors — watermelon, lime, peach and grapeu — at lnch.

GAY MEN, WE HAVE A DRKG PROBLEM

Ken Howard, LCSW, a psychotherapist who specializ therapy wh gay men, wr about gay men and alhol, and overg problems wh drkg. * gay alcohol *

Gay Water might not have the ep pockets pared to s petors, like Whe Claw, but “even at small sle, pani of many siz are havg succs makg spir-based seltzers and premixed cktails,” Bryan Roth, an analyst for Feel Goods Company and edor of the alhol beverage newsletter, Sightl+, told CNN. “There’s lots of space the spir-based seltzer tegory which Gay Water n play, pecially if the brand n offer a cultural or emotnal nnectn that will feel more excg than the prospect of another peapple-flavored vodka seltzer om natnal or ternatnal rporatns,” Roth said.

LIQUOR LAWS ONCE TARGETED GAY BARS. NOW, ONE STATE IS APOLOGIZG.

People who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, or qutng (LGBTQ) often face social stigma, discrimatn, and other challeng not enuntered by people who intify as heterosexual. They also face a greater risk of harassment and vlence. As a rult of the and other strsors, sexual mori are at creased risk for var behavral health issu. * gay alcohol *

Of urse, other drks e the word “gay,” too, cludg Gay Beer and So Gay Rosé, Hodson noted, which are also tryg to reach the queer muny and offer them an alternative the straight-domated space. Studi have shown that, when pared wh the general populatn, gay and bisexual men, lbian, and transgenr dividuals are more likely to:. Alhol and dg e among some gay and bisexual men n be a reactn to homophobia, discrimatn, or vlence they experienced due to their sexual orientatn and n ntribute to other mental health and physil problems.

FABULO FIZZ: D2C HARD SELTZER BRAND GAY WATER COM OUT

Alhol gay bars brought our muny together. And is also stroyg . * gay alcohol *

For some gay and bisexual men, alhol and illegal dg e, pecially methamphetam (meth), amyl nrat (poppers), and dgs ed to treat erectile dysfunctn (when a man has a hard time keepg an erectn durg sex), also ntribute to a higher chance of gettg HIV and other STDs.

GAY AA: A LOOK AT LGBT GROUPS ALHOLICS ANONYMO

New Jersey’s attorney general apologized for s-old state polici that shuttered bars for allowg gay patrons to ngregate. * gay alcohol *

June memorat LGBTQIA+ Pri Month, a time dited to honorg and monstratg support for the gay, lbian, bisexual, trans, and queer muny as a whole.

8 BT LGBTQ AND GAY-FRIENDLY REHAB CENTERS

Fabulo Fizz: D2C Hard Seltzer Brand Gay Water Com Out - 07/21/2023 * gay alcohol *

In the past year, the 10 most-popular LGBTQIA+ products on Drizly have also shifted to clu new brands like Tribi and SuperGay, among others, suggtg that nsumers are eager to try new products and support new brands led by the LGBTQIA+ muny. “I thk that if a ctomer were walkg through your retail tablishment and saw a rabow flag next to a bottle, ” he says, “ would let them know that there are gay wemakers out there, and that you’re supportg the gay muny.