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Jeden z nejčastějších mýtů je, že tanec je nějak omezen věkem. Věřte tomu nebo ne, ale není. Tancovat můžete opravdu kdykoliv 🙏 Jasně, ve vyšším věku vás bude limitovat flexibilita a fyzicky toho zřejmě nezvládnete tolik jako děti, ale na druhou stranu si tanec budete umět o to víc užít. A to je to hlavní 💙 Při tancování totiž není důležité, kolik vám je let. Nechte předsudky doma a pokud vás tanec láká, tancujte bez ohledu na věk 👍 Tancovat třeba můžete v našem tanečním kurzu Fun Dance. Jak už název napovídá, jde nám v něm hlavně o zábavu. Nic dalšího řešit nemusíte 😍 Více informace o tanečním kurzu Fun Dance ✅ WWW.331.CZ/FUNDANCE ✅ #331dancestudio #olomouc #tanec #tanecolomouc #tanecnicitat
Developed in the 19th century as a fruit-growing area to make the most of a temperate climate and good soil, Arcadia NSW is renowned for its peach and citrus orchards. It's also home to 'Chanticleer', a garden aptly named by its artist owner, Grada Shipway, for the rows of pear trees that populate the landscape. Tap the link in our bio to wander through the garden, which is also home to bursts of vibrant colour in the form of poppies, Pink Perdita roses and wine-hued bearded iris. Photography: @brigidarnottphotography #barn #formalgarden #peartree #cottagegarden #flowergarden #flowerbeds #gardening
American-born Filipino TV host, columnist, entrepreneur and actor Mond Gutierrez has come out as gay in the August 2021 cover story for Mega Entertainment magazine. In his IG post, he wrote: "I was never not out. I never denied who I was. I just never shared my story publicly until now. Growing up, it took a while for me to face my true identity, and figuring it out wasn't easy. I went through a long period of time hating myself because society taught me that being different wasn't the right path, especially for someone growing up in the public eye. I went through a dark phase of self destruction - creating unhealthy habits to have some sort of escape so I didn't have to face my reality. I kept things to myself because I was scared to bring shame to my family, and didn't know how others would treat me. I'm thankful to those close to me - my friends and family for giving me the confidence to embrace myself fully without judgment. I consider myself lucky because some people don't have a support system they can run to. Which is exactly why I'm sharing my story now. Because if there's one thing I learned this past year and a half is that life is fleeting. I want to encourage those who feel alone that it's never too late to love yourself, acknowledge those feelings and face your fears —- because it feels damn good to be on the other side." Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️? (?: Mond Gutierrez / Instagram / @mond)
Caeleb Dressel finished off his gold rush at the Tokyo Olympics with two more dazzling swims. The guy who dreads all the attention won't be able to escape it now. He's one of the greatest Olympians ever. "I'm really glad to be done," said the tattooed, 24-year-old Floridian, who captured his fourth and fifth gold medals of the Tokyo Games on Sunday. Dressel was perfect in the events he had a chance in, capping off his stunning week in the final race at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre by putting the Americans ahead to stay in the 4x100 medley relay on their way to a world record. He doesn't plan to savor his triumph for long — which is right on par for a guy who said a day earlier "the sport was a lot more fun when no one knew my name." They certainly know it now. "I give myself a pat on the back and then I just want to go home, put it away and move forward," Dressel said. In his first race Sunday, he cruised to a relatively easy victory in the 50 freestyle. By the time Dressel was done, he had entered an elite club of swimmers who won at least five gold medals at one games. Michael Phelps did it three times, of course, highlighted by his record eight golds at the 2008 Beijing Games. There's also Mark Spitz (seven golds in 1972), East German Kristin Otto (six golds in 1988) and Matt Biondi (five golds, also in '88). Make room for Dressel, who made it look so easy. It wasn't. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ??????? (?: Ryan Murphy and Caeleb Dressel / Instagram / Caeleb Dressel)
Washington, DC is well-known as the capital of the United States, but some people might be surprised to learn that the rainbow flag is flown throughout the city nearly as much as the 'ole Stars and Stripes. According to an analysis by researchers at the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, 9.8 percent of the entire population of DC identify themselves as part of the LGBTQ community — making it among one of the gayest cities in the country. Much of what makes DC an attractive destination for members of the LGBTQ community to call home also makes it an ideal getaway for LGBTQ travelers. So we asked a few of those residents and business owners to share some of their insights on what makes DC special. ?️?️??? (?️: Troy Petenbrink / @thegaytravele / ?: Kogod Courtyard, National Portrait Gallery / washington.org / #sponsored @destinationdc)
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Could Kazakhstan bodybuilder Yuri Tolochko (them/they) be reaching a new stage in their relationships? Tolochko made international headlines when they married a human-sized doll, named Margo, in November, 2020, in a ceremony they published on social media. EDGE reported at the time that the "hunky, bearded Yuri wore a black dinner-suit and bow tie, and the Melania-like Margo wore a long white lacy wedding gown. A few dozen guests watched as Yuri glided Margo around the dance floor in the traditional 'first dance'." It looked like a storybook wedding, save one thing: "the bride was a synthetic sex doll, that Yuri actually proposed to in December 2019," reported the Euro Weekly News website. The marriage went sour, though, after Margo broke and they had to send her to be repaired right before Christmas. Four months later, they divorced Margo. "We broke up with Margo. I'm not ready to talk about the reasons for the divorce yet," they told the Daily Star. Since then, they introduced "a chicken sex toy and an Asian sex doll called Luna," wrote the Daily Star. But this week they may be moving away from inanimate sex objects, posting on Instagram: "My harem and I have a new experience. I decided to try ourselves as a rental family." The man's face is not seen in the video, which starts with Yuri and the mystery man combing Luna's hair before they turn their attention on each other. "Luna has a headache all day today. We are trying to help her," they writes on Instagram. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️???? (?: Yuri Tolochko / @yurii_tolochko)
Love's many enchantments are a recurring theme in "Burly Tales," an anthology that takes a fresh look at classic fairy tales through a gay Bear lens. The results are fresh, often funny, and gratifyingly romantic. Tap link in bio to read EDGE's review on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️??? (?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi, ?: Lethe)
It had all the hallmarks of a sensationalist tabloid sting. On July 21, 2021, an article appeared to allege that a senior U.S. priest, Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill, had used the hook-up app Grindr, with data from the app placing him at a number of gay bars. Burrill, the now-former general secretary of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, promptly resigned. But the report was not published by an outlet that many Americans would associate with such sex "exposés." Indeed, most would have never have heard of it at all. It was The Pillar, a small newsletter founded in early 2021, that makes up just a tiny part of the Catholic media landscape in the U.S. As a scholar of American Catholicism and culture, I take a keen interest in Catholic media. My recent book, "Follow Your Conscience: The Catholic Church and the Spirit of the Sixties," draws upon dozens of articles in the Catholic media as primary sources for historical analysis. While many Americans may be familiar with evangelical outlets like Christianity Today or the Christian Post — not to mention the hundreds of evangelical radio stations across the nation — the Catholic media seems to have less prominence on the national stage. But as The Pillar's reporting on Burrill shows, Catholic journalism can nonetheless be influential — and can split opinion in just the same way as media with a wider audience. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ✝️??️? (?️: Peter Cajka / ?: Getty)
Creating a rainbow oasis of diversity and inclusion in a hostile environment — sometimes violently so — is what LGBTQ bars have always been about. In past decades such an establishment would often operate on the fringes of the law, with police raids and being outed in the media a constant threat. Yet, they were also spaces of connection, community, and, especially in the '80s with the advent of AIDS, political activism. But where are LGBTQ people who want to drink less — or not drink at all — supposed to go? It's a question that concerns more and more people as they seek sober avenues that empower and fulfill, especially if they are in recovery. The answer: Queer-owned cafes, tea houses, creative community spaces both online and in the real world — even high-end chocolate shops. Such sober queer spaces do exist; they are gaining ground (even despite the COVID-19 pandemic), and they're bringing new visibility with them. It's a trend that's been gathering momentum for a few years. In 2020, NBC News reported on how alcohol-alternative LGBTQ spots were popping up across the nation in unexpected locales — from the online Sis Got Tea in Louisville, Kentucky, to the brick-and-mortar Queer Chocolatier in Muncie, Indiana. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️?☕ (?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi, ?: Getty)
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The tattered myth that gays are generally better off than their heterosexual peers took another hit with a new study that reconfirms gay and bisexual men earn less than straight men do. Lesbians, on the other hand, earn more overall than heterosexual women. The new paper, published today in the quarterly Journal of Population Economics, is the work of researchers from Anglia Ruskin University and was authored by university professor Nick Drydakis. It is a meta-study that surveys two dozen earlier papers to arrive at its conclusions. "The papers cover the period between 1991 and 2018, and countries in Europe, North America, and Australia," the study's abstract states. In addition to its main findings of a pay disparity, the study's abstract took note that "in data sets after 2010, gay men and bisexual men and women continue to experience earnings penalties, while lesbian women continue to experience earnings premiums" despite anti-discrimination efforts. The continuing disparity "represents a cause for concern and indicates the need for comprehensive legislation and workplace guidelines" to address the gaps, the abstract added. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ??️? (?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi , ?: Getty)
Potter Lydia Cambareri crafts beautiful one-of-a-kind pieces from a century-old railway carriage she converted into a home studio. She spotted the carriage for sale online. "I pondered it for a few days and became obsessed, basically. I couldn't stop thinking about it." To take a tour of the studio and her Blue Mountains home, tap the link in our profile. Photography: @brigidarnottphotography #pottery #ceramics #traincarriage #renovation #studio
The Fire Island Pines Pool Party, or Mad Hatter's Tea Dance, was held on the Great South Bay with an open bar and DJ's Lupe Fuentes, Scott Martin and Someone From Berlin. Tap link in bio to view EDGE's pics on @EDGEmedianetwork ???? (?: WilsonModels / @jwilson77)
MoMA의 영상 컬렉션을 온라인에서 볼 수 있다고?? 현대카드가 후원하는 '미디어 & 퍼포먼스 프로그램'의 온라인 버전 <현대카드 비디오 뷰스(Hyundai Card Video Views)>, 매월 영상 및 미디어 분야의 아티스트 한 명을 선정하여 2주 한정으로 진행하는 온라인 스크리닝!? 미국 아티스트 빅터 마사예스바 주니어(Victor Masayesva Jr.)가 직접 소개하는 영상 작품 <리추얼 클라운스(Ritual Clowns)>(1988)의 비하인드 스토리를 지금 공개합니다!? ?자세한 내용은 프로필 링크를 통해 '예술을 새롭게 경험하는 방법' 콘텐츠를 확인해 보세요. <현대카드 비디오 뷰스> 프로그램 안내 • 기간 : 매월 2주간 (자세한 내용 미술관 홈페이지 참고) • 장소 : 뉴욕 현대미술관(MoMA) • 홈페이지 : https://www.moma.org Victor Masayesva, Jr. Still from Ritual Clowns. 1988. Video (color, sound). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase. © 2021 Victor Masayesva, Jr. #MoMA #뉴욕현대미술관 #VictorMasayesvaJr #빅터마사예스바주니어 #Hyundaicardvideoviews #현대카드VideoViews #현대카드DIVE #현대카드다이브 #현대카드 #HyundaiCard
British actor Jack Whitehall told Variety he was "proud" of portraying the first openly gay major character in a Disney movie. The "Good Omens" star said he didn't realize when auditioning that his character would be gay, much less come out to Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson, who plays a steamboat captain. Speaking to the magazine's Marc Malkin before the film's premiere, Whitehall recalled that "there was only a like a couple of sides" available to him for the audition. The actor recorded himself reading the lines, with his mother taking the part of Johnson's character. "So yeah, there wasn't any indication of that," Whitehall said of the character being LGBTQ and coming out in the film. The moment itself sidesteps the word "gay," but Whitehall's character, McGregor, makes himself perfectly clear, and Johnson's steamboat captain, nicknamed "Skipper," takes his revelation in stride. McGregor — the brother of another major character in the film, Lily, played by Emily Blunt — explains to the skipper that "he broke off three engagements with women because his 'interests happily lay elsewhere,' " Variety recounts. "He goes on to say that he would do anything for his sister," the Variety piece continues, "because she was the only one who 'stood by' him while he was shunned by family and friends because of who he 'loved.' "Frank then raises a drink to toast 'elsewhere,' " the scene synopsis adds. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ???? ❤️ (?️: Kilian Melloy / @dragelruairi , ?: Jack Whitehall / Website)
A private, after-hours Drag Queen Story Hour that was scheduled to take place at a museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, was canceled following a deluge of threats — some of them on the lives of the organizers, reports local news source the Lincoln Journal Star. The event, which was scheduled to run for two hours on July 31 and had a guest list of 50 attendees, "was private and to be held after the museum closed," the article noted. Even so, "the nasty messages started to roll in," the article said, citing organizer Waylon Werner-Bassen, "followed by threatening ones — even death threats — which prompted the Lincoln Children's Museum and Drag Queen Story Hour Nebraska to cancel the event after discussing safety concerns with the Lincoln Police Department." The hatred didn't just target the event; the museum itself, as well as LGBTQ equality advocacy group OutNebraska, which is associated with Nebraska's chapter of Drag Queen Story Hour, also received "received an overwhelming number of threats of violence," including death threats, the museum explained in an Instagram post, according to local news channel KLKN. The museum's executive director, Tara Knuth, told the Journal Star, "We work to foster environments within our physical space in which all families feel they can participate fully," Knuth said. The event was canceled, she said, due to concerns for the safety of museum visitors. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ❤️?️??? (?: Mary Altaffer / AP)
"There is no one more American than a Miami Cuban, and there is no one more Cuban than a Miami Cuban," says Rodrigo, who I meet at the rum bar in Little Havana's Cubaocho museum and performing arts center while waiting for my late friends (a very Miami trait!). "You'll never find a people more patriotic to two homelands." The Miami Cuban community is not monolithic. We are Republicans, Democrats, Catholics, and Santeros. We are the conservative, mostly-white business owners who fled Cuba in the early '60s, and the queer Afro-Cuban artists who were among the 125,000 Cuban immigrants who arrived during the 1980 Mariel boatlift. And we are everything in between and beyond. But if there's one thing that has become crystal clear as thousands march in Miami in solidarity with Cuban protestors, it's that Rodrigo was right: "You'll never find a people more patriotic to two homelands." Nowhere do these co-existing allegiances converge more than in today's Little Havana, the Miami neighborhood where Cubans started settling after the 1959 Cuban Revolution. Little Havana is a funky mix of cultures. It is a place where old-world traditions blend with progressive thinking — where machismo and queerness cohabitate. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️???? (?️: Ivan Quintanilla / @travelingiq, ?: Gay8 Festival )
"When we saw this farm, we had a bit of a laugh because the home looked so big and magnificent, but ... we thought, 'Wouldn't it be nice to live there?" So began the Mould family's journey at Mount Koroite homestead in south-west Victoria. The mid-19th century home was built in a way that can only be described as an amalgam of humble farm build and grand Queen Anne style. Tap the link in our profile to take a tour. Photography: @marniehawson #bedroom #bedroomideas #bedroomstyling #countryhome #farmhousestyle
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg recently starred in his very first thirst trap after husband Chasten snapped a sweaty photo of the former mayor after cycling 60 miles on a bike and then a "transition run." During a sticky afternoon in Washington D.C., Buttigieg was reportedly sprinting through a wooded area when Chasten shared the photo to his Instagram stories to gush about his husband athletic accomplishments. As is par for the course on the internet, the photo was screen captured and widely shared with some thirsty comments... Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ???? (?️: Emell D. Adolphus / @goodnightdetroit, ?: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg / Chasten Buttigieg / Instagram)
Rising anger over the policies of Hungary's right-wing government filled the streets of the country's capital on Saturday as thousands of LGBT supporters marched in the annual Budapest Pride parade. March organizers expected record crowds at the event, and called on participants to express their opposition to recent steps by populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government that critics say stigmatize sexual minorities in the Central European country. Budapest Pride spokesperson Jojo Majercsik said this year's march is not just a celebration and remembrance of the historical struggles of the LGBT movement but a protest against Orban's current policies targeting gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer people. "A lot of LGBTQ people are afraid and don't feel like they have a place or a future in this country anymore," Majercsik told The Associated Press. The march came after a controversial law passed by Hungary's parliament in June prohibited the display of content to minors that depicts homosexuality or gender change. The measures were attached to a bill allowing tougher penalties for pedophiles. Hungary's government says its policies seek to protect children. But critics of the legislation compare it to Russia's gay propaganda law of 2013, and say it conflates homosexuality with pedophilia as part of a campaign ploy to mobilize conservative voters ahead of elections next spring. The legislation was met with fierce opposition by many politicians in the European Union, of which Hungary is a member. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ?️??? (?: AP / Anna Szilagy)
All eyes are on Tokyo — at least from afar — for the delayed Olympic Games. But just because you haven't reached international acclaim as a high-performance athlete doesn't mean you can't show off your athletic prowess to the world. Here's a look at how people from all walks of life are showing off their Olympic-size athleticism. Tap link in bio to continue on @EDGEmedianetwork ????? (?: Lee / @splendidrom)
