Why We Love Divas...Let Us Count the Ways
Maybe it started with Greta Garbo. Quentin Crisp was a huge fan. If you're older than I am -- admit it or not, some of you are -- perhaps Judy Garland is your goddess. Guys around my age love...
View ArticleLeonard Matlovich: The Gay Military Hero You've Probably Never Heard Of
WASHINGTON -- Many people have never heard of Leonard Matlovich. I hadn't until today. But it was his tombstone that I used to jog by a couple of times a week just to read the words on it, because he...
View ArticleKentucky Baptists Sever Ties With Gay-Friendly Church
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Baptists on Tuesday chose to sever ties with a Louisville church that is open to performing same-sex marriages. Baptist leaders from around the state gathering in...
View ArticleMelissa Etheridge Got It All Wrong
Shame on Melissa Etheridge for using her privilege and public platform to blame herself for her breast cancer and, by extension, blame all lesbian and bisexual women for our disproportionate burden of...
View ArticleElton John Speaks Out Against Russia's 'Gay Propaganda' Law At St. Petersburg...
Elton John spoke out against Russia's controversial "gay propaganda" legislation during a performance in St. Petersburg this week. The legendary superstar, 62, pointed to St. Petersburg's removal of a...
View ArticleCyndi Lauper Announces 'Home For The Holidays' Contest
Haven't you always wanted to meet Cyndi Lauper? Well, here's your chance... The queer icon announced this week a new initiative that simultaneously supports her True Colors Fund, while giving...
View ArticleHere I Wait
Funny what a difference time can make in one's life. When I first came out of the closet 20 plus years ago, marriage really wasn't something I was concerned about or even really interested in. Now...
View ArticlePeople Have A 'Natural Revulsion' To Gays That They Got From God, Bryan...
The American Family Association's Bryan Fischer defended opposition to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights, arguing that anti-LGBT sentiment was a "natural revulsion." As Right Wing...
View Article'My Family Kicked Me Out for Being Gay'
"My family kicked me out for being gay." It's one of the most common statements we hear when a young adult first contacts the Hetrick-Martin Institute, the nation's oldest and largest nonprofit...
View ArticleAOL's 'True Trans' Series Explores Realization And Coming To Terms With One's...
What is the moment like when an individual realizes their gender identity doesn't align with the one they were assigned at birth? The journey to living as one's authentic self as a transgender or...
View ArticleIsabella Rossellini: 'Sex' Wasn't Shocking Because Madonna Was 'Too...
In 1992, actress-model Isabella Rossellini made headlines when she collaborated with Madonna on what was to become the Material Girl's most controversial project to date, the Sex book. HuffPost Live's...
View ArticleFeminists Read Mean Tweets, Confirm Internet Is A Scary Place For Women
Being a woman online is no walk in the park -- being a feminist online is even harder. In the style of the Jimmy Kimmel's "celebrities read mean tweets" videos, Mic asked women who identify as...
View ArticleWikipedia's SeedFeeder Is The Weirdest Sex Illustrator You've Never Heard Of...
Sure, we read Wikipedia for the articles. But the work of one anonymous artist with his eye on the erogenous is probably worthy of its own entry. He goes by SeedFeeder, and almost all of his drawings...
View ArticleRick Perry, Texas Governor, Confronted By Dartmouth Students With Questions...
Rick Perry got much more than he bargained for last week when he delivered a campaign speech ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The governor of Texas stopped by Dartmouth College, in Hanover,...
View ArticleSupreme Court Lifts Hold On Gay Marriages In Kansas
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says same-sex marriages can go ahead in Kansas. The court on Wednesday denied the state's request to prevent gay and lesbian couples from marrying while Kansas...
View ArticleWhy LGBT Communities and Our Allies Should Care about Net Neutrality
It's easy to forget the larger, community benefits of an Open Internet that doesn't discriminate based on the content flowing through the fiber (or however it gets to you). But let's get specific. How...
View ArticleFor a Safe Time, Call AVP!
The New York City Anti-Violence Project has responded to seven high-profile incidents of anti-LGBTQ violence in the last month. That's nearly two high-profile incidents a week. And that is on top of...
View ArticleLetting You In: The Complexities of Post-coital Care as a Queer Person With a...
He looked into my eyes and kissed me hard on the mouth. Clothes began flying about the room. Our breaths met. He gently moved me to the bed. We did what two men do best. Then, before sleeping, we spent...
View ArticleA Gay Dad's Open Letter to Rose McGowan on Lessons Learned
Rose McGowan's opinions have been all over social media the past few weeks. She started in an interview with a now-infamous diss alleging that gay men are "as misogynistic as straight men, if not more...
View Article'I'm Not Gay No More'
I've seen the video of the gay man being "delivered" in church: Some find it funny. I think it's sad. And I don't blame him, because it's not his fault. It's the delusion, deception and power of the...
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