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Contents:

• INSI THE WORLD OF PETER BERL, GROUNDBREAKG PHOTOGRAPHER AND GAY IN
• THE GAY MPS PERSECUTED FOR OPPOSG APPEASEMENT OF NAZI GERMANY
• MARVEL TRODUC THE FIRST GAY CAPTA AMERI TO THE ICS
• PETER BERL, THE ’70S GAY SEX SYMBOL, TAK NEW YORK
• MARVEL IS UNVEILG A GAY CAPTA AMERI
• MARVEL TO BUT GAY CAPTA AMERI CHARACTER DURG PRI MONTH
• MARVEL ANNOUNC FIRST GAY CAPTA AMERI
• MARVEL COMICS TO TRODUCE A GAY CAPTA AMERI SIGNED BY TRANSGENR ARTIST
• MARVEL REVEALS FIRST GAY TEEN CAPTA AMERI
• BERL: GAY EMANCIPATN DOCUDRAMA ‘THE CIRCLE’ WS TEDDY AWARD
• THE 10 BEST BERL GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS BERL

INSI THE WORLD OF PETER BERL, GROUNDBREAKG PHOTOGRAPHER AND GAY IN

Almost 50 years after his unpromisg films and darg self-portras ma him a fg gay sex symbol of the ’70s, Peter Berl n’t que fathom why anyone would still be terted his work.

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”Copyright of Peter work, llected for the first time hardver format Peter Berl: In, Artist, Photosexual (Damiani), pil highlights om the thoands of erotic self-portras that Berl has taken over the urse of his life, many of which origally appeared on the vers of gay magaz and ma him an ternatnal cult in. ” To the artist Jack Pierson, Berl is “the first gay nceptual artist. Copyright of Peter films were a h and ma him the gay sex symbol of the time.

THE GAY MPS PERSECUTED FOR OPPOSG APPEASEMENT OF NAZI GERMANY

And the ubiquy of digal platforms has ma photographg onelf a fact of life: On rtls nights, many a young gay man this si of Pete Buttigieg has unwtgly paid homage to Berl wh an iPhone, an ASOS jockstrap, and a bathroom mirror. An ever-growg army of so-lled #Instagays now take Berl’s place the gay imagatn. Copyright of Peter, if RuPl matas that every man, gay or straight, should drs up drag to appreciate the powers of femy, Berl might argue that every man should fashn himself as an unrepentant object of rnal sire, at least once a while.

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MARVEL TRODUC THE FIRST GAY CAPTA AMERI TO THE ICS

"As well as Mr Maamara, Mr Bryant's book documents the liv of MPs cludg Robert Bernays, Ronnie Cartland (younger brother of the novelist Barbara Cartland), Harold Nilson and Ronald ptn, An emotnal Chris Bryant spoke about gay MPs' rol the anti-Nazi movement 2016Mr Bryant says each man had their own journey beg passnate opponents of appeasement - the policy of then-Prime Mister Neville Chamberla to avoid war. Durg the 1920s and early 1930s, Berl was one of the most liberal plac the world for gay people - famoly portrayed Christopher Isherwood's novel Goodbye to Berl, and the film Bra, homosexualy was outlawed and punishable by hard labour, so many wealthy Brish men head to the German pal to enjoy what they uld not the among the group felt that Germany had suffered enough and that was time to release the untry om the enomic and ary rtrictns imposed on after World War as the Nazis grew more powerful and the MPs saw gay iends Germany arrted and murred by the party, they beme creasgly ncerned, Mr Bryant source, Getty ImagImage ptn, Germany's nightlife ma a popular travel statn for many Brish MPs 1920s and early 1930sThe men beme part of a group of rebel MPs who would meet regularly to plan how they uld overturn Mr Chamberla's appeasement policy.

"I often worry a younger generatn of gay men and women thk we will never go back to the era of reprsn. "But I jt say Berl was the most liberal place the world 1930 - yet by 1934 gays were beg arrted. Right the middle of Berls gay scene R&Co Berl was tablished 2003.

PETER BERL, THE ’70S GAY SEX SYMBOL, TAK NEW YORK

However, homosexualy is illegal and punishable by ath the Gulf state where he will now play football. "Read more:Beg gay is 'damage the md', Qatar World Cup ambassador saysGary Leker says he knows two gay Premier League stars.

“I do believe when you see somethg that is clearly wrong and mak another human beg feel exclud you should stand shoulr to shoulr wh them, ” he wrote two years ago a Liverpool matchday programme about his support for gay, to the dismay of many of his admirers, Henrson is on the verge of a move to Al-Ettifaq, a club Sdi Arabia, a untry which homosexualy is banned, and which gay men have been behead.

MARVEL IS UNVEILG A GAY CAPTA AMERI

“They execute people over there for beg gay. Meet Aaron Fischer, the openly gay "Capta Ameri of the Railways.

Aaron, who is openly gay, was created by wrer Aaron Tjillo and artist Jan Bazaldua, who both worked on the seri' first issue that will troduce the character. "I really enjoyed signg him, and as a transgenr person, I am happy to be able to prent an openly gay person who admir Capta Ameri and fights agast evil to help those who are almost visible to society.

2, 2019Durg the 1970s, Peter Berl beme a sex symbol of gay culture, a real-life Tom of Fland who photographed himself parks, tra statns and other cisg grounds.

MARVEL TO BUT GAY CAPTA AMERI CHARACTER DURG PRI MONTH

” Arbers of ntemporary downtown gay culture led up to pay homage.

MARVEL ANNOUNC FIRST GAY CAPTA AMERI

One of them is “Capta Ameri of the Railways, ” or Aaron Fisher, an openly gay character who protects naways and homels youth even whout superpowers. The artist brgg him to life is Jan Bazaldua, who told Entertament Weekly, “I really enjoyed signg him, and as a transgenr person, I am happy to be able to prent an openly gay person who admir Capta Ameri and fights agast evil to help those who are almost visible to society. ) olr gay creator, I’m always thrilled by the opportuny to draw inic LGBTQ+ characters om Marvel’s past and prent, and grateful to ntribute to Marvel’s future: one that tly reprents the world — and the wonrful diversy of humany — right outsi your wdow.

MARVEL COMICS TO TRODUCE A GAY CAPTA AMERI SIGNED BY TRANSGENR ARTIST

Marvel Comics unveiled s first gay Capta Ameri character this week — and is set to but the role June durg Pri Month, a report said. “As a transgenr person, I am happy to be able to prent an openly gay person who admir Capta Ameri and fights agast evil to help those who are almost visible to society, ” Bazaldua said. This gay teenage Cap will “stand for the opprsed, and the fotten.

And gay teenager Aaron Fischer will be the first “next gen” Cap we meet.

Marvel ComicsIn a statement, Bazaldua said “I really enjoyed signg him, and as a transgenr person, I am happy to be able to prent an openly gay person who admir Capta Ameri and fights agast evil to help those who are almost visible to society. It’s no cince that Fischer’s but issue is June, which is Pri sign variant ver for The Uned Stat of Capta Ameri by Jan ComicsIn a statement, Bazaldua said “I really enjoyed signg him, and as a transgenr person, I am happy to be able to prent an openly gay person who admir Capta Ameri and fights agast evil to help those who are almost visible to society. Aaron Fischer, a gay teenager, will be the first, the new limed seri, released scribed Fischer, who will be the “Capta Ameri of the Railways”, as “a fearls teen who stepped up to protect fellow naways and the unhoed”, wh his but timed to ci wh Pri Month the US.

MARVEL REVEALS FIRST GAY TEEN CAPTA AMERI

“As a transgenr person, I am happy to be able to prent an openly gay person who admir Capta Ameri and fights agast evil to help those who are almost visible to society, ” said Bazaldua.

”Marvel reportedly had a “No Gays the Marvel Universe” policy the 1980s and, the 1990s, placed an “Adults Only” label on any ics featurg proment LGBTQ+ characters rponse to nservative protts. The publisher’s first gay character, Northstar of the Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight, was planned as such by creator John Byrne 1979, but his sexualy was not revealed on the page until recent years, Marvel has moved to diversify s st of superhero.

And 2015, Iceman, one of the origal X-Men created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby back 1963, me out as gay. "The gays jt keep wng!

BERL: GAY EMANCIPATN DOCUDRAMA ‘THE CIRCLE’ WS TEDDY AWARD

As an openly gay person, this is a ftg character to help kick off Pri Month this June. “I really enjoyed signg him, and as a transgenr person, I am happy to be able to prent an openly gay person who admir Capta Ameri and fights agast evil to help those who are almost visible to society. Marvel Comics will troduce a gay versn of Capta Ameri to their ic book universe, and he was created by a transgenr wrer to celebrate LGBT Pri Month.

" The seri will explore var people who don the guise of Capta Ameri, but the first issue will highlight the gay teen versn. The gay pta is signed by Jan Bazaldua, a transgenr ic book artist.

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"I really enjoyed signg him, and as a transgenr person, I am happy to be able to prent an openly gay person who admir Capta Ameri and fights agast evil to help those who are almost visible to society, " said Bazaldua. Josh Tjillo, one of the -wrers of the ic book, said that the gay pta is spired by "activists, lears, and everyday folks phg for a better life, " and that he would fight for other naways and homels people.