When The Avengers opened earlier this month, it shattered several box-office records, including biggest opening weekend in North America. Those numbers tell us everything we need to know about why marriage equality advocates should be anxiously anticipating the recently announced, impending marriage that will be featured in the upcoming issue...
(39) Comments | Posted October 11, 2011 | 4:27 PM
After the discouraging passage of California's Proposition 8 in 2008, the widespread speculation that the success of the anti-marriage equality initiative was due to the black voter turnout prompted some disturbing and racist rhetoric about the relationship between communities of color and the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender...
(11) Comments | Posted August 3, 2011 | 7:09 PM
As long as I live, I'll never forget my dad's reaction when I told him that Congress had voted to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." When I called him with the news, my dad, an older black man, a Vietnam vet, and a Christian, choked back tears of relief that...
(5) Comments | Posted August 1, 2011 | 2:00 PM
This year, Sheryl Swoopes, the three-time WNBA MVP and the first player to be signed with the league when it was created, announced her engagement to a man. This announcement comes six years after she received a lot of media attention after coming out when she announced her...
(4) Comments | Posted June 5, 2011 | 6:01 PM
June is here. Cue the gloom and doom stories about the state of the black family, and the finger pointing as we figure out who to blame.
Unfortunately, this summer has potential to dredge up the familiar and false dichotomy that pits the black community against the LGBT community....
(0) Comments | Posted May 31, 2011 | 5:09 PM
Over the last few months, a number of homophobic incidents, followed by management and player's positive actions, surrounding the National Basketball Association (NBA) have given professional men's sports and several of its star players an opportunity to support equality for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. And after...
(62) Comments | Posted April 27, 2011 | 3:10 PM
Three minutes and 2 seconds. That's how long a McDonald's employee in Baltimore stood by on April 18, videotaping as two young customers attacked Chrissy Lee Polis, a 22-year-old transgender woman, punching her in the face, pulling her across the floor by her hair, and kicking her in...
(0) Comments | Posted May 24, 2012 | 3:20 PM