Queer Clicks: August 05 | Daddy Issues: Are We The Lost Generation Or The Greatest Gay Generation?, In A Heartbeat: The Story Behind The Animated Gay Love Short That’s Gone Viral , & Other News

Daddy Issues: Are We The Lost Generation Or The Greatest Gay Generation?

“I was walking down Eighth Avenue last week wondering why I was still alive—something I typically do every time I stroll the streets of Chelsea—a thought that makes me feel oddly younger than my 53 years. I’m a child again when I’m there, because my life has been reborn.

True, the stores and restaurants and crowds have almost all changed, and the people are mostly younger than I am, but I’m like that ghost who haunts his old neighborhood and who can’t let go and who has a permanent existence no matter the strife or wars or natural illnesses that wipe away citizens.” HuffPost

In A Heartbeat: The Story Behind The Animated Gay Love Short That’s Gone Viral

“It’s not every day that a wordless, four-minute animated short about two young boys falling in love goes viral. But on Monday, when recent college graduates Esteban Bravo and Beth David posted their senior thesis film on YouTube, that’s exactly what happened.” The Guardian

‘Skins’ Star Jack O’Connell Gets Naked For Tennessee Williams Revival

“Jack O’Connell, who rose to fame on the British drama Skins and also starred in the 2014 film Unbroken, is hitting London stages in a big, unclothed way, as Brick in an updated production of the classic Tennessee Williams play Cat On a Hot Tin Roof.

The production opens with O’Connell naked in a shower.” Towleroad

Oops! Michael Phelps Shows Off More Than He Intended In This Skintight Wetsuit

“Well, he’s done it again. Michael Phelps has got the entire internet salivating over a picture of himself that leaves little to the imagination.

The photo was taken during a recent appearance the Olympic medalist made on the Discovery Channel as part of Shark Week, during which he raced (and lost) against a great white shark.

Whomp, whomp. “Queerty