"Where Did You Get The Courage To Come Out" Ask Queer Eye Guys - "You" Say Queer Teens

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In case you missed it, Netflix dropped Season 4 of the Emmy Award-winning series, Queer Eye.

As part of the new season, the Fab 5 head to the Kansas City high school where cast member Jonathan Van Ness spent his teens to 'make better' his favorite teacher.

As a bonus for that episode, the guys sit down for a chat with the school's Gay/Straight Alliance for a candid conversation on subjects ranging from coming out, burgeoning self-awareness, bullying, and allies.

Van Ness openly shares that during his days at Quincy High School, ""I couldn't walk in these halls – I got called the F word every ten steps I took."

"At that time Gay-Straight Alliance was something I didn't think would be literally allowed," he added. "As someone who got so bullied and so tormented, you guys are light years ahead of where I thought the movement would be."

I had a similar experience in high school growing up in Texas. As a gay man today, I'm not impressed by the support these kids get via a GSA, but how they have such confidence to deal with who they are at such a young age.

Karamo Brown asks the kids, "Where did you get the courage to come out?"

With no pause a student chimes in, "You," pointing at the Fab 5.

"I was having a lot of anxiety and doubt, but then I discovered you guys, but you don't seem to have much stress at all," she continued.

Check out the 5-minute clip with Van Ness, Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Tan France, Antoni Porowski - and some really amazing kids – below.

News Round-Up: July 8, 2019

Some news items you might have missed:

• InstaHunk Guto Oliveira went blond (again) because, you know what they say... #InstaBlondsHaveMoreFun

• Washington Post: The Trump administration's State Department has launched a panel focused on human rights and 'natural law.' Natural law is a term sometimes used in association with discrimination against marginalized populations. You know, like, the gays.

• Buzzfeed News: A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Arizona on Thursday by a man who told police he did it because the boy’s rap music made him feel “unsafe.”

• Netflix: The streaming platform dropped the trailer for Season 4 of Queer Eye, which will be available on July 19. Try not to cry...

• Politico: Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law Monday authorizing the release of state tax returns to a handful of congressional committees, opening a new avenue for Democrats to get their hands on some of President Donald Trump’s closely guarded finances.

• New York Times: Senator Elizabeth Warren raised $19.1 million for her presidential campaign in the past three months, ahead of her biggest opponent for the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, Sen. Bernie Sanders ($18 million).

• Colombian pop star Maluma set his Instagram on fire when he posted this sexy selfie-dance video teasing his new track, “Instinto Natural,” and 44 million followers simultaneously drooled. Follow those 'instincts,' Maluma ;)

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INSTINTO NATURAL.... LE HACEMOS VIDEO??? 🔥🔥🔥

A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma) on Jul 8, 2019 at 7:58am PDT

Are These Two 'Queer Eye' Celebs Dating?

Queer Eye stars Jonathan Van Ness & Antoni Porowski (via Instagram)

Fans of the Netflix ‘make better’ series, Queer Eye, had a social media meltdown when two of the show’s stars, avocado-loving foodie Antoni Porowski and mustachioed grooming guy Jonathan Van Ness, posted a photo on Antoni’s Instagram account of the two just about to engage in a hot and heavy make-out session.

Accompanying the photo was the caption, “I guess Amurica’s birthday’s our anniversary, babe,” complete with heart emoji.

Aw....

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I guess Amurica’s birthday’s our anniversary, babe. ❤️

A post shared by Antoni Porowski (@antoni) on Jul 4, 2019 at 1:50pm PDT

Over 700,000 fans ‘liked’ the post and 1,100+ commented with an array of rainbow and heart emojis.

One fan offered to be the flower girl at the boys’ wedding.

Another penned a voyeuristic, “I would watch.”

Some commenters, though, warned that if the July 4 announcement was not on the up-and-up, they would be done with the duo.

Wrote one fan, “If this is fake, I’m literally never French tucking again.”

Well,…

Today, Van Ness fessed up, taking to HIS Instagram to calm fans down, saying, “It was all Antoni’s idea [pride flag emoji], but maybe someday we will fall in love.”

He added a hashtag that read, “not a couple but it was fun right”

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It was all Antoni’s idea 🏳️‍🌈 but maybe someday we will fall in love @antoni #notacouplebutitwasfunright

A post shared by Jonathan Van Ness (@jvn) on Jul 5, 2019 at 6:52am PDT

Fellow Queer Eye cast mate, Bobby Berk commented, “How much do I have to beg you to keep the jvntoni account up and running just for the content?”

Berk added, “Made the news and everything - that’s when you know you’re ICONS!”

In truth, it appears this is how the two jokers spent their July 4th holidays:

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Time spent wisely, imo.

A post shared by Antoni Porowski (@antoni) on Jul 5, 2019 at 7:20am PDT

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Happy Bday America 🏳️‍🌈 One of the things that makes me proudest to be American is the ability to openly dissent. To speak negatively of your government in many countries isn’t permitted, I’m grateful here that we are able to call things the way we see them. That being said, trans women of color are being killed by guns, queer lives are being taken by guns, all Americans lives have been effected by gun violence. The house passed a bipartisan gun violence bill to help close the loopholes in the background check system in gun purchases, it won’t get a vote because of @senatemajldr - it is supported by over 90% of Americans & 75% within the NRA. Or the #equalityact which also enjoys overwhelming public support which we desperately need passed to ensure equal rights for people despite sexual orientation or gender expressions at a federal level. What makes America great is our diversity, our ability to speak TRUTH to power, and our ability to VOTE. Use today to connect with people you care about to see what matters to them about what we want to see happen here in the United States. Do we want a senate that won’t even vote on bills passed by the house? Do we want leaders who openly defy the constitution, engage in subvert and overt racism or do we want fairness and equality? Do we want to sanction police brutality or do we want to feel safe around law enforcement? I want an America that is more fair, more united, and allows the opportunities that I’ve been able to have for all. To achieve change we have to talk to each other, let’s celebrate today but keep on speaking your truth to power. 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇺🇸

A post shared by Jonathan Van Ness (@jvn) on Jul 4, 2019 at 7:06am PDT

News Round-Up: May 17, 2019

Ryan Worley (photo: Vinnie Cassidy)

Some news items you might have missed:

• InstaHunk and Chippendale Ryan Worley (above) shares this with the caption, "When you didn't know someone was taking your photo..." I'm thinking Mr. Worley should get used to folks taking his pic a lot.

• In an interview with Fox News, Democratic White House hopeful (and openly gay) Mayor Pete Buttigieg references the current president saying, "I’m old enough to remember when Republicans talked a lot about character in the Oval Office."

• Nevada has become the fourth state to ban the use of so-called gay and trans panic defenses, following California, Rhode Island and Illinois.

• Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) grilled Daniel O’Day, the CEO of Gilead Sciences, over the high costs of the pharmaceutical company’s pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication Truvada.

As she correctly points out, Gilead is making billions a year from Truvada, but the core research for PrEP was paid for and done by the U.S. government. Watch AOC push for a decent answer:

.@AOC to Gilead CEO: The list price [for Truvada for PrEP] is almost $2,000 in the US. Why is it $8 in Australia? pic.twitter.com/kPnMQSZE0G

— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) May 16, 2019

• Following Alabama lawmakers, the Missouri House of Representatives has passed an anti-abortion bill that bans abortions after eight weeks into a pregnancy, and does not have an exception for victims of rape or incest.

• E! Online reports that Queer Eye co-stars Karamo Brown and Antoni Porowski had "an extreme amount of conflict" during the shooting of Season One of the Bravo series.

• Check out the first look trailer for the upcoming new super-hero series, Batwoman, on the CW this fall on Sundays. Australian actress Ruby Rose stars as the openly lesbian crime fighter.

Almost two millions views on YouTube in a day. But the like/dislike ratio is something to see - 87k thumbs down (homophobes) versus 36k thumbs up.

News Round-Up: March 4, 2019

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Some news items you might have missed:

• InstaHunk Jared Techau has the right idea for cold, rainy nights in Los Angeles. #metime #mood #candles

• A man convicted of the murder of a gay man in Alabama in 1999 has been stabbed to death in prison.

• Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) has expressed support for the federal legalization of marijuana as he considers a potential presidential bid in 2020.

• A man and his friend were kicked out of an Uber in Sydney, Australia after his friend kissed him on the forehead during the car ride.

• Journalist Michael Musto spoke with an Academy Award voter who has an idea how Glenn Close lost her Oscar this year.

• The Fab Five are back! Netflix just dropped the trailer for Season 3 of Queer Eye which includes the show’s first duo and first lesbian makeovers.

The new season will also tackle issues like alcoholism, identity crises and more.

Season 3 drops on March 15. Watch the trailer below.

News Round-Up: February 13, 2019

Some news items you might have missed:

• Donald Trump may think having a dog could make him look 'phony,' but InstaHunk Naor Yazdan says he's already found his Valentine's date, and this looks like true love to me.

• Out actor/singer Jussie Smollett will give his first interview since he was attacked in Chicago last month to Robin Roberts on GMA Thursday morning.

• Netflix's upcoming 'Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City’ is set to debut at the San Francisco International Film Festival at the Castro Theater on April 10. The series will arrive on Netflix this summer.

• Donald Trump said today that his proposed border wall will be harder to climb than Mount Everest.

• After Ellen Page called out movie star Chris Pratt for promoting his church, virulently anti-LGBTQ Hillsong Church, Pratt finally took to social media to defend the church saying it "opens its doors to absolutely everyone." Let's just say it didn't go over well with the Twitter people.

• Season 3 of Netflix's Emmy Award winning 'make better' series, Queer Eye, is set for release on March 15, and the streaming giant shared the news with a Valentines-themed video clip accompanied by a new track from pop star Carly Rae Jespen, "Now That I Found You."

After two seasons in Atlanta, the series is changing locations to help our folks in the Kansas City area. Hit play below for the upbeat vid.

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WE'RE BAAACK HENNYS! Get ready to 💗 L<3VE YOURSELF! 💗 Queer Eye 3 launches March 15. HUGE thanks to @carlyraejepsen for this exclusive preview of her *NEW BOP*, "Now That I Found You.” 😘

A post shared by Queer Eye (@queereye) on Feb 13, 2019 at 7:55am PST

News Round-Up: January 2, 2019

InstaHunk Austin Wolf

Some news items you might have missed:

• Ah, January. When everyone gets back to the gym. Now, I guess if I wanted to actually see Austin Wolf at the gym, I'd have to actually GO to the gym. There's the snag...

• Out recording artist Hayley Kiyoko shares in a new interview that she was asked to “tone down” her sexuality early on in her career.

• A 19 year-old Indian man, who donated blood unaware he was HIV+, committed suicide after learning that his blood had transmitted the HIV virus to a pregnant woman.

• Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness broke with his boyfriend, Wilco Froners, in an Instagram post that attempted to be classy but he added a #cheatersneverprosper hashtag (he later deleted). In an Instagram Story, Jonathan later retreated a bit writing, "I should’ve sat with myself a bit longer before I posted my most recent post."

• Vietnam has passed a law making it illegal to criticize the government online.

• A Massachusetts judge on Monday denied actor Kevin Spacey’s request to skip his upcoming arraignment on a felony charge he faces for allegedly sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man in 2016.

• High profile make-up artist and drag queen Alexis Stone revealed a months-long 'social experiment' wherein he pretended to have botched plastic surgery wearing an extensive prosthetic mask. Hundreds trolled him online saying he'd ruined his face.

Then, on New Year's Eve, he posted the video below where he stands looking at the camera for a few moments before tearing the mask off to reveal the experiment. The second video explains his reasons for the deception.

'Queer Eye' Guys Share The Impact The Show Has Had On Conservative America

The cast of Netflix's 'Queer Eye'

The men of Netflix’s Queer Eye joined the ladies of The View to chat on the impact the Emmy Award-winning show has had on the country, especially in rural America where the show has been filming some episodes.

Design guy Bobby Berk shared about a message he received privately on social media from a preacher who feels differently about gays having watched Berk share his story of growing up in the church and feeling unwanted there.

“My whole life I was taught in church that homosexuality is a sin, that they’re pedophiles, that they’re heathens, that they’re definitely going to hell and that they choose to be that way and in turn my church I have preached the exact same way.

And hearing you talk about how every single day of your life you cried and you begged and you pleaded and you prayed for God not to make you gay but you still are showed me that it isn’t a choice and that you were born that way and I’ll never preach that way in my church again.'”

“To hear that now little kids in that church aren’t going to grow up and be taught to hate who they are, that’s worth everything."

Joy Behar brought up the MAGA hat that culture guy, Karamo Brown, received from a Trump supporter.

“I threw the hat away,” admitted Karamo. “But ironically, that guy and I, we are best friends.”

“For five gay guys to go into rural America and feel as if we’re making a change, it feels really good,” he continued. “We can’t expect people to grow until we show them who we are.”

Newly-engaged Karamo also admits to be something of a 'Bride-zilla" having just rented a ferris wheel for the upcoming nuptials.

Tan France, who now lives in Salt Lake City with his husband, shared that he knew most of America had never seen 'this' - a gay Muslim - but the reaction he's received has been "the most beautifully warm welcome" he ever could have imagined.

An interesting exchange happened when Behar asked food expert Antoni Porowski his thoughts on the same-sex kiss that ended a number from Broadway’s The Prom on last week on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Porowski offered a tentative, “I think it’s a reminder that the rest of the country is not New York and we need to remember that.”

But grooming guy Jonathan Van Ness seems to be a bit fatigued with waiting for folks to feel the gay love.

“Why?” inquired Van Ness. “I’m so done making the people feel comfortable.”

"I've had to endure a lot of heterosexual kissing in my lifetime," Van Ness added.

Watch the segment below.

'Queer Eye' Wins 2018 Emmy Award For "Outstanding Structured Reality Program"

The men of 'Queer Eye'

Fourteen years after winning the Emmy Award for "Outstanding Reality Program," the new reboot of Queer Eye has snatched another Emmy.

The title of the award is now called "Outstanding Structured Reality Program," but the cast and crew of the 'make better' show celebrated the big win all the same.

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WE'RE ABSOLUTELY SOBBING 😭Congratulations to the cast and crew of Queer Eye for taking home the Emmy for Outstanding Structured Reality Program!! CAN YOU BELIEVE??? ✨🌈🌟

A post shared by Queer Eye (@queereye) on Sep 9, 2018 at 5:20pm PDT

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I’M SCREAMING SSKKSKSJSJALKS CONGRATS TO OUR BEAUTIFUL QUEENS 😭 #queereye #queens #emmyawards2018 #antoniporowski #jonathanvanness #karamobrown #bobbyberk #tanfrance

A post shared by sᴇᴀɴ | ᴄʜᴀʀ (@queereyeclub) on Sep 9, 2018 at 6:45pm PDT

Netflix Says 'Yasss' To Season 3 Of 'Queer Eye'

The cast of 'Queer Eye'

Less than 24 hours after receiving 4 Emmy Award nominations for the much-lauded reboot of Queer Eye, Netflix has announced there will be a third season of the ‘make better’ reality show.

The reality show celebrated Emmy nods in the categories of Structured Reality Program, Casting, Picture Editing and Cinematography. It’s hard to believe its been 14 years since the groundbreaking series was honored with its first Emmy win for Best Reality Show.

CAN YOU BELIEVE? We’re honored to be nominated for 4 #Emmys including Outstanding Structured Reality Program 🌈✨ don’t mind us as we sit in a bathtub to collect all our tears 😭😭😭

A post shared by Queer Eye (@queereye) on Jul 12, 2018 at 9:54am PDT

According to Deadline, production for season three will shift from Atlanta, Georgia to begin in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 16.

All of the ‘Fab Five’ co-hosts - Antoni Porowski (Food & Wine), Bobby Berk (Interior Design), Karamo Brown (Culture), Jonathan Van Ness (Grooming) and Tan France (Fashion) - will be back to help more heroes be their best selves.

The new season is scheduled for 2019, but you can watch all of season 1 and 2 now on Netflix.

Get in, henny! We’re taking a road trip. 😍 Are you ready for Season 3? Kansas City, Missouri HERE. WE. COME. 🙌🌈✨🚗

A post shared by Queer Eye (@queereye) on Jul 13, 2018 at 11:01am PDT

Podcast: Jury Awards $18.4 Million Over Cancelled HIV Test; Web Series Imagines A World Where AIDS Never Happened

In this week's podcast:

• A gay man is awarded $18.4 million over a cancelled HIV test

• New web series Fathers wonders “Who would we be if AIDS hadn’t happened?"

• Tan France, fashion guru for Queer Eye, says his family thought the 'make better' series converted straight men to gay

• There’s new music from out indie recording artist Aiden James "Colorblind"

All that and more in this episode of The Randy Report

Netflix Drops Mini-Episode Of 'Queer Eye' In Australian Town Of 'Yass'

It's only been a week since Netflix dropped its second season of episodes of Queer Eye, but some binge-watching fans are already hungry for more.

So give a happy-dance as Netflix shares one final 'mini-episode' on YouTube of the 'Fab 5' visiting Australia where they visit a town named - no joke - Yass.

In the 20-minute episode, the men of Queer Eye help out a farmer named George and revamp a local pub.