Civili: What’s so upsettg about a gay uple kissg public? - The Washgton Post

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• GAY UPLE TOGETHER, KISS ON A CHEEK
• SAME-SEX KISS RTORED PIXAR’S ‘LIGHTYEAR’ FOLLOWG STAFF UPROAR OVER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL (EXCLUSIVE)
• ASK JT! IS OKAY TO CHEEK-KISS STRAIGHT GUYS?{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CULTUREBY TIM O'LEARYJULY 19, 2012/2:18 PMBY TIM O'LEARYJULY 19, 2012 / 2:18 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ASK JT! IS OKAY TO CHEEK-KISS STRAIGHT GUYS?","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-07-19T18:18:44.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-07-19T18:18:44.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"TIM O'LEARY","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOUR IENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD BARTENR IS TAKG A BREAK OM HIS WILD DATG LIFE TO TACKLE YOUR QUTNS WH HIS PATENTED BLEND OF ADVICE AND ADULT BEVERAG. SO SLI ON UP TO THE BAR MY IENDS. NOW, WHAT N I GET YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HEY JT,{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’M MARRIED TO A WOMAN WHO KNOWS OF MY HETEROSEXUAL AND HOMOSEXUAL EXPERIENC BEFORE WE WERE MARRIED. I NSIR MYSELF AN "OTHER," BEE I DON'T NSIR MYSELF A BISEXUAL SCE I NO LONGER SWCH BACK AND FORTH (COP-OUT, MAYBE.) I THK NOTHG OF GREETG A CLOSE FEMALE IEND WH A PECK ON THE CHEEK. MY QUTN: IS APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO GREET ANOTHER MAN'S HBAND OR BOYIEND WH A KISS ON THE CHEEK?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE’LL GET TO APPROPRIATE MANNERS A SEND. BUT FIRST LET’S TALK ABOUT HOW YOU CLASSIFY YOURSELF ON THE SEXUAL ORIENTATN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU N LL YOURSELF WHATEVER YOU WANT, BUT I'D SUGGT MAYBE EXPLORG WHERE THE HANCE TO CLAIM YOUR BISEXUALY REALLY OM. YOU DON’T SUDNLY STOP BEG BISEXUAL BEE YOU’RE NO LONGER BUMPG UGLI WH GUYS, ANYMORE THAN I WOULD SUDNLY BEE STRAIGHT IF I WAS DRAGGED KICKG AND SCREAMG TO A LADY-VE. (THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE LLED, RIGHT?){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEXUAL ORIENTATN ISN’T BASED ON SEXUAL ACTIVY; ’S BASED ON WHAT YOU’RE ATTRACTED TO SEXUALLY. SO WE'RE TALKG FEELGS, NOT EDS. SOME PEOPLE DON’T UNRSTAND THIS DISTCTN, WHICH IS WHY YOU GET HOPELS CLOSET S LIKE LARRY CRAIG WHO HONTLY BELIEVE THEY’RE NOT GAY BEE THEY’RE MARRIED TO A WOMAN … WHICH OF URSE VARIABLY LEADS TO SOME TRATED TAP-TAP-TAPPG AWAY A BATHROOM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DISCSED THE LABEL ISSUE WH OUR VERY OWN CHRIS O’GUN, WHO’S BEEN VERY OPEN ABOUT HIS EXPERIENC AS AN OUT BISEXUAL MAN AND THE DIFFICULTI THAT LIE THERE, PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE PERCEPTN OF WHAT MEANS TO BE BISEXUAL AND A RELATNSHIP. MOSTLY, CHRIS POTED OUT THAT WHILE EVERYONE’S EE TO ADOPT WHATEVER LABEL THEY FEEL FS THEM BT, ’S IMPORTANT TO FIGURE OUT IF YOUR DISMISSAL OF THE BI LABEL OM THE NOTN SOME PEOPLE HAVE THAT YOU N’T BE BISEXUAL AND BE MONOGAMO. YOU N. PEOPLE DO EVERY DAY. AS CHRIS SAID, REAG OM SEX WH MEN BEE YOU'RE WH A WOMAN IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ANYONE REAG OM SEX WH ANYONE OUTSI THEIR MONOGAMO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT FIVE MY TANGENT. THIS WASN’T YOUR QUTN, SO LET’S MOVE ON. IS APPROPRIATE TO GREET OTHER MEN WH A KISS ON THE CHEEK?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, THAT PENDS ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, STARTG WH YOUR LOTN. SOME REGNS ARE, OF URSE, MORE FORTABLE WH MEN KISSG CHASTELY. ON THE STREETS OF NEW YORK, I SEE MEN (UALLY GAY MEN, BUT NOT ALWAYS) KISS EACH OTHER ON THE CHEEK A LN TIM A DAY, BUT WHEN I VIS MY MOM DOWN AT THE JERSEY SHORE, SUCH AN ACTN WOULD PROBABLY E PEOPLE TO STOP AND STARE. AND THOSE TWO PLAC ARE ONLY AN HOUR AWAY OM EACH OTHER. SPA HAS DIFFERENT CTOMS THAN BOLIVIA, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN JAPAN, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THE UKRAE. SETTG PLAYS A HUGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT LET’S SAY YOU LIVE A PLACE WHERE YOU N KISS A DU ON THE CHEEK AND NOT RISK IMPRISONMENT OR ATH. SOMETHG ELSE TO NSIR IS HOW FORTABLE YOUR IENDS’ HYPOTHETIL BOYIENDS OR HBANDS ARE WH BEG KISSED. SOME STRAIGHT MEN, UALLY OUTSI OF THE "BRO" GEN, WOULDN’T NSIR A BIG AL. OTHERS WOULD BE MA VASTLY UNFORTABLE BY . IT CHANG BY THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FALLY, OF URSE, YOU HAVE TO TAKE TO ACUNT HOW WELL YOU KNOW THE GUYS. I LIKE TO KNOW SOMEONE - MALE OR FEMALE - PRETTY WELL BEFORE GOG FOR THE GREETG KISS. UNTIL THEN I TAKE THE MUCH MORE NSERVATIVE ROUTE OF SIMPLY BBG THEIR GENALIA. OH, OUTSI THE CLOTHG, OF URSE. I’M A GENTLEMAN, AFTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HI JT,{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’M PLETELY NFED ABOUT WHAT DIRECTN MY LIFE SHOULD BE GOG TERMS OF A REER. I'M ONE OF THOSE NFLICTED, CISIVE PEOPLE WHO N'T MAKE HIS MD UP WHOUT TAKG EVERY SGLE TAIL TO ACUNT ... WHICH IS EXHSTG. I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT BEG A DIRECTOR, JOURNALIST, GRAPHIC SIGNER, ARY ANALYST AND EVEN A PHILOSOPHER! QUE DIVERSE, EH?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MY CURRENT REER PLAN IS TO BEE A EELANCE WRER BEE THE CRERIA FS ME PERFECTLY SEEMS, I.E. NO TN REQUIRED, SELF-EMPLOYMENT AND TE FLEXIBILY. HOWEVER, I'M TALKG WRG EVERYTHG: JOURNALISM, SCREENWRG ETC. NOT TO MENTN, I'VE BEEN TOLD QUE A FEW TIM BY MY PARENTS AND A UPLE OF IENDS THAT MY ABILY TO MUNITE AND EXPRS MYSELF IS EXCEPTNAL SO 'S NOT LIKE I'M GOG TO THIS WH NO DISCERNIBLE TALENT WHATSOEVER. WHAT I'M LOOKG FOR IS GUIDANCE AND SOME TRICKS OF THE TRA THAT ONLY YOU ULD POSSIBLY KNOW, GIVEN YOUR ALL-ROUND AMAZGNS EVERYTHG. ALSO, HOW DID YOU E TO THE REALIZATN THAT YOU WANTED TO BE A WRER?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, I’M FLATTERED THAT BY READG MY WORK, YOU’VE E TO THE NCLN THAT NO TN IS REQUIRED TO DO WHAT I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, MY YOUNG IEND, THAT EELANCE WRG IS A GREAT GIG AND A BLAST TO DO, BUT N BE A CHALLENGE TO PAY THE BILLS THIS WAY. I HAVE OTHER WRG GIGS AND A DAY JOB ORR TO ALLOW ME TO AFFORD THE LIFTYLE I WANT, AND TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE ALL WORK FANCIALLY. IT’S NOT EASY, AND THE ONLY REASON YOU SHOULD DO IS BEE YOU NEED TO - MEANG IF YOU N'T WRE, YOU'LL CURL UP AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WRE BEE GIV ME JOY TO DO . IT’S MY PASSN. IT’S WHY I GET UP THE MORNG. AND I LOVE WRG ALL FORMS, OM THE TOTALLY NARCISSISTIC SGM SEEKS LTR NYC SERI, TO THIS LUMN, TO PENNG THE ALL RILED UP WEB SERI (G SOON!), TO WORKG ON MY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT IF YOU THK ’S EASY BEE THERE’S “FLEXIBILY,” LET ME GIVE YOU SOME SIGHT TO A TYPIL DAY FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WAKE UP. I GO TO WORK, WHICH IS A MANDG JOB, AND WHEN I’M SURE MY BOSS ISN’T LOOKG I READ THROUGH MY EMAIL TO SEE WHAT ASK JT QUTNS I’M GOG TO ANSWER THAT WEEK. ON MY LUNCH HOUR, I BRASTORM ABOUT THE ANSWERS. I GO BACK TO WORK, WHERE I AGA DODGE MY BOSS AND THE WORKERS WHO HAVE OUT FOR ME BEE THEY THK I’M NOT MTED, HAVG ONE TOO MANY TIM UGHT ME WORKG ON OUTSI PROJECTS. (IN NEW YORK, JOBS ARE SO SRCE PEOPLE WILL CUT YOU FOR YOUR GIG.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEN I GO TO THE GYM, AND AS I’M ON THE TREADL I’M THKG ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE I HAVE TO EMAIL BEFORE OUR NEXT SHOOT DATE FOR ALL RILED UP. THEN I GET HOME, AND WHILE I’M EATG DNER, I’LL EMAIL THE ST AND CREW, AND WORK ON FLHG OUT THE FUTURE EPISOS OM MY TIMELE. AFTER THAT, I’LL PROBABLY CRACK OPEN A BEER AND START WORKG ON THE SEND DRAFT OF MY NOVEL, WHICH IS TAKG FAR TOO LONG TO FISH BEE OF ALL THE OTHER PROJECTS I HAVE GOG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEFORE I GO TO BED, I’LL LOOK THROUGH THE FOLR MARKED “IN PROGRS” AND WCE AT ALL THE PLAYS AND SCREENPLAYS THAT WILL NEVER BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND MY LUMN ONLY OUT ONCE A WEEK. EVERY EAKG DAY, ED KENNEDY MAK AN EPIC MORNG MEME, SNICKS KILLS WH THE BRIEFS, AND LYLE MASAKI GIV AN EXHSTIVE TV ON TAP, WHICH IS WHY THEY'RE HERO MY BOOK. (AWWW....){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE POT IS, BUDDY, EELANCE WRG IS NOT QUE THE EASY GIG YOU SEEM TO THK IS, AND 'S OFTEN PRETTY LONELY FOR OBV REASONS. NOW, I DON’T WANT TO DUMP ALL THIS ON YOU AS THOUGH I’M THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS A LONG DAY. ALMOST EVERYONE I KNOW, EVERY FIELD, WORKS THEIR FGERS TO THE BONE, PUTTG WAY TOO MANY HOURS. IF YOU’RE NOT FABULOLY WEALTHY, ’S PART OF BEG A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT HAVG BEEN SAID, SHOULD YOU GO FOR ?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU LOVE WRG MORE THAN ANYTHG, THEN Y. ABSOLUTELY. ACTUALLY GETTG PAID TO DO WHAT YOU LOVE IS AN AMAZG FEELG AND PROBABLY THE PEAK OF THE ARTISTIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS FOR YOU, SPECIFILLY, SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU’RE A POWR KEG OF CREATIVE ENERGY, WHICH IS A VERY GOOD THG. BUT WHAT YOU NEED IS FOC. ORR. AND Y, YOU ADORABLE BASTARD, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I ALWAYS WROTE, EVER SCE I WAS A CHILD, BUT I WAS GIVEN THE TOOLS I NEED TO TLY BE A WRER LLEGE. SO DO THAT. YOU MAY FD WRG IS YOUR LIFE'S STATN, OR YOUR STARS MAY ALLIGN A DIFFERENT WAY. THE POT IS, YOU NEED TO EXPLORE WHAT'S OUT THERE. TAKE CHANC. EXPERIENCE AS MUCH AS YOU N. TRY DIFFERENT THGS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT DOG EVERYTHG ... JT DO SOMETHG AND M TO , THEN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT THG. A LOT OF ENERGETIC, CREATIVE KIDS GET SO WRAPPED UP SO MANY PROJECTS THEY END UP NOT BEG AS PRODUCTIVE AS THEY ULD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HEY JT,{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, MY IENDS AND I WERE TALKG ABOUT THIS, AND WE FIGURED YOU WERE THE BT PERSON TO ASK, SCE YOU'VE MENTNED BEFORE YOUR LOVE OF SCIFI/FANTASY. IF THEY WERE TO EVER ACTUALLY MAKE A LIVE-ACTN FILM OF THUNRTS, WHO SHOULD PLAY LN-O?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AN ESTEEMED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAH! THIS QUTN, AEA, IS WHAT I LIKE TO LOVGLY REFER TO AS A "PALATE CLEANSER," AND I ACTUALLY REALLY DIG GETTG THE. SO DON'T BE SHY, PEOPLE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT'S A GOOD QUTN. TEN YEARS AGO I WOULD HAVE SAID ORLANDO BLOOM, BUT ONLY BEE THAT'S HOW I WOULD ANSWER LERALLY ANY QUTN ABOUT ANY TOPIC. I WAS FULL BLOOM BACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DAYS, I'M GOG TO CHEW THE MORE OBV CHOIC LIKE CHRIS HEMSWORTH OR THE RYANS GOSLG AND REYNOLDS, AND STEAD GO FOR A RELATIVE NEWER WHO'S REALLY IMPRSG ME WH HIS BETY AND ACTG ABILY: SAM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE WAS THE ONLY REASON TO S THROUGH THE LAST PIRAT OF THE CARIBBEAN MOVIE, AND IS MOST LIKELY SET TO PLAY THE SUPER-SEXY FNICK THE NEXT HUNGER GAM FLICK, CATCHG FIRE. THERE'S SOMETHG FAIRLY LEONE ABOUT HIM, AND I WOULDN'T MD SEEG HIM THAT SKIMPY BLUE MIDRIFF-BARG NUMBER LN-O LIKE TO N AROUND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TO ASK JT A QUTN, EMAIL HIM AT . MSAG MAY BE EDED FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU N FD PREV EDNS OF AFTERELTON'S ASK JT ADVICE LUMN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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SAME-SEX KISS RTORED PIXAR’S ‘LIGHTYEAR’ FOLLOWG STAFF UPROAR OVER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ BILL (EXCLUSIVE)

Gay uple together, kiss on a cheek. On March 9, LGBTQ employe and alli at Pixar Animatn Studs sent a jot statement to Walt Disney Company learship claimg that Disney executiv had actively censored “overtly gay affectn” s feature films.

The stunng allegatn — ma as part of a larger prott over the pany’s lack of public rponse to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill — did not clu which Pixar films had weathered the censorship, nor which specific creative cisns were cut or altered. Followg the uproar surroundg the Pixar employe’ statement and Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s handlg of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, however, the kiss was restated to the movie last week.

ASK JT! IS OKAY TO CHEEK-KISS STRAIGHT GUYS?{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CULTUREBY TIM O'LEARYJULY 19, 2012/2:18 PMBY TIM O'LEARYJULY 19, 2012 / 2:18 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ASK JT! IS OKAY TO CHEEK-KISS STRAIGHT GUYS?","DATEPUBLISHED":"2012-07-19T18:18:44.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2012-07-19T18:18:44.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"TIM O'LEARY","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOUR IENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD BARTENR IS TAKG A BREAK OM HIS WILD DATG LIFE TO TACKLE YOUR QUTNS WH HIS PATENTED BLEND OF ADVICE AND ADULT BEVERAG. SO SLI ON UP TO THE BAR MY IENDS. NOW, WHAT N I GET YOU?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HEY JT,{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’M MARRIED TO A WOMAN WHO KNOWS OF MY HETEROSEXUAL AND HOMOSEXUAL EXPERIENC BEFORE WE WERE MARRIED. I NSIR MYSELF AN "OTHER," BEE I DON'T NSIR MYSELF A BISEXUAL SCE I NO LONGER SWCH BACK AND FORTH (COP-OUT, MAYBE.) I THK NOTHG OF GREETG A CLOSE FEMALE IEND WH A PECK ON THE CHEEK. MY QUTN: IS APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO GREET ANOTHER MAN'S HBAND OR BOYIEND WH A KISS ON THE CHEEK?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE’LL GET TO APPROPRIATE MANNERS A SEND. BUT FIRST LET’S TALK ABOUT HOW YOU CLASSIFY YOURSELF ON THE SEXUAL ORIENTATN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU N LL YOURSELF WHATEVER YOU WANT, BUT I'D SUGGT MAYBE EXPLORG WHERE THE HANCE TO CLAIM YOUR BISEXUALY REALLY OM. YOU DON’T SUDNLY STOP BEG BISEXUAL BEE YOU’RE NO LONGER BUMPG UGLI WH GUYS, ANYMORE THAN I WOULD SUDNLY BEE STRAIGHT IF I WAS DRAGGED KICKG AND SCREAMG TO A LADY-VE. (THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE LLED, RIGHT?){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SEXUAL ORIENTATN ISN’T BASED ON SEXUAL ACTIVY; ’S BASED ON WHAT YOU’RE ATTRACTED TO SEXUALLY. SO WE'RE TALKG FEELGS, NOT EDS. SOME PEOPLE DON’T UNRSTAND THIS DISTCTN, WHICH IS WHY YOU GET HOPELS CLOSET S LIKE LARRY CRAIG WHO HONTLY BELIEVE THEY’RE NOT GAY BEE THEY’RE MARRIED TO A WOMAN … WHICH OF URSE VARIABLY LEADS TO SOME TRATED TAP-TAP-TAPPG AWAY A BATHROOM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I DISCSED THE LABEL ISSUE WH OUR VERY OWN CHRIS O’GUN, WHO’S BEEN VERY OPEN ABOUT HIS EXPERIENC AS AN OUT BISEXUAL MAN AND THE DIFFICULTI THAT LIE THERE, PARTICULARLY ABOUT THE PERCEPTN OF WHAT MEANS TO BE BISEXUAL AND A RELATNSHIP. MOSTLY, CHRIS POTED OUT THAT WHILE EVERYONE’S EE TO ADOPT WHATEVER LABEL THEY FEEL FS THEM BT, ’S IMPORTANT TO FIGURE OUT IF YOUR DISMISSAL OF THE BI LABEL OM THE NOTN SOME PEOPLE HAVE THAT YOU N’T BE BISEXUAL AND BE MONOGAMO. YOU N. PEOPLE DO EVERY DAY. AS CHRIS SAID, REAG OM SEX WH MEN BEE YOU'RE WH A WOMAN IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ANYONE REAG OM SEX WH ANYONE OUTSI THEIR MONOGAMO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT FIVE MY TANGENT. THIS WASN’T YOUR QUTN, SO LET’S MOVE ON. IS APPROPRIATE TO GREET OTHER MEN WH A KISS ON THE CHEEK?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, THAT PENDS ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, STARTG WH YOUR LOTN. SOME REGNS ARE, OF URSE, MORE FORTABLE WH MEN KISSG CHASTELY. ON THE STREETS OF NEW YORK, I SEE MEN (UALLY GAY MEN, BUT NOT ALWAYS) KISS EACH OTHER ON THE CHEEK A LN TIM A DAY, BUT WHEN I VIS MY MOM DOWN AT THE JERSEY SHORE, SUCH AN ACTN WOULD PROBABLY E PEOPLE TO STOP AND STARE. AND THOSE TWO PLAC ARE ONLY AN HOUR AWAY OM EACH OTHER. SPA HAS DIFFERENT CTOMS THAN BOLIVIA, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN JAPAN, WHICH IS DIFFERENT THAN THE UKRAE. SETTG PLAYS A HUGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT LET’S SAY YOU LIVE A PLACE WHERE YOU N KISS A DU ON THE CHEEK AND NOT RISK IMPRISONMENT OR ATH. SOMETHG ELSE TO NSIR IS HOW FORTABLE YOUR IENDS’ HYPOTHETIL BOYIENDS OR HBANDS ARE WH BEG KISSED. SOME STRAIGHT MEN, UALLY OUTSI OF THE "BRO" GEN, WOULDN’T NSIR A BIG AL. OTHERS WOULD BE MA VASTLY UNFORTABLE BY . IT CHANG BY THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FALLY, OF URSE, YOU HAVE TO TAKE TO ACUNT HOW WELL YOU KNOW THE GUYS. I LIKE TO KNOW SOMEONE - MALE OR FEMALE - PRETTY WELL BEFORE GOG FOR THE GREETG KISS. UNTIL THEN I TAKE THE MUCH MORE NSERVATIVE ROUTE OF SIMPLY BBG THEIR GENALIA. OH, OUTSI THE CLOTHG, OF URSE. I’M A GENTLEMAN, AFTER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HI JT,{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I’M PLETELY NFED ABOUT WHAT DIRECTN MY LIFE SHOULD BE GOG TERMS OF A REER. I'M ONE OF THOSE NFLICTED, CISIVE PEOPLE WHO N'T MAKE HIS MD UP WHOUT TAKG EVERY SGLE TAIL TO ACUNT ... WHICH IS EXHSTG. I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT BEG A DIRECTOR, JOURNALIST, GRAPHIC SIGNER, ARY ANALYST AND EVEN A PHILOSOPHER! QUE DIVERSE, EH?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MY CURRENT REER PLAN IS TO BEE A EELANCE WRER BEE THE CRERIA FS ME PERFECTLY SEEMS, I.E. NO TN REQUIRED, SELF-EMPLOYMENT AND TE FLEXIBILY. HOWEVER, I'M TALKG WRG EVERYTHG: JOURNALISM, SCREENWRG ETC. NOT TO MENTN, I'VE BEEN TOLD QUE A FEW TIM BY MY PARENTS AND A UPLE OF IENDS THAT MY ABILY TO MUNITE AND EXPRS MYSELF IS EXCEPTNAL SO 'S NOT LIKE I'M GOG TO THIS WH NO DISCERNIBLE TALENT WHATSOEVER. WHAT I'M LOOKG FOR IS GUIDANCE AND SOME TRICKS OF THE TRA THAT ONLY YOU ULD POSSIBLY KNOW, GIVEN YOUR ALL-ROUND AMAZGNS EVERYTHG. ALSO, HOW DID YOU E TO THE REALIZATN THAT YOU WANTED TO BE A WRER?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WELL, I’M FLATTERED THAT BY READG MY WORK, YOU’VE E TO THE NCLN THAT NO TN IS REQUIRED TO DO WHAT I {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, MY YOUNG IEND, THAT EELANCE WRG IS A GREAT GIG AND A BLAST TO DO, BUT N BE A CHALLENGE TO PAY THE BILLS THIS WAY. I HAVE OTHER WRG GIGS AND A DAY JOB ORR TO ALLOW ME TO AFFORD THE LIFTYLE I WANT, AND TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE ALL WORK FANCIALLY. IT’S NOT EASY, AND THE ONLY REASON YOU SHOULD DO IS BEE YOU NEED TO - MEANG IF YOU N'T WRE, YOU'LL CURL UP AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WRE BEE GIV ME JOY TO DO . IT’S MY PASSN. IT’S WHY I GET UP THE MORNG. AND I LOVE WRG ALL FORMS, OM THE TOTALLY NARCISSISTIC SGM SEEKS LTR NYC SERI, TO THIS LUMN, TO PENNG THE ALL RILED UP WEB SERI (G SOON!), TO WORKG ON MY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT IF YOU THK ’S EASY BEE THERE’S “FLEXIBILY,” LET ME GIVE YOU SOME SIGHT TO A TYPIL DAY FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WAKE UP. I GO TO WORK, WHICH IS A MANDG JOB, AND WHEN I’M SURE MY BOSS ISN’T LOOKG I READ THROUGH MY EMAIL TO SEE WHAT ASK JT QUTNS I’M GOG TO ANSWER THAT WEEK. ON MY LUNCH HOUR, I BRASTORM ABOUT THE ANSWERS. I GO BACK TO WORK, WHERE I AGA DODGE MY BOSS AND THE WORKERS WHO HAVE OUT FOR ME BEE THEY THK I’M NOT MTED, HAVG ONE TOO MANY TIM UGHT ME WORKG ON OUTSI PROJECTS. (IN NEW YORK, JOBS ARE SO SRCE PEOPLE WILL CUT YOU FOR YOUR GIG.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEN I GO TO THE GYM, AND AS I’M ON THE TREADL I’M THKG ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE I HAVE TO EMAIL BEFORE OUR NEXT SHOOT DATE FOR ALL RILED UP. THEN I GET HOME, AND WHILE I’M EATG DNER, I’LL EMAIL THE ST AND CREW, AND WORK ON FLHG OUT THE FUTURE EPISOS OM MY TIMELE. AFTER THAT, I’LL PROBABLY CRACK OPEN A BEER AND START WORKG ON THE SEND DRAFT OF MY NOVEL, WHICH IS TAKG FAR TOO LONG TO FISH BEE OF ALL THE OTHER PROJECTS I HAVE GOG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEFORE I GO TO BED, I’LL LOOK THROUGH THE FOLR MARKED “IN PROGRS” AND WCE AT ALL THE PLAYS AND SCREENPLAYS THAT WILL NEVER BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND MY LUMN ONLY OUT ONCE A WEEK. EVERY EAKG DAY, ED KENNEDY MAK AN EPIC MORNG MEME, SNICKS KILLS WH THE BRIEFS, AND LYLE MASAKI GIV AN EXHSTIVE TV ON TAP, WHICH IS WHY THEY'RE HERO MY BOOK. (AWWW....){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE POT IS, BUDDY, EELANCE WRG IS NOT QUE THE EASY GIG YOU SEEM TO THK IS, AND 'S OFTEN PRETTY LONELY FOR OBV REASONS. NOW, I DON’T WANT TO DUMP ALL THIS ON YOU AS THOUGH I’M THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS A LONG DAY. ALMOST EVERYONE I KNOW, EVERY FIELD, WORKS THEIR FGERS TO THE BONE, PUTTG WAY TOO MANY HOURS. IF YOU’RE NOT FABULOLY WEALTHY, ’S PART OF BEG A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT HAVG BEEN SAID, SHOULD YOU GO FOR ?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IF YOU LOVE WRG MORE THAN ANYTHG, THEN Y. ABSOLUTELY. ACTUALLY GETTG PAID TO DO WHAT YOU LOVE IS AN AMAZG FEELG AND PROBABLY THE PEAK OF THE ARTISTIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS FOR YOU, SPECIFILLY, SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU’RE A POWR KEG OF CREATIVE ENERGY, WHICH IS A VERY GOOD THG. BUT WHAT YOU NEED IS FOC. ORR. AND Y, YOU ADORABLE BASTARD, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I ALWAYS WROTE, EVER SCE I WAS A CHILD, BUT I WAS GIVEN THE TOOLS I NEED TO TLY BE A WRER LLEGE. SO DO THAT. YOU MAY FD WRG IS YOUR LIFE'S STATN, OR YOUR STARS MAY ALLIGN A DIFFERENT WAY. THE POT IS, YOU NEED TO EXPLORE WHAT'S OUT THERE. TAKE CHANC. EXPERIENCE AS MUCH AS YOU N. TRY DIFFERENT THGS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT DOG EVERYTHG ... JT DO SOMETHG AND M TO , THEN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT THG. A LOT OF ENERGETIC, CREATIVE KIDS GET SO WRAPPED UP SO MANY PROJECTS THEY END UP NOT BEG AS PRODUCTIVE AS THEY ULD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HEY JT,{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SO, MY IENDS AND I WERE TALKG ABOUT THIS, AND WE FIGURED YOU WERE THE BT PERSON TO ASK, SCE YOU'VE MENTNED BEFORE YOUR LOVE OF SCIFI/FANTASY. IF THEY WERE TO EVER ACTUALLY MAKE A LIVE-ACTN FILM OF THUNRTS, WHO SHOULD PLAY LN-O?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AN ESTEEMED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAH! THIS QUTN, AEA, IS WHAT I LIKE TO LOVGLY REFER TO AS A "PALATE CLEANSER," AND I ACTUALLY REALLY DIG GETTG THE. SO DON'T BE SHY, PEOPLE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THAT'S A GOOD QUTN. TEN YEARS AGO I WOULD HAVE SAID ORLANDO BLOOM, BUT ONLY BEE THAT'S HOW I WOULD ANSWER LERALLY ANY QUTN ABOUT ANY TOPIC. I WAS FULL BLOOM BACK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE DAYS, I'M GOG TO CHEW THE MORE OBV CHOIC LIKE CHRIS HEMSWORTH OR THE RYANS GOSLG AND REYNOLDS, AND STEAD GO FOR A RELATIVE NEWER WHO'S REALLY IMPRSG ME WH HIS BETY AND ACTG ABILY: SAM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE WAS THE ONLY REASON TO S THROUGH THE LAST PIRAT OF THE CARIBBEAN MOVIE, AND IS MOST LIKELY SET TO PLAY THE SUPER-SEXY FNICK THE NEXT HUNGER GAM FLICK, CATCHG FIRE. THERE'S SOMETHG FAIRLY LEONE ABOUT HIM, AND I WOULDN'T MD SEEG HIM THAT SKIMPY BLUE MIDRIFF-BARG NUMBER LN-O LIKE TO N AROUND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TO ASK JT A QUTN, EMAIL HIM AT . MSAG MAY BE EDED FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU N FD PREV EDNS OF AFTERELTON'S ASK JT ADVICE LUMN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

The most overtly LGBTQ project Pixar’s non is a 2020 short film, “Out, ” about a gay man stgglg wh g out to his parents — which the stud released on Disney Pl as part of s SparkShorts program. “Nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn is cut at Disney’s beht, regardls of when there is prott om both the creative teams and executive learship at Pixar, ” the statement says. Hey JT, I’m married to a woman who knows of my heterosexual and homosexual experienc before we were married.

Some people don’t unrstand this distctn, which is why you get hopels closet s like Larry Craig who hontly believe they’re not gay bee they’re married to a woman … which of urse variably leads to some trated tap-tap-tappg away a bathroom stall. On the streets of New York, I see men (ually gay men, but not always) kiss each other on the cheek a ln tim a day, but when I vis my mom down at the Jersey Shore, such an actn would probably e people to stop and stare. )The se of the kissg gays might seem like an anomaly or much ado about not very much.

CIVILI: WHAT’S SO UPSETTG ABOUT A GAY UPLE KISSG PUBLIC?

In other words, the bar owner was wh her legal right to ask the gay uple to leave for their alleged public-display-of-affectn actn.

"I thk everythg gay people do is policized, " said Shannon Gilreath, a profsor of law at Wake Fort Universy. There's no such thg as a 'small' display of homosexualy. Among heterosexuals, only 55 percent approve of gay men kissg on the cheek public, pared wh a whoppg 95 percent who say that 's okay for straight upl.

Even among gay and lbian upl there is some disfort wh the ia of same-sex kissg public, whether 's bee of fear of vlence or ternalized homophobia. ” To that I say “ick” — jt as I would if were a gay may be that the furor surroundg kissg means we need to raise the bar, so to speak, on public displays of affectn.