The first gay pub I dared set foot now has a rabow plaque. Here’s why that matters | Gary Nunn | The Guardian

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• THE FIRST GAY PUB I DARED SET FOOT NOW HAS A RABOW PLAQUE. HERE’S WHY THAT MATTERS
• GAYYOU
• AM I GAY?
• WATCH VIRAL FOOTAGE OF KG VON ADMTG TO BEG GAY TO THE POLICE
• TOM HOLLAND’S THE CROWD ROOM GAY SEX SCENE SPARKS APPALLG HOMOPHOBIC BACKLASH
• IN A FIRST FOR THE NFL, JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• HOW GAY ARE YOU?
• LAKERS AMONG TEAMS LKED TO RUDY GAY
• HOW TO GET A MAN (FOR GAY MEN)
• WHAT DO IT MEAN TO BE GAY? DEFN AND MEANG OF GAY
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THE FIRST GAY PUB I DARED SET FOOT NOW HAS A RABOW PLAQUE. HERE’S WHY THAT MATTERS

Frankly, I’d have served a prison jt for him to hold my hand, like he did his off-whe Vxhall Nova on the drive there, breakg only to change, he took me for strawberry cir the Gloucter, a pub at the park’s edge, takg my tremblg hand his and reassurg me: “It’s actually a gay bar.

Gay pubs are far more than bars; they’re refug.

On Sunday, the first a new seri of rabow plaqu will be stalled at the Gloucter – now the Greenwich Tavern – cementg s place gay home the workg-class Medway area of Kent, where we met when he sold me a phone cred rd at the lol petrol statn, “queers” like were wily perceived as predatory, perverted, spic or simply scum. ”After the strawberry cir, served by a man a tight whe vt – the only other gay man I’d seen real life – the squiggly summer sunlight ma a strobe effect through the park’s tre. The first time I saw wh him, when I was 18, I realised he had echoed the love story of the two protagonists, who also had their first kiss the twilight of Greenwich Park’s tre, and their first experience of a gay pub at the Gloucter.

GAYYOU

The explanatn for his obssn is now clear: there was such a pcy of same-sex love stori that this was the first time many young people had seen a same-sex kiss, or peeked si an actual gay bar after dark.

AM I GAY?

The project remds people “that we have always been here, good tim and bad, ” David Robson of the London LGBT+ Foms’ Network said when the plaqu were film and my own story were workg-class gay love: not dandyish and sheltered by the polse of privilege, but the btal realy of beg perceived a non-mascule boy. It was a powerful and rarely told tersectn – and one that, even more rarely, ends rather happily, wh a betiful scene of fiance and acceptance played to a Mama Cass waltz on the sk I disvered that I wasn’t the only wi-eyed baby gay my boyiend had been chasg through those ancient chtnuts that summer. For me, the plaque honours that private moment as well as the shared history of the LGBTQ+ ’s the msage I’d impart to anyone who thks such symbols are meangls, as the unique social history of the UK’s gay bars is endangered by gentrifitn, hook-up apps, the st of livg crisis and even assiatn.

Like many workg-class, closeted gay boys, I’d hi unr the glovebox of my boyiend’s Nova when we drove back om the park, lt anyone saw.

It whispered to ckney-accented gay boys like me: there are others like you. gay·​you.

WATCH VIRAL FOOTAGE OF KG VON ADMTG TO BEG GAY TO THE POLICE

Dictnary Entri Near gayyou.

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TOM HOLLAND’S THE CROWD ROOM GAY SEX SCENE SPARKS APPALLG HOMOPHOBIC BACKLASH

Gay - While this adjective has historilly scribed men who are attracted to other men, the term now is ed to refer to anyone who experienc romantic, emotnal, or physil attractn to people of the same genr. Sce genr inty and sexual orientatn are separate, transgenr people n intify as straight, gay, lbian, bisexual, etc.

The late rapper’s rerd label released one of his albums dubbed “Grandsos” last week, and this week there’s a viral vio of Kg Von admtg to the police officers that he was gay, and social media is gog nuts.

IN A FIRST FOR THE NFL, JAGUARS ACH OUT AS GAY

The vio first posted by DJ Akamiks saw Kg Von requtg that police officers put him protective ctody bee he was gay and hence uld be attacked a regular jail cell.

The late 26-year-old never admted publicly that he was homosexual or gave any sign that fans would notice, hence the vio shockg fans.

However, on Tuday, footage went viral of the “Took Her to the O” rapper claimg to be gay so that he uld be moved to PC, durg a stt behd bars. Tom Holland has been fend by fans over The Crowd Room backlash ( Picture: Apple TV)Tom Holland has been fend by fans om homophobic backlash over a sex scene The Crowd Room.

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

While the moment set social media alight wh praise, also enuraged bigots to plague Twter wh homophobic remarks. ‘It only took Tom Holland dog one gay scene for Twter to explo to homophobic rants, agile masculy & toxic behavur, ’ wrote on fan. Another agreed: ‘People makg homophobic jok about this need to unrstand that the hallmark of a good actor is lettg yourself be open to new rol that challenge you.

‘The way how y’all are rpondg to Tom Holland actg a f**kg SHOW is beyond juvenile and homophobic, ’ fumed a third, and their cri were thankfully echoed by so many others. Jacksonville Jaguars associate strength ach Kev Maxen hop to spire others by publicly g out as gay.

HOW GAY ARE YOU?

Katie Sowers was the first female NFL ach to e out as gay. -- Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's profsnal sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer and to possibly spire others siar 's a cisn and move that drew praise and support om owner Shad Khan, who was a vol and emphatic supporter of a cy ordance that expand protectns on the grounds of sexual orientatn, genr inty and genr exprsn. Outsi lebacker Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay and to play a game 2021.

You'll fd out exactly how gay you are once and for all. Acrdg to Michael Stto of HoopsHype, the Lakers are among several teams who uld potentially have tert Rudy Gay. Veteran forward Rudy Gay is expected to draw tert om several playoff-liber teams, cludg the Goln State Warrrs, Los Angel Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Chigo Bulls, and New Orleans Pelins, league sourc told HoopsHype.

LAKERS AMONG TEAMS LKED TO RUDY GAY

Perhaps this is a role and avenue that Gay n also provi value like he did for a young Jazz team.

While his on-urt productn certaly isn't where ed to be at this stage of his reer, Gay still do posss the reque size and strength to pete. Standg at 6’8” and sportg a 7’3” wgspan, Gay has the exact type of proportns the Lakers lacked their seri agast the Denver Nuggets particular.

HOW TO GET A MAN (FOR GAY MEN)

The se agast Gay is simple — he would not shore up the Lakers’ glarg need at center.

Gay put up reer lows 3-pot shootg (25%) and eFG% (43%) wh Utah this past year.

WHAT DO IT MEAN TO BE GAY? DEFN AND MEANG OF GAY

Dpe the limatns and drop-offs that e wh age, there is potentially a role for Gay somewhere the league as he has proved to still be a steady ntributor when given the chance.

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9 pots better than their opponents wh Gay on the floor (1689 posssns) this season acrdg to Cleang the Glass.