Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Marvel Star Dave Bautista Doesn't Mince Words With Pride Message Honoring His Lesbian Mom

Marvel Star Dave Bautista Doesn't Mince Words With Pride Message Honoring His Lesbian Mom
P. Lehman/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Wrestler-turned-actor Dave Bautista has people online applauding after delivering a pointed message about LGBTQ+ Pride Month.

The actor, who has appeared in several Marvel movies including Guardians of the Galaxy, Army of the Dead, and Dune, recently posted a photo of himself to Instagram in a rainbow-emblazoned t-shirt that read "Be You" across the chest.


In his caption, Bautista, who is straight, explained the post was a tribute to his mom, a lesbian whom he described in his caption as having an attitude towards being LGBTQ+ that is nothing short of inspirational--and wonderfully profane.

See his post below.

Along with the photo, Bautista wrote:

"I was always proud of who my mom was because she was always proud of who she was."
"In your face, fu*k you if you don’t like it, unapologetically loud and proud."

Amen!

Bautista went on to say that he "paid attention" to his mom's attitude, before closing his tribute with a directive to LGBTQ+ people everywhere.

"BE LOUD, BE PROUD, BE YOU. ❤️🏳️🌈💪🏽 #ProudSonOfALesbian #pride #pridemonth #lgbtq #lgbt"

Bautista is known to be super close with his mom, the kind of son who took some of his big Marvel movie earnings and bought his mom a house in her favorite part of San Francisco.

Aww.

And he has frequently celebrated Pride and taken up the cause of LGBTQ+ rights as a way of honoring his mother, too.

All the way back in 2014, he posed for photographer Adam Bouska's NOH8 Campaign, a non-profit founded in the wake of California's 2008 Proposition 8 that overturned same-sex marriage in the state until a 2013 Supreme Court decision invalidated it.

And in 2019, he pointedly put a Catholic bishop in place after the bishop said Catholics should not celebrate Pride because it damages children.

Bautista's latest show of support for the LGBTQ+ community had people on Instagram cheering, too.

@maylingng/Instagram

@reincarnated_for_bad/Instagram

@brianb2021/Instagram

@petalsnthorns/Instagram

@realpaulfelix/Instagram

@therealdranimo/Instagram

@bsb_ricardoalexandre/Instagram

@tsax304/Instagram

@adirareignheart/Instagram

@drpaula5/Instagram

Let's all take Bautista's advice and keep that "fu*k you if you don’t like it" energy this Pride season.

More from Trending

Denver Airport Sparks Debate After Asking For Financial Support For Unpaid TSA Agents Amid Partial Shutdown
Annabelle Gordon/AFP via Getty Images

Denver Airport Sparks Debate After Asking For Financial Support For Unpaid TSA Agents Amid Partial Shutdown

Denver International Airport (DEN) is asking travelers to donate grocery and gas gift cards to help Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents who are working without pay during the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown that began in mid February.

The shutdown stems from the 2026 DHS budget appropriation still being unapproved by Congress and the expiration of their continuing resolution authority (CRA) which funded their operations until it lapsed. This weekend, TSA workers missed their first full paycheck.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Donald Trump and Melania Trump
@atrupar/X

Melania Mocked After Praising Herself As A 'Visionary' In Bizarre Speech

First Lady Melania Trump was widely mocked after she praised herself as a "visionary" while speaking at a Women's History Month event at the White House on Thursday.

The First Lady praised women who are "finding unique ways to balance careers, ambition, and family"—yet still found the time to congratulate herself while promoting her recent documentary.

Keep ReadingShow less
Michael B. Jordan accepting Oscar; Michael B. Jordan with Oscar at In-and-Out Burger
@revolt/TikTok; @DiscussingFilm/X

Michael B. Jordan Took His Oscar To In-N-Out Burger To Celebrate His Best Actor Win—And It's Everything

It's a cool experience to watch the various awards shows throughout the winter months and see which celebrities will be recognized for their hard work. But it's especially rewarding when a celebrity is super humble.

This year, for his dual role in Sinners, Michael B. Jordan received his first Oscar nomination. Competing with Ethan Hawke, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Timothée Chalamet, Jordan also received his first win.

Keep ReadingShow less
Gavin Newsom; Donald Trump
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images; Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images

Gavin Newsom Explains The Real Reason Trump Boasted That High Oil Prices Mean 'We Make A Lot Of Money'

California Governor Gavin Newsom explained the real reason why President Donald Trump is celebrating the rise in oil prices after bragging openly about them in a post on Truth Social.

On February 27, the day before launching the war against Iran, Trump appeared in Corpus Christi and touted falling gas prices, which have a direct correlation with the price of oil on the global market. At that event, he claimed that “right here” gas prices had dropped below $2.30 a gallon.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of "Inside Out" style Donald Trump from Iran embassy video
@IRAN_in_NL/X

Iran Embassy Trolls Trump Hard With Mock 'Inside Out' Sequel Trailer Eviscerating His Response To Girls' School Bombing

The Iranian embassy in The Hague, The Netherlands, had social media users applauding after it shared an AI-generated video in the stye of Pixar's Inside Out in which President Donald Trump is compelled to lie about the U.S. attacking an Iranian girls' school that killed 168 children.

Iranian state media and health officials said the strike occurred early on February 28 in Minab, in the country’s southern Hormozgan Province. Journalists from international news organizations have not been granted access to independently verify the reported death toll or the circumstances surrounding the strike.

Keep ReadingShow less