Entertainment
‘Prince & Knight’ is the queer-friendly storybook you’ve always wanted

The entire world is still coming down from Royal Wedding fever after watching Prince Harry marry Meghan Markle on Saturday. And while that’s great, how about we take a second to focus on queer romance?
Prince & Knight by Daniel Haack is the queer-friendly storybook you always wished for as a child. It puts a gay twist on the idea of traditional fairy tales and tells the story of “a noble prince and a brave knight [who] come together to defeat a terrible monster and in the process find true love in a most unexpected place.
The story is the first in a series of children’s books from GLAAD and Bonnier Publishing USA, aimed at “integrating and elevating positive LGBTQ representation in children’s literature.” The series will consist of four titles each year in a variety of genres for children up to the age of 14.
In a statement, Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO, GLAAD, said, “GLAAD is committed to advancing positive representation of LGBTQ lives, experiences and stories at every stage of our lives, and books are a natural progression to encourage awareness, kindness, and acceptance at an early age.”
If you’re already anticipating the next installment in the series, you can look forward to Jack (Not Jackie) by Erica Silverman, in which “big sister Susan learns to understand and accept that her younger sibling identifies as ‘Jack’ rather than ‘Jackie.'”
Order your copy of Prince & Knight on Amazon or pick it up wherever books are sold.
Entertainment
Ryan O’Connell says ‘Special’ season 2 will have “a lot more gay sex”

Fans of Netflix’s Special are in for a treat because the show has been renewed for a second season and the show’s creator and star, Ryan O’Connell, has promised “a lot more gay sex.”
The groundbreaking series, based on O’Connell’s 2015 memoir I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves, follows character Ryan Hayes, a gay man with cerebral palsy who decides to reinvent himself and live the life he wants.
In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, O’Connell revealed his frustration that more shows don’t depict the reality of “sexual experiences for gay people, many of whom grew up with little to no education.”

In the new season, he plans to change that. “I think anything that still has a stigma attached to it just naturally excites me,” he told EW. “I think there shouldn’t be any of that, especially with gay sex. I’ve had to suffer through so many straight sex scenes and now everyone else has to pay.”
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Referencing his own sexual experiences as a young gay man, he added “I remember when I started having sex when I was 17 — not to brag — I didn’t know anything about anal sex at all.”

“I went to Barnes & Noble and got this book called Anal Pleasure and Health that was for straight people. L-O-actual-L… For like three months, I thought you could only have sex on your stomach.”
Special season 2 currently doesn’t have a release date, but season 1 is currently streaming on Netflix.
Art
These gender-bent Disney characters are going to make your heart race

We’re all very familiar with the classic Disney characters and what they look like. We also understand that most of Disney’s highly-famous characters are women – as they should be!
But have you ever wondered what Ariel from The Little Mermaid and Elsa from Frozen might look like as men? What about Belle from Beauty and the Beast or Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty?
Wonder no more thanks to a Canadian digital artist by the name of Sakimi Chan, who gender-bent your favourite Disney characters in these gorgeous illustrations.
Wonder no more thanks to a Canadian digital artist by the name of Sakimi Chan who
Belle and Beast from Beauty and the Beast

Elsa from Frozen

Esmeralda from The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Ursula from The Little Mermaid

Pocahontas from Pocahontas

Ariel from The Little Mermaid

Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmations

Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty

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This article was originally published on January 21, 2019.
Entertainment
Quiz: Can you guess these celebrity abs?

Hollywood is filled with some of the most drool-worthy abs around, right? From Marvel stars Chris Hemsworth and Chris Pratt to athletes like Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham, it’s a veritable thirst-trap.
Use your keen eyes to take our quiz below and see if you’re able to identify these famous celebrity abs!
What was your score?

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