Queer Clicks: December 29 | Gay Sailor’s Homecoming Kiss Prompts Wrath from Local News Viewers, Jubilation from Social Media, Disney’s Gay Character in “Jungle Cruise” Will Come Out—Without Saying He’s Gay? , & Other News

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Gay Sailor’s Homecoming Kiss Prompts Wrath from Local News Viewers, Jubilation from Social Media

“U.S. Sailor Kenneth Woodington won a raffle to get the first kiss with his husband Bryan upon disembarking USS The Sullivans in Jacksonville, Florida when it returned from a seven month deployment to the Persian Gulf and Europe last week.

The kiss was stunningly executed, with a dip meant to mimic the famous 1945 V-J Day kiss in Times Square.” Towleroad

Disney’s Gay Character in “Jungle Cruise” Will Come Out—Without Saying He’s Gay?

“The latest live-action adaptation of a classic Disney park ride made waves online earlier this year when it was announced that the film would have Disney’s first openly gay character, played by Jack Whitehall. The House of Mouse held a Jungle Cruise advanced screening last week, and TMZ reports that in the film, Whitehall’s character, McGregor, comes out, but actually never uses the word “gay.” New Now Next

The 25 Sexiest Men of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones,’ Ranked

“We thought long and hard about who gets us long and hard we consider to be the sexiest guy on Game of Thrones, and it’s most definitely Hivju. He’s the scruffy, grizzled ginger who acts as a leader of sorts to the Wildings and is obsessed with boning Brienne of Tarth. “Imagine the babies,” indeed.” Hornet