Queer Clicks: June 17, 2016 | Pride is a Fit Man’s Game, Orlando and Muslims,& Other News

Pride Celebrates Bodies, Fit Bodies

We are guilty, celebrating the fit bodies on parade floats, the abs, the skimpy clothes. Of course there are bears but they seem almost like super sized fetishes on the floats. #bigguytwitter has shown us that there is a um, large, audience for men that don’t fit into ‘normal’ categories. Isn’t it time for all to fit under the Pride umbrella? Pride.com

Artist Spotlight: Tim Hailand

‘Tim Hailand is a photographic artist based in New York and Berlin. For the last 10 years he has been focusing mainly on portraiture, photographing artists, athletes, performers, and designers. With his first book, One Day in the Life of Daniel Radcliffe, he began his publishing venture, and he is now adding two more titles to the series: One Day in the Life of Rufus Wainwright and One Day in the Life of Jake Shears” Advocate

Love Jihad: Orlando and Gay Muslims

Robin Wright explores the unique tensions between being Muslim and being gay. “We gather regularly as gay Muslims,” he told me, as he fasted during Ramadan. “At the beginning, we ask why God has cursed us with this identity. We leave saying we are blessed with this identity. Why?” New Yorker

Happy Pride! Here Are 28 Characters That Made Us Proud To Be Queer

Lesbian, gay and transgender characters have been on both the big and small screens for some time, In honor of Pride Month here is a retrospective of 28 memorable characters. Huffington Post

Christina Aguilera releases new track ‘Change’, to benefit Orlando victims

Pop icon Christina Aguilera has dropped a new track titled ‘Change’, dedicating the song’s message to the victims of the Orlando massacre which saw 49 people murdered last weekend. Winq