Supreme Court Grants Utah's Appeal To Stay Gay Marriage Court Order
July 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to a request from Utah for an emergency stay of an appeals court order that told the state to recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages...
View ArticleDear Oklahoma
Dear Oklahoma, I am elated that the Federal Courts are forcefully dragging you kicking and screaming into the 21st century. I know leadership in your state might, or might not, agree with this ruling,...
View ArticleI Did It: I Made A Will
I don't want to die. I am healthy and active and merely 61-years-old. My 86-year-old father is a nationally ranked tennis player, reinforcing the belief that if I keep eating and living well, my genes...
View ArticleHow Many People Can Say They've Been Yelled At by Elaine Stritch?
"I'm so so so sorry for your loss," a friend wrote on my Facebook wall this morning. That is how I knew Elaine Stritch had passed. For the next few hours I received tens of text messages expressing...
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This Is What The Victims Of Flight 17 Did For AIDS Research
AIDS researchers, activists and advocates en route to the 20th International AIDS conference in Melbourne, Australia are among those believed to have perished on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, which was...
View ArticleVikings Suspend Special Teams Coordinator Mike Priefer For 3 Games For...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings will suspend special teams coordinator Mike Priefer without pay for three games this season and donate $100,000 to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights...
View ArticleTori Amos Covers Mary Lambert's 'She Keeps Me Warm'
Tori Amos just kicked off the North American leg of her "Unrepentant Geraldines" tour and, as she did on the European and South African leg, she's performing several incredible cover songs each night....
View Article'Fragments Of Him' Video Game Explores Queer Love And Loss
A dark and groundbreaking new video game is slated to hit the market this winter that follows the experiences of one man following the death of the love of his life. A new take on queerness in video...
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'Wynne Neilly: Female to 'Male,' Self-Portrait Project, Documents Artist's...
A stunning new art exhibition is slated to open in New York City this month that chronicles one artist's transition across the gender spectrum. From artist Wynne Neilly comes "Wynne Neilly: Female to...
View ArticleBest Tweets: What Women Said On Twitter This Week
This week was full of some perfectly hilarious 140-character jokes. Lane Moore brought some comedic relief to the truth of growing up when she tweeted: "'It's basically just making endless phone calls...
View ArticleGeorge Takei Tells Bill Maher Why He Can't Stand William Shatner
The fact that "Star Trek" costars George Takei and William Shatner don't get along in real life is a sad thing for Trekkies to face. While visiting "Real Time With Bill Maher," Takei addressed his...
View ArticleAmherst Sued For Trying To Handle A Sexual Assault Case Almost 5 Years Later
A would-be 2014 Amherst College graduate is suing the school for $2 million in damages after it withheld his diploma to investigate allegations that he sexually assaulted a former roommate almost five...
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The Global HIV/AIDS Community Can Take a Punch
Yvonne Chaka Chaka raising her voice on HIV/AIDS & TB w/ @action_tweets at #AIDS2012 rally. The first AIDS "activist" I knew was a man who cared for his partner until his death from HIV/AIDS. I...
View ArticleCeCe McDonald Disucsses Police And Prisons With Dean Spade, Reina Gossett
Activist and formerly incarcerated transgender woman CeCe McDonald has firsthand experience with the injustices of the criminal justice system -- particularly when it comes to the lives and bodies of...
View Article'The Same Difference' Documentary Explores Problematic Dynamics In The...
Why do some members of the lesbian community police, regulate and discriminate against one another? This is a question that filmmaker Nneka Onuorah tackles in her new documentary "The Same Difference,"...
View Article'Truth. Be. Told.' To Explore The Stories Of Queer Black Visionaries
A compelling new documentary series is in the works that will provide a platform for a handful of queer black visionaries to share their personal stories of challenge, radical self-inquiry,...
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'We Are The Youth' Chronicles The Diversity Of Queer Youth In America (PHOTOS)
An incredible new photographic journalism project is documenting the lives and stories of a handful of queer kids across America through a project titled "We Are The Youth." What began as a web-based...
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After Dark: Meet William Noguchi, Artist And Nightlife Personality
This is the tenth installment in HuffPost Gay Voices Associate Editor James Nichols' ongoing series "After Dark: NYC Nightlife Today And Days Past" that examines the state of New York nightlife in the...
View ArticleThe Power of Learned Optimism
My wife, Elenor, and I are among the plaintiffs in one of Utah's two marriage equality lawsuits ping-ponging its way up the judicial system. Our case, Evans vs. Utah, which is led by the ACLU of Utah,...
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5 Things Not to Say to a Transgender Person (and 3 Things You Should)
1. "Hey, you! Have you had 'the surgery'?" This is kind of like someone coming up to you and asking about your vagina or penis. No, wait, it's exactly like that. While there are some trans folks who...
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