There were the arena fights where enslaved men fought – sometimes to the death – for Rome’s entertainment. And then there were the sexual – sometimes romantic – relationships between gladiators. The ancient Romans were a society that valued strength, power, and masculinity. However…
Ricky Martin is a multi-talented artist, who has made history as a singer, songwriter, and actor. He is, however, best known for his successful music career, particularly his hit songs Livin’ la Vida Loca, She’s All I Ever Had, and…
Sometime in the late 1950s, Australia became home to the world’s only gay prison. The story of the prison and what went on there remained buried for decades until out journalist Patrick Abboud heard about it from a colleague in…
The article described how gay men were falling victim to Kaposi’s sarcoma in surprising numbers in both New York and San Francisco. At that time, nobody could have known what was to come – an estimated 36.3 million people have died…
The murder of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk brought forth thousands of mourners who moved about for days in a state of shock. The November 27 tragedy was particularly evident to the Gay community, which lost its two…
Tales of New York City gay nightlife, before the 1980s HIV epidemic and the widespread gentrification that transformed the city, sound legendary to those of us who weren’t around to witness it. But a queer historian has given modern-day queers…
For every song by a straight artist hailed as a “queer anthem”, there are any unknown number of songs by queer people that never had the platform to attain the same title. That seems to be the case of…
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