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National Coming Out Day: Coming Out in Indian Country
I had a few choices of holidays to honor this week, and since Columbus Day isn't really my thing, I'm going with National Coming Out Day. To celebrate, I decided to talk with some LGBTQ people in my...
View ArticleGay American Men Shockingly Ignorant About HIV/AIDS, Kaiser Study Finds
A Kaiser Family Foundation survey of what gay American men know and how we behave when it comes to HIV shows a stunning level of ignorance and denial 33 years since the virus began to kill...
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Transgender Violence Tracking Portal: One Year Later
For the first time ever, there is a database where people the world over can see exactly what is happening to transgender people globally in terms of violent acts against them. The Transgender Violence...
View ArticleQueer Wedding Photos From Around The World Via Twitter Hashtag #MyQueerWedding
It's been a huge week for marriage equality in The United States. Thanks to a number of moves by different courts, including a game-changing decision by the Supreme Court on Monday, as of Friday...
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National Coming Out Day 2014: LGBT Whisper Users On Acknowledging Their...
National Coming Out Day was first celebrated on Oct. 11, 1988, exactly one year after the historic March On Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Now in its 26th year, National Coming Out Day remains...
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Happy Birthday, Matt Bomer! 7 Reasons We Love The 'White Collar' Star As He...
It's perhaps fitting that Matt Bomer's birthday coincides with National Coming Out Day. The Hollywood heartthrob, who turns 37 on Oct. 11, helped change the game -- as far as celebrity coming out...
View ArticleMoovz Social Networking App Celebrates #ComingOut
Happy National Coming Out Day! In honor of this day of solidarity with members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, and which takes place annually on October 11, social...
View ArticleLaura Jane Grace Opens Up On AOL's 'True Trans'
"Easy" isn't usually the word first chosen by transgender individuals to describe their journeys -- and that's often even more true when those people may be coming to live as their authentic selves...
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The Supreme Court Gave Gay Marriage A Big Kanye Shrug
So, that happened: Ebola has come to America, but the disease has nothing on the viral spread of harum-scarum Ebola hype from the media and politicians. Can we develop a resistance? Meanwhile, the...
View Article'You Must Come Out': How Harvey Milk's Challenge Resonates With Gay...
Harvey Milk said in 1978: Gay brothers and sisters, you must come out. Come out to your parents. I know that it is hard and will hurt them, but think about how they will hurt you in the voting booth!...
View ArticleComing Out Against 'Conversion Therapy'
Today, on National Coming Out Day, countless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people around the world will find the courage, through one another, to tell the world who they really...
View ArticleBest Tweets: What Women Said On Twitter This Week
Malala Yousafzai won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize this week, reminding us all that -- besides being an iconic human rights activist at the young age of 17 -- we want to be Malala when we grow up....
View Article'You Must Come Out': How Harvey Milk's Challenge Resonates With Gay...
Harvey Milk said in 1978: Gay brothers and sisters, you must come out. Come out to your parents. I know that it is hard and will hurt them, but think about how they will hurt you in the voting booth!...
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Lesbian Recounts Coming Out to Her 90-Year-Old Grandpa (VIDEO)
I'm From Driftwood is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit archive for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer stories. New stories are posted on the site every Wednesday. Abby Fink has always been close to...
View ArticleComing Out Again!
Just over four and a half years ago I came out! Sharing the story of my journey to understanding and accepting who I was and ultimately am today transformed my life. Today, Oct. 11, is National Coming...
View ArticleBeyond Marriage, Other Gay Rights Challenges Loom
NEW YORK (AP) — Even as they celebrate epic victories in the push for marriage equality, gay-rights activists acknowledge that other difficult issues remain on their agenda. There's the persistent high...
View ArticleA Homophobic Cousin Attacked This Woman's Marriage, Helping Her Understand...
By Rob Watson | The Next Family Once upon a time there were two cousins, Jessica and Robby. They grew up together in the warm and wet Mississippi back lands. They swam, they fished and Jessica loved...
View ArticleLGBT Wellness Roundup: October 10
Each week HuffPost Gay Voices, in a partnership with bloggers Liz Margolies and Scout, brings you a round up of some of the biggest LGBT wellness stories from the past seven days. For more LGBT...
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After Dark: Meet Darrell Thorne, Artist And Nightlife Personality
This is the twenty-second 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...
View ArticleKristen Wiig Crashes Bill Hader's 'SNL' Monologue, So Does Harvey Fierstein
Bill Hader always wanted to sing on "Saturday Night Live," and when he returned to host the show this weekend he finally got his chance. But only because his former "SNL" colleague and co-star of "The...
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