Written by Instinct Staff | Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Tags: shane bitney crone, ryan james yezak, marriage equality, gay rights, video, it could happen to you, no freedom until we are equal, election 2012, activism, tom bridegroom, bridegroom
Breakout activist Shane Bitney Crone took a brief break from working on his documentary to film a PSA in response to marriage equality votes that will be taking place in a handful of states in a few weeks. Follow the jump to see yet another poignant and brilliantly succinct message.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Tags: video of the day, ryan james yezak, viral videos, youtube, the gay rights movement, lgbt, equality, harvey milk, gaylebrities, dustin lance black, lady gaga, divas, allies, heroes, i want to know what its like, kickstarter
Updated Tuesday, 5 p.m. (PST):
Filmmaker Ryan James Yezak has no idea the impact his first short, The Gay Rights Movement would have on the community when it became viral in January to market his Kickstarter Campaign to make a feature length documentary, Second Class Citizens. With over $150K in support from fans, Yezak has released his newest short, I Want To Know What It’s Like. The newest Yezak creation after the jump. WARNING: Viewers may find themselves taken with an overwhelming sense of wow. FULL STORY
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Tags: todrick hall, ryan james yezak, end of time, flash mob, beyonce, target, american idol, california gays, shopping, dance, music video
The gaymous creator of the "California Gays" YouTube video sensation Ryan James Yezak and American Idol Season 9 alum Todrick Hall partnered up to make a scene in the aisles of Target (we won't tell GLAAD that y'all still shop there). Video after the jump.
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Written by Instinct Staff | Friday, 06 May 2011
Tags: ryan james yezak, youtube, internet, music videos, web exclusives, interviews, gaylebrities, only gay in the world, pop music
With “California Gays,” Ryan James Yezak turned the gay-music-video-parody Internet meme into a bona-fide institution. Now, as the leading auteur in the genre (with tens of millions of hits accrued to his YouTube channel and growing), the media superstar chats with Instinct about the pressure to remain on top, his all-time favorite music-video, his critics, and more. Head to our Web-Exclusives area to read the Instinct interview and check out “The Only Gay In The World” premiere!
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Tags: ryan james yezak, hold it against me, britney spears, music videos, parodies, heart it or hate it, hotties
It's no secret that this blog is a huge fan of Ryan James Yezak's music video "parodies" (though a better word might be "re-imaginations"). For his latest, RJY once again jumps the shark by releasing his version of a music video before the actual artist's premieres (think Peacock). Breathing silver-spray-painted life into "Hold It Against Me," (Britney's chart-destroying dubstep single), RJY adds some new elements... FULL STORY
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Tags: gay parodies, music videos, ke$ha, ryan james yezak, hotties, shirtless, pop, dance, we r who we r Ryan James Yezak's YouTube productions are becoming the gay music video parodies to beat. This, the third fully-produced, seizure-sparking parody from RJY comes on behalf of the auto-tune dipped voice of Ke$ha and the Halloween sales racks at American Apparel and Universal Gear.
If you worried things could not get any gayer after the group's last effort (peacock phalluses -- phalli? -- and ruffled, sparkled feathers in the parody for Katy Perry's "Peacock"), don't worry your Mary minds: the boys turn up the heat flames for "We R Who We R" with more skin and spandex than can be found in a Richard Simmons aerobics video.
While it's nice to notice that RJY got rid of some of the dancers we weren't so hot over in the past two videos and hired... FULL STORY
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Written by Jeff Katz, | Sunday, 28 March 2010
Tags: lady gaga, youtube, ryan james yezak, twitter, fans, video
So, Lady Gaga turned 24 over the weekend. And aside from making me feel fairly unaccomplished (as I turn the ripe age of 25), it also made me a little annoyed.
I'll be honest, I was never fully on the Gaga Express. Don't get me wrong: like her music, seen her live, find her some-what interesting—but I never fully bought it. Really, I questioned a lot of it. Call me jaded (again, at the ripe age of 25) but I just figured a lot of it was bullshit staging for shock value.
Go figure it would take a YouTube video for it to all sink in. Ryan James Yezak put out a call for Gaga fans to help assemble the world's biggest birthday card, and what he got in return was an amazing collection of people from around the world showing genuine gratitude... FULL STORY
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