Why We Entered the ACLU's 'My Big, Gay, (Il)legal Wedding' Contest
Lindsey and I met three years ago through a mutual friend. While it wasn't exactly love at first sight, there was an instant connection. We talked daily and saw each other several times a week, until...
View ArticleLouisiana Gay Couples File Lawsuit Challenging State's Gay Marriage Ban
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Four gay married couples have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Louisiana Constitution's prohibition against recognizing same-sex marriages performed legally in other states....
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Film Director Chris Nelson on Date and Switch
When film director Chris Nelson was in high school, he wasn't out as a gay person, but he did have the fashion sense that's just innate. So when he came to class one day in a really "stylish, pink,...
View ArticleSpeaking for Ourselves
Last week we saw the continuation of the Janet Mock/Piers Morgan saga. What started off in the first interview a week earlier in a manner that seemed to please both the host and the interviewee...
View ArticleKentucky Gay Marriage Ruling Looks To Precedents
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Kentucky must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, pointing not only to recent decisions that have struck down bans in other...
View ArticleGOP Official Doubles Down On Practically Every Offensive Comment He's Made
A GOP official who has refused to step down from his post said this month that the Republican party was following "the Devil's way" and doubled down on offensive comments made about gays and lesbians....
View ArticleThe Closet, the Media and the Big, Queer Family
Earlier this year, I traveled to Merida, the city where I was born and lived 18 years, to attend my high school friend, Chalo's, wedding. I ran into people I had not seen since we finished school, and...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Straight Guys: Gay Men Just Aren't That Into You
Dear Straight Men, Unless you're living under a rock or into that John Muir thing, you've probably heard that the NFL is on the verge of having its first openly gay football player in Michael Sam, the...
View ArticleWe Must Change the Contemporary View of Marriage
Several months ago I wrote a piece about gay marriage and the impact legalization of gay marriage meant for my parents. Many people came out to support my parent's marriage, something that truly stood...
View ArticleGay People In Homophobic Regions Die Younger Those In Accepting Communities:...
Researchers of what's been deemed as "the first study to look at the consequences of anti-gay prejudice for mortality" have discovered that lesbian, gay and bisexual people living in less open-minded...
View ArticlePoll Reveals NFL Players Are Mostly Ready To Accept Openly Gay Teammate
Any anonymous executives, scouts and coaches who have claimed professional football locker rooms aren't ready for an openly gay player may need to find some new scapegoats before the 2014 NFL Draft....
View ArticleDear People Who Were Popular In High School: It Doesn't Get Better
High school can be Hell, but we all know that it gets better after graduation... For some people, anyway. In this parody PSA from Jason Headley, you'll hear some all-too-true testimonials from former...
View ArticleNotes From Nicaragua: Listo or Not
The view is breathtaking. But I vomit anyway. Let me back up a little. I was not planning on coming on this zip-lining trip at all. It wasn't that I was scared. I swear. "Just go without me. It's not...
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'Reality Bites' 20 Years Later: Why Lelaina Will Always Be Our Fave Girl Crush
Tuesday, Feb. 18, marks the 20th anniversary of one of the quintessential '90s films: "Reality Bites." The movie has the perfect cast -- including Janeane Garofalo, Ethan Hawke, Steve Zahn and Ben...
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This 'Lustworthy' Photo Series Upends What We Consider 'Attractive'
Sexual attractiveness does not come in one thin, white package. Men and women of all types can possess some serious sex appeal, and thus, it follows that we should see all sorts of men and women in our...
View ArticleDisney's 'Frozen' Slammed By Mormon Grandmother For 'Gay Agenda To Normalize...
"Frozen" has been charming critics and audiences all winter, but one conservative grandmother was less than taken by the Disney animated feature, which has grossed a reported $378.3 million...
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Michael Sam, Michael Morones and the Problem of Gender in America
In the last week there have been two significant news stories that have unearthed some difficult truths about the persistence of the gender problem in American society. Both of them center on a boy...
View ArticleQue(e)rying Michael Sam's Coming-Out Timing
When NBA center Jason Collins came out last year, it was the moment that the professional sports world had been waiting for: a male athlete currently playing in a major sports league coming out...
View ArticleOhio Gay Couple Sues After Being Denied Obamacare Coverage
Feb 18 (Reuters) - A gay couple in Ohio filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday, charging they were unable to obtain family coverage under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law because the state of...
View ArticleCharles Barkley: 'Public At Large Is More Homophobic Than Guys In The Locker...
Charles Barkley doesn't think an openly gay basketball player would have any problem being accepted by his teammates. He thinks the bigger problem facing an out player would be being accepted by the...
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