Queerty https://www.queerty.com/ Free of an agenda, except for that gay one. LGBTQ life, entertainment, politics and the goods - all for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer community. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:30:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 PHOTOS: Connor Storrie has a fashion secret weapon that we really must discuss https://www.queerty.com/photos-connor-storrie-has-a-fashion-secret-that-we-really-must-discuss-20260412/ https://www.queerty.com/photos-connor-storrie-has-a-fashion-secret-that-we-really-must-discuss-20260412/#respond Mon, 13 Apr 2026 02:30:00 +0000 https://www.queerty.com/?p=860249

In just over four months, Connor Storrie has reached fashion It boy status.

Since premiering on our screens in late November, the Heated Rivarly hunk has mesmerized the world playing the gay hockey world’s favorite jock top Ilya Rozanov.

Along with co-star Hudson Williams, the on-screen lovers have ignited a rabid fandom we have never seen escalate this quickly. The Cottage is on fire & nothing can put it out.

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And while Storrie has since become known for flaunting his rock hard body off-screen in a myriad of scantily-clad photo shoots (we’re not complaining!), his red carpet fits never miss.

The man knows how to turn a look.

Yes, Storrie has been quenching sartorial thirsts too and it’s all thanks to the handiwork of his uber-talented stylist James Yardley.

Originally from London and now based in Los Angeles, Yardley works with clients like Hannah Waddingham, Tom Daley, and Selma Blair alongside top fashion houses, including: Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Thom Browne, Bottega Veneta, and Tom Ford. 

Yardley’s looks have been featured in fashion editorials in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, ELLE, Variety, L’Officiel, and British GQ, among others.

Most recently, Yardley was hailed as one of the Top Power Stylists of 2026 for The Hollywood Reporter’s annual ranking.

It’s hard to believe Yardley didn’t even know Storrie six months ago.

In mid-November, he began working with Storrie after the 26-year-old’s manager, Nick Todisco, reached out wanting his client to look his best for the upcoming press tour for then-unknown HBO Max series.

At the time, Yardley had absolutely no idea of the “complete whirlwind” that was to come.

As he explained to fashion influencer Dylan Kelly in one of his viral “walk with me” videos, Storrie’s style king ascendancy all began with a Kiton pinstripe suit for the Toronto Film Festival. The rest is It-boy history!

While Yardley has an impeccable eye for clothing, his success with Storrie has been a collaborative effort.

“Connor knows how to push things … more color, more energy, more direction,” Yardley told The Hollywood Reporter.

“I appreciate the time he commits to fittings. We fit and refit to make sure the tailoring is exact, and we properly explore the racks. We genuinely love the process of trying everything on.”

It’s no secret that clothes love Storrie almost as much as we do. Thank you, James Yardley!

Check out more of Yardley and Storrie’s fashion knockouts below …

Dolce & Gabbana pinstripes at The Actors Night

YSL at the Golden Globes

Louis Vuitton at the Golden Globes VF afterparty

Sexy in satin Giuliva Heritage for Chanel’s Coco Crush party

Bottega Veneta for the Today show

YSL for Saint Laurent Menswear show

YSL for the Actors Awards

Serving Cabaret and more for SNL

THE LOOK of the year: YSL for Vanity Fair’s Oscar party

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]]> https://www.queerty.com/photos-connor-storrie-has-a-fashion-secret-that-we-really-must-discuss-20260412/feed/ 0 Charles Melton shows off his Beef in oiled up homoerotic spread https://www.queerty.com/charles-melton-shows-off-his-beef-in-oiled-up-homoerotic-spread-2-20260412/ https://www.queerty.com/charles-melton-shows-off-his-beef-in-oiled-up-homoerotic-spread-2-20260412/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0000 https://www.queerty.com/?p=860246 Charles Melton

Charles Melton knows where the beef is!

The 35-year-old hunk first caught our attention as Reggie in the CW’s Riverdale and then respectively fixated our gaze as Julianne Moore’s younger lover in queer director Todd Haynes’ May December.

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Now Melton is about to make mouths waters in the second season of Netflix’s anthology series Beef, so, naturally, the 35-year-old is putting all of his front and center in a new homoerotic fashion spread for i-D Magazine.

With his muscles greased up and barely wearing a pair of itty-bitty short shorts, the actor is giving ’70s/early ’80s bodybuilder physique model eleganza in images lensed by photographer Charlie Denis.

Show us that meaty tuck, Mr. Melton!

Lathered up with enough baby oil to attend any Diddy house party, Melton posed and flexed showing off his hard-earned gym gains in numerous body-baring fits.

Whether his glistening musculature was decked out in a chainmail apron, a retro bodysuit by Wooyoungmi or a fitted Dries Van Norten spandex shorts, the vintage beefcake pictorial vibes, styled by Gadir Rajab, were pure fire.

Sorry hairy chest bros, it’s all about a smooth hairless king today!

Charles Melton
credit: i-D magazine/Charlie Denis

The accompanying article leads with the headline “Charles Melton is 100% Beef” and we couldn’t agree more. Apologies to vegans everywhere!

All the meaty wordplay is of course a nod to Melton’s turn in the new season of Netflix’s rage-bait drama Beef.

In the new season, Melton co-stars with Cailee Spaeny as a Gen Z couple that gets into a generational war with their boss and his wife, millennials Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan.

If you watched the award-winning first season, then you know to expect your anxiety level to hit new heights once the eight-episode second season premieres April 16th.

In the meantime, Melton is keeping the carnivore hunger alive with his sizzling well-done fashion spread. Sorry, but the puns write themselves.

So stay well-fed and check out the rest of Melton’s mouth-watering i-D photos and behind-the-scenes video below…

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]]> https://www.queerty.com/charles-melton-shows-off-his-beef-in-oiled-up-homoerotic-spread-2-20260412/feed/ 0 Tr*mp suffered the worst night of his presidency & the humiliation is only getting started https://www.queerty.com/trmp-suffered-the-worst-night-of-his-presidency-the-humiliation-is-only-getting-started-20260412/ https://www.queerty.com/trmp-suffered-the-worst-night-of-his-presidency-the-humiliation-is-only-getting-started-20260412/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0000 https://www.queerty.com/?p=860252

On TACO Tuesday, D*nald Tr*mp got served a heaping plate of political comeuppance.

Hopefully he was hungry!

As the U.S. and Iran announced a fragile cease-fire that doesn’t accomplish any of the administration’s supposed objectives, Republicans were once again thrashed in local elections from suburban Wisconsin to Anchorage, Alaska. Though the GOP did retain a House seat in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s deep red Georgia district, the electorate swung towards the Democratic candidate by 25 points. It was the Dems’ biggest over-performance in a special House election in 18 years.

With a narrow majority in Congress and Tr*mp’s approval ratings under water, Republicans are bracing themselves for a midterm shellacking. Already, Democrats have flipped more than two dozen seats in Republican or battleground states, while the GOP hasn’t captured any Democrat-held seats.

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In a delicious example of symbolism, Dems have even flipped the Florida district that includes Mar-a-Lago, where Tr*mp and his cabinet plotted the five-week war that sent the world to the nuclear brink.

Here are all the ways that Tr*mp is licking his wounds…

Iran

The world never needed a TACO Tuesday more. Hours after threatening the Iranian people with extinction, Tr*mp reversed course and accepted a cease-fire. While both sides are claiming victory, it’s apparent that Iran holds the cards.

Despite absorbing 13,000 targeted strikes from U.S. and Israeli forces, Iran managed to choke off the global oil supply and pelted America’s Persian Gulf allies with missiles and drones. They hit oil refineries, economic hubs and American military bases, shattering the perceived insulation of glistening desert metropolises such as Dubai and Doha from the region’s instability.

Emboldened, Iranian officials released a 10-point peace plan that involves the lifting of all sanctions, U.S. withdrawal from the Middle East and continued control over the Strait of Hormuz, where 20% of the world’s oil supply passes through. Still intact, the hardline Iranian regime hasn’t mentioned anything about surrendering its nuclear stockpile, the alleged driving force behind America and Israel’s bombing campaign.

Desperate to save face, the White House says they received a different proposal from Iran, but there’s no denying the uncertainty on the ground. As of Wednesday morning, ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains “throttled,” per the New York Times.

Of course, we would be remiss if we didn’t mention the biggest tragedy of this senseless war: the mass loss of human life, including a reported 3,500 in Iran, 1,400 in Lebanon and 19 in Israel and 13 American service members.

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Wisconsin

Last spring, a usually obscure election for a Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin attracted $100 million in spending and featured Elon Musk donning a cheesehead hat. But the richest man in the world’s money and presence backfired.

The Democratic candidate won the seat.

On Tuesday, another election for a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat was held, albeit with much less fanfare. The liberal candidate skated to a blowout win over his conservative rival, providing progressives with a 5-2 advantage on the bench.

In keeping with national trends, heavily Hispanic areas shifted sharply towards the Democrat-aligned candidate. A key voting bloc for the GOP in 2024 has all but evaporated. Maybe siccing federal agents on immigrant communities wasn’t such a good idea after all!?

Despite Milwaukee and Madison’s status as deep blue cities, Wisconsin has remained a swing state due to its populous and ruby red suburbs. But in another sign of electoral doom for the GOP, Democrats won a mayoral seat in one of the state’s most conservative areas.

Here’s another crazy stat: if you toss out all the Wisconsin districts that Kamala Harris carried in ’24, the liberal Supreme Court candidate still would’ve won.

Georgia looking peachy

Tr*mp won Marjorie Taylor Greene’s rural district with 68% of the vote. The Republican who’s taking MTG’s place in Congress, Clay Fuller, won by just 11%.

Since re-signing from Congress, MTG has emerged as one of Tr*mp’s most vociferous critics on the right. She says the president has sold out the “America First” movement and working class people. In the wake of his unhinged threats, she’s called for him to be removed from office.

It appears that many GOP voters in her district agree. All 10 of the area’s counties shifted by double digits towards the Democratic candidate.

In 2024, nearly two dozen House Republicans won their races by 10 points or less.

Even the GOP’s brazen redistricting efforts don’t seem like they can change the midterm math: Republicans are in trouble!

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]]> https://www.queerty.com/trmp-suffered-the-worst-night-of-his-presidency-the-humiliation-is-only-getting-started-20260412/feed/ 0 Meet Argentine soccer star Ignacio “Nacho” Lago & his supercute boyfriend https://www.queerty.com/meet-argentine-soccer-star-ignacio-nacho-lago-his-supercute-boyfriend-20260412/ https://www.queerty.com/meet-argentine-soccer-star-ignacio-nacho-lago-his-supercute-boyfriend-20260412/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000 https://www.queerty.com/?p=860168
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A pro soccer player in Argentina has been living openly with his boyfriend for nearly a year. But up until this past weekend, Ignacio “Nacho” Lago and his trailblazing romance existed without fanfare.

That changed after he scored the final goal in his club’s win on Saturday. Amid the elation, an interview that he gave last spring to a local radio station went viral. In it, the 23-year-old calls out his boyfriend, and professes his love.

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At the time, Lago was recovering from a severe ligament injury. To raise his spirits, the hosts surprised Lago with a series of pre-recorded messages from some of his loved ones. His grandparents were featured, followed by his bf.

With his boyfriend on screen, Lago was beaming!

Screenshot via YouTube

According to Outsports’ translations, Lago’s bf opens with a greeting of endearment. “Hey, honey!,” he says.

It becomes apparent that he organized the video series. “I hope you liked the surprise!” he continues. “I know your grandparents are a very important pillar of support in your life.

“All I can do is congratulate you and thank you for being such an excellent person.”

He concludes with a message of love. “I’m sending you a huge kiss and thank you for defending the colors of my city,” he adds.

Lago returns the favor. With a breezy and engaging tone, he tells the hosts he and his beau share an “irrational love.”

As a pro athlete, Lago dedicates himself towards his training. It’s apparent he takes the same mentality to his relationship.

“We live it this way, just like with football,” he says. “We’re obsessed, and we try to express what we feel.”

While Lago’s Instagram is private, an Argentinian news outlet posted pics that Lago and his bf have shared on social media. Their love shines through!

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Lago’s coming out, and the nonchalance that followed, is remarkable. First, the winger is likely a historical figure: South America has never previously had an active out player in men’s pro soccer. Lago plays for a team called Club Atlético Colón, which competes in the country’s second-tier league.

They attract around 30,000 fans per home game. Yet, Lago’s boyfriend reveal went unnoticed for almost a year. The interview was recorded in May 2025 and uploaded to Colón’s YouTube page two months later.

What this means for men’s soccer

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. Despite that, there have been few out pro male players in history. Only 29 players have come out at the pro or semi-pro level, per Outsports.

At 23, Lago has a long career ahead of him. Fully recovered from his injury, he’s scored three goals in seven games played this season… including his game-sealing goal Saturday night!

Right now, Lago is the second known out player in men’s pro soccer. The other one, Alberto Lejarraga, plays goalie for a pro team in Spain. He married his husband last summer.

The “casual coming out”

More and more, young athletes are bypassing formal coming out announcements. Instead, they’re just enjoying their lives in authentic ways.

Last year, two Team USA standouts, gymnast Jade Carey and runner Yared Nuguse, came out via pics with their partners.

Kennedy McDowell, a college football player, was out for years without attracting media attention.

Over in men’s tennis, another sport with a dearth of representation, João Lucas Reis da Silva also shared pics with his bf.

Lago is very much part of that trend. We can’t wait to root him on!

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]]> https://www.queerty.com/meet-argentine-soccer-star-ignacio-nacho-lago-his-supercute-boyfriend-20260412/feed/ 0 David Geffen’s nasty divorce from 33-year-old ex takes a turn no one saw coming https://www.queerty.com/david-geffens-nasty-from-33-year-old-ex-takes-a-turn-no-one-saw-coming-2-20260412/ https://www.queerty.com/david-geffens-nasty-from-33-year-old-ex-takes-a-turn-no-one-saw-coming-2-20260412/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000 https://www.queerty.com/?p=860242 David Geffen and Donovan Michaels
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David Geffen’s contentious divorce from his 50-years younger ex Donovan Michaels (who also goes by David Armstrong) appears to be over.

The 83-year-old billionaire has been involved in a nasty split with his 33-year-old ex-husband for nearly a year.

But now it seems the pair have ironed out all the details as Geffen, who has an estimated net worth of $9 billion, claims they’ve settled their differences.

According to court documents, the mogul has reached a divorce settlement with the former model, per TMZ.

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And just like that …it’s over.

The way they were

While the two men were declared legally singled in November, they still had to workout the financials in regards to spousal support, division of property and attorney fees. Since the new legal docs were marked “uncontested”, it signifies both Geffen and Michaels have come to an agreement on the remaining money issues.

If you were hoping to find out just how much Michaels was going to get from his octogenarian former lover, you will be sadly disappointed. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.

This marks a pretty uneventful conclusion to Geffen and Michaels very messy relationship, which the couple entered into legally without a prenup.

Geffen and Michaels were together for seven years before tying the knot in May 2023.

Messy divorce

The legal marriage lasted barely 24 months, with Geffen pulling the plug in May 2025 just ahead of their 2nd anniversary. In the divorce filing, he cited irreconcilable differences as the cause of the split.

Two months later, Michaels dropped a bombshell lawsuit claiming the Hollywood kingpin exploited him over the years amid accusations of paid sex, alleged drug use and extremely controlling behavior, including being forced to remove all of his body hair.

In the complaint, the ex go-go boy also alleged he first met his future husband in 2016 on a sugar daddy website, “where men like Geffen shop for the vulnerable.” A transaction occurred with Michaels alleging Geffen paid him $10,000 for sex on their first night together.

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While he didn’t specify an amount in the lawsuit, Michaels had asked for unspecified compensatory and other damages, as well as attorneys’ fees and other costs. 

Then in October 2025, he abruptly dropped the lawsuit, but requested it be dismissed “without prejudice,” so he would be able to re-file the if the mediation over the financials didn’t turn out to the way he liked.

Geffen had previously stated he’d be willing to pay Michaels $50K a month spousal support, but only for 12 months. He also claimed to have given his ex $200K since their split, in addition to covering his $15K monthly rent.

Should he get more for being married to a billionaire without a prenup? Everyone has an opinion.

While we may never know how much Michaels is walking away with, both he and Geffen are now free to move forward with their lives.

On to the next, gentlemen!

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]]> https://www.queerty.com/david-geffens-nasty-from-33-year-old-ex-takes-a-turn-no-one-saw-coming-2-20260412/feed/ 0 Virtual sex work is ready for its close-up: 6 essential queer cam stories to lay your eyes on https://www.queerty.com/virtual-work-is-ready-for-its-close-up-6-essential-queer-cam-stories-to-lay-your-eyes-on-20260412/ https://www.queerty.com/virtual-work-is-ready-for-its-close-up-6-essential-queer-cam-stories-to-lay-your-eyes-on-20260412/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://www.queerty.com/?p=859978
Image Credits: ‘Blue Film,’ Obscured Releasing (left) | ‘Cam Boy,’ OUTtv (top-right) | ‘Cam,’ Netflix (middle-right) | ‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed,’ Apple TV (bottom-right)

To quote everyone’s favorite Supermodel Of The World, “You better work!”—but what that work entails can be very different these days.

In the decades that have passed since RuPaul first sissied that walk, more and more people have turned to a form of sex work referred to as “camming” where they perform over a live webcam to earn money. Queer people especially are drawn to cam work, some in pursuit of creative freedom while others might come to rely on it out of economic necessity. 

You’d think this kind of onscreen performance would be perfect fit for cinematic storytelling, but few films & shows have really delved deep into what the camming experience is actually like for queer people. 

That’s starting to change now and will likely continue to do so if all the buzz surrounding a new cam movie named Blue Film is anything to go by…

So, get your tips ready & join us as we explore the wild—and apparently very profitable!—world of queer cam work as depicted on-screen in 6 very different stories.

Blue Film (2026)

If you think regular cam work is a bit taboo, wait until you get a load of Blue Film. 

While camboy Aaron Eagle (Boots‘ Kieron Moore) makes a decent living live-streaming, he still says yes when an anonymous client offers him $50,000 for a night together. However, we soon discover that Aaron knows this mysterious man quite well, because he turns out to be a guy from his past named Hank Grant (Tony-winner Reed Birney). But not just any old guy: Hank was Aaron’s former middle-school teacher, and it’s during this night together that Hank confesses he was in love with Aaron back when he was a boy.

First-time feature filmmaker Elliot Tuttle really goes there with his debut, exploring the connection between a camboy and the man who inappropriately longed for him all those many years ago. Major film festivals were reportedly scared to platform the taboo subject matter, but Blue Film is now set for wider release in May following its world premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival last summer.

Love it or hate it, Moore welcomes the conversations that his latest film inspires, telling EW:

“I don’t think all art is meant to agree with us. I don’t think it’s meant to dismiss our opinions. I also think it’s meant to strengthen them, but I think it can be all of them,” says Moore opines. “The movie doesn’t make you do anything. The movie gives you an opportunity. And that is where I think the [discomfort] lies.”

Blue Film opens in select theaters on May 8.

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Cam (2018)

While Blue Film taps into very real horrors through a dramatic lens, Daniel Goldhaber’s film Cam goes full-blown horror within that same field. 

The story follows Alice (The Handmaid’s Tale star Madeline Brewer), a successful cam girl who’s suddenly locked out of her account one day by a doppelganger named Lola. What ensues is a nightmarish descent into paranoia and the damage that losing your online persona can do to you as a person. 

Writer Isa Mazzei used her experiences as a former cam girl to help build the narrative and ensure that Alice’s job is never depicted as exploitative on screen. It also helps that both she and Goldhaber identify as queer, because Cam‘s deconstruction of identity would never have been so detailed had a straight person got their hands on this story. 

Cam is a Netflix film, though it is unfortunately not available on the platform at the moment.

Cam Boy (2021, 2025)

Cam Boy does what it says on the tin, following a young gay man named Aston (Callum Dunphy) who turns to camming when he struggles to make ends meet in Nova Scotia.

Born out out production restrictions in 2020, the first season all took place in one house with one actor where other characters could be introduced virtually. When OUTtv green-lit a second season of the show in 2025, other characters were able to be re-introduced into the story as actual people who physically appear in the show. 

What the two seasons do share, however, is all the ways in which creator Thom Fitzgerald balances vulnerability and empowerment within the world of camming. There’s choice and agency in Aston’s work, but he also gives something of himself, doing what he does so publicly.

Cam Boy is available to stream exclusive via OUTtv.

Queer Britain (2017)

Back in 2017, BBC Three commissioned a six-part documentary series named Queer Britain where presenter Riyadh Khalaf explored queerness across the pond. While each episode revolved around different facets of modern-day Britain, including racism and homelessness, the fifth installment specifically honed in on the world of queer adult film.

Titled “P*rn Idols,” the episode in question took a candid look at the queer adult film industry, including scenes with trans female webcam performers. Through interviews and behind-the-scenes access, Queer Britain shined a light on into the real-life challenges and aspirations that queer cam performers face in their day-to-day work. 

The episode can be watched in full right here on YouTube.

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WebCam Boys (2016)

One year before Queer Britain aired, BBC Three released a documentary called WebCam Boys which focused specifically on four men who perform online for money. 

According to this doc, more than 100,000 British men had joined this multi-billion-dollar industry over the previous five years, so the goal was to investigate why the appeal of camming had grown so quickly. 

Four men were involved including Martyn, a 22 year-old who web cammed full time, often performing sex shows with his male friends. “We never touch each other,” said Martyn. “We’re just in the same room.” Sure, Martyn. Sure.

Another guy named Joseph cammed five nights a week in a shed that his parents refurbished for that exact purpose. ‘Web camming has been very good for Joey’s social life’, explained his mother in a rather illuminating moment.

For some of the men, camming is just an easy way to make money short-term, while others see a future in it long term. And then there are those who simply want to explore their sexuality on camera and flaunt their sculpted bodies for the world to see. For that, we salute you.

WebCam Boys is not streaming via any official channels, but can be found in segments uploaded to YouTube.

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (2026)

Camming isn’t just a side hustle these days. That’s true for the performers, yes, but also mainstream entertainment now thanks to a new series is heading to Apple TV. 

The tagline for Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is “Cam Boys. Blackmail. Divorce. Soccer practice,” and boy does the trailer live up to that!

Orphan Black queen Tatiana Maslany stars as a recently divorced mother named Paula, but eagle-eyed gays will also spot Brandon Flynn playing a camboy in the trailer, too. 

During a recent Apple TV presentation, co-star Charlie Hall asked Flynn what a camboy is. “I mean, I’m an actor. That’s kind of a camboy by definition,” joked Flynn before going into more detail (which only those in the room were privy to, unfortunately).  

Flynn will also be joined by another gay actor, Murray Bartlett, alongside Maslany in the series set to premiere on May 20th. Let’s hope they all end up camming together!

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed premieres May 20 exclusively on Apple TV.

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]]> https://www.queerty.com/virtual-work-is-ready-for-its-close-up-6-essential-queer-cam-stories-to-lay-your-eyes-on-20260412/feed/ 0 Doja Cat defends Madonna against ageist trolls: “You feel threatened by an older woman!” https://www.queerty.com/doja-cat-defends-madonna-against-ageist-trolls-you-feel-by-an-older-woman-20260412/ https://www.queerty.com/doja-cat-defends-madonna-against-ageist-trolls-you-feel-by-an-older-woman-20260412/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.queerty.com/?p=860122 Doja Cat and Madonna
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I’m really tickled and bothered down in the taint region about how people are telling Madonna to stop. Like in the comment section on TikTok while she’s on stage somewhere where they maybe have never been.

It’s interesting to me because it’s like you’re telling a musician who who makes music, who performs it as their job to stop doing it. I’m trying to wrap my head around that.

Is it because she’s an older woman who feels sexy?

Is that why you want her to get off stage because you feel threatened by an older woman who can do her job forever? Who can do her job for the rest of her life and she can enjoy it? And she has something she loves doing and she’s doing it forever and other people are paying money to go there and enjoy it with her and they like it.

But you don’t because you see something else that’s personal happening in there and she doesn’t know and nobody else knows it, only you do. Is that why you’re upset? Oh I’m sorry. It’s not funny. It’s not funny, it is sad. I wanna cry with you. I’m so sorry [while fake crying].

Doja Cat shared a video going off on trolls bashing Madonna for daring to age and continuing being the Queen of Pop.

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Watch Ricky Martin’s new fiery remake of one of his sultriest ’90s twink videos, then catch up on the latest from Gay TikTok:

Thai men dodged the military draft.

@mothershipsg may the odds be ever in your favour 🟥⬛ The Thai military conscription lottery, which determines whether eligible men must enter active military service, saw many anxious men awaiting their fate. Each man draws either a red or black card — red signals conscription, while black means exemption from military service. The lottery is held across the country each April, with this year’s running from Apr. 1 to 12. According to The Nation, those required to report this year include Thai men born in 2005, as well as those born between 1997 and 2004 who have never previously undergone military selection, or whose cases have not yet been completed. #mothershipnews #mothershipabroad ♬ original sound – Mothership

Judah made an iconic entrance.

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@j.udah

my performance for chez legends season 11 episode 1 doing #thecontortionist by #melaniemartinez #dragrace #dragqueen #rupaulsdragrace#portalsmelaniemartinez#fyp

♬ original sound – Judah

Paul Marsell gagged the girls.

@paul.marsell.mode Paul Marsell Models Academy & Agency Miami. #professional #model #miami #fashion #show ♬ original sound – Paul Marsell Model's

Andy Hanzlik made dinner.

@pizza_daddy What do you do to unwind after a 12 hour shift? #thoughts #food #spring #fypシ゚viral #thirsttrap ♬ original sound – pizza_daddy

Ian Paget did legs.

@ianpaget_

If you’ve only got a minute but still wanna earn your dinner: 10 min stairmaster
split squats x15 + goblet squats x15 (heels elevated)
leg press — 6×20, 30s rest finished with leg extensions, hamstring curls + calves
(not everything makes the edit)

♬ AGGRESSIVE STRENGTH – M4GN

Antoni Porowski wore grey sweatpants.

@antoni

creamy Dijon chicken on a bed of melty leaks, chanterelles and prosciutto 🙋🏼‍♂️

♬ original sound – Antoni Porowski

Bubble Buddy did a handstand.

@bubblebutty

⛓‍💥

♬ Release Me – Agnes

A real life meet cute blossomed at the Heated Rivalry lookalike contest.

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A “Heated Rivalry” lookalike contest in DC turned into a real-life meet-cute after a viral onstage kiss, with the winners going on an eight-hour date the next day.

♬ original sound – CNN

Jacob Hoff spent the day with his wife and baby.

@jacobmhoff Follow! Like! Share! @Samantha Wynn Greenstone ♬ original sound – Jacob Hoff

Grant Gibbs moonwalked in The Cottage. Yes, that cottage.

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First person to ever moonwalk in the cottage #heatedrivalry #thecottage #moonwalk #slay #boots @airbnb

♬ Inferno (from “Heated Rivalry” Soundtrack) – Peter Peter & Heated Rivalry

And Aleksandr Guzenko jumped in.

@guzenkoaleksandr Полное видео спасения 😆 #александргузенко #aleksandrguzenko #мотивация #motivation #health ♬ som original – Z3

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In the British indie Departures, lovesick Benji (Lloyd Eyre-Morgan) bumps into the impossibly handsome Jake (David Tag) near his airport gate. There’s a spark there, and the pair soon realize they’re sitting next to each other on the same flight to Amsterdam. Sounds like your classic meet-cute, right?

But Departures is not your classic rom-com. In fact, some might even call it an anti-rom-com. Written & directed by Eyre-Morgan alongside collaborator Neil Ely, the film knows the conventions of the genre well, employing them skillfully only to flip them on their head, jumping around the timeline of Beni & Jake’s fling to unpack the limits of intimacy, self-destruction, and toxic relationships.

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It makes for an auspicious feature debut for the filmmaking duo, one inspired by deeply personal, sometimes heartbreaking experiences they’ve both lived through, yet with a stylish edge & keen sense of humor.

It’s also a bold step back in front of the camera for Eyre-Morgan who, after a few acting roles earlier in his career, has spent the better part of the last decade directing, including a number of episodes of the iconic British soap EastEnders. And he’s found a great on-screen paramour in Tag, who’s also well-versed in the world of soaps thanks to his incredible run on Hollyoaks. Together, they’re a formidable pair; you almost find yourself wanting Benji & Jake to make it work—even though you know they’re no good for each other.

After a warmly received run on the international film festival circuit, Departures is finally rolling out into theaters, first in the U.K. on April 17 and then in the U.S. beginning April 29. Ahead of its release, we invited Lloyd Eyre-Morgan into the hot seat for our long-running Q&A series, Dishin’ It. In our conversation, the actor-filmmaker opens up about his film’s unique structure, giving soap stars their due, and the inspirations behind his upcoming sci-fi feature Chatlines.

Is there a piece of media—whether a movie, TV series, book, album, theater, video game, etc…—that has played an important role in your understanding of queerness and the queer community, or your own identity? Why does it stand out to you?  

I think for me it was Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Growing up, it was my comfort show—I felt seen. At its core, it’s about an outsider with a secret, which I think a lot of queer people can relate to. It was also one of the first teen shows to portray a queer relationship, and it really made me feel less alone. I still find myself going back to it now when I’m struggling—it’s like a comfort blanket. I’m absolutely fuming that the reboot has been cancelled—I wanted to play Giles’ son!!!

Congrats on Departures, which we’ve seen described as something of an anti-rom-com because of its approach to this central relationship. Could you tell us a little bit about the unique structure & framing of your film, and how that informed the story you wanted to tell, or vice versa? 

Departures is rooted in real experiences. When I first started writing it, I was in a very low place, and that really shaped the story. Grief, especially after a past relationship isn’t linear. You don’t start at the beginning and neatly work your way through it; it’s messy, unpredictable, and takes time to process. That’s why Neil, my co-director and co-creator, and I chose to structure the narrative in that way. Everything you see on screen is drawn from moments that either I or Neil have lived through, so it’s an incredibly personal piece.

That said, we’ve balanced the heavier themes with a touch of northern humor throughout—there are even a few cheeky musical numbers in there… so it’s worth sticking around for the end credits. Our co-producer and DOP Paul Mortlock worked with me to uniquely structure the way we shot the film too with different aspect ratios relating to different head-spaces the characters going through and different formats of film.

You have fantastic on-screen chemistry with David Tag; how did he come to be involved in the project? Did your shared experience working on soaps help you find common ground? 

I actually met David on a short film that Neil and I made called S.A.M.. We became friends through that experience and already had a strong sense of chemistry, which really helped. In terms of content, this project is about as far removed from a traditional soap as you can get—it’s definitely not the kind of thing you’d sit down to watch at 7pm with your gran. That said, Neil and I were really keen to cast actors from soaps, because we both feel there’s still a huge prejudice they face when trying to branch out into other work. There’s a lingering assumption that they can’t do anything beyond that format, and I think this film proves otherwise. Some of the most talented actors in the UK have come from soaps, and they deserve to be recognized for their range.

Image Credit: ‘Departures,’ Peccadillo Pictures / Strand Releasing

How & why did you decided to set most of your film in Amsterdam? What’s something you love about the city? 

I’ve always felt like Amsterdam is the ultimate cheeky weekend escape—a place where you can let go a little, be wild and free, and throw yourself into slightly mad, unforgettable adventures. It’s got that reputation as a bit of a guilty pleasure destination, for reasons I probably don’t even need to spell out, haha. There’s an energy to the city that makes you feel like anything can happen, and that sense of freedom really fed into the story we were trying to tell.

Because of that, it felt like the perfect backdrop for these secret weekends—somewhere removed from everyday life, where characters can step outside of themselves and make choices they might never make back home. There’s almost an unspoken understanding about the place, that what happens there stays there, which adds a layer of secrecy and escapism that really suited the narrative.

From the very beginning of writing the script, Amsterdam was always the setting. It wasn’t something we arrived at later—it was baked into the DNA of the story from day one, shaping not just the location but the tone, the mood, and the kind of experiences the characters go through.

Image Credit: ‘Departures,’ Peccadillo Pictures / Strand Releasing

This film was far from your first time acting or directing, but it is the first time you’ve directed a feature with yourself in the lead role. What did you learn from that experience that you’ve been able to apply to your next feature, Chatlines, or hope to with your career moving forward?   

I think I felt more confident going into Chatlines, again I didn’t have chance to really worry about it as we only had 5 days to shoot the film so it was a little bit like you’ve got one take lets go haha! When we made Departures, Neil actually made me audition and tape for the role to prove I’d be right for it, luckily I got it ! I’d love to do more acting and be in something I don’t have to direct produce and write as well. 

And speaking of Chatlines, it’s got such an intriguing premise that seems to tap into a number of hopes & anxieties we’re all feeling around technology these days. What inspired the story? What did you set out to explore? 

Chatlines was inspired by my 2015 short film Closets which won Best Of British at Iris Prize. I was ill last year and spent some time in hospital and kept seeing people blogging about their health journeys on TikTok and was inspired by the community and support there is via technology and thought I’d stick a little sci-fi twist in there! Chatlines is also the sort of LGBTQ+ movie I wanted to watch a sci-fi Black Mirror-esque love story , so I figured I’d make it as hadn’t seen it yet! 

Where’s one of the first spaces you can remember that made you feel a part of a queer community? 

I think the first space I felt seen was probably Sussex University, it was the first time I experienced going on a LGBTQ+ pub crawl, nightlife and other queer people. I had a job in a gay nightclub and really felt part of the community. 

And, in closing: Who is an LGBTQ+ artist/performer/creator that you think is doing really cool work right now? Why are they someone we should all be paying attention to? 

I think the filmmaker teams behind the short films Two Black Boys In Paradise (Baz Sells) and A Friend Of Dorothy (Lee Knight) are ones to watch for me! Check them out if you haven’t yet! 

Departures opens in U.K. cinemas on April 17, courtesy of Peccadillo Pictures, and it’ll open in select U.S. theaters beginning April 29, courtesy of Strand Releasing.

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Reality stars, they’re just like us … messy AF!

Shahs of Sunset star Reza Farahan is no stranger to giving his opinion on just about everything and everyone. And that’s partly why he’s been such a fan favorite for years.

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But the 52-year-old outspoken reality vet, who currently stars on Bravo’s The Valley: Persian Style, is now turning the tables and spilling all the tea on himself.

Reza just released his new memoir, the amazingly titled Memoirs of a Gay Shah: My Story of Family, Fame, and Becoming a King, and it reveals all kinds of spicy deets about his wild sexcapades prior to becoming a Bravolebrity.

From friends to threesome

One of the juiciest hook-ups involved a friendship with Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper that eventually evolved into a threesome relationship. It happens!

The duo first met working out at the same gym and became “inseparable” hanging out all the time. One thing lead to another and the men were soon more than platonic friends.

“Bob and I carried on like that for a good while. It was very much a friends-­with-­benefits situation, though,” Reza writes in the book, per People.

“I wanted more, but I always got the feeling he wasn’t interested in any kind of serious relationship with anybody, so I didn’t really push the matter.”

But turns out Bob wasn’t a f*ckboy, he was married!

According to Reza, Bob was wed at the time to a man named Scott. Plot twist!

Instead of that information ending the hook-up, a ménage à trois situation developed with all parties on board. But it soon got complicated as feelings got involved.

“Bob and I still ended up falling totally in love,” Reza adds. “For a while, Bob was bouncing back and forth between Scott and me.”

However, Reza notes that the trio relationship ended on a “bittersweet” note following an unexpected tragedy.

“Poor Scott, who I honestly harbored no ill will toward even though I was chasing his husband, ended up passing away,” Reza writes. “And even though Bob and I didn’t last forever, we remain friends to this day.”

While Reza doesn’t give a timeframe for when and he Bob were romantically involved, it appears to be prior to Shahs of Sunset‘s premiere in 2012.

This isn’t the first time Reza and Bob’s past has come up. Back in 2015, Bob himself confirmed the romp during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live.

Without going into specifics or mentioning his late ex, Bob admitted they had “a thing.”

“We had a thing—a very, very long time ago!” Harper told Andy Cohen. “It was a tawdry little thing!”

Maybe not-so little as far as Reza is concerned, but ok.

Bob Harper

Bob’s relationship – and possible marriage – to his late partner Scott was not previously known. He’s never spoken publicly about the relationship and there doesn’t seem to be photos of them together as a couple.

In 2019, Bob became engaged to his longtime boyfriend Anton Gutierrez. However in August 2025, the Traitors alum, 60, disclosed they had broken off their engagement.

Bob is currently single and teaching hot yoga near his NYC home.

Reza and Adam Neely

Interestingly, Reza also first met his husband Adam Neely at the gym. The duo began dating in 2010 and were engaged in August 2013. The proposal was featured in an episode during the third season of Shahs of Sunset.

They married in October 2015 during a surprise ceremony in Palm Springs, which was also filmed for an episode during the fifth season of the Bravo series.

Following their 10th wedding anniversary, both Reza and Adam have continued to share their romance for the cameras on The Valley: Persian Style.

The Valley: Persian Style can be streamed on Peacock and Reza’s book Memoirs of a Gay Shah: My Story of Family, Fame, and Becoming a King is out now.

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