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New Year, Unwavering Resolution

Geoff Kors | Posted 12.31.2009 | Politics


Geoff Kors

2010 is not just any year for me; it's the 20th anniversary of my first role with the board of an organization working for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.

It's Only an Act of Terror If it Terrorizes

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 12.29.2009 | Politics


Charles Karel Bouley

Last weekend America had the chance to be in the driver's seat, in a position of power. Instead, American media, and officials, chose the victim route focusing on our vulnerability rather than our resilience.

Tom Ford's A Single Man: Gay, Straight AND Other

David Kaufman | Posted 12.28.2009 | Entertainment


David Kaufman

A Single Man isn't a film that demands you take to the streets -- or to the ranch. Instead, with its focus on love and loss, the film draws you inward to a place of contemplation rather than confrontation.

Hiram Monserrate's Christmas Party Crashed By Gay Activists (VIDEO)

Posted 12.25.2009 | New York


Gay activists hit Hiram Monserrate on his home turf Tuesday by crashing the state senator's Christmas party and protesting his stance on gay marriage....

A Christian Conservative That Cared

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 12.24.2009 | Politics


Charles Karel Bouley

His name was William Wilberforce. He's proof an evangelical Christian conservative can be a good person.

The Beirut Book Fair Signing for Gay Travels in the Muslim World: Small but Successful

Michael Luongo | Posted 12.23.2009 | Books


Michael Luongo

I view the Beirut Book Fair for the Arabic Version of Gay Travels in the Muslim World as a success. Needless to say, in a country where to be gay is still technically illegal, this kept people away.

Obama Won't Push Equal Rights Law in the Right Direction

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 12.25.2009 | Politics


Emma Ruby-Sachs

While the Obama administration pretends that the law is a concrete inflexible animal incapable of multiple interpretations, LGBT rights in this country continue to languish. Strong leadership is needed.

Beirut Book Fair for Gay Travels in the Muslim World: Day One

Michael Luongo | Posted 12.18.2009 | Books


Michael Luongo

I have to admit that at first I was afraid to enter, but it was what I spent two years working on - the debut of the Arabic version of my book, Gay Travels in the Muslim World, here in the Muslim world itself.

Conservatives of Convenience

Wayne Besen | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics


Wayne Besen

It is my belief that outrageously hypocritical behavior demonstrated by conservative religious authorities is directly responsible for the surge in non-believers and those who shun organized religion.

The Death Penalty as Punishment for Being Gay - Apparently Uganda Doesn't Know it's 2009

Jenny Block | Posted 12.10.2009 | Politics


Jenny Block

In television and film they call it jumping the shark. In real life we generally call it ridiculous. In this case the only word is appalling. On second thought, disgusting fits too.

Richard Cohen: Gay-To-Straight 'Therapist' Spars With Rachel Maddow (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Adam J. Rose | Posted 12.08.2009 | Media


Richard Cohen claims he has helped thousands of people come out of ... homosexuality. His work has drawn the ire of the LGBT community, and has als...

Despite Reports, Gay Cheating Elves Haven't Quite Rocked the Video Gaming World

Eliot Schrefer | Posted 12.09.2009 | Technology


Eliot Schrefer

I've spent many hours in recent weeks living in the virtual world of Dragon Age Origins. So is Zevran bisexual? After playing the game, it seems that the elf rogue may swing both ways.

Straight Brooklyn Couple Applies to Annul Marriage Because Gay Marriage Still Not Legal

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 12.03.2009 | New York


Emma Ruby-Sachs

A couple in Brooklyn is looking to challenge the legitimacy of straight marriages in light of the recent New York Senate vote against gay marriage rights. Their strategy: apply for an annulment.

Grammy Goes Pop And Never Comes Back

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 12.03.2009 | Entertainment


Charles Karel Bouley

Grammy has always walked a tightrope between what is commercial and what is artistically satisfying, but the 2010 nominees show that commercialism and corporatism have a strong hold on the awards.

Yes We Can: Perez In California = Progress for the Nation

Rick Jacobs | Posted 12.03.2009 | Los Angeles


Rick Jacobs

In the coming days, Perez may well make history, becoming the first openly gay speaker of any state legislature in the United States.

Bearing Witness 2.0 -- On Twitter Feed, A Man Tells His Story of Living With HIV (w/ TRANSCRIPT)

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 12.07.2009 | Technology


Jose Antonio Vargas

On Twitter, we are each other's witnesses, one tweet at a time. Chris MacDonald-Dennis gave new meaning to that Tuesday night when within two hours -- firing off about 100 tweets in succession, totaling some 2,100 words and chronicling the narrative and arc of his 40-year-old life, from his childhood as a biracial kid in working class Boston to dealing with being gay adult man in America -- he came out as HIV-positive on his Twitter stream.

AIDS Silence: America's New Gay Plague

David Kaufman | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics


David Kaufman

Nearly three decades after the epidemic's arrival, AIDS remains if exactly not off-limits -- then certainly off the radar screens of many prominent LGBT leaders. This needs to end.

Thanksgiving On The Island Of Misfit Toys

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living


Charles Karel Bouley

Holidays are for families. I am so proud to be a member of a community that acknowledges that by creating families from the most unlikely of people in the most unusual of ways.

New Study: U.S. Hate Crimes Fall Slightly In '08; But Data Is Limited

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics


Brian Levin, J.D.

A new study finds that hate crimes actually declined slightly in 2008, despite an economic recession, increasing demographic diversification, and an apparent rise in the number of active hate groups.

An Open Letter to Adam Lambert From the Gay Thought Police

Joe Vogel | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment


Joe Vogel

I like you, Adam, I really do. That is why I freely offer these pearls of wisdom on how to celebrate, not dilute, the purity of your sexual identity.

Why the Gay Marriage Message Is Misfiring: Part 1

Keli Goff | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics


Keli Goff

While black Americans have come far in a lot of respects we remain a political scapegoat for certain constituencies. I'm not referring to white, working class voters. I'm referring to some members of the gay rights movement.

Catholic Church Threatens To Stop Feeding Homeless Over Gay Marriage

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics


Allison Kilkenny

The child molestations, and filing sticky-fingered priests from diocese to diocese, is all part of God's grand plan, but showing the slightest bit of consideration for gay couples is just too much.

Voting on Equal Rights is a National Disgrace

Wayne Besen | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Wayne Besen

With a record of 0-31 in marriage initiatives, now may be a good opportunity to review our complicity in a process that doles out or strips away basic rights by majority vote.

The New Gay Apartheid

Jim David | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Jim David

Whatever church those people do go to, they are taught hate and fear, not the Christian love I grew up with. They both hate gays and fear them.

Same-Sex Marriage After Maine: What Can We Do Differently?

Isobel White | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Isobel White

If experiences in California are any measure, LGBT residents of Maine can expect higher levels of stress and depression and greater feelings of political alienation. So what can we do differently?