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Queer Clicks: October 28, 2016 | Mormon Church Says It’s OK To Be A Little Gay, As Long As You Suppress And Deny It , Ewoud Broeksma’s Photos Capture Elite Athletes’ Naked Bodies in Motion , & Other News

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Mormon Church Says It’s OK To Be A Little Gay, As Long As You Suppress And Deny It

“So the notoriously restrictive Mormon Church says it will accept gay people now, which is great news, right? It’s a sign of the times and all that? Wrong (I need a loud, obnoxious “wrong” buzzer-widget). Like, sooooo wrong. The Mormons say it’s OK to be gay, as long as one denies it and suppresses it — basically what gay members have been doing since forever. Now they’re just talking about it.” The Frisky

Ewoud Broeksma’s Photos Capture Elite Athletes’ Naked Bodies in Motion

“The bodies of athletes are not just beautiful in the way that fitness models are, but because they have perfectly formed and exercised bodies. Athletes have bodies that are essentially efficient human machines.They have been trained since youth for specific tasks, feats of strength, and endurance.” HIV Plus Magazine

Tom Hanks Wants The New ‘Splash’ To Have A Gay Twist

“…Hanks, 60, told the Associated Press that he’s “all in favor” of a new interpretation of the film. If the Oscar-winning star has his way, however, the remake would go an extra step by giving it a same-sex spin.” Huffington Post

A Brief History of the ‘Healing’ Effects of Butt Plugs

“Did you know that in the late 1800s, Americans commonly used butt plugs to cure acne and headaches? Ok, they weren’t called butt plugs: the device was marketed under the name “Dr. Young’s Ideal Rectal Dilators,” but they were basically butt plugs.

Our friends at PinkNews completed a thorough investigation of this odd “miracle cure” and they uncovered an undoubtedly queer moment in medical history.” Gayety