The Center's Mike Thompson Says 'P.S., I Love You Because...'
Mike Thompson, Executive Director of The LGBT Community Center of the Desert in Palm Springs, California In recent months, for a variety of media outlets, including GayDesertGuide.com, I've been...
View ArticleRuling Against Gay Marriage Leaves Hundreds Of Newlyweds In Limbo
DETROIT -- A federal appeals court ruling in favor of anti-gay marriage laws in four states stunned members of the LGBT community and left hundreds of wedded couples in limbo in Michigan, where the...
View ArticlePacking Light: 10 Worthwhile Weekend Getaways
Summer may be in the rear view mirror, but fall is a great time to get away for a weekend. There’s a delicate art to the perfect weekend trip — it’s got to be close enough to be convenient, but far...
View ArticleKid's Rap About Being Transgender Is EVERYTHING (VIDEO)
It looks like we just found our new pint-size hero. Alex hasn't even left elementary school but he already has a firm grasp on his identity and what it means to be transgender. He wrote a rap about...
View Article'This Is Life With Lisa Ling' Explores The Gay Rodeo
The International Gay Rodeo Association has over 5,000 registered members. With its help, gay cowboys and cowgirls regularly come together not only to compete in a variety of events like bull riding...
View ArticleSharing the Stories of LGBT Youth: Riley, 21, From Philadelphia
We Are the Youth is a photographic journalism project chronicling the individual stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) youth in the United States. Through photographic...
View ArticleJared Leto May Play The Joker In 'Suicide Squad'
Why so serious, Jared Leto? According to The Wrap, Warner Bros. wants the Oscar-winning actor to play The Joker in "Suicide Squad." The film, from "Fury" writer-director David Ayer, is based on the DC...
View ArticleBoth Of The GOP's Openly Gay Congressional Candidates Lose Their Races
WASHINGTON -- The two men hoping to diversify the Republican Party by showing that being gay doesn't necessarily require being a Democrat lost their congressional bids this election cycle, meaning the...
View ArticleRoommate Dancing While He Thinks No One's Watching Is AMAZING
They say you should dance like no one's watching. But if you actually don't want anyone watching, you should make sure that no one is. That lesson was learned the hard way by this poor soul in the...
View ArticleWas It Good For The Gays: ‘The Birdcage'
If you’re going to make a movie about queer people, you’re likely going to get a divisive response. Does it reinforce negative stereotypes? Does it provide an accurate cross-section of the diverse LGBT...
View ArticleMy Lesbian Mom Died Terrified of Going to Hell
I once punched a girl in the face for saying, "You're dirty like your lesbian moms," all because a boy she liked was interested in me. I didn't think about it; I just swung. Then I dared her to say it...
View ArticleThe Measure of a Man
Earlier this week, Tom Cruise, secured by little more than a harness to the outside of a military plane flying 5,000 feet above the UK, successfully completed one of the most dangerous stunts in...
View ArticleLGBT Wellness Roundup: Nov 7
Each week HuffPost Gay Voices, in a partnership with blogger Scout, LGBT HealthLink and researcher Michael G. Bare, brings you a round up of some of the biggest LGBT wellness stories from the past...
View ArticleAfter Dark: Meet The Culture Whore, Art Collective And Party Curators
This is the twenty-sixth 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 ArticleIdaho Representative John McCrostie Discusses Being A Gay Politician
While Election Day brought bad news for many Democrats, there was a big win for LGBT equality in the deeply red state of Idaho. Democrat John McCrositie became the first openly gay man elected to...
View Article'Looking' Season Two Trailer Released
The "Queer As Folk" of our time is coming back -- and we couldn't be more excited. Many felt that "Looking" was boring in the beginning of its first season but the pace quickly picked up and had us...
View ArticleKellogg's Tony The Tiger Ad Touting Company's Pro-Gay Achievements Angers...
Kellogg's sponsorship of Atlanta's Gay Pride March and outspoken support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community has incensed a national right-wing organization. On Facebook,...
View ArticleGroup Vows To Defeat Rob Portman In 2016 Over His Support For Same-Sex Marriage
WASHINGTON -- It's only been a week since the 2014 elections, but the National Organization for Marriage is already vowing to defeat Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) in 2016 over his support for same-sex...
View ArticleSummoning the Ancestors
We keep going by recalling the struggles of those who came before us. When Steve Clemons of The Atlantic invited me to the Washington Ideas Forum that began October 29, I looked at the schedule and...
View ArticleSpice Girls' Mel B Opens Up About Her Sexuality, Admits She Had Relationships...
Former Spice Girl Mel B says she had romantic experiences with women before marrying husband Stephen Belafonte in 2007. In an interview with British TV host Alan Carr, the 39-year-old singer, who is...
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