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Getting Up Close to Homophobia
I live and work in an intensely homophobic part of the world: the Caribbean. What looks like paradise can often be an archipelago of hell for many of its gay citizens, particularly those in rural...
View ArticleArt + Drag for Michael: An Anti-Bullying Event
The story of Michael Morones, an 11-year-old boy from North Carolina who attempted suicide in January because he was bullied over his love of My Little Pony, has touched so many people. Local Columbus...
View ArticleMichael Sam Introduced By Rams: 'It's OK To Be Who You Are' (VIDEO)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Michael Sam sure seems ready for all the attention. The first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team was confident and engaged Tuesday as he was formally introduced by the St. Louis...
View ArticleIdaho's Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down By Federal Judge
A federal judge has ruled that Idaho's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The ruling, handed down by U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale on Tuesday, followed oral arguments on May 5. Earlier...
View ArticleAnother Federal Judge Trolls Scalia While Striking Down Gay Marriage Ban
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge in Idaho on Tuesday joined the growing list of jurists who have embraced the words of Supreme Court marriage equality opponent Justice Antonin Scalia while striking down a...
View ArticleChelsea Manning To Be Transferred To Civilian Prison For Gender Treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an unprecedented move, the Pentagon is trying to transfer convicted national security leaker Pvt. Chelsea Manning to a civilian prison so she can get treatment for her gender...
View ArticleDid Someone Call You '-phobic'? Apologize
Yesterday I watched something play out on Twitter that should not have surprised me. A "progressive" author started tweeting about an issue involving gender, and when people chimed in with how her...
View ArticleHarry Reid: 'I Can't Vote For' Obama Nominee Michael Boggs
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Wednesday became the first Democratic senator to say he can't support President Barack Obama's judicial nominee Michael Boggs, who has drawn...
View ArticleSchool Officials In France Invite Boys To Wear Skirts On Friday To Protest...
Girls may not be the only pupils sporting skirts to school on Friday. As part of a demonstration against sexual discrimination, school officials in western France are encouraging both girls and boys to...
View ArticleFirst Steps on a Pilgrimage: A Reflection on the Thinking of Lee and Vines
The pilgrim's journey has been central to Christian tradition from the beginning. It's a helpful image for the still unresolved discernment among Christians about the place of lesbian, gay, bisexual...
View ArticleBryan Singer, 'X-Men' Director, Says He's Bisexual In Out Magazine Interview
Legally embattled "X-Men" director Bryan Singer cleared up an apparent media misconception about his sexuality in a new Out magazine interview. "I’m quite bisexual," he told the publication. "In the...
View ArticleJane Lynch Shares Her Experiences Growing Up Gay In 'It Got Better'
An incredible new docuseries has hit the web that interviews out lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) celebrities as they share their journey to living freely and authentically as a reminder...
View ArticleConchita Wurst Rises Like a Phoenix!
Bearded Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst's epic victory in this year's Eurovision competition sent a clear and powerful message to all the homophobes, and anti-LGBT factions in Eastern Europe and...
View ArticleCourt Won't Stop Arkansas From Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court has rejected the state attorney general's request for a stay of a judge's ruling that overturned Arkansas' constitutional ban on gay marriage. The...
View ArticleOprah Winfrey Network Plans Michael Sam Series
NEW YORK (AP) — The Oprah Winfrey Network says it plans to produce a documentary series following the life of Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team. The series will take an...
View ArticleIs Our Understanding of Sexual Orientation Changing?
In 1999 I had the privilege of performing in Larry Kramer's Just Say No, a comedic farce, with Alexandra Billings. But before we'd even met, we were asked to show up to a photo shoot with photographer...
View ArticleArkansas Gay Marriages On Hold For Now
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court refused Wednesday to put on hold a ruling that overturned the state's constitutional ban on gay marriage, but the short-lived ability for same-sex...
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Sharing the Stories of LGBT Youth: Trent, 16, From Lincoln, Nebraska (PHOTO)
We Are the Youth is a photographic journalism project chronicling the individual stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth in the United States. Through photographic portraits and...
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Sharing the Stories of LGBT Youth: Mahlon, 20, From Riverside, California...
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 ArticleMichael Sam's Kiss Proves That Change and Discomfort Are Correlatives
It is a natural impulse that members of the prevailing status quo maintain their requisite comfort while the inevitable change in the culture takes place. But that's not how it works. When Michael Sam...
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