Culture
Can a Killer Be a Victim? What the Lizzie Borden Series Is Really Hiding
I’m a huge fan of Ryan Murphy’s work. So when a new season of Monster came out on Netflix, of course I…
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Mark Platonov
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A Russian gay man in sunny Spain. He speaks openly about life, relationships and experiences in the gay community, and is not afraid to explore topics that concern him in the here and now.
Mark Platonov
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Ashamed of Your Partner's Heels: How a Netflix Series Exposed the Fear of Judgment Within the Gay Community
Sometimes you don't feel like watching something grand, heavy, and determined to be crowned the year's biggest series. Sometimes…
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Culture
Gay men overthink things and end up alone. What I realized after rewatching “Smiley” a year and a half later
I first watched the series «Smiley» about a year and a half ago, shortly after arriving in Spain. Back then, I…
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News
Gay Porn Actor Allen King Attacked at a Café in Mexico City, Urges People Not to Stay Silent About Homophobic Hate Crimes
On the evening of July 27, in the capital of Mexico, gay actor, singer, influencer and blogger Allen King became a victim of ...
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Opinion
Invisible Pride. Why calls "not to provoke" society always end with a demand for LGBT people to disappear
This year, I decided to challenge myself and dress boldly for Prides. Different images: male...
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European Union
In Barcelona, after Pride, a man with rainbow symbols was beaten. Police questioned homophobia as motive
Every year after Pride, the same question is asked: "Why is it needed at all? After all, LGBT people...
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Opinion
A ring that suffocates. How I found the truth about male lies in a actor and a Bulgarian video
I have known Alex Ink for a long time. True, not in the way you may be thinking now. First —...
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Sex
Anal sex without illusions: passive notes after a year in Spain
There are topics that are constantly joked about in the gay environment, but few people want to discuss them seriously. This...
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Opinion
I think about sex all the time. Where is the line between libido and dependence?
Over the past month, I have been asking myself one uncomfortable question more and more often: What if I...
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Opinion
Opinion. Why do we feel not only hatred, but also gratitude to our exes?
After a breakup, almost everyone sooner or later begins to collect their own version of what happened. A version in which...
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Opinion
As long as I love, I don't want anyone else. But for how long?
At the end of the last article, I honestly admitted: even in a relationship, I could hardly refuse...
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Relationships
The Biology of Loneliness: Why We Need "Our" Person
I have a lot more sex now than I had in Russia. So much so that by all external parameters...
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