Because my father died suddenly when I was young, and was the epitome of Catholic, I always envisioned that I would have a conversation with him, later in life, and awkwardly and uncomfortably tell him that I was gay…
“Real men play sports.” Growing up in the South it’s inconceivably easy to get caught up in the tornado that is organized sports. Young men are ushered towards sports as the ultimate say-so in masculinity. I distinctly remember my father and…
West Virginia Delegate John Mandt Jr. (R) resigned this past Saturday and suspended his campaign for reelection to the state legislature after anti-LGBTQ messages he sent to a Facebook chat group were leaked. “Silly Faggot, Dicks are for chicks!!” Mandt allegedly…
Depending on who you ask, the 1968 play “The Boys in the Band” is either a theatrical touchstone capturing the sentiments of gay men before the Stonewall uprising, or a stereotypical portrait that ultimately betrays the queer community. With that controversial…
A San Francisco candidate for a seat on the board that oversees the regional BART transit agency is believed to be the first to use the LGBT acronym as his ballot designation. It may also mark the first time anyone…
LGBTQ advocates are condemning a recent television ad in a Michigan congressional race that they say unfairly attacks an openly gay candidate by relying on tropes of gay men as sexual predators — one of several ads that seek to…
We could all use a little extra dose of humanity right about now. Which was why I wanted to speak to Billy Bean. Specifically, I wanted to get his reaction to a pretty amazing story dropped in the…
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