Crawford said he was told the promotional shoot was actually a calendar, so he grabbed a few props and started doing “amazingly cheesy” and “silly stuff” that he thought his character would do. In August, Amazon Prime Video sent the calendar to press to promote the new show, which is currently shooting its second season. It was probably a little bit over-covered but I was like, ‘Whatever The Deep can do for you guys to get some press, you know I’m ready to support the show!’ That was one I had to explain to a few people.” “He thought it was the funniest thing in the world. “I thought it was so funny, but I don’t think anyone got a bigger kick out of it than Eric Kripke,” he said. We will never know!”Ĭrawford, who plays fictional superhero The Deep on the show, was reportedly laughing and groaning during his interview with EW, but hasn’t become too cocky about all the attention he’s getting. “I wish I could give you a good answer, but we’ll never know. “There is a story behind that but I’m sworn to secrecy by Eric Kripke,” he added. Find out more.Only in LA: Chace Crawford's lost dog found by publicists The festival takes place on Gay Star News from 29 April to. Join us by reaching out to someone who needs it. In 2019, Digital Pride is tackling loneliness and isolation with articles and videos connecting LGBTI people.
Even if you are from a country where being LGBTI is criminalized or leaves you in danger – it’s a Pride festival you can be a part of. What is Digital Pride?ĭigital Pride is the online movement, created by Gay Star News, so you can take part in Pride whoever and wherever you are. Advocating that young and old build friendships and solidarities with one another. He added: ‘We need to rework how we treat the older generation in queer spaces and I think we need to specifically advocate for providing space for and reach out to older members of our community even if we feel like we can’t necessarily relate to them.’īirkholz celebrated the differences and similarities between the generations. Like, we can’t connect with an older generation.’ ‘We, especially as younger gay men, reject older gay man in queer circles as we see them as creepy or we just feel like you can’t relate. ‘Older people might be dealing with feelings of loneliness or isolation from the LGBT community,’ he said. ‘There isn’t a lot of representation for older people’Īnd in a follow-up, Birkholz vlogged about the insights he gained chatting to Scott-Presland. ‘You tend to take things slower, you’re not quite as acrobatic as you used to be, you know! ‘Sex tends to focus more on physicality the tactile thing,’ Scott-Presland said, ‘and it has a lot more to do with the emotions that are involved in it as well. In a new video produced by Gay Star News in partnership with Age UK, Bradley Birkholz, a YouTuber, and Scott-Presland discuss their experiences of family and loneliness.Ī much-needed conversation, the pair hash out what being an LGBTI senior is like what people expect from you, what people think of you.ĭespite the age gap between them both, the two spoke openly about sex. It takes place on Gay Star News from 29 A to. This year, we are focusing on tackling loneliness and isolation.
Instead, we should be open about sex no matter the age and not let age divide us, explains gay activist Peter Scott-Presland.ĭigital Pride is the only global Pride and is dedicated to enabling everyone to be part of a Pride, whoever they are and wherever they live in the world. Older people are often stereotyped as asexual and devoid of feelings or emotion as societal pressures take their toll. Hundreds of movies about twenty-somethings falling in love, while so called ‘grey love’ remains invisible and silent. Glance at the showings in any cinema, and it seems the only people allowed to have fulfilling or authentic sex lives are the young, tanned, and chiselled.