Being Honest, Changing Minds
"Can we change people's minds about homosexuality and, if so, how?" That's the question Steven Petrow asks in his most recent article for the New York Times (in his regular column entitled Civil...
View ArticleChurch Of England Proposes Gay Marriage 'Blessings'
* Clergy should be able to bless same-sex couples: report * Critics says proposal contradicts church teachings * British views on homosexuality becoming more liberal (Adds details, quotes throughout)...
View ArticleCanadian Pride House: Toronto To Host Space For LGBT Athletes During Sochi 2014
TORONTO - Toronto is carrying on an Olympic tradition that had its beginnings in Vancouver, but has been outlawed for the Winter Games in Sochi.Both Vancouver, in 2010, and London, for the 2012 Summer...
View ArticleStephen Moyer On The Final Season Of 'True Blood' & Why A Bill-Eric Sex Scene...
The sun is about to set on Bon Temps, and Stephen Moyer isn't ready to say goodbye. The actor, famous for playing good-gone-bad-gone-good-again Bill Compton, sat down with The Huffington Post to talk...
View ArticlePro-LGBT Companies That Have Supported The LGBT Community
Who companies and their CEOs are (or aren't) looking out for (ahem... Chick-fil-A....) is something we want certainly want to be aware of when we plunk down our hard-earned money at the cash register....
View ArticleJohn and Peter's Story From The 'Let Love Define Family' Series For National...
Huffington Post Gay Voices and RaiseAChild.US are collaborating in an 10-part “Let Love Define Family” series for November’s National Adoption Month. Each series installment will introduce you to...
View ArticleArielle Scarcella, Vlogger, Releases 'Lesbians Explain: Why Straight Girls...
Note: The video above contains some language which may not be appropriate for sensitive or work environments. YouTube vlogging sensation Arielle Scarcella is back with the latest installment in her...
View ArticleLaverne Cox, Transgender Actress, Discusses Bullying In Vibe Vixen Interview
2013 has been quite a year for breakout "Orange Is The New Black" star Laverne Cox. However, despite her position as one of the most prominent transgender individuals in the entertainment business, Cox...
View Article'Kinky Boots' Performance At Macy's Day Parade Provokes Outrage
One part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade wasn't agreeable to America's social conservatives. That would be the performance by the cast of "Kinky Boots," an award-winning Broadway musical about a...
View Article33 Freakouts Your Date Will Have While Waiting for You to Show Up
1. "All his photos were taken from quite far away. I hope he's not a horse-frightener." 2. "I hope he was joking when he described himself as a flâneur. Because seriously." 3. "Does my stomach look fat...
View ArticleRise Africa! We Have No Time to Lose
Today the first generation since the first incident of HIV occurred is joining the human family. We have come a long way from a time of desperation, when we were sure this epidemic would destroy our...
View ArticleWhy We Need to Talk About HIV
In 2006 my boyfriend of a few weeks told me he was HIV positive. This was the first and only person I knew with HIV. Despite being high-risk category (one in 12 gay men in London is living with HIV) I...
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NOH8 Founders Jeff Parshley and Adam Bouska Talk Fifth Anniversary Event and...
This week I talked with Jeff Parshley and his partner, celebrity photographer Adam Bouska, creators of the NOH8 Campaign. On Sunday, Dec. 15, the NOH8 Campaign will celebrate its fifth anniversary at...
View ArticleDeck the Balls
Click here to watch the TEDTalk that inspired this post. I recently watched Mike Rowe's TEDTalk "Learning From Dirty Jobs" and found it quite interesting. For one, he talked at length about a job he...
View ArticleRussian 'Gay Propaganda' Law Investigation By Olympic Committee Sought By...
PARIS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Gay rights activists on Saturday asked International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach to launch an independent investigation into the implications of Russian law...
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Croatian Gay Rights Activists Protest Ahead Of Marriage Equality Referendum
Gay rights supporters in conservative and mainly Catholic Croatia staged protests on Saturday on the eve of a controversial referendum that could outlaw same-sex marriage in the EU's newest member...
View ArticleThomas Bach, IOC President, Urged To Investigate Russia's Anti-Gay Law By...
PARIS (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach met with Russian gay rights activists who urged an investigation before the Sochi Olympics into national laws banning "gay propaganda." International gay rights...
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Closer Than Ever To an AIDS-Free Generation
As CDC Director, I've had the privilege of meeting with nurses, doctors, outreach workers, and people living with HIV in communities across the U.S. and around the world. As an infectious disease...
View ArticleStars of 'The Sound of Music Live' Recall Seeing The Original For The First Time
NEW YORK (AP) — The 1965 film version of "The Sound of Music," with Julie Andrews in the starring role, won five Oscars, including best picture. Even more important, it won moviegoers' hearts. Nearly...
View ArticleThe Formula for Getting to Zero? Testing, Treating... and Talking
Illinois recently became the 16th state to legally recognize the marriages of same-sex couples. Much has changed for LGBT equality in the short 10 years since Massachusetts became the first state to...
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