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Now since my cat is a girl you'd think I'd get ads with shirtless guys in it. But no, it's still a string of lingerie models. Facebook is weird.

While waiting for my new phone to arrive I found my old phone and figured I could power it up and use it until my new phone arrives. Turns out I can't because it needs so many updates. Ever since I powered it up though it's been updating. And every time it completes an update it makes a happy little chirp. There are still over 100 updates to go but it makes me smile every time I hear that sound. It's like my phone is going "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can."

I'd never noticed how much time I spent on my phone and how comforting it is. Like what did we do in cafes before we had phones?

I thought that everyone would be more sexual. But have found them less sexual? Maybe that's just because I look like shit after getting mugged.

And I can say honestly that it is the best game ever. If you are a gamer you have to try it.

First day bars were open. Was walking home. A guy stands in front of me with a knife and demands my phone and my wallet. Drunk me tried to punch him at which point a guy behind me punched me in the back. The the two of them started kicking me while I was down. A neighbor heard the noise and came out at which point the two guys grabbed my phone - which had all my cards in it - and ran off. Welcome to life after lockdown.

Got mugged Wednesdqy then on Friday my computer died Was able to get a loan to have a cheap ass laptop delivered here. It aint great b ut it gets the job done

UK slides even further down rankings of most LGBT-friendly nations in Europe ILGA Europe's Rainbow Map is released each year on IDAHOBIT, to track the progress of LGBT+ rights across the continent. (ILGA Europe) LGBT+ rights in Europe have reached a concerning “standstill” and the UK continues to slowly decline, according to the annual Rainbow Map rankings. This year’s Rainbow Map revealed a “widespread and almost complete stagnation” on LGBT+ rights across Europe, reporting “almost no positive legislative change” since last year. The Rainbow Map has been published by LGBT+ orga…

From CBS 60 Minutes 60 Minutes has tackled many strange stories on 60 Minutes, but perhaps none like this. It's the story of the U.S. government's grudging acknowledgment of unidentified aerial phenomena— UAP—more commonly known as UFOs. After decades of public denial the Pentagon now admits there's something out there, and the U.S. Senate wants to know what it is. The intelligence committee has ordered the director of national intelligence and the secretary of defense to deliver a report on the mysterious sightings by next month. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ufo-military-intelligence-60-minutes-2021-05-16/

Without question, my favorite show this season is Pose! I love it and I love Billy Porter's character. This week's episode had me in tears and calling friends to chat about it. The religious roots and the singing move me. This article is well-written: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/billy-porter-hiv-positive-diagnosis-1234954742/

I mean she's a lesbian American talk show host? I really don't get why her losing a million viewers is so critical for us. Now if Kevin Spacey had a talk show and lost a million viewers then I'd care.

Do they not understand that there is still exactly as much gas in the world?

From the BBC We earlier posted on reports that Palestinian rockets launched into southern Israel had struck a packaging factory in the Eshkol region and killed two Thai workers. Thailand's foreign ministry has now confirmed that two of its citizens died - while eight others were wounded - in the attack at 14:50 local time (11:50 GMT) some 14km (about nine miles) from the border with Gaza. The two Thai men had been working at the Obad farming estate in Eshkol town, the ministry said. One eyewitness, Adirek Jinseng, a Thai worker at the estate, told the BBC's Thai service that the attack happened as people were resting during their lunch break. "I h…

Can't Get an Erection — This Could Be Why A recent study found that this virus could remain in penile tissue months after recovery. A recent study published in the World Journal of Men’s Health may have discovered a link between the COVID-19 virus and erectile issues. The study, conducted by scientists and researchers at the University of Miami, discovered for the first time that traces of the virus could be found in penile tissue. The most concerning part of the …

It was bound to happen. Guys are now regularly sharing their COVID vaccination status in their app profiles. https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/3/29/vax-4-vax-taking-over-grindr

Ellen DeGeneres Loses 1 Million Viewers After Apologies for Toxic Workplace This is what happens when you've been turning out the grind day after day, year after year, and you get bored and leave the asylum to a bunch of gay crazies. If anyone can woo the million back, maybe it's Ellen. Does anyone know if she cares?

Anyone excited about this? Its coming in my country 1st of June and in Thailand 30th of June. I cant wait to see what asian focused series will be in disney+. More BL series perhaps?

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210514-mammals-can-breathe-through-anus-in-emergencies-study

Sodomy laws that labeled gay people sex offenders challenged in court “I’m outraged that in 2021 that we have what is essentially a registry of gay sex,” attorney Matt Strugar said. Hundreds of gay rights activists demonstrate against a Supreme Court decision that upheld a Georgia law making sodomy a crime on June 30, 1986, in San Francisco.Norb Von Der Groeben / AP file By Dan Avery Nearly 20 years after the Supreme Court struck down laws criminalizing consensual same-sex activity, the legacy of sodomy…

Hope there are no problems. With any government program in France they can suddenly say "no" at the last minute for any number of reasons, so I'm nervous.

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/craigslist-removes-personal-ads-after-trafficking-act-passes-w518302 Probably not a big deal in thailand but a lot of other countries still rely on Craigslist for freelance ads of MB/massage guys.

The secret lives of straight-identifying men who hook up with other men explored in new book Tony Silva is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia. His areas of research include gender, sexuality, and rural sociology. But he’s probably best known for being the guy who coined the term “bud-sex.” Related: More and more straight guys are giving up “bro jobs” and engaging in “dude sex” They have wives. They have kids. They consider themselves 100% heterosexual. But they’re also able to compartmentalize sex in a way that allows them to get it on with other dudes without complicating anything. …

From Channel News Asia BANGKOK: A rights activist hit with almost a decade of lawsuits after raising concerns about labour conditions at a Thai pineapple company received a court decision Tuesday (May 11) clearing him in the final case against him. Andy Hall faced a series of defamation charges after contributing to a 2012 report on alleged poor working conditions, low wages and child labour at Natural Fruit's factory. In 2016 the Briton was found guilty of criminal defamation and given a suspended three-year prison sentence before the conviction was overturned in June last year. The company later launched a 300-million-baht (US$9.6 million) civil defa…

for saying "Americans are weird."

I'm due to get my first vaccination on Wednesday They just announced severe flood warnings for Tuesday and Wednesday