Lil' gay boys have it rough.

A survey out of England indicates that young men face more homophobic bullying than their female peers. This should come as no surprise. As musician Quentin Harris suggested this morning, there's more pressure on men not to seem weak.

Yes, he was talking about the hip-hop scene, but we say that's a pretty universal rule: men are meant to act like men, and those who don't will face the consequences. Lawrence King's widely covered murder perfectly highlighted the perpetual assault on feminine men.

What a perfect time, then, for homo hip-hop artist, Q-Boy, to come out against bullying. And, on an even bigger scale, the uproar against Jay Leno.

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Lance Bass may be the more famous of the "friendly" couple, but Pedro Andrade definitely has some talents. Aside from flashing his pearlies on Next magazine, the New York-based model appears in Australian-born filmmaker Jarrah Gurrie's new short film, Compassionist.

Above you'll see Andrade playing a tortured, lonely artist who finds a creative way of filling his bed. Hopeful Bass doesn't get too jealous about fantasy.

Compassionist ain't Gurrie's first work. He also lent his skills to gay British rapper Q-Boy's "Q.B.O.Y. Is So Fly" music video, a video for Aussie songster Rhys Ripper and a number of other short films. Check out his website and his YouTube gallery. Oh, and we've included his video for The Rumours' "Inside/Outside". After the jump, natch.

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