On this World AIDS Day, I Celebrate Black Gay Men
I was nine years old when I first heard the word AIDS. My friend and I were playing on a dirty mattress outside of my housing project building. My friend's mother must have seen us from her 5th floor...
View ArticleHBO's 'Girls' Sesason 3 Poster Debuts And It's A Blast
The poster for season 3 of HBO's "Girls" has been released, and it looks like one heck of a party. Showing Hannah (Lena Dunham) with her friends recovering from an all-night rager, the series looks to...
View ArticleMagic Johnson On What Has Changed In HIV/AIDS Over The Last 20 Years
When NBA star Earvin "Magic" Johnson was diagnosed with HIV a little more than 20 years ago, he said his wife was afraid. "Cookie was fearful about the reaction of people ... [HIV was something] you...
View ArticleThe 2013 POZ 100: Celebrating Unsung Heroes In Fighting To End HIV/AIDS
For this year’s POZ 100, POZ magazine asked individuals and organizations to nominate an HIV-positive person in their community who is an unsung hero in the fight against AIDS. The individuals on this...
View ArticleElement Magazine Releases Sexy Photo Campaign For World AIDS Day
As we recognize, celebrate and remember during this year's World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, Element Magazine is attempting to enhance visibility surrounding HIV/AIDS awareness through this highly-visual photo...
View ArticleMeet Cher Noble, Brooklyn Drag Artist And Performer (NSFW)
This is the fifth installment in an ongoing series that explores drag culture and the nightlife scene in Brooklyn, N.Y. Over the past several years, following the large-scale exodus of artists across...
View Article'Preferred' Pronouns Gain Traction At US Colleges
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The weekly meetings of Mouthing Off!, a group for students at Mills College in Oakland, Calif., who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, always start the same way....
View Article'Kinky Boots' Performers Have Amazing Response To Macy's Day Parade Outrage
Homophobia reared its ugly head in response to the supposedly cheerful Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, as some Americans took to social media to criticize the performance of "Kinky Boots,"...
View ArticleSwedish HIV/AIDS Test Clip Features Nude Male Wrestlers Smeared In Jelly (NSFW)
Eight hunky men strip down before smearing their bodies in jelly for a nude wrestling session in this eyebrow-raising Swedish campaign apparently being used to promote HIV/AIDS testing. (WARNING:...
View ArticleRaven-Symone Posts Sultry Instagram Pic, Gives Girlfriend AzMarie Livingston...
Raven-Symone posted a sultry Instagram photo and gave a shout-out to her rumored girlfriend in the process. Symone posted a photo to Instagram Sunday. In the snapshot, the former Disney Channel star...
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Westboro Baptists Will Picket Paul Walker's Funeral
Westboro Baptist 'Church' will be picketing Paul Walker's funeral, because harassing grieving people is just part of their creed. After the 'Fast And The Furious' star tragically died in a car accident...
View Article'I'm Still Tom': Why Tom Daley's Coming Out Video Is the Perfect Rebuttal to...
"I'm dating a guy and I couldn't be happier," says 19-year-old British Olympic diver Tom Daley. If it's not quite true that nobody saw it coming, nobody saw it coming today. Daley's 'Something I want...
View ArticleSex, Lies and HIV: When What You Don't Tell Your Partner Is A Crime
Nick Rhoades was clerking at a Family Video store in Waverly, Iowa, one summer afternoon in 2008 when three armed detectives appeared, escorted him to a local hospital and ordered nurses to draw his...
View ArticleWeekly Meditations for Healthy Sex (Nov. 29 - Dec. 5)
It's vital for mindful acts of emotional and spiritual intimacy to steadily develop as a daily practice for healthy sex. To that end, Center for Healthy Sex has created daily meditations to help you...
View ArticleMeet the One Lawmaker Still Trying to Stop Marriage Equality in Hawaii (VIDEO)
Same-sex couples in Hawaii have been waiting since the first marriage lawsuit was filed in the early '90s to marry. They'll finally get a chance this week, with the state accepting license applications...
View ArticleOn the Greatest Generation: The Black Gay '80s
I don't run into black gay men as much that talk about the books, and films, and art that saved their lives. Works like In the Life and Brother to Brother; and films like Tongues United and Looking for...
View Article'Teen Wolf' Wins TV Guide Fan Favorites Poll
Cue the wolf whistle! They were up against other popular series like "Pretty Little Liars," "Scandal," and "The Vampire Diaries," but "Teen Wolf" has won TV Guide's annual Fan Favorites issue poll! The...
View ArticleDivorce Is The Latest Gay Rights Battle Facing Same-Sex Partners
HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) — Lauren Beth Czekala-Chatham wants to force Mississippi, one of the America's most conservative states, to recognize her same-sex marriage. She hopes to do so by getting a...
View Article'Whatever This Is.' Web Series Debuts 'Nature' Episode
The fifth installment of "Whatever this is.," the smash new web series from the creator of "The Outs," has made its highly-anticipated debut. As its title suggests, "Nature" shifts the focus of the...
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Blue Notes: An Interview With Out Indie Darling Noah Daniel Wood
This week I caught up with 21-year-old queer indie singer/songwriter Noah Daniel Wood while he was visiting Portland from Boston. We had brunch at SweeDeeDee, and over breakfast burritos, homemade pie...
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