Poofters. Benders. Shirtlifters. Bumboys. Lezzies. This was how British tabloid headlines referred to gay men and lesbians in the 1980s — an echo of the taunts heard on the street before a beating. The stories beneath would expand on the pejoratives…
The tiny nation of Brunei recently caused international outrage when it enacted draconian laws making gay sex a capital crime. After several weeks of fierce condemnation by world leaders, the sultanate announced it wouldn’t enforce the death penalty for people…
A Tennessee police detective has been placed on leave after giving a church sermon where he said LGBTQ people should be executed. Knox County Detective Grayson Fritts, who is also a pastor at All Scripture Baptist Church in Knoxville, was…
Despite a dark past, today many LGBT citizens in Latin America are enjoying the right to marry, choose their gender identity and adopt children. But while laws in several of the region’s biggest countries are changing that doesn’t necessarily translate into…
This month’s Pride festivities mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, a series of protests by New York City’s LGBTQ community that many point to as the beginning of the modern gay rights movement. Across America, rainbows dominate storefronts…
Scott Dittman — better known to his friends as Howie — says he doesn’t wake up in the morning thinking of himself as an LGBT ally. But, last weekend, he still made a big impact. Dittman, 44, heard his friend Denna was heading to…
How do you know when your “ex-gay” program is a full-fledged cult? Activist Robert Oscar Lopez answers this question by offering a grueling list of hoops he jumps through during LGBTQ Pride month, lest he find himself gyrating on top…
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