Queer Clicks: July 12 | India’s Supreme Court Considers Decriminalizing Gay Sex, The Internet Is Very Divided Over This Jockstrap Sniffing Commercial By Gain, & Other News

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India’s Supreme Court Considers Decriminalizing Gay Sex

“India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday started hearing a challenge to one of the world’s oldest laws criminalizing consensual gay sex, a debate that has raised broader questions about how far to extend equal rights in the country.

Lawyers representing a cluster of gay and lesbian Indians who petitioned the court said the law, known as Section 377, was an archaic holdout from India’s colonial era.” The New York Times

Now You Can Take a Peachy New “Call Me by Your Name” Tour of Italy

“For anyone who has watched Call Me by Your Name and wished he could experience the passion and romance of Elio and Oliver’s summer in Italy, your prayers have been answered. Quiiky Tours, the first Italian company to specialize in LGBT-themed travel, has announced a new guided tour inspired by last year’s Oscar-winning drama.” New Now Next

The Internet Is Very Divided Over This Jockstrap Sniffing Commercial By Gain

“A new commercial by Gain detergent has everyone talking… but maybe not for the best reasons.

The ad, titled “The Sweet Smell of Defeat,” features two boys, their DILFy dad, and a sweaty jockstrap.

It shows the two kids attempting to play a prank on their sleeping dad by fishing his stinky jockstrap out of his gym bag then dropping on his face. ” Queerty

Olly Alexander Covers Paper Magazine In Shoot by Joshua Wilks

“27-year-old lead singer of Years & Years Olly Alexander covers the latest edition of Paper Magazine in a daring shoot by photographer Joshua Wilks.” Full in Form