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• TWO GAY SOCCER PLAYERS ARE LOVE INCREDIBLE, POWERFUL FILM “MAR”THE FILM FTLY LEVERAG THE TENSN OF THE CLOSET VS. TE LOVE. {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;}MOVIBY JENNI OLSONNOVEMBER 1, 2018/12:24 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2907PX;WIDTH:4360PX;}COURTY OF WOLFE RELEASGBY JENNI OLSONNOVEMBER 1, 2018 / 12:24 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"TWO GAY SOCCER PLAYERS ARE LOVE INCREDIBLE, POWERFUL FILM “MAR”","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-11-01T16:24:47.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-11-01T16:24:47.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"JENNI OLSON","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{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;}THIS PREDICTABLE, YET POWERFUL, NEW GAY DRAMA OM MARCEL GISLER (FOGI IS A BASTARD, THE BLUE HOUR) HAS BEEN MAKG A BIG SPLASH S EUROPEAN RELEASE SCE PREMIERG AT CANN MAY WHERE WAS UNCEREMONLY, AND PRUMABLY HOMOPHOBILLY, DROPPED OUT OF THE CHILDREN'S LE-UP AT THE LAST MUTE SPE S "ALL AUDIENC" RATG (THOUGH AS A PARENT MYSELF, I DID WONR IF MAYBE THE MUTUAL MASTURBATN SCENE WAS A B MUCH?).{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;}MAR SERV UP A WNG BATN OF EXCEPTNAL PRODUCTN VALU, A GREAT ST AND SCRIPT, AND A PELLG CROSSOVER THEME—GAY LOVE SET AGAST THE BACKDROP OF PROFSNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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;}SPOILER ALERT: THIS IS THE KD OF FILM THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO REVIEW WHOUT GIVG AWAY MOST OF THE PLOT. IT'S ALSO THE KD OF FILM WHERE EVEN WHOUT HAVG BEEN TOLD ALL THE PLOT SPOILERS YOU PRETTY MUCH KNOW EXACTLY WHAT’S GOG TO HAPPEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH ANYWAY AND THEN, TTHFULLY, 'S STILL AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO WATCH THE STORY {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;}WHEN BEEFY LEON (AARON ALTARAS) ARRIV OM HANNOVER, GERMANY TO JO THE BERN SOCCER CLUB SWZERLAND, HIS TEAMMAT SEEM SKEPTIL OF THE OUTSIR. FROM THE MOMENT LEON WALKS TO THE LOCKER ROOM, THE WI-EYED MAR (MAX HUBACHER) WATCH LEON'S EVERY MOVE—THAT LOOK ON HIS FACE SEEMS MORE LIKE LT THAN SKEPTICISM {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 THE TWO PLAYERS PETE TO BE PROMOTED OM THIS REGNAL CLUB TO THE HIGHER LEVEL PRO TEAM THE FILM UNFOLDS THEIR GRADUAL LOVE {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;}IN THE LONG TRADN OF EUROPEAN GAY SPORTS MOVI, THE TALE OF MAR AND LEON PLAYS OUT AGAST A BACKDROP OF HOT EURO GUYS WH AMAZG QUADS HANGG AROUND THE LOCKER ROOM, NNG DRILLS AND TRAG, AND, OH YEAH, TAKG SHOWERS—ALL OF THIS THE FIRST FIVE MUT OF THE FILM MD {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 YOU N SAY: "HOW LONG WILL TAKE BEFORE THEY HOOK UP?" THE BOYS ARE ASSIGNED TO SHARE AN APARTMENT TOGETHER. AND BEFORE YOU N SAY: "I N'T WA ANOTHER MUTE LONGER," A LATE-NIGHT VIO-GAME SSN TOGETHER PROVIS THE OPPORTUNY FOR LEON TO GAZE LONGGLY AT MAR BEFORE MAKG A MOVE AND KISSG HIM. WHICH, OF URSE, MAR N'T HANDLE. NOW, A SEQUENCE OF CLOSET-Y SCEN ALTERNATE WH SCEN OF THEIR GENUE LOVE (AND EXCELLENT CHEMISTRY) AND THE STAGE IS SET FOR HEARTBREAK, BUT WH A FEW MORE {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;}LOOKG UNNNILY LIKE MAX RIEMELT THE 2013 GAY H, FREE FALL, MAX HUBACHER GIV A BETIFUL PERFORMANCE AS THE CLOSETED RISG SOCCER STAR MAR. HIS -STAR AARON ALTARAS IS ALSO TERRIFIC AS HIS LOVER AND TEAMMATE LEON. HUBACHER TOOK HOME BT ACTOR HONORS AT THE SWISS FILM PRIZE AWARDS FOR MAR. NOT ONLY IS THERE A SEXUAL CHEMISTRY BETWEEN HUBACHER AND ALTARAS, BUT THERE'S ALSO A WONRFUL, LOVG TENRNS BETWEEN THEM AS WELL.COURTY OF WOLFE {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 SHOULD SEE THEM PLAY. THEY'RE THE PERFECT UPLE ON THE FIELD," MAR’S FATHER NOCENTLY ANNOUNC TO HIS WIFE AS THE FOUR HAVE LUNCH TOGETHER THE FAY'S CREDIBLE HOE AMIDST THE SWISS ALPS AND THE TWO BOYS EXCHANGE AN AMED MEANGFUL {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;}TROUBLE ARIS THEIR BRIEF LEON PARADISE (OKAY, AN EVEN BETTER AND GAYER SHIP NAME OPTN FOR THEM IS: MARN!) WHEN BE CLEAR THEIR TEAMMAT ARE BEGNG TO SPECT, AND SOMEONE PAST A GAY PORNOGRAPHIC PICTURE MAR'S LOCKER (THIS TOO MAY HAVE BEEN A B OF A RED FLAG FOR THE CANN CHILDREN’S FILM FTIVAL, JT SAYG). THE CREASG HOMOPHOBIA AND BULLYG OF THEIR TEAMMAT LEAD BOTH MAR AND LEON TO THE ULTIMATE DILEMMA. SADLY BUT TLY, THEY BOTH CHOOSE TO NY THEIR LOVE ORR TO KEEP THEIR JOBS—AND WHILE WE KNOW THIS MAK FOR EXCELLENT CEMATIC DRAMATIC TENSN WE ALSO KNOW WILL ULTIMATELY BE A REGRETTABLE {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 HAVE TO NY NO MATTER WHAT," MAR SISTS WHEN LEON SAYS HE THKS THEY SHOULD E {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;}"WHAT WERE YOU GUYS THKG?" LEON’S AGENT BERAT THEM. "YOU N’T PLAY ON THE SAME TEAM AND FUCK TOO. THAT’S NOT PROFSNAL."{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 THEY DISCS AFTERWARD BACK AT THEIR APARTMENT LEON LOVGLY EXPLAS TO MAR, "IT ISN’T JT ABOUT FUCKG FOR ME."{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;}NOW WE ARE AT THE FAIAR CROSSROADS OF SO MANY GAY FILMS—N OUR HERO MAR DISVER THE TE URAGE TO BE HIMSELF AND TO FOLLOW HIS HEART? FOR HE, TOO, IS LOVE WH LEON. OR WILL HE REVEAL HIMSELF AS A WARD STED TO LIVE OUT HIS DAYS CLOSETED MISERY?{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;}THIS, I WILL NOT SPOIL FOR YOU. IT ULD GO EHER {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;}"MAR YOU'RE SUCH A WARD," HIS BT IEND TELLS HIM AFTER MAR HER AS A BEARD AT THE TEAM PARTY AN ATTEMPT TO PLATE HIS ACH BY PRETENDG TO 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 YET WHEN HIS PARENTS DISVER THE TTH, MAR STANDS UP TO HIS DAD'S HOMOPHOBIA AND PROCLAIMS HIS LOVE 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'M NOT THE ONLY GAY SOCCER PLAYER THE WORLD," MAR ANNOUNC, POIGNANTLY ACKNOWLEDGG THE FACT THAT REAL LIFE OTHER GAY PROFSNAL PLAYERS HAVE ED E {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;}LIKE THE BRILLIANT, AND GENUELY KID-IENDLY, 2014 DUTCH TEEN LOVE STORY, BOYS (ABOUT THE LOVE BETWEEN TWO HIGH SCHOOL TRACK STARS) MAR FTLY LEVERAG THE TENSN OF THE CLOSET VS. TE LOVE, AND WE SEE HOW THE TE CHALLENGE OF CHAMPNS IS NOT NECSARILY ABOUT BEG YOUR BT AS AN ATHLETE BUT ABOUT BEG YOUR BT AS 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;}MAR IS AVAILABLE NOW ON DVD AND DIGAL PLATFORMS OM WOLFE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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• KEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN BARBIE’S GAY BT FRIEND—NOT HER BOYIEND
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• RAIRS’ CARL NASSIB ANNOUNC HE’S GAY, AN N.F.L. FIRST
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• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• EXCLUSIVE: NEW FDNY FIREFIGHTER STARRED AT LEAST 10 GAY PORN FLICKS BEFORE JOG BRAVT

TWO GAY SOCCER PLAYERS ARE LOVE INCREDIBLE, POWERFUL FILM “MAR”THE FILM FTLY LEVERAG THE TENSN OF THE CLOSET VS. TE LOVE. {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;}MOVIBY JENNI OLSONNOVEMBER 1, 2018/12:24 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2907PX;WIDTH:4360PX;}COURTY OF WOLFE RELEASGBY JENNI OLSONNOVEMBER 1, 2018 / 12:24 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"TWO GAY SOCCER PLAYERS ARE LOVE INCREDIBLE, POWERFUL FILM “MAR”","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-11-01T16:24:47.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-11-01T16:24:47.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","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":"JENNI OLSON","ARTICLESECTN":"MOVI"}{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;}THIS PREDICTABLE, YET POWERFUL, NEW GAY DRAMA OM MARCEL GISLER (FOGI IS A BASTARD, THE BLUE HOUR) HAS BEEN MAKG A BIG SPLASH S EUROPEAN RELEASE SCE PREMIERG AT CANN MAY WHERE WAS UNCEREMONLY, AND PRUMABLY HOMOPHOBILLY, DROPPED OUT OF THE CHILDREN'S LE-UP AT THE LAST MUTE SPE S "ALL AUDIENC" RATG (THOUGH AS A PARENT MYSELF, I DID WONR IF MAYBE THE MUTUAL MASTURBATN SCENE WAS A B MUCH?).{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;}MAR SERV UP A WNG BATN OF EXCEPTNAL PRODUCTN VALU, A GREAT ST AND SCRIPT, AND A PELLG CROSSOVER THEME—GAY LOVE SET AGAST THE BACKDROP OF PROFSNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{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;}SPOILER ALERT: THIS IS THE KD OF FILM THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO REVIEW WHOUT GIVG AWAY MOST OF THE PLOT. IT'S ALSO THE KD OF FILM WHERE EVEN WHOUT HAVG BEEN TOLD ALL THE PLOT SPOILERS YOU PRETTY MUCH KNOW EXACTLY WHAT’S GOG TO HAPPEN ALL THE WAY THROUGH ANYWAY AND THEN, TTHFULLY, 'S STILL AN ABSOLUTE JOY TO WATCH THE STORY {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;}WHEN BEEFY LEON (AARON ALTARAS) ARRIV OM HANNOVER, GERMANY TO JO THE BERN SOCCER CLUB SWZERLAND, HIS TEAMMAT SEEM SKEPTIL OF THE OUTSIR. FROM THE MOMENT LEON WALKS TO THE LOCKER ROOM, THE WI-EYED MAR (MAX HUBACHER) WATCH LEON'S EVERY MOVE—THAT LOOK ON HIS FACE SEEMS MORE LIKE LT THAN SKEPTICISM {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 THE TWO PLAYERS PETE TO BE PROMOTED OM THIS REGNAL CLUB TO THE HIGHER LEVEL PRO TEAM THE FILM UNFOLDS THEIR GRADUAL LOVE {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;}IN THE LONG TRADN OF EUROPEAN GAY SPORTS MOVI, THE TALE OF MAR AND LEON PLAYS OUT AGAST A BACKDROP OF HOT EURO GUYS WH AMAZG QUADS HANGG AROUND THE LOCKER ROOM, NNG DRILLS AND TRAG, AND, OH YEAH, TAKG SHOWERS—ALL OF THIS THE FIRST FIVE MUT OF THE FILM MD {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 YOU N SAY: "HOW LONG WILL TAKE BEFORE THEY HOOK UP?" THE BOYS ARE ASSIGNED TO SHARE AN APARTMENT TOGETHER. AND BEFORE YOU N SAY: "I N'T WA ANOTHER MUTE LONGER," A LATE-NIGHT VIO-GAME SSN TOGETHER PROVIS THE OPPORTUNY FOR LEON TO GAZE LONGGLY AT MAR BEFORE MAKG A MOVE AND KISSG HIM. WHICH, OF URSE, MAR N'T HANDLE. NOW, A SEQUENCE OF CLOSET-Y SCEN ALTERNATE WH SCEN OF THEIR GENUE LOVE (AND EXCELLENT CHEMISTRY) AND THE STAGE IS SET FOR HEARTBREAK, BUT WH A FEW MORE {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;}LOOKG UNNNILY LIKE MAX RIEMELT THE 2013 GAY H, FREE FALL, MAX HUBACHER GIV A BETIFUL PERFORMANCE AS THE CLOSETED RISG SOCCER STAR MAR. HIS -STAR AARON ALTARAS IS ALSO TERRIFIC AS HIS LOVER AND TEAMMATE LEON. HUBACHER TOOK HOME BT ACTOR HONORS AT THE SWISS FILM PRIZE AWARDS FOR MAR. NOT ONLY IS THERE A SEXUAL CHEMISTRY BETWEEN HUBACHER AND ALTARAS, BUT THERE'S ALSO A WONRFUL, LOVG TENRNS BETWEEN THEM AS WELL.COURTY OF WOLFE {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 SHOULD SEE THEM PLAY. THEY'RE THE PERFECT UPLE ON THE FIELD," MAR’S FATHER NOCENTLY ANNOUNC TO HIS WIFE AS THE FOUR HAVE LUNCH TOGETHER THE FAY'S CREDIBLE HOE AMIDST THE SWISS ALPS AND THE TWO BOYS EXCHANGE AN AMED MEANGFUL {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;}TROUBLE ARIS THEIR BRIEF LEON PARADISE (OKAY, AN EVEN BETTER AND GAYER SHIP NAME OPTN FOR THEM IS: MARN!) WHEN BE CLEAR THEIR TEAMMAT ARE BEGNG TO SPECT, AND SOMEONE PAST A GAY PORNOGRAPHIC PICTURE MAR'S LOCKER (THIS TOO MAY HAVE BEEN A B OF A RED FLAG FOR THE CANN CHILDREN’S FILM FTIVAL, JT SAYG). THE CREASG HOMOPHOBIA AND BULLYG OF THEIR TEAMMAT LEAD BOTH MAR AND LEON TO THE ULTIMATE DILEMMA. SADLY BUT TLY, THEY BOTH CHOOSE TO NY THEIR LOVE ORR TO KEEP THEIR JOBS—AND WHILE WE KNOW THIS MAK FOR EXCELLENT CEMATIC DRAMATIC TENSN WE ALSO KNOW WILL ULTIMATELY BE A REGRETTABLE {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 HAVE TO NY NO MATTER WHAT," MAR SISTS WHEN LEON SAYS HE THKS THEY SHOULD E {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;}"WHAT WERE YOU GUYS THKG?" LEON’S AGENT BERAT THEM. "YOU N’T PLAY ON THE SAME TEAM AND FUCK TOO. THAT’S NOT PROFSNAL."{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 THEY DISCS AFTERWARD BACK AT THEIR APARTMENT LEON LOVGLY EXPLAS TO MAR, "IT ISN’T JT ABOUT FUCKG FOR ME."{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;}NOW WE ARE AT THE FAIAR CROSSROADS OF SO MANY GAY FILMS—N OUR HERO MAR DISVER THE TE URAGE TO BE HIMSELF AND TO FOLLOW HIS HEART? FOR HE, TOO, IS LOVE WH LEON. OR WILL HE REVEAL HIMSELF AS A WARD STED TO LIVE OUT HIS DAYS CLOSETED MISERY?{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;}THIS, I WILL NOT SPOIL FOR YOU. IT ULD GO EHER {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;}"MAR YOU'RE SUCH A WARD," HIS BT IEND TELLS HIM AFTER MAR HER AS A BEARD AT THE TEAM PARTY AN ATTEMPT TO PLATE HIS ACH BY PRETENDG TO 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 YET WHEN HIS PARENTS DISVER THE TTH, MAR STANDS UP TO HIS DAD'S HOMOPHOBIA AND PROCLAIMS HIS LOVE 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'M NOT THE ONLY GAY SOCCER PLAYER THE WORLD," MAR ANNOUNC, POIGNANTLY ACKNOWLEDGG THE FACT THAT REAL LIFE OTHER GAY PROFSNAL PLAYERS HAVE ED E {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;}LIKE THE BRILLIANT, AND GENUELY KID-IENDLY, 2014 DUTCH TEEN LOVE STORY, BOYS (ABOUT THE LOVE BETWEEN TWO HIGH SCHOOL TRACK STARS) MAR FTLY LEVERAG THE TENSN OF THE CLOSET VS. TE LOVE, AND WE SEE HOW THE TE CHALLENGE OF CHAMPNS IS NOT NECSARILY ABOUT BEG YOUR BT AS AN ATHLETE BUT ABOUT BEG YOUR BT AS 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;}MAR IS AVAILABLE NOW ON DVD AND DIGAL PLATFORMS OM WOLFE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Our list of ne feature-length LGBTQ sports documentari that provi behd-the-scen glimps of heroism and homophobia athletics was such a h, we’re followg up wh a look at feature-length narrative LGBTQ sports films. Cast & crewUser reviewsTrivia2011Not Rated1h 39mIn 5-man-a-si soccer, a newly formed gay team go up agast an tablished team wh a served reputatn for vlence and a sktish first-time official, wh more actn off-field tha... Read allIn 5-man-a-si soccer, a newly formed gay team go up agast an tablished team wh a served reputatn for vlence and a sktish first-time official, wh more actn off-field than 5-man-a-si soccer, a newly formed gay team go up agast an tablished team wh a served reputatn for vlence and a sktish first-time official, wh more actn off-field than productn, box office & pany Vios1More like this6.

I would probably give the movie a higher vote if I would know what was about;) I found the gay team very funny and even the most nrotic, paranoid character (the team lear) was que adorable.

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This predictable, yet powerful, new gay drama om Marcel Gisler (Fogi is a Bastard, The Blue Hour) has been makg a big splash s European release sce premierg at Cann May where was unceremonly, and prumably homophobilly, dropped out of the children's le-up at the last mute spe s "All Audienc" ratg (Though as a parent myself, I did wonr if maybe the mutual masturbatn scene was a b much? From the moment Leon walks to the locker room, the wi-eyed Mar (Max Hubacher) watch Leon's every move—that look on his face seems more like lt than skepticism the two players pete to be promoted om this regnal club to the higher level pro team the film unfolds their gradual love the long tradn of European gay sports movi, the tale of Mar and Leon plays out agast a backdrop of hot Euro guys wh amazg quads hangg around the locker room, nng drills and trag, and, oh yeah, takg showers—all of this the first five mut of the film md you n say: "How long will take before they hook up? ) when be clear their teammat are begng to spect, and someone past a gay pornographic picture Mar's locker (this too may have been a b of a red flag for the Cann Children’s Film Ftival, jt sayg).

"Mar you're such a ward, " his bt iend tells him after Mar her as a beard at the team party an attempt to plate his ach by pretendg to be yet when his parents disver the tth, Mar stands up to his Dad's homophobia and proclaims his love for Leon. "I'm not the only gay soccer player the world, " Mar announc, poignantly acknowledgg the fact that real life other gay profsnal players have ed e the brilliant, and genuely kid-iendly, 2014 Dutch teen love story, Boys (about the love between two high school track stars) Mar ftly leverag the tensn of the closet vs.

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Other than the ual romantic beats, Mar serv praise for highlightg the mercial elements of sports sponsorship, and how even an age of greater acceptance, athlet still have to ntend wh homophobic attus that n rail their reer prospects. “When I returned to football my sophomore year after g out was bee I knew that if I qu football was jt the begng of thgs I would qu or hold myself back om bee I was gay, ” Strer told Outsports. “To fast forward to my last football game my senr year and have end wh ‘NFL 360’ there to clu me a story celebratg the first openly gay football player NFL history is still really unbelievable to me.

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

Their experienc are universal, ways good and bad, for many LGBTQ people — Pick talkg about the pa om the ial rejectn by her mom; O’Callaghan discsg suicidal thoughts before beg rcued by a therapist; Rapoport’s touchg rellectn of g out to NFL Commissner Roger Gooll by approachg him at a Super Bowl event holdg her girliend’s hand and Gooll’s se upon seeg ; Saffold discsg growg up Black and gay on the South Si of Chigo “where there are rampant levels of homophobia” and Strer on how he ed to worry “about how bad my life might be after I me out. Wh everythg on the le, some teams will e together and others will fall apart, but gay sports will never be seen the same way productn, box office & pany Vios2Review Surprisg and enlightengHad no ia what to expect but I'm a fan of everythg football related so I checked out.

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Guys and Balls (German: Männer wie wir, lerally Men like , UK tle: Balls) is a 2004 sports edy/romance film by German Amerin director Sherry Hormann about a gay goalkeeper who assembl a gay-only soccer team to play agast his ex-team, which fired him due to beg gay. When Sam unexpectedly be the legal guardian of his brother’s stepson, St (Noah Bert), their liv are turned upsi down as the mands of beg a parent — as well as the boy’s preference for clothg and hobbi which suggt that he may also be gay — beg to t on Eric’s sire to rema closeted at work.

While hangg out wh his surfg buddy Gabe (Ross Thomas), Zach meets Gabe’s brother, the stgglg gay wrer Shn (Brad Rowe), who has taken a break om Tseltown while reboundg om a dysfunctnal relatnship. The Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia was created 2004 to draw the attentn to the vlence and discrimatn experienced by lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex people and all other people wh diverse sexual orientatns, genr inti or exprsns, and sex characteristics. Per Outsports, Maxen is the “first publicly out male ach a major Amerin men’s pro sports league, ” wh WNBA ach Curt Miller, who publicly me out to the media as gay 2015, also a publicly out male ach an Amerin profsnal sports league.

You may be able to fd the same ntent another format, or you may be able to fd more rmatn, at their web this documentary, a gay filmmaker shows his Che fay's road to acceptg him and his growg fay the Uned Stat. You may be able to fd the same ntent another format, or you may be able to fd more rmatn, at their web Kramer's semi-tobgraphil drama to life this HBO film, tellg the story of the creatn of the Gay Men's Health Crisis at the height of the AIDS epimic.

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Tellg the te story of a young man who is subjected to a gay nversn therapy program, the film featur a number of LGBTQ+ intifyg stars, cludg Cherry Jon and Troye nowMy Own Private Idaho (1991)This ntent is imported om youTube. You may be able to fd the same ntent another format, or you may be able to fd more rmatn, at their web Hanks and Denzel Washgton star one of the first mastream Hollywood movi to tackle the subject of HIV/AIDS, homosexualy, and homophobia.

Sufferg om a profn of clichés generally associated wh documentari about straight athlet, Seth Greenleaf’s film about gay flag football players ironilly monstrat jt how far we’ve e terms of equaly. A profile of several players and a chronicle of the lead up to the 2012 “Gay Bowl” Phoenix, Arizona, F(l)ag Football reveals that gay athlet n be jt as dull as straight on when they bee the subject of documentari. Intrigugly, only a certa percentage of the teams’ makp has to be gay orr for them to qualify to play the league, which leads to such amg digrsns as one of the straight players proudly owng the “gayt dog.

KEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN BARBIE’S GAY BT FRIEND—NOT HER BOYIEND

Movi|Review: ‘F(l)ag Football’ Fds Gay Athlet Upendg Stereotyp Dong Lee/Greenleaf ProductnsF(l)ag FootballDirected by Seth GreenleafDocumentary, Sport1h 34mJune 15, 2017The most excg part of “F(l)ag Football” arriv at the end, when two bter rivals face each other. But the most sightful scene the middle of this documentary, when the New York Warrrs of the Natnal Gay Flag Football League take on a straight team om Long Long Island players aren’t told that most of the Warrrs are gay, and excerpts shown om the game — no spoilers on the wner — feature some tense petn.

(AP) — Kev Maxen, an associate strength ach wh the Jacksonville Jaguars, has bee the first male ach a major U.S.-based profsnal league to e out as gay.Maxen spoke about his sexual orientatn an terview published Thursday by Outsports.“I don’t want to feel like I have to thk about anymore,” Maxen said.

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“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.

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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. 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.

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The film won’t say , but a post-creds punchle about Ken’s handwrg, plete wh hearts and stars surroundg his name, tells what we need to heavily implied nature of Ken’s gayns Toy Story 3 harkens back to Hollywood’s tradnal gay bt iend-type characters. In the Hays Co era, explic referenc to homosexualy weren’t allowed, so characters like Van Buren (Frankl Pangborn) 1937’s Easy Livg, Kip (David Wayne) 1949’s Adam’s Rib, or Addison (Gee Sanrs) 1950’s All About Eve stead were imbued wh effemate characteristics, offerg a glimpse outsi of heteronormativy whout explicly beg of the characters were the same—some were tty, others sweet.

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In movi like Mean Girls (2004), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Easy A (2010), No Strgs Attached (2011), and Isn’t It Romantic (2019), gay iends exist entirely the orb of their female iends. As a rult, gay men bought the doll drov, and spe Mattel ultimately rellg the doll and wipg away any trace of Earrg Magic Ken, was near-impossible to see Ken as anythg but the glor homosexual he was born to be om then on. While there is no way to “drs gay, ” there are several dolls that seem to suggt otherwise, such as:Fashnista Ken #193, who looks very exced to tell you about his new obssn, Troye Sivan;Travel Ken Doll, who has a satchel perfect for bathho and a purple overnight bag that lerally proclaims he’s “extra;”Ken Looks Doll, servg “I’m gonna give you a makeover”-type realns while sportg black pleather pants;This Ken, who wears the least heterosexual double nim I have a feelg the new Barbie movie will put the work to nvce that Ken is a hetero du who lov nothg life more than Barbie herself, the wrg’s already on the wall: Ken is, and always will be, Barbie’s gay bt obssg!

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

Acrdg to a report OutSports, the vio -- entled Football Is for Everyone -- is meant not jt to support Carl Nassib, the first active NFL player to e out as gay, but also let other players, as well as LGBTQ+ fans, know they're jt as important and wele. "Kenworthy, himself gay and a football fan, says the story ronated wh him bee, real life, " stck me as odd, if was te there were no gay players the Premier League, would be a statistil anomaly.

My hope is that [the film] will make people realize the st of keepg your inty secret and, a way, how needls all the sufferg is, " he October, Football Associatn chairman Greg Clarke pated a bleak picture of the extent of homophobia football, admtg to a Hoe of Commons select mtee he didn't feel fortable enuragg closeted players to e out bee they would receive "signifint abe" om fans attendg gam.

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

When Kansas State offensive tackle and NFL hopeful Stt Frantz me out to the natn as gay last week, he shared that his teammat, to whom he'd e out earlier, had warmly received the news, a sign the most alpha of locker rooms may fally be ready for equaly.

Here's a list of players llege and pro ball who have proved you n be gay or bi and still n the KopayRunng back Dave Kopay, who signed wh the San Francis 49ers 1964, would play for five teams before hangg up his jersey 1972. Yet he nspicuoly has never been ducted to the NFL Hall of SimmonsRoy "Sugar Bear" Simmons, an offensive leman for the New York Giants and Washgton Redsks, beme the send NFL player ever to publicly reveal he was gay. He would e out to HBO Sports 2002, where he discsed lghg off gay jok and slurs for years while he played DavisCornerback Wa Davis, who played preason wh the Tennsee Tans, Seattle Seahawks and Washgton Redsks and spent two seasons wh NFL Europe teams Berl Thunr and Barcelona Dragons, me out as gay 2012, nearly a after his retirement.

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He did end up playg two years wh the Montreal Alouett, makg him the first openly gay player the history of the Canadian Football BryantA Purdue alum who gaed more yards than any other non-Heisman Trophy wner Big Ten history, Dorien Bryant failed to get drafted 2008.

He would later move to San Francis and jo the Fog, a gay gby team, and pen a g-out blog post GallagherA Universy of Ptsburgh offensive leman om 1977 through 1979, Ed Gallagher reprsed his sexualy until 1985, when he had his first sexual enunter wh a man, then attempted to kill himself 12 days later.