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Evaluation on the Tomboy Movie

Let’s see what the movie, which was produced in France in 2011 and directed by Celine Sciamma, tells us.

New environment, new house, new page. How you introduce yourself when you first go somewhere or enter a new environment, the people around you attribute labels to you and make positive or negative prejudices. You are like this, you are like this, I hoped you will do this, I did not expect this from you, people start to expect something from you. Lauré introduces himself to his new friends as a boy and starts playing games with his friends.

Boys observe how they play football, how they spit on the ground, how they behave… he imitates them and assumes that identity. He wears capris instead of clothes, wears shorts instead of swimwear, and feels like a man. He even makes a penis out of play dough so that he can make himself think of a man.

He does not introduce his sister to his friends because he is afraid that he will reveal his identity, and one day he is noticed that he is a girl and hides, his sister realizes the incident on his friend who comes home from his friends, and now he becomes a part of this situation.

When he goes out with his brother, he gets into a fight one day, with his friend and then the boy he beat and his mother comes home to complain and Lauré’s mother understands the situation and asks her friends why she introduces herself as a man, but Lauré tells that she does not know that she wants this thing to end and is difficult for her.

+ Unfortunately LGBTI individuals in particular are faced with numerous negative situations, particularly to Turkey why it exposed what crimes they’re coming face to face with the child in the non-savvy parents, they do not be accepted. No matter how tomboy the film tries to explain, it focuses on the difficulties that transsexual individuals experience in childhood and helps us to empathize.

If you like this, you can watch a similar 3-episode mini-series Butterfly.

Have a colorful day.

LGBTI+ Slogans

Do you have any favorite LGBTI+ slogans or quotes? I’m making buttons and could use some more ideas. so if you’ve got something to recommend, please comment.

This collection of slogans has been obtained from postings to the net, magazines etc.

– MAKING IT PERFECTLY QUEER

– Shock your parents—tell them the truth

– We are the people our parents warned us about

– Imagine if sex were illegal—Discover Ireland

– Straight but not narrow

– Gay & Proud

– Out of the closet and into the street

– Trade entrance at rear

– Absolutetly queer

– I’m out, therefore I am.

– Breastfeeding is better than sex because the other person won’t complain if you read comic books at the same time

– One nuclear family can ruin your whole life

– Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty

– I support the rights of straight people, even though I’m perfectly normal/bent myself.

– Fuck your gender

– Eliminate heterosexual privilege

– Every tenth Jesus is Queer

– Love is the law

– If Space and Time are curved, where do all the straight people come from?

– Queer without a cause

– Does doing a muppet count as bestiality?

– Two stick figures under a tree, labelled as your choice of “Adam and Steve” or “Amy and Eve.”

– Blessed are the censors, for they shall inhibit the earth

– Are you going to come quietly or do I have to use earmuffs?

– Chez moi ou chez vous?

– Think Globally, Act Locally.

– Think Globally, Act Locally—ACT UP

– What’s a little latex between friends?

– Your cesspool or mine?

– Catholic repression—just say no

– I was Catholic, but I’ve since recovered

– Don’t dare assume I’m straight

– How *dare* you assume I’m straight

– Assume nothing

– Bisexual/gay/lesbian/queer by Nature, Proud by Choice

– Queer Bi(or perhaps, Bi Queer)

– Bi the way, don’t assume I’m gay

– Bisexual and proud to be lesbian/gay

– Gay/Bisexual Pride (with triangle in background)

– Happy bi nature

– Blatently bisexual

– Bi

– Bi boy

– God is an Equal-Opportunity Lover

– Equal-Opportunity Lover

– Biphobia shield

– BYKE

– Loud and Queer

– Queer as Fuck

– faggot with attitude

– dyke with attitude

– Bent is best

– I <pink triangle> (wo)men

– Glad/Proud to be Gay/bi/lesbian

– Gay rights now

– Gay rights are human rights

– Gay & Catholic

– Gay is good/great

– Have a gay day

– Closets are for clothes

– “Queens will not be pawns”—Derek Jarman

– Professional/Militant/Practicing Homosexual

– Keep your laws off my body

– Love is not a crime

– I love my pretend family

– I survived a Catholic education

– I’m an incurable romantic homosexual

– I’m a woman’s woman

– I’m a man’s man

– A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle

– I’m not a lesbian but my girlfriend is

– I’m not gay but my boyfriend is

– I’m gay and so is my boy/girlfriend

– Pretend family member

– Please do not tease or feed the straights

– Homophobia is a social disease

– The moral majority is neither

– If men could become pregant, abortion would be a sacrament

– Keep your rosaries off our ovaries

– Men can’t become pregnant, but they’re carriers

– That’s _Mr_ Fag to you

– Smile if you’re gay

– I’m out. Are you?

– U2? — Yes, me 2

– I’m one too

– 2QT2BSTR8

– 2-4-6-8 How do you know your husband’s straight?

– 3-5-7-9 Your wife might be les-bi-nine

– 2-4-6-8 Gay’s twice as good as straight

– 3-5-7-9 Lesbians are quite divine

– Nobody knows I’m gay

– Everybody knows I’m gay

– Let’s go straight bashing

– God loves me the way I am—Gay

– I’m straight, but it might be just a phase

– We’re here, we’re queer, get used to it

– We’re here, we’re queer and we’re not going shopping

– We’re here, we’re queer, we’re fabulous

– We are everywhere

– I’m here, I’m queer and I fuck (wo)men too

– “My hypothalmus is the only thing small about me.”

– Queer (in large Coca-Cola style writing; and then underneath…) Can’t beat the feeling.

– Picture of the 7UP character; with the slogan underneath “It’s cool to be queer”

– “Caution: Ice pick weilding bisexual fag dyke. Do not agitate.”

– Bisexual by nature, queer by choice. (possibly on two separate badges)

– Bisexual Pride.

– bisexual (written in mixed fonts, sizes and made to look ragged)

– bi love

– bi <heart>

– uBIquitous

– I’m a kinsey pi (or <pi> in greek)

– bi-friendly queer

– bi-friendly straight

– Perhaps any existing designs with “gay” replaced by “bisexual” or “homophobia” replaced with “biphobia”.

– I’m too bisexual for my shirt

– Bisexuals here queer and everywhere

– Bisexuals visible and invisible

– James Dean – too fast to live, too young to die, and definitely bi

– Safe sex bi all means

– Bisexual is beautiful

– I like it both ways

Homosexuality in the Ottoman Empire

Especially Most of them are slim waist and tall. As they surrendered, they showed softness with each limb.

Gelibolulu Mustafa Ali is a famous Ottoman historian who grew up in the sixteenth century. He was born in 1541 in Gallipoli. He started his education at a young age and graduated from the madrasa at the age of twenty.

He was appointed as a divan clerk by presenting his work named Mihr-ü Mah to Prince Selim II. Later he was appointed as the council clerk of the Damascus chieftain Lala Mustafa Pasha. He went to Egypt when Mustafa Pasha became the governor of Egypt. After a while, when Mustafa Pasha was taken over from the governorship of Egypt, the Prince in Manisa became one of the beneficiaries of the Third Murad. From there, he was appointed as the council clerk of Bosnia Governor Ferhat Pasha.

During the reign of Sultan Murad III, he worked as the governor of Georgia and council clerk.

When Sultan Mehmed III ascended the throne, he was appointed as the governor of Damascus with the rank of mir-i miran.

Finally, Mustafa Ali, who was given the emirate of Jeddah, went to this duty through Egypt and Mecca and fulfilled his pilgrimage. He died in Jeddah in 1600.

In addition to having his name written as a good poet, he has an important place in our commentary literature. He interpreted the poems of Sultan Murad III. His giving pseudonym to some poets like Nefi is clear evidence that he is one of the masters of our poetry.

The real field of success is history. In his historical work titled Künhü’l-Ahbar, he explained not only the Ottoman history, but also the history of the Prophets, Islamic history, Turkish and Mongolian history.

WRITTEN THE SOCIAL RULES

“Künh-ul-Ahbar” is his greatest work. Some of his other works are Heft Majlis, Nadir-ul-Maharib, Menâkıb-I Hünerverân, Âdab, Hülâsâtü’l-Ahvâ der-Letâfet.

In his work named Kavaidü’l-Mecalis, written at the request of Sultan Murad III, he explained how people belonging to various classes, arts and professions should act, how to dress, in short, what to do and know what to do in order to live in a proper manner in the community.

His work “Nushatü’s-Selâtin” is about social life. This work, which is an example of the politics tradition in the Eastern world, was written to guide the sultans. This work is important in terms of showing the political and social situation of that period … It tells about the works that the Sultan should do during the state administration.

TELLED THE STUFF

The eighth chapter title of Mustafa Ali, who has deep experience and knowledge about the Ottomans and the Sultans, published in two volumes, titled “Banquet Tables on Manners and Social Rules”, published by the conservative Tercuman publications, “Describes the team of those who have not sweaty mustache and have not grown beard” ‘is written in capital letters with the definition.

Aside from the harem scenes of the “Magnificent Century” series, which has fixed its place on the agenda that has been discussed recently, it describes the concept of sodomy of that period in all its nakedness.

In the episode, it is explained that boys who did not grow hair and beard mustache at that time were preferred by attractive women. It became evident to be friends with the people of the world, they started to walk with them everywhere in their seated worlds without hesitation, and they never carry the moon-faced women with them in the same period.

On pages 59 and 60 of the book, see how the experiences are described:

“Because the namahrams of the beloved women’s division are kept secret from fear of dignitaries. Now, friendship with the mercenaries is a door on the way of falling and getting up with them, which is always secret, obviously open.

Most of those who are descendants of the hairless bite are Arabian bastards and the veled -i adultery of Anatolian Turks.

Until they reach the age of thirty, they do not see hairs on their beautiful face that will be sad in their hearts. Turkish children are unruly children in Arabia who are short-lived in terms of beauty.

As they reach the age of 20, they become out of vogue and fall out of lovers’ jobs. But the fine figures of İçel, Edirne, Bursa and Istanbul are ahead of them in perfection and beauty in every way.

On the other hand, those who lack beauty and charm make it look cute with its freshness and sweetness. But Kurdish hairless people were healthy, gentle and docile, according to the experience of mother-born sons, and they would listen and do whatever they offered. They used to paint their waist down with henna and decorate themselves by painting them down to their knees.

Most of them are especially slim — waist and tall — they are. As they surrendered, they showed softness with each limb. In short, seemingly behaving softly, actually standing against, most of the Icel beauties would stubbornly.

Accordingly, their blessing of vuslat exists for these burdens. It is in the square where they left their lovers wandering with them unfortunate and without money, they say. And they say that it is impossible to touch, that two young people benefit from each other at times of opportunity, or if one of them gets drunk and gets above the other.

In short, it attracts famous beautiful faces and has a silver-cypress shape in front of it. Those who want to use tall, swinging walkers should not be surprised by Rumeli Köçek. Do not be tired of the Circassians of the type of Kul with a face of Yusuf and those of Croatian descent who have a fragrant breath.

Even though there are some people in İçel mahbups too, most of them are painful beauty who want to upset unfaithful people. The peace and comfort of those who have them is rare. But the Albanian breed also takes the hearts of the lovers, there are so many that they are very stubborn.

But Georgian, Russian and Görel breed are like the manure of other tradesmen. Looking at them, those of Hungarian ancestry are the other crews who are natural and acceptable.

However, most of them betray their masters; every person sees their ugly side from their fall and their behavior. What is surprising is that the Egyptian households are fond of the Abyssinians. Coldness intervenes, they say, each one is a human sable. In fact, they were masters in bed service, that is, they wanted esbap incense, mattress and pillow upholstery. The males and females were evident: it was easy for them to show softness by behaving docile and nice in whatever district they were seen. ”

Here are the lines telling from Mustafa Ali’s mouth that sodomy reached the extent of sodomy in the Ottoman Empire, and that it was preferred over women. We do not know how Islamists reacting to the love scenes in the TV series Magnificent Century will interpret these lines of Mustafa Ali, the Ottoman official historian. However, the fact that Nazlı Ilıcak, one of the Ilıcak family, who owns the publishing house and that the book in question was published by the conservative Tercüman Publications, was a member of parliament from the party of Milli Gorus who protested the events seems to be a separate contradiction.

Iklım Bayraktar / Odatv

Translation: Frank

Exploring the History of LGBTI with 7 Examples

Last year, projects on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) themed seem to have taken place more than any year since the Sexual Crimes Act was passed in July 1967. Work continues in many organizations, including the British Museum, to ensure that these temporary projects leave a lasting legacy.

according to an article to arkeofili.com, The works in this article were exhibited in the British Museum’s 2017 project “Passion, love, identity: exploring LGBTI history”. In the article, however, some important objects in the museum collection were highlighted, describing what the British novelist E M Forster called “the great unrecorded history”

1- Vase depicting Sappho

Evidence of true female sexuality is difficult to find in ancient Greek and Roman objects, as they often reflect male perspectives. In ancient Greece, women were generally excluded from public life and politics, but they participated in indigenous and religious rituals. The poet Sappho (630-570 BC), who lived on the island of Lesbos, gave voice to women and female desire. Sappho was probably depicted in the figure sitting on this water bowl. In the 19th century, Sappho’s poems created a term for the inhabitants of Lesbos (Lesbos), a term for women who love women. Little is known for certain about Sappho’s life, but his poems have inspired many women who lived in later times.

2- a Mayan ruler

This image of a male Maya ruler was once considered female as she wore a net-shaped jade skirt worn by elite Mayan women. In fact, he is dressed like a young corn god whose gender can be both male and female. Confusion or misunderstanding can occur when gender is read across cultures. There are many instances where early European explorers, researchers, and collectors initially failed or perhaps unwilling to understand values that were different on their own.

3- Warren Cup

Decorated with scenes of two male lovers, this Roman wine mug could not be displayed publicly for much of the 20th century. Homosexuality was illegal in England and Wales until June 1967. But explicit sexual images were not unusual in the Roman world. Relationships between men were part of Greek and Roman culture, from slaves to emperors. The most famous of these was the relationship between Emperor Hadrian and his lover Antinous. Today, such ancient images remind us that societies’ views on sexuality can be very different. The Warren Cup was bought by the British Museum in 1999 and has been on display ever since, except for short periods when it was on loan to other institutions.

4- Native American records

The “Indian records” were kept as historical records by tribes that lived in some of the North American plains. This is one of many surviving versions of a Sioux record showing events for the winters of 1785-6- 1901-02. The year 1891 includes an image representing the suicide of a winkte. Winkte literally means a Dakota word for wanting to be a woman. Among some Native American tribes, such individuals were considered to have special spiritual powers because they bridged gender differences. Among Dakota Sioux there were about ten registered individuals of this class of people of the same tribe who lived at any time. The arrival of Anglo-Americans led to the suppression of the wearing of opposite sex by these individuals. Today, this tradition has been revived among the younger generations of LGBTI Native Americans.

5- N’domo mask from Mali

In many African cultures, gender and gender-based roles are fixed through rituals. N’domo masks were used by the Bamana people of Mali. They were worn by men, but the masks could be male, female or androgynous. The number of horns on the masks was important: male masks had 3 or 6 horns, female masks had 4 or 8 horns, and bisexual masks had 2, 5 or 7 horns.

Gender and sexual diversity were often suppressed by colonial rulers in Africa, and this was sometimes forgotten, creating the impression that it never existed. Partly as a result of this colonial history and the introduction of Christianity, “homosexuality” has been made illegal in many African countries. Anti-racist and civil rights movements are generally parallel to LGBTI people around the world.

In 2012 Archbishop Tutu said: “I have no doubt that in the future, laws that criminalize many love and human devotion will look at how discrimination laws are treating us now – it will be clearly wrong.”

6- Llangollen Women

Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby fled Ireland in 1778. They set up houses in North Wales, defied the rules of the time and lived the life they preferred for 50 years. Eleanor’s diary gives us an insight into their lifestyle. He wrote on Thursday, September 22, 1785:

“I got up at seven. Dark morning, all the mountains are covered in fog. Heavy rain. There is a fire in the library. I am comfortable with pleasure. I had breakfast at half past eight. I wrote from 9 o’clock to 1 o’clock. My darling is drawing Pembroke Castle. I read him a book from 1 am to 3 pm. After dinner, I hurried around the gardens. It rained all day without stopping. I read it to Sally from 4 to 10. She was drawing, she. We talked with my lover sitting by the fire from 10 am to 11 pm. It’s a quiet and happy day. ”

This pair of chocolate cups belonged to Eleanor and Sarah. These women gained celebrity-like status, and the museum also has several prints depicting them in its collection.

7- Ganymedes statue

In Greek mythology, the god Zeus had a great desire for the beautiful young Ganymedes. He then took the form of an eagle to kidnap Ganymedes, the sakus of the gods. Today, there are many works depicting Ganymedes. The work in the photo is from the Ancient Roman period. Ancient Greece had a great impact on Ancient Rome, including the acceptance of sexual relations between men within certain limits. However, the adoption of Christianity made a significant change in such attitudes. During the medieval period, the term Ganymedes began to mean abuse. The Renaissance led to a renewed interest in classical mythology, including subjects that offered a legitimate way to portray sexual stories. Sculptures like this one were popular with wealthy European collectors in the 1700s and 1800s.

Famous People Who Were Raised By LGBTI Parents

LGBTI parenting refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people raising one or more children as parents or foster care parents. This includes: children raised by same-sex couples (same-sex parenting), children raised by single LGBTI parents, and children raised by an opposite-sex couple where at least one partner is LGBTI.

Opponents of LGBTI rights have argued that LGBTI parenting adversely affects children. However, scientific research consistently shows that LGBTI parents are as fit and capable as heterosexual parents, and their children are as psychologically healthy and well-adjusted as those reared by heterosexual parents. Major associations of mental health professionals in the U.S., Canada, and Australia have not identified credible empirical research that suggests otherwise.

Are you ready to meet famous names raised by LGBTI+ families? LGBTI+ couples still face discrimination today. In many parts of the world, they cannot live freely, start a family and have children. However, these famous names that you will see in a moment have experienced growing up in an LGBTI+ family despite all these difficulties and have always supported their family’s choices! Here are 12 famous names you never heard of growing up in an LGBTI+ family.

Mandy’s mother and father decided to divorce after being married for 30 years. Mandy’s mother, Stacy Moore-Friedman, decided to continue with a female partner for the rest of her life. Stacy Moore-Friedman, who is with a tennis player named Claudette Laliberte, is very happy right now and Mandy is the biggest supporter of this relationship.

Amy was born into a Mormon family. Her mother and father had 7 children in common, but they separated when Amy was 11 years old and broke up with the church. That same year Amy’s mother started living with a woman. Although they don’t spend much time together, Amy loves her mother very much and they try to attend events together whenever they find the opportunity.

Kendall and Kylie’s father, famous Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner decided to undergo gender reassignment surgery after leaving Kris Jenner in 2013. He introduced himself to the world as Caitlyn Jenner in 2015 and is currently very happy. His children, on the other hand, welcomed all this change with deep love and understanding.

Jay-Z’s mother, Gloria Carter, revealed her sexual orientation to her son in 2017. Jay-Z, who became emotional after her mother had to hide this situation for so long, became her mother’s biggest supporter and wrote a song for her called Smile.

Robert’s family got divorced when he was very young. In 1944, his father announced that he was gay and began a relationship with a poet named Robert Duncan. Although they do not have a classic father and son relationship, they do not neglect to mention that they are very good with each other. In the following years, Robert even produced a documentary about his father’s life!

Jodie Foster is one of the children raised by two mothers. Evelyn Foster and her partner… The famous actress made her first statement on this subject at the Golden Globe Awards in 2013.

Rene Russo’s parents divorced when he was just two years old. From that point on, Rene and her sister; She was raised by their mother’s girlfriend and their mother’s gay friend.

Ally Sheedy’s mother, one of the stars of the famous The Breakfast Club movie, is one of the women who raised her child alone. She also revealed that she was a lesbian after she broke up with Ally’s father.

Ana Matronic, lead singer of the band The Scissor Sisters, is one of those with a gay father. Ana’s mother and father separated when she was only three, and her father moved to San Francisco with her boyfriend. Despite this, the bond between father and daughter has never been broken.

50 Cent is one of the children raised by a lesbian mother. 50 Cent’s mother passed away when she was only 8 years old. However, 50 Cent is sure that his mom is a lesbian. He even has a book he wrote about his childhood and relationship with his mother.

Liza’s father, Vincente Minnelli, was an Italian film director. She does not hide that she was gay when she was living in New York and she had familiar relationships. But when she moved to Hollywood she decided to keep her personal life private. The relationship between father and daughter has never been broken.

Jena is one of those children who grew up with two mothers. Raised by her mother and her girlfriend, Jena expresses at every opportunity that she is very lucky to have two mothers.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can have a range of signs and symptoms, including no symptoms. That’s why they may go unnoticed until complications occur or a partner is diagnosed.Having unprotected sex. Vaginal or anal penetration by an infected partner who isn’t wearing a latex condom significantly increases the risk of getting an STI. Improper or inconsistent use of condoms can also increase your risk.

As mentioned above latex condoms can reduce the risk of STIs if used correctly and consistently. They provide almost 100% protection and give almost a 90% guarantee that a partner will not get STIs. Condoms that aren’t correctly used can allow bacteria to be transmitted. If not used correctly, the condom can fail to protect STIs.

Treatment

F raped women usually have the infections last a few weeks and often longer. For that reason they may choose to forego a visit to the clinic or doctor’s office. If someone doesn’t keep the completion of the treatment to a doctor ordered treatment, they won’t get any protection. Women have to take antibiotics as prescribed by their doctors after the treatment. Read the instruction for the eBook Sexually Transmitted Disease Treatment: APrescription to End the Decades of Painfor more information about the risks and consequences of neglected STI treatment. For protection without treatment, the safest option is a highly barrier method, such as autch Vitalomy block.

Proretraumatologistwill examine your wound and take swabs for STIs and other infections. For those who don’t know, routinely means every day. For kids, daily means every day since there is a high risk of spreading the disease through contact with fluids. For STIs, it means every day since it can take weeks for antibiotics to be effective. For those who go to the doctor for other STIs, their doctor will prescribe antibiotics. Whatever the doctor’s prescription is, remember that the infection must be taken or treated before it is going to subside.

People who are less confident about their sexual health should talk with their doctor, privately, about any problems they are having, especially if they have frequent urinary track infections. There is also a medical test for STIs that can be used in doctors’ offices to check for the common cold and for sexually transmitted infections such as HIV. For those who are sexually active the risks of contracting an STI are high. It is important to protect yourself with a condom, and practice safe sex.

That said, it is important to also be tested regularly for STIs. Tests are usually available online, at local pharmacies, sexually transmitted disease clinics, or at your doctor’s office. Make sure you get the most accurate results possible. If the test is positive, be sure to consult with a STI doctor so the infection can be treated.

Testing can be done in a variety of ways, genital or goiter sampling, viral or bacterial testing, and invasive or non-invasive endoscopy.

Genital Warts

The most common form of STI testing is to ask patients if they have ever had STI, and then to collect genital warts from various areas of the body, such as the anus. This test is to help determine the type of STI, such as HIV, and consequently the treatment needed. If STI testing is done, doctors will strive to make it as routine as possible.

Bacterial Vaginosis

Although it is less common than genital warts, there are ways to diagnose this medical condition. It is commonly done with ensuring that fluids are transmitted. For example, if a patient knows they spent time with a member of the opposite sex washroom without protection, or if the washroom is cold when a sexual partners hands are cold, and bacteria grow. If the doctor fails to see warts, they may believe the patient is lying. It is the duty of the doctor to make a proper diagnosis and treat accordingly.

Fungal Infection

This is also commonly called thrush, or candida. Sufferers may notice a burning or itching sensation around the head of the penis and vagina remain dry and irritated. Having this test done is important if there is a belief that there may be a fungal infection. It can be tested in a variety of ways. It can be predicated by microscopic examination, but there are also more invasive, risking methods including Wood’s Lamp and tests such asromycillin receptor studies.

Typhoid Fever

Typhoid fever is usually caused by bacteria. Themphracephalopathyhactivates after approximately 6-12 weeks from infection. This condition is very deadly, making it very hard to treat. There is often no cure once a diagnosis is made. The most common treatment is a vaccine, but this does not always work.

Measles, mumps, rubella, and rubeola (chickenpox) are diseases that are regularly associated with inflammatory diseases of the immune system, but are difficult to diagnose because they can be mistaken for infections that are not caused by the flu or herpes viruses, and because the symptoms can be caused by many different infections.

Aretroviruses, bacterial infections, and human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) are viruses that are often confused with the flu.

Green Tea For Weight Loss: Fact Or Fiction?

Weight loss, and green tea’s popularity has been hype with regard to the few recent reports on green tea. There is a ongoing debate among the experts of the various green tea varieties or tea types for weight loss. The latest reports suggest that there could be benefits from most green tea types and that any single type of tea may not be such a big thing. That in turn leads one to question “Is Green Tea a Weight Loss Fad?”

The basics

There are four basic types of tea including: Green, Black, Oolong or Wu-Long.

The difference is in the way these teas are processed. teas that are black usually require oxidation which oxidizes the tea color, giving it a rich rich aroma. The processing does not affect the active ingredients of the tea. Green tea which is less processed is less oxidized giving it a more delicate flavor and aroma, this leads to black teas with a more robust flavor and aroma. This is what makes green tea the choice tea for weight loss.

The benefits of green tea

• The primary ingredient is caffeine, which gives you an energy boost, promoting thermogenesis and thus resulting in increased fat reduction.

• Several research has shown that theanine, caffeine and the catechins (chemicals that give green tea its sweet flavor) are all from the leaves. The anorectic and catabolic (break down fat cells) affect by the tea, and are believed to promote weight loss, as the active ingredients speed up your metabolism and help to burn fat faster.

• The antioxidants in green tea also help to protect the body against arrived harmful substances, which in most cases are in the form of free radicals, which are given to the body because of stress, unhealthy eating and even pollutants found in tap water and food.

What kinds of green tea should you buy?

There are three tea types that you can buy. The top of the line being wulong / wulong buds, which are steeped two times before seasoning. The popular Oolong tea, has gotten much media attention recently. Oolong tea comes in bags and also depending on the brand or cartons, as well stir-filled or in solo tea bags.

Tea for weight loss – and other health benefits

Tea, in its naturally raw state, is nutrient rich. It contains powerful antioxidants such as epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). In addition, green tea contains the modifying polyphenols called Binding affinity proteins. A binding protein is a tag- affiliate protein that unites with a dilute sample of your blood supply to dilute the effect of the sample on your circulation. With the aid of this dilution, the amount of harm to our bodies is reduced. Online sources say that an EGCG study showed that it helps regulates blood pressure, reducing plaques and reducing bad cholesterol.

Tea, in it’s natural form, is rich in many other nutrients than those that are processed or added in the forms of supplements. Other benefits include that it helps prevent certain cancers and may even have been used by the ancient Chinese to treat diseases such as cancer and control theirappetite.

Studies of the effects of green tea on health and diet longevity are still underway. For example, currently in theorbination of tea, the ORAC value is only taken as a measurement of the amount of polyphenols and anti-oxidants present. The study so far has focused on green that is whole plant extracts not just green tea itself. However, from the studies, it would seem that green tea benefits are far more than what has been discovered by the research and testing to date.

Is it really weight loss tea?

Yes, it might be from the “herbs” category of tea, but if you search for reviews on that kind of tea you will find many other kinds of tea, so if it’s green you’ll find a whole new set of benefits.

Some other health benefits of green tea are:

• helps preventBLE nails and belly wrinkles

• protect againstER HEIGHT Accumulation

• protects againstARY2017bs dipped into it

• helps prevent tooth decay and other cavities

• helps combat premature aging• helps keep you cool

• increase your endurance• help fight Teranish disease

• and it’s a natural antibiotic

• and because it contains antioxidants, it’s a very powerful weight loss ingredient.

It seems that green tea weight loss programs are beginning to pop up everywhere. Remember, before you invest in a weight loss tea, research and make sure the product you use is made of 100% whole plant parts and is as pure as possible. Limit your use of supplement tea to three times per day.

Best LGBTQ+ Films on Netflix

In case of a tie, Tomatometer scores for all films were averaged. Also, Indigenous films and Hispanic films were omitted from the analysis. Tomatometer scores for LGBTQ+ films on Netflix released on or after January 1st, 2017 are listed last. Netflix’s ranking of LGBTQ+ films and rankings for LGBTQ+ films released elsewhere are reported here.

Best LGBTQ+ Films

Kate Plays Christine

Kate Plays Christine is a low-budget horror/romance about a young girl who moves to the small Massachusetts town of Busfield, where the local teenage librarian, Maxine, has a crush on her classmate, Kate. Kate accidentally murders Maxine’s boyfriend, Mike, then pretends her death was the result of an assault by a masked man. Tomatometer score: 66% Tomatometer rating: 4.7 (“Fresh”) 89 % What Happens in Vegas: Season

Director: Keith Calder Hawkins

From the director of Timecop, the award-winning Timecop has two incredible trade franchises. The first film’s premise – a series of haphazard events that loosely connect ones that could get messy – is exceedingly clever. The second film’s premise is even better: a group of 40 or so young characters are caught in a tragic and sexually charged situation: 13-year old high school girl Lindsay finds out she has a kinky turn on and decides to expose her to risk it all by dating a stranger. It’s the ideal sum of all the best parts of those film series, and works magnificently in its own special way, when it needs to. DP-PA Oliver Jean sees his chance to shine, but having previously explored the psychological films Super Troopers and Torn, he’s ready for anything. “Making this film allows me to delve into other avenues and territory,” he says. Tomatometer score: 73% Tomatometer rating: 4.8 (“Midnight”) 91 % Purge

Director: James DeMonaco

Our second film review looks at a crime thriller. Mark, the hero of this tale, is enrolled in a man-made commune where he may or may not be in touch with the spirit world. He immediately gets a taste of what it’s like to be hunted by criminals and starts to experience supernatural occurrences. Tomatometer score: 6% Tomatometer rating: 2.4 (“Fresh”) 40 % Anna Karenina

Director: Leo Tolstoy

Engrossing themes such as the vicissitudes of parent-child relationships and the survival of the family tree can be found in numerous works. All The Young Dudes and Strange Days gained their high scores on this one. Tomatometer score: 40% Tomatometer rating: 2.4 (“Fresh”) 24 % Freaky Friday

Director: John Waters

Who would’ve thought that a film using footage of a soap opera would strike a chord with viewers? A classic that posts beautifully, Freaky Friday is the stuff of dark comedy, and a rare example of a film with both a socially-conscious message and a well-crafted film noir twist that stays balanced and doesn’t veer too far from social commentary. Tomatometer score: 46% Tomatometer rating: 2.3 (“Midnight”) 40 % Adam Blampied

Director: Adrian Thomas-Hunt

Adam’s journey to got to television is a truly wild one, but his unlikely quest toward respectability is plotted just right. Situated squarely in the get-crazed noir genre, this is an inviting but archetypal tale of a sly cop in L.A., trying to do his part in fighting the industry’s rampant misogyny. A steady stream of terrific performances and a well-realized intent cause to root for Adam throughout, but his tragic fate doesn’t offer the same comfort. Tomatometer score: 43% Tomatometer rating: 2.3 (“Fresh”) 57 % Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li and Ryu

Director: Joe Haythe

Our first film review looks at a martial arts film. Deep sense of family ties are the drive behind this film, and its ensemble cast of an international cast must pull together to fight perceived stigma. And that can only be done with a bit of baddies. FX’s stop-motion epic Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li and Ryu features some of the greatest sketches and animation in blockbuster history, and continues to impress, thanks to its hyper-rebellious and reclusive protagonist, Ryu, and a sumptuous and funky score by the late, great, De-Gaetano Waller.

LGBTI Meaning: What is LGBTI?

The expression LGBT, which stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual, has been used since the 1900s.

Expressed as a rights struggle, LGBT was used as GLBT for a period, but it started to be referred to as LGBT again because lesbians were ignored in the society, later added intersexual people.

What does LGBTI stand for?

LGBTI Which Stands For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & Intersex

The LGBTI operation dating back to antiquity, 2000-3000 BC, has succeeded in shedding light on this issue by reflecting on the works of that period.

Although Christianity prohibits homosexuality, it is known that homosexual relations, although not very common, continued in Western countries throughout the Middle Ages. The bans, court orders and executions of the popes and cardinals prove that sexual relations and love continue to exist among LGBTIs despite these prohibitions.

With the French Revolution, homosexuality was decriminalized again in Europe, with the abolition of all crimes and punishments based on religion. When the French emperor Napoleon enacted the civil law in 1810, he did not give up this practice. In the 19th century, countries such as the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Bavaria and Italy accepted the Napoleonic laws, but homosexuality was no longer a crime in these countries.

What is a LGBTI Honor Mark?

A frequently cited goal of activist or social movement among LGBTIs is social equality for LGBTI people; some people also sought to develop LGBTI communities or liberate the wider society from sexual oppression. LGBT movements organized today are lobbying and street walks; social groups, support groups and community events; magazines, films and literature; academic research and writing; and business activities, as well as a wide range of political activism and cultural activities.

L: Lesbian, Lesbians

G: Gay, Gays

B: Bisexual, Bisexuals, Bisexual Man, Bisexual Woman etc…

T: Transgender, Transgenders, Transsexual, Transsexuals, Trans Man, Trans Woman, Trans Men, Trans Women etc…

I: Intersex, Intersexual, Intersexuals

Ten Animals that Engage in Homosexual Acts

Scientific research is spotting a surprising range of animals that engage in same-sex relationships. In this mind-expanding list, we will look at the “Lesbian Albatrosses” of Hawaii; male dolphins who keep boyfriends; and sam-sex seagull couples who adopt young to raise together. In the animal world, big surprises always await us:

No. 10 Rams

We are often told to count sheep when we want to fall asleep, but the natural tendencies of rams actually might keep scientists up at night. Domestic rams are statistically among the most extensively gay mammals in existence. Scientific studies have shown that up to an incredible EIGHT PERCENT of male sheep may form exclusively male-to-male pair bonds, forsaking all contact with the female ewes.

These same sex couples do not mate, but they act as a couple in every other way throughout their lives. The homosexual herds stand out as an example of diverse relationship status among animals—but of course, they’re less than popular among farmers, who seek to breed as many sheep as possible.

9. Laysan Albtros

In 2007, scientists studying the LAYSAN ALBATROSSES of Oahu (Hawaii) noticed that sixty percent of birds present were female, and that thirty-one percent of all the albatross pairs were lesbian. These pairs of female birds exhibit all the behaviors of close pair bonding, and engage in nesting, bill kissing, and a variety of other albatross breeding behaviors.

Laysan albatrosses are normally highly defensive when they sense intruders— indicating that the acceptance of another female is true pair bonding. The same-sex partnerships may last as long as traditional pairs—in one case, a whopping nineteen years. In New Zealand, a same-sex pair of even larger royal albatrosses were recently found tending a nest together, suggesting that the phenomenon may be widespread.

8. Bottlenose Dolphins

Dolphins have a position on the top tier of animal intelligence, and are comparable to both chimpanzees and humans in cognitive and social abilities. Great diversity exists in dolphin societies as well, and numerous same-se3x liaisonsbnhave been identified.

In one incredible case, a pair of gay dolphins enjoyed a seventeen year relationship, while researchers identified a whole pod of dolphinscomposed entirely of males—whose members were certainly not lacking in romantic experiences. It has become clear that dolphin relationships are extremely strong, regardless of the specific orientation of the marine mammals involved. Many other dolphins have been found to be bisexual, enjoying passionate contact among their own sex as well as the opposite.

7. Bonobos

Bonobos, which resemble miniature chimpanzees, are not only among the world’s most intelligent animals but are in fact humanity’s closest relative. Living in highly social colonies, bonobos are more good-natured compared to their frequently violent chimpanzee relatives. They’re famous for using a language of love, rather than a language of aggression, to resolve problems and communicate with each other.

Since many of the conflicts occur between two males or between two females, homosexual bonding is a FREQUENT occurrence among these amorous apes. Sexual encounters may serve to increase social standing among females—but it also occurs among males, who may take a more “play fight”-based approach. Bonobos are critically endangered, and they require the utmost effort from conservationists to keep them in the wild.

6. Cock of the Rock

Andean “cock of the rock” are spectacular forest songbirds with an extremely dramatic appearance, combining brilliant orange with a huge crest. Natural selection has led to some rather outlandish feather adornments. Remarkably, up to forty percent of males engage in same sex activity.

Unlike the seabirds previously discussed, only the male birds of this species seek homosexual encounters. It is possible that the gay behavior stems from high population densities, and extensive competition for females. Same sex encounters also satisfy the bird’s desire for opportunities to express their promiscuous and highly developed mating drive, thereby increasing social stability among the normally edgy birds.

5. African Lions

African lions are frequently invoked as symbols of traditional rulership, especially in patriarchal societies which involve female harems. A certain percentage of male African lions, however, forsake the available females in order to form their own same-sex group gatherings.

Male lions have been documented mounting other males, and engaging in a variety of behaviors normally reserved for single pairs of opposite-sex couples. Though many other animal societies are structured in a way that might occasionally favor same-gender pairing, the reason for male lion associations is unknown. Lions have some of the strongest sex drives of any cat species, meaning that the encounters are probably more . . . purposeful than same sex interactions among birds or rams.

4. Waterfowl and Penguins

Homosexual behaviour has been documented in wild Australian black swans, which sometimes form threesomes involving two males as they establish a nest site. Incredibly, such arrangements involving two males actually led to higher breeding success, due to the effectiveness of the males in defending the nest site from predators.

Additionally, two male penguins made headlines after they paired up in a zoo, and were given an egg which they successfully raised. Prior to being given an egg of their own, the gay penguins attempted to steal eggs from straight penguin couples.

Ornithologists exploring the phenomenon have observed that, generally speaking, male bird pairs form among the more promiscuous songbird species, while female pairs form among monogamous species. While such behavior was naturally established in some bird species, scientific research has indicated that increased rates of same sex pairing among the South American ibis may be the result of mercury pollution from mining operations, which changes sex hormones.

3. Western Gulls

Western gulls resemble the laysan albatross, but they’re actually more closely related to puffins. Convergent evolution has given them a resemblance to the huge albatrosses, along with a similar mating system—again sometimes involving two females. The more expressive gull pairs may even engage in mounting behaviors.

Scientific expeditions to California’s Channel Islands revealed that no less than fourteen percent of gull pairs were partners in female to female couples.

This diversity in the colonies was first noticed when some nests were found to contain surprisingly large numbers of eggs. Some of these eggs were even fertilized, due to “on the side” encounters with male gulls.

2. Giraffes

Young male GIRAFFES, prior to mating with a female, sometimes engage in same-sex encounters and short term alliances. Activities may include tongue kissing, neck massaging and “hugs,” as well as full-body contact and nuzzling. Scientists theorize that the purpose of the same-gender interactions is to develop a familiarity with the mating techniques before using them to court the appropriate female giraffe. In the small-town community which is the giraffe herd, it seems that the idea is to get it right with the girls from the word go—by checking out some of the guys, first.

1. Dragonflies

It’s a fact: bugs can be gay. Dragonflies are among the most highly evolved predators in the insect world, and they’re also among the most demonstrative—engaging in spectacular in-flight ballets as well as serious sensual encounters with other dragonflies.

But the presence of the opposite sex is not always a prerequisite to dragonfly dating; investigations have revealed a surprisingly high frequency of matings between same-sex dragonflies. Understanding the reasons for same gender pairings among such small invertebrates is challenging, and the interactions are poorly understood even today. Environmental chemistry and the unavailability of partners may be one factor influencing dragonfly mating behavior.

Ten Animals that Engage in Homosexual Acts by Andrew Blackstone

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