The Queer Tax on LGBTQ+ Women Who Partner With Women
Author: M’Bwende Anderson and Jaime M. Grant When Jaime was 44, we fell hard for each other. We had been working on queer youth projects...
October 7, 2021
New Sapeurs Photography Explores Dandy Activism Among Congolese Men
Author: Alex Cooper Osnowycz’s previous work has included examining the militarization of children on Russia’s European borders as well as the Putin generation. Osnowycz also...
October 1, 2021
‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ is Finally Getting a Film Adaptation
Author: Christine Linnell Fans of Casey McQuiston’s best-seller Red, White & Royal Blue have been hoping for a movie version of the queer romance novel...
October 1, 2021
NASA Still Plans to Name $10B Telescope After Possible Homophobe
Author: Alex Cooper NASA announced that it was not planning to rename the James Webb Space Telescope — a project that cost $10 billion and...
October 1, 2021
How Brandi Carlile’s New Album Channels Her Muses — and Queer Fans
Author: Tracy E. Gilchrist Brandi Carlile is a troubadour — a lyric poet and storyteller in the truest sense. The official definition of the word...
October 1, 2021
‘Black as Night’ Is A Queer-Inclusive Vampire Film With Critical Bite
Author: Rachel Shatto When you summon up the image of a teenage vampire slayer, there’s a good chance the mental picture is a familiar one:...
October 1, 2021
‘Dancing With the Stars’ Cody Rigsby Announces He Has COVID
Author: Mikelle Street About a week after his Dancing With the Stars partner announced that she had contracted the virus at the center of the...
September 30, 2021
LGBTQ+ Youth Shelter Lost Its Funds — Questions Arise Around Budget
Author: Alex Cooper Washington, D.C.’s LGBTQ+ youth nonprofit Casa Ruby will close its emergency shelter on October 1 after the city’s Department of Human Services...
September 30, 2021
A Quarter Century With HIV and Thriving Sexually
Author: Alex Garner One of my greatest fears after testing HIV-positive was that I would never have sex again. Fear had been a constant presence...
September 30, 2021
Former Drag Race Judge Lucian Piane Arrested For Vandalism
Author: Alex Cooper Lucian Piane, a former producer and judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race, had a second run in with authorities this month. Police were...
September 30, 2021
Recalling Willie Garson and the Ultimate Gay BFF, Stanford Blatch
Author: John Casey Perhaps the most indelible gay best friend to a woman portrayed on television was the character of Stanford Blatch on Sex and...
September 30, 2021
Billy Eichner’s Historic Gay Romcom to Feature All LGBTQ+ Main Cast
Author: Alex Cooper Several additional cast members have been announced for out actor Billy Eichner’s historic gay romantic comedy Bros with Universal. And they are...
September 24, 2021
Out Candidate Draws Parallels Between Madison Cawthorn and Nazis in Ad
Author: Trudy Ring Republican U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn “has been radicalized by extremists” and is now “radicalizing others,” says a new ad from the lesbian...
September 24, 2021
17 Photographs of Slovakian Jocks With Nothing to Hide
Author: Phil Dlab Nothing to Hide by Phil Dlab has been released and is available now. Phil gave us an artist’s statement: Every now and...
September 24, 2021
Anti-LGBTQ+ Protester Fighting the ‘Homosexual Agenda’ Gets Punched
Author: Alex Cooper A woman punched an anti-LGBTQ+ protester at a Pride parade in Cookstown, Northern Ireland, on Saturday. The protester, Gerry McGeough, was a...
September 24, 2021
How This Trans Author Came to Terms With His Acne
Author: Peyton Thomas I never cared much about acne when the world called me a woman. Back then, I understood 10-step skin care regimens and...
September 24, 2021
L Word’s Jillian Mercado on Repping Queer Disabled Latinx Visibility
Author: Desirée Guerrero Model, actress, and disability advocate Jillian Mercado first landed on the fashion world’s radar in 2014 when she was featured in an...
September 24, 2021
Black Trans Women Like Me Are Dying in Texas Due to Political Games
Author: Diamond Stylz In August, when I heard that a transgender woman of color was killed in Dallas, I couldn’t help but remember that her...
September 23, 2021
Texas Students Walk Out to Support LGBTQ-Friendly Teachers
Author: Trudy Ring Hundreds of students at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, walked out Wednesday to protest disciplinary actions against two teachers supportive of...
September 23, 2021
Texas Seeks Right to Discriminate Against Trans People
Author: Trudy Ring The state of Texas is suing President Joe Biden’s administration over its guidance on treatment of transgender people in the workplace, calling...
September 23, 2021
