TV Show: Перші ластівки, Pershi lastivky / First Swallows (S1) (1x01 - 1x08)
Gay ship: Fedya & Denis / федя + денис
Song: Billie Eilish - when the party's over

The series evolves around the lives of ordinary Ukrainian teenagers in a secondary school class. The teenagers struggle with various forms of bullying (including the Blue Whale Challenge), lack of parental support, suicidal behaviour, LGBT identity (extremely rarely portrayed on Ukrainian TV), alcoholic parents and speech disability. In one of the main plot lines the main characters are stalked by an anonymous on the Internet who pretends to be their friend.

first swallows gay scene, kiss, storyline, feyda and denis

Lyrics:
Don't you know I'm no good for you?
I've learned to lose you, can't afford to
Tore my shirt to stop you bleedin'
But nothin' ever stops you leavin'
Quiet when I'm comin' home and I'm on my own
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
But nothin' is better sometimes
Once we've both said our goodbyes
Let's just let it go
Let me let you go
Quiet when I'm comin' home and I'm on my own
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that

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How would you react if you discovered your best friend was gay? Dylan and Lazlo Tonk's 'Caged' tackles this very question in this sweet and surprising short film. Niels (Josha Stradowski) and David (Joël Mellenberg) are 'Caged'...

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DIRTY 30 is a 10 part docu­-series about HIV. The series has stepped up and filmed in the streets, boroughs, townships, and cities around the world to show the faces and experiences of HIV, 30 years after it's discovery.

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Disney Stars Who Came Out As Gay

It’s no secret that growing up as a Disney child star has its challenges. From a young age, Disney kids are forced to make sure they keep their images clean and stick to the rules set for them. While they get to be the stars, it is never an easy ride.

But luckily, times are really changing for the better. Disney are are even starting to include gay characters into their shows meaning that some of their stars who are also gay no longer have a need to hide. Did you ever question the sexuality of any of your favorite Disney stars? Ever think about who they were with when the cameras weren’t rolling? Let’s take a look at some of the stars who can finally be themselves.


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The month of June is pride month and also freedom day for African-American’s known as Juneteenth. To celebrate both historic occasions, a comp celebrating our queer comics who are Black, Unapologetic & Allied AF.

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'I see you. I value you. I love you. And I know that it is especially difficult to be you today.' — A message to the Black and LGBTQ+ community in the wake of the racist and homophobic attack on Jussie Smollett.
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Last week, the LGBTQ and Black communities were devastated to hear that Empire actor Jussie Smollett was the victim of an apparent hate crime as described by the Chicago police department. The Jussie Smollett attack happened in Chicago and showed many that hate, homophobia, and racism are alive and well in some our most progressive cities. 'Jussie Smollett attacked' read many headlines that reverberated through the Black and gay communities, hitting Black LGBTQ people especially hard. Jussie Smollett hospitalized, but the Empire star has already recovered well. David Johns wants people to know on the heels of this Jussie Smollett news that the Black and LGBTQ communities are valued and seen.

Johns: My name is David Johns, and I’m the Executive Director of the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), the nation's leading civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and same gender loving people.‪

On Tuesday morning Actor Jussie Smollett, who plays Jamal Lyon in ‘Empire,’ was brutally attacked by men yelling racist and homophobic slurs. They beat him, put a noose around his neck, and poured bleach on him. ‬

Thankfully, brother Jussie has been released from the hospital and is home recovering.

While many have been introduced to Jussie through his current role on Empire he has been leveraging his personal and professional platforms to ensure that everyone remembers that as long as there have been Black people there have always been Black LGBTQ and same gender loving people for some time now.

His work and his life make it possible for other Black queer people to take up space, to be seen. I am thankful for brother Jussie and all he will continue to do work for those of us too often neglected and ignored.

For Black LGBTQ and Same-Gender-Loving people, this attack is a sad reminder that none of us — not even our famous entertainers — are safe from the ugly vestiges of white supremacy, anti-Blackness, and homophobia.

For each of us, this tragic incident should be a reminder that privilege - whether it be education, wealth, or fame - does not protect.

In 2017 alone, over twelve hundred hate crimes were reported based on bias against someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity, and the violence has only escalated. We saw a 17% increase in these hate crimes from 2016 to 2017 and the FBI reports a 16% increase in anti-Black hate crimes during the same period.

In fact, hate crimes against every racial and ethnic category counted increased in 2017. Trump has escalated the violence with racist rhetoric and destructive policies that are designed to divide and keep some of us locked out of access to opportunity. The clearest consequences of these deleterious actions are evident in these examples of vitriol, violence, even death.

For Black LGBTQ and same-gender-loving people, especially Black Trans women, face insurmountable challenges to living full, happy, and healthy lives.

As we engage in the human rights work of advocating for fundamental protections of Black lives we must ensure we’re holding space for and ensuring protections for those of us with intersectional identities.

In this moment in history let us all work better together to combat the ignorance, hatred, and violence that Black LGBTQ people face, and we need our governments and our elected officials openly to start condemning it openly, and to fight back with transformative policy, too.

The National Black Justice Coalition is encouraging intentional action designed to ensure we don’t have to return to this place again. In a world where violence and hatred surface daily, each of us has a responsibility to use our language, and to leverage our privilege to disrupt ‘jokes,’ and microaggressions designed to otherize and stigmatize. No act is too small, each one serves to dismantle the ignorance that enable hate crimes. Words matter.'

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Volunteers are creating downtown murals in honor of minority groups and people of color. When complete, the mural near Main St. and Shartel, will stretch 4 or 5 blocks.

Facing the throwaway comment that “you can’t be black and queer”, Suriya Aisha, creator of social support network UNMUTED, saw nobody visibly living in the intersection that she found herself in. So she made a choice, for a while. In this talk she examines how our culture interacts with our identity, and how we can create spaces for people to bring 100% of themselves to the table; allowing them to become whole again.

Suriya Aisha is a writer, theatre maker, workshop facilitator and creative producer who is passionate about equal opportunities and representation. Her ongoing project STAMP works with young people with additional needs in partnership with the Next Generation team at mac birmingham. She has also launched a peer and social support network - UNMUTED, for young people of colour who identify as LGBTQI. She has performed alongside Meera Syal at Theatre Royal Stratford East and previously featured as part of the ‘Late at Tate’ exhibition ‘Visibly, Invisible’ curated by Saira Awan. As a member of the REP Foundry in 2014, Suriya initiated ‘Dark Room’ - a theatrical exploration of the relationship between culture, gender and mental health, and was recently accepted onto The Royal Court Theatre’s Live Lunch writers programme where she explored themes of culture and family through her play ‘Nine Nights’. Website: www.suriyaaisha.com Twitter: @SuriyaAisha | @STAMPUK_ | @unmutedbrum

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Dustin Lance Black has been hunkering down in Lockdown with husband Tom and their son Robbie - with Tom sharing a lot of domestic life on his social media! Dustin tells us how they've been getting on, reveals Tom's very surprising new hobby, and the one thing they like to do together most as a couple. Dustin has also joined forces with Caitlyn Jenner and Stephen Fry to help LGBTQ people in the Pandemic, and he'll be telling us about how he has finally come to terms with who he is.

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#YoungAndBlack: a series of conversations exploring black identity within the UK. This event will be focused on Black LGBTQIA+ identity

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Black LGBTQIA+ identity within the UK

This event will bring together a range of LGBTQIA+ black people to explore what it means to be apart of both communities within the UK. Our panel will be sharing their experiences, highlighting what change can and needs to be made whilst highlighting resources and organisation who have already started the journey of supporting young and black LGBTQIA+ within the UK

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It's past time to be reading more Black authors. During Pride month, honor the history of Pride by celebrating Black queer and trans creators and authors. Here are 12 Black LGBTQ YA titles out in 2020 to get you started.

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Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron https://amzn.to/2NiILsE
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Deathless Divide (Dread Nation #2) by Justina Ireland https://amzn.to/2Ne37n3
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Beauty comes in all forms, in all shapes, and in all sizes. In this Black Renaissance clip, Bob the Drag Queen and others discuss power Black LGBTQ icons who have redefined what it means to be beautiful. Watch the full show here: https://youtu.be/aGMVFnnXUpM

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Trans Lives Matter: Marsha P. Johnson 32 Facts, Black Female Activist LGBTQ #blacklivesmatter Pride

June is Pride Month, a month to celebrate the LGBTQ community and all they have fought for and a time to recognize the ways our world can still progress in terms of equality. A major name in the LGBTQ community is Marsha P. Johnson. What exactly did she do? More like what didn't she do! Marsha P. Johnson was an African-American transgender woman, who was a prominent figure of the 1960s and 1970s and best known for her activism at the Stonewall protests. Marsha was a trans-rights activist who was very active in the LGBTQ community, and as Black Lives Matter protests continue on strong, the world is remembering Marsha for her amazing work in the gay community, and how she shaped the movement in those crucial years.

From NJ to NYC

On August 24, 1945, Johnson was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey as Malcolm Michaels Jr. Growing up in a stricter home where expressing her true self often proved difficult, Johnson made the move from Elizabeth to Greenwich Village in New York City at age 21.

The Origin Of Her Name

After moving to New York City, Johnson began living as her true, free self. Known as Black Marsha for a while, Marsha settled on Marsha P. Johnson. The P stood for “Pay It No Mind” and Johnson came from a restaurant she frequented, Howard Johnson’s.

Pay It No Mind!

The saying which helped Marsha declare her name was actually a phrase the activist used constantly. Friends have said that when people questioned her gender or her ideas on gender identity, she would simply quip back, “Pay it no mind!”

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Kylar W. Broadus (he/him) is a Black man of trans experience who has been a pioneer in the movement as an attorney, longtime activist, public speaker, author and professor. He is the founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition (TPOCC) run by Brenden Watts. Broadus was honored to stand with President Obama as Obama signed the Executive Order adding protections for millions of workers in 2014. In 2012, he was the first trans person to testify before the United States Senate on the subject of employment protection. Kylar serves on many boards. He has extensive experience in training and education and spends his time doing mostly diversity, equity and inclusion work and public speaking. He has received many awards, including the Trans Trailblazer Award by the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles in 2019 and the 2018 Gentleman of Excellence Award by the Gentlemen’s Foundation of Atlanta. The Advocate has recognized Broadus as one of “25 Legal Advocates Fighting for Trans Rights.”

Bryce J. Celotto (he/him) (moderator) is a Black, queer, transmasculine policy advocate, educator, facilitator and writer. Bryce has almost a decade of experience working at the intersections of race, class, sexuality and gender in education, social change movements and politics. Bryce has expertise in education equity, progressive policy, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, Civil Rights history, and LGBTQ advocacy. He also has experience working on political campaigns and crafting messaging for political causes. He has worked at nationally recognized LGBTQ organizations such as the National LGBTQ Task Force and the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN) where he advanced inclusive non-discrimination and anti-bullying policy at the local, state and federal level. He developed strong leadership skills while serving as a board member at the National Center For Transgender Equality, TransLaw, and the Massachusetts Commission for LGBTQ Youth.

Krü Maekdo (pronounced “make-do”) (she/her) is a multimedia artist known for her work as an archivist with the Black Lesbian Archives, an ongoing archival herstory project that aims to uplift the voices of Black lesbians and to educate, preserve and bridge intergenerational gaps between communities. She is a kosmic rootwork astrologist at Aranae Storm and is the chief executive officer CEO of Maekdo Productions, a multimedia production company producing media and event programming that serves women’s arts, community and culture in the LGBTQ community.

Crystal Mason (they/them) is an activist, artist, mediator and Managing Director of Queer Rebels Productions working hard to lift up QTPoC voices and centering our dreams, hopes and desires.

Preston Mitchum (he/him) is a Black and queer civil rights advocate, writer and public speaker who uses critical thinking and intersectionality in his writing and analyses. He brings both legal and policy experience to his role as the director of policy of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity. In this capacity Preston shapes state and federal strategies and policies that center the voices and leadership of young people in the South and Midwest. Prior to joining URGE, Preston served as senior legal and international policy analyst with Advocates for Youth. Preston is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center teaching LGBTQ Health Law and Policy, is the co-chair of the board of directors for the Collective Action for Safe Spaces and was also the first openly LGBTQ chair of the Washington Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.

Toni Newman (she/her) is a consultant for the Transgender Strategy Center based in Los Angeles. Toni is a 1985 graduate of Wake Forest University and current J.D. candidate. She was formerly the executive director for St. James Infirmary; the development director for Maitri Compassionate Care, an HIV/AIDS hospice in San Francisco; and the interim director of development and communications at the To Help Everyone Health and Wellness Center in Los Angeles.

Imani Rupert-Gordon (she/her) is a longtime movement leader and advocate for LGBTQ people of color. She currently serves as the executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Previously, she served as the executive director of Affinity Community Services, the nation’s oldest social-justice organization serving the needs of Black LGBTQ people with a particular focus on Black women. She also served as the director of the Broadway Youth Center, a division of Howard Brown Health in Chicago, which has served more than 1,500 LGBTQ youths experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Rupert-Gordon has been widely recognized for her visionary leadership in the LGBTQ community. Most recently, the Illinois Human Rights Commission presented her with its 2019 Activism Award.