City First Lady Chirlane McCray wants New Yorkers to know there’s always a way “out.” McCray, who has written of being a lesbian when she fell for future Mayor Bill de Blasio, unveiled a citywide LGBTQ support initiative Tuesday and recalled her own challenges.
Brazilian activists and celebrities have condemned a court ruling that approves a “cure” for gay people. Waldemar de Carvalho, a federal judge in the capital Brasilia, backed a psychologist who had her licence revoked for offering so-called “conversion therapy”.
The United States recently recognized National Suicide Prevention Week, at which time experts noted that recent and continuing events—including those both directly and indirectly affecting the LGBT community—can be taxing to one’s mental health.
A new LGBT hashtag has taken Twitter by storm, and it will warm your rainbow-coloured soul. There is nothing quite as wonderful as seeing LGBT youth embrace their identities and celebrate them with other out people.
Choosing a new name can be a big part of transitioning for transgender and gender non-conforming people, who often aren’t comfortable still being called by their birth name (also sometimes called a “dead-name”). But just like parents choosing a name for their newborn, the decision isn’t always easy.
Being attracted to both men and women doesn’t necessarily mean that a person will have more sexual partners. But bisexual individuals, especially males, are facing higher risk for sexually transmitted disease than in the past.
Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus kicks off its 2017-18 season with Hitting Rock Bottom: KnoW Hope, a cabaret show chronicling the trials and tribulations of addiction. 26 members of the chorus will each take to the stage to sing about the ups and downs of this issue.
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