Watch This : Bullied To Death….

-The 20 minutes short movie you are about to see shows a young heterosexual girl who lives in a gay world and is bullied for being straight! It is a very hard movie to see, I prefer to let you know in advance. It will probably bring tears to your eyes-

Love is All You Need? tells the story of Ashley, a young teen who is raised by the ‘picture perfect all-American family’ in the suburbs of California – with two moms, two grandpas, two uncles, and a little brother. But Ashley has a problem – she has a crush on a boy at school, which is against everything this world has ever taught her. Ashley lives In a world where the terms “gay” and “straight” are switched, this young girl must face the fact that she is straight in a gay world. This undeniable attraction to the opposite sex causes her to be the constant target of verbal and physical abuse until she is driven to a tragic end.

This video is dedicated to all gay kids who suffer from bullying at school for being different.

Check out the movie under the jump, let me know your thoughts about the movie and feel free to share your story as well!

Dave

Speak Out : Homophobia In Sports

Let me start off by saying that I am not a huge sports person. I never played it in school and never went to a football game my entire time in high school. I went to a technical college and never knew if they even had sports. I don’t watch them but I do enjoy playing soccer.

But I know the level of homophobia that is in sports. I know that there was a football player that said there were no gay players on his team. So when I saw the breaking news that NBA player Jason Collins (who shares my first name) came out as gay, I knew the historic moment that had just happened.

He makes the first athlete in any national league of sports to come out of the closet while actively playing. His statement was: “I’m a 34 year old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.” A news article from Yahoo said that he was going to come out years ago but the recent bombing in Boston convinced him that now was the perfect time.

Member Of The Week : The Amazing Frostx

I receive lot’s of email from you guys and I always read all of them (except the hate ones)….But when I get a email like the one I received from Jess (aka Frostx on A4A), it brightens my day! That is why I decided to feature him as the Member Of The Week! I love his attitude, and I admire him for his look and how his independence goes beyond social boundaries.

I have a lot of friends like him around me. From straight guys to fag hags, to drag queens and transsexuals - to feminine guys or muscle jocks and chubby guys, from asians to blacks..really all types, sizes and colors…but they all have one similarity: They are who they are and they don’t judge a book by its cover. I eliminated all the fake and negative people around me, because they drain me. I  don’t like people who don’t accept others. Sometimes different people can bring you so much: culture, different point of views, love, true friendship etc.

As the gay community, we need to learn to love each other and accept that we are all different. If we don’t accept each other, who will? I hear some of you say “He is a man he should dress and act like a man!” To this I say “who the fuck are you?” We all can be whoever we want to be, nobody needs you to tell them who they should be, how they should dress, how masculine they should be… If you are not attracted to butch guys with a beard, well don’t date guys with a beard and if a guy is too fem for you, just don’t fuck with these guys…But don’t send them hate emails or laugh at them when they walk beside you in the gay village! Cause you know what? YOU are the moron if this is what you are doing, YOU are the one who acts like a kid!

Ahhh it feels good to say things like that to defend my people

Here is what Jess had to say:

Speak Out : Put Your Equality Where Your Mouth Is

Lately I’ve been going through a lot of trails in my life and am very happy to have my support system of friends with me, but on a regular basis I wish I had more “gay” friends. I just wish I had a group of friends I could hang with on a regular basis to just relax and blend in with when it comes to sexuality and relationship problems. (Don’t get me wrong straight friends are great but start talking about a rimjob in front of them……) But there is a “large” problem with finding friends in my rural area of Florida.

Speak Out : A4A Smiles

Use to be a smile was something that meant you were happy or saw something that made you happy.  So why do guys get so mad when we send you a smile?  There are plenty of profiles that say “smiles will be deleted”.  This seems pretty harsh considering it’s just a smile.

When I see a profile I like or a guy I think is hot I might send a smile instead of saying hello, just to see his interest level.  There are also times I might just be saying I like something about their profile.  If I get a smile back, it tells me that the guy is most likely interested. If I get a full on conversation then he is probably very interested. Smiles are ice breakers, don’t you think?