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starrynightsxo · 1 month

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"And you think it was sunrise I was waiting for and not my queen."

CARDAN FREAKING GREENBRIAR THE MAN HE IS

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timaeusterrored · 4 months

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If anyone ever asks why my standards are so high (they aren’t) im looking them dead in the eye and reminding them Percy fell into literal hell because he refused to let go of Annabeth.

#they’re the one and only #the standard #percy jackson #annabeth chase #percabeth

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twopoppies · 3 months

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https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/harry-styles-is-a-gay-icon-queerbaiting-b1136121.html

Hi Gina, Have you seen this article?

No. But thank you. I really love what the author had to say! Usually I highlight a few key comments, but I found myself highlighting almost the entire article.

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And that is all well and good, however there does come a time Harry Styles deserves some respect. We know he wasn’t the first man to ever wear a dress. Still, his appearance on the cover of American Vogue in December 2020 felt like a moment. Yes ok, he has pinched a few styling tips and lyrical flourishes from the great male frontmen of our times (David Bowie, Freddie Mercury, Mick Jagger, George Michael, et al). But like Bowie caused a scandal by wearing a Mr Fish dress on his album cover in 1971, Styles does too every time he flaunts another disco coloured, nipple-grazing jumpsuit. At least someone is still trying to push the boundaries.

More than that, though, Styles’ persistent drip feeding of all things “flamboyant” — on the fashion front, credit must go to his longtime stylist Harry Lambert — is exactly the antidote a world in a toxic masculinity choke-hold needs. His own range of unisex nail varnishes? Great. Pictures of him stomping about in little heeled booties and a pearl necklace? It really is delightful to see.

His relationships with queer creatives are a convincing testament to him as a person, too. He launched gender fluid designer Harris Reed’s career when he wore a selection of his blouses on tour in 2018. He did too for S.S.Daley, another queer-centric label, which the singer gave a leg-up to stardom by spotlighting it in his 2020 Golden music video. Taking his support a step further, this month it was announced Styles bought a minority share in the brand.

And on set, the stories that come back are similar. Pat Boguslawski, the movement director best known for his current role at Martin Margiela under John Galliano, worked with Styles on his viral 2020 Beauty Papers cover shoot. Yes, the one where he is naked save for fishnets and loafers.

“He was just incredible,” Boguslawski told me in a recent interview. “It was fascinating to work with someone who is a male but at the same time so open minded and willing to do anything.” First hand testimonies are a good place to start when it comes to reading mega-stars who have their image so tightly controlled (often it’s near impossible to get any sense of true character).

While Styles has not spelled out his queerness in black and white, every plumed, pink ostrich feather coat he normalises makes it a little bit easier for those wanting to express themselves in peace and safety.

It shouldn’t be like that. In fact, it’s sickening. But that’s not Styles’ fault — and by putting it to the forefront of pop culture, he is doing the LGBTQ+ community a solid. To my mind, that is something worth applauding, not tearing down.

Full article here

#Everyone loves Harry #beauty papers magazine #vogue Harry #ss daley #Harris Reed #Harry’s queer connections #the standard #Harry’s sexuality #queerbaiting

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dixt · 2 months

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the standard in bangkok, thailand

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virtchandmoir · 4 months

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Source: QWIL

#tessa #off ice #interview: qwil #the standard

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callistosabbs · 1 month

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#villains are destined to die #callisto regulus #my husband #the standard #best ml

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alexdrogers · 9 months

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joseph hines photographed by @alexdrogers

#alex d rogers #joseph hines #the standard #the affluent standard #nikon #z9 #nikon z9 #menswear #mens fashion #style guide #style goals #well dressed men #men in suits

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m4rs-ex3 · 9 months

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i don't think we talk about that lil awkward rayllum period in s3.

smth i kinda just realized is about when rayla kissed callum at the oasis--yes, he fumbled and very much implied he wasn't into her, but he SO OBVIOUSLY was that's not even a question. i mean i know he's a dumbass he took a matter of seconds to realize he's a dumbass, but i still never got how he fucked up that badly. but "that's- not... what i was... expecting"..."i wasn't saying those things so you would-" those lines have me thinking thaT A PART OF HIM DIDN'T WANT TO RECIPROCATE BC HE WANTED HER TO KNOW THAT WHEN HE SAID ALL THAT IT WAS 100% GENUINE AND HE WASN'T TRYING TO GET ANYTHING OUT OF IT. AWWW ! ! THE POOREST OF EXECUTIONS BUT THE SWEETEST OF INTENTIONS

+bonus he was veryy respectful of her embarrassment. like when he held onto her on the shadowpaw look at the boy he was so excited. the way he was looking at her after. oh my god. it looked way more like he didn't want her to be uncomfortable than himself.

#the Standard #god bless you cal god bless #callum #callum tdp #tdp callum #rayllum #tdp s3 #tdp #the dragon prince

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svechsdoll · 1 year

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THIS IS SO SWEEEEET MARTIN!

#nečas is so boyfriend material #the standard #oh I love them #they’re so cute #booktok would love this #also is this too much to ask for?#martin necas #martin nečas #czech couple #carolina hurricanes #canes lb #canes #nhl

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d-criss-news · 1 year

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[UHQ] TheStandard_Vol11_Issue3 March, 2023 (PHOTO CREDITS: Amanda Demme: Blue NY Bomber Jacket, Bright patterned jacket / Lindsey Byrnes: Red back drop photos / Pierre Hennequin: B&W photo)

DAP Health’s 2023 Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards | The Standard

The Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards, DAP Health’s biggest annual fundraiser, also fondly known as The Chase returns to dazzle donors outdoors at the Palm Springs Convention Center on the evening of Saturday, March 25. Fashion, medicine, and music will take center stage at the starry annual benefit gala.

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Up Close with Headliner Darren Criss

Darren Criss — the 36-year-old “Glee” alum who won an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award for playing gay serial killer Andrew Cunanan in Ryan Murphy’s “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” — may be making his professional desert debut when he headlines the 2023 The Chase for DAP Health, but he’s no stranger to the Coachella Valley. Since he reports he has a “significant amount of family in the Palm Desert,” he’s somewhat of a regular. “I’ve got all my favorite spots, let’s put it that way.” He even made it to fellow performer Harry Styles’ last North American “Love On Tour” stop (and impromptu birthday bash) on February 1 at the new Acrisure Arena.

I chatted with Criss over Zoom while he was in Los Angeles to talk about what we can expect at his show, his love of all things show biz, and his ties to queer audiences.

Tell me a bit about the show you’ll be presenting at The Chase.

When I have the opportunity to play events like this, which are very fun — I know The Chase is very big and I’m very thrilled to be there — I’m the court jester. I’m just making sure I’m servicing people having a good time. So, I tend to stray away from deep cuts [in favor of] any smattering of things that people would be familiar with from, Broadway or the stuff I did on “Glee” or just covers in general that are fun to play and that kind of seem appropriate for the vibe. I’m notorious about not coming up with a set list until a few days before. I’ll have a band [that night], so I have to be a little more fastidious with the organizing of that. The nice thing about being a musician is you’re your own accompanist. If this was just me, I wouldn’t have an answer for you. Maybe about an hour before I went on stage — ’cause I would go to the party, kind of get a vibe from people, have a couple drinks — I’d go, “OK, I think I get the playlist,” and then I’d just do it… I’d just show up and try to make people happy. You can quote me on that.

Acting, singing, or songwriting and producing — what would you say is your favorite?

That’s a great question, because usually the question is, “Which one do you consider yourself?” And my answer is, they’re all the same because they’re all connected. They’re all storytelling. It’s just different tailoring. Different dress codes. But it’s the same party, the same venue….

You know, I’ve been very lucky, where I’ve gotten to do everything. I will say the most fulfilling would probably have to be songwriting…. Songwriting and producing probably consume most of my soul.

Talking acting, is it film, TV, or theatre?

Nice work if you can get it. Listen, I’m a mercenary. I’ll be very happy to have the opportunity to work in any of those fields if they invite me to the party. Lucky me. And I’m always grateful and cherish every opportunity that comes my way. Obviously, I come from the theatre, so it kind of has my heart and soul because there is an immediacy to it. So, yeah, that might be the leading player on the field.

Between “Glee,” Ryan Murphy, and Broadway, you clearly have a lot of queer fans. Thoughts?

I think the simple answer is I’ve always felt so privileged to be included at what I deem to be the cool kids table. And that’s not me trying to be charming or sucking up to a certain demographic. I’ve spent a lifetime chasing my heroes, wanting to have the people I think are cool think I’m cool. And I’ve worked very hard for that. I’ve educated myself. I’ve tried to cultivate my life so that people I respect might go, “Hey, this kid ain’t so bad.” And a huge [number], if not the majority, of those people come from the queer community. I feel very privileged to have anybody’s attention, much less that of a community of people I think are rad. I’m just so pleased to have a seat of the table, and I hope that my conversation is interesting enough to hold their attention and to be worthy of their time.

As you know, The Chase is DAP Health’s largest annual benefit, and the organization began in 1984 as Desert AIDS Project. How have HIV and AIDS touched your life personally?

I was born in the eighties, raised in the nineties, in San Francisco. I’m from a very, very queer city during a very troubled time that didn’t see everybody survive. People’s uncles were dying. I was a little boy. You’d notice, and you’d go, “Wait, what’s going on?” But it’s something that didn’t really hit me until much later in life. When you’re old enough to understand and realize, “Holy shit, that was a pretty insane time.” I’m very lucky because I’m of a generation that got to benefit from the slow de-stigmatization and more healthy conversations around HIV and AIDS. The men and women in my circle who are living with it, when we talk about the sort of dark days of AIDS in the United States, they and I are just supremely aware of the people upon whose shoulders we get to live our day-to-day life. I consider myself very, very lucky.

Well said. Shifting gears to a lighter subject, The Chase can be quite the fashionista extravaganza. So, here’s the most important question: Have you picked out your outfit?

Oh, girl. Um, no. [Laughs] And I’m not proud about it. I gotta get on it. Thanks for reminding me. I gotta get a set list together and an outfit. It’s literally the two things that are required of me. And I don’t have either one right now.

PHOTO CREDITS: Amanda Demme: Blue NY Bomber Jacket, Bright patterned jacket / Lindsey Byrnes: Red back drop photos / Pierre Hennequin: B&W photo

#darren criss #the standard #2023 chase awards #press #march 2023

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bettyfrommars · 9 months

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Peter Steele talking about how "anti-rockstar" he is gives me the vapors. @michellecrusher @lilpotatobean2 @xxhellfiregirlxx @etherealglimmer

#peter steele #the standard

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mafaldaknows · 1 year

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Because CMBYN is now the gold standard by which all other aesthetically pleasing romantic movies must hold themselves ✨

NobodyIsMovingOn @ragsandfeathers 🍑

#screenrant #call me by your name #aethestic #romantic #romantic movies #the standard #armie hammer #timothée chalamet #luca guadagnino #cmbyn #cmbyn aesthetic #luca ruined my life #somewhere in northern italy #NobodyIsMovingOn

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tillygirl · 3 months

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We say Aaron Warner is the standard as if Percy Jackson isn't eating blue pancakes with heart eyes for Annabeth and only Annabeth right in front of us

#percy jackson #riordanverse #pjo #shatter me #aaron warner #annabeth chase #books #book boyfriend #the standard #nothing against aaron its just- PERCY #i love him

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itsbriannabecker · 2 years

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