Bi icon Margaret Cho says she isn't going to stop calling out President Donald Trump or his administration anytime soon, but the out comedian admits speaking out does have consequences, and in her case, it meant the loss of a dream role.
Cho was a guest last week on Matteo Lane and Nick Smith's podcast _I Never Liked You__,_ and she revealed that actions by the Immigration and Customs…
A resurfaced clip of _Heated Rivalry_ creator Jacob Tierney from four years ago is getting praise for his frank discussion about living with HIV and the stigma he's had to deal with.
_Heated Rivalry_ ended up being a catalyst for an honest discussion about gay sex (apparently, straight people had no idea what frotting is and didn't know rimming was popular), but it turns out this is nothing…
The wild success of the steamy gay hockey show _Heated Rivalry_ hasn’t just turned unknown actors Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie into budding A-listers; it also catapulted the book it’s adapted from onto the _New York Times_ bestseller list seven years after it was first published. That’s despite the LGBTQ+ publishing industry struggling under the weight of attacks from…
While President Trump and his party work hard to reduce the equal rights of LGBTQ+ people in this country, Gallup found a surprising societal trend never seen before in U.S. history: 1 in 10 Americans across all age groups identify as LGBTQ+, including more than 1 in 4 of those aged 18-27. And more than half of this younger demographic identify as bisexual, one of the most overlooked and…
The overwhelming popularity of _Heated Rivalry _may have given one hockey player the strength to come out, but in Boston high schools, backlash to the show about closeted hockey players falling in love is being blamed for player and coaches bullying LGBTQ+ athletes.
"As _Heated Rivalry_ grows in popularity—and as it fuels conversation about hockey culture and what happens on and off the…
You gotta ring them bells, GLAAD!
The LGBTQ+ media organization threw its annual GLAAD Awards on Thursday. And among the many highlights of the evening, none could compete with a surprise appearance from Liza Minnelli.
The gay icon, who turns 80 next week, appeared onstage flanked by a phalanx of dancers, sparking a standing ovation from the audience at the Beverly Hilton.
In addition to…
À moins d'être complètement déconnecté des réseaux sociaux et de ne pas avoir Crave (et même dans ce cas), tu as certainement entendu parler de la série _Heated Rivalry_ , ou _Rivalité passionnée_ en français, une romance de style _slow burn_ entre deux joueurs de hockey professionnels. Adapté du livre du même nom de l'autrice Rachel Reid, cette nouveauté plutôt niche a, contre les attentes,…
Global pop star Demi Lovato will perform at the 37th annual GLAAD Media Awards on March 5 in Los Angeles, with actor and producer Jonathan Bennett returning to host a ceremony that will stream exclusively on Hulu later this month, GLAAD announced Monday. The event will spotlight LGBTQ+ representation across film, television, music, and journalism. _The Advocate_ is among the nominees for one…
Inside the official Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics merch store in the shadow of Milan’s mighty Duomo, I’m trying on a teal-blue trapper hat stitched with the Olympic rings that the freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy says he loves on me. “It’s giving Elmer Fudd,” he says; meaning to sound like a compliment but instead sounding like anything but. “A sexy Elmer Fudd, I hope,” I say, fastening its…
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Mike Holmes, 59, started watching “Heated Rivalry” because of the sex.
“The first two episodes are the spiciest and, of course, that’s fun to watch,” he told The 19th. The gay hockey romance has become an unexpected international cultural sensation.…
Le maire de Québec, Bruno Marchand, a fait un petit clin d’œil à la série canadienne du moment, _Heated Rivalry_ , pour annoncer l’ouverture de la nouvelle patinoire réfrigérée des Remparts au parc Bon-Pasteur. Or, alors que son administration envisage la fermeture de près d’une vingtaine de patinoires extérieures, plusieurs personnes remettent en question les priorités de la Ville. On…