Queer Clicks: June 23, 2016 | ‘My First Gay Bar’: Rachel Maddow, Andy Cohen and Others Share Their Coming-Out Stories, Matt Lister Competitive Canoer, Yeah That’s a Thing , & Other News

‘My First Gay Bar’: Rachel Maddow, Andy Cohen and Others Share Their Coming-Out Stories

“I can’t tell you how many bars and clubs I’ve been to over the years,” the CNN newsman Anderson Cooper told The New York Times last week. “Every gay man in America remembers the first time they went to a gay bar and how they felt.” New York Times

Singapore Decried For Barring Foreign Sponsorship of Gay Rally

While being gay isn’t illegal per se in Singapore, it is definitely not government sanctioned. The Pink Dot festival, the closest thing to Pride in Singapore, this year drew criticism this year when the government not so gently barred foreign support of the festival. Reuters

British Athlete Matt Lister Will Melt Your Heart

So yeah competitive conoeing is a thing, it throws our spellcheck into a tizzy and Matt Lister is throwing our libido into a tizzy. He’s a daddy-in-training, at only 24 he has a ways to go but we would climb into his canoe and canoodle any time!! Is competitive canoodling a thing? See the full set of photos at Summer Diary Project. via Queerty

Sequins And Skin Made ‘Broadway Bares: On Demand’ A Must-See

‘This year’s installment of the annual fundraiser, “Broadway Bares: On Demand,” featured elaborately staged vignettes including a home improvement show, a fitness routine and even “American Idol.”’ Huffington Post