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High School "Best Couple"

Victoria Cruz | Posted 07.10.2009 | New York


Victoria Cruz

For the past 3 years in Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School, I felt comfortable, not only because I am a female that likes the same gender (lesbian,) but my girlfriend Deoine and I were chosen as the "Best Couple" for our senior class.

Mighty Movie Podcast: Lynn Shelton on Humpday

Dan Persons | Posted 07.09.2009 | Entertainment


Dan Persons

In Humpday, two friends back themselves into a corner when they resolve to make an amateur porn video together, examining the straight male's anxiety over his nascent gay side.

New York City On Parade

Nelson Montana | Posted 07.03.2009 | New York


Nelson Montana

The simple fact of the matter is, parades are an archaic ritual, which are not only annoying, they're costly.

Muslim Mayor's Gay Rights Drive Fights Homophobia In Conservative Amsterdam Suburb

Huffington Post | Posted 07.02.2009 | World


Ahmed Marcouch, the Muslim mayor of Slotervaart, an uncharacteristically conservative suburb of Amsterdam, is fighting back against a long-lived trend...

India Decriminalizes Gay Sex

Indipepal | Posted 07.02.2009 | World


By Mansi Poddar In what many are calling "India's Stonewall", the New Delhi High Court on Thursday decriminalized homosexual intercourse between c...

The Importance Of The Gay Cliche

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 07.01.2009 | New York


Michelle Haimoff

Gay stereotypes, in this day and age, are relevant enough to be funny but outdated enough to be innocuous.

Gay Pride in New York; 40 Years after Stonewall

Alex Geana | Posted 06.30.2009 | New York


Alex Geana

40 Years after Stonewall, we have many more rights to achieve, the most important being gay marriage, equality, and making sure that every gay person does in fact feel comfortable coming out.

Obama Gives a Good Speech, But Will It Help Lt. Choi?

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 06.30.2009 | Home


Emma Ruby-Sachs

If the Obama administration can't pass a comprehensive overhaul of health care, then how is it going to repeal laws that a large proportion of Americans don't care about or to which many don't object?

Gay Bar Raid In Texas Protested: Excessive Force Alleged

Associated Press | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics


FORT WORTH (AP) -- Protesters upset with the way police conducted a raid on a gay nightclub rallied in downtown Fort Worth. Seven people were arreste...

Media Could Use a Stonewall Uprising of Their Own

Karl Frisch | Posted 06.27.2009 | Media


Karl Frisch

Forty years after Stonewall, not only is sexual orientation still a taboo for many in the media, all too often it serves as a focal point for hate, ridicule, and misinformation.

The Man Goes Through the Mirror

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 06.26.2009 | Entertainment


Charles Karel Bouley

He died trying. He kept going. He gathered up his "mess" and always kept it moving forward.

Gay and Lesbian Manners: When Best Friends Have Sex and the Sounds of Silence

Steven Petrow | Posted 06.26.2009 | Style


Steven Petrow

Last week I ended up having sex with my best friend, Richard. At least he used to be my best friend -- we haven't talked since. Did I mess up?

Colbert: The Problem With Exorcisms Of Gay Teens Is That They Put Gay Demons On The Loose (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 06.26.2009 | Comedy


A Connecticut pastor created a stir this week after a video of her performing an exorcism on a gay teen hit YouTube. Pastor Patricia McKinney of Conne...

The High Cost Of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics


Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Rachel Krantz Hundreds of military se...

Code Orange And June Bugs

Rochelle Lefkowitz | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics


Rochelle Lefkowitz

It's June, that month more or less identified with weddings -- and Rainbow Pride -- and we seem to have been busily courting a new generation to embrace gay marriage.

Sigourney Weaver And Cast Of Prayers For Bobby Offer Hope To LGBT Youth

Jason Mannino | Posted 06.25.2009 | Living


Jason Mannino

Service comes in many forms. In my article last week I discussed how positive images in television are serving LGBT youth. As Pride month comes to c...

On Drinking Again

Dwayne Raymond | Posted 06.24.2009 | Living


Dwayne Raymond

I was sitting alone on Norman Mailer's deck one night in early June, 2006. I chucked my last glass of cheap vodka and expensive cranberry juice over Norman's railing into the high tide. Plop.

The Perfect Storm is Coming: Why New York's Legislative Chaos May Be Good News for Marriage Equality

Jay Michaelson | Posted 06.23.2009 | New York


Jay Michaelson

For months now, gay rights advocates in New York have been pulling strings, marshaling forces, and lobbying moderate state senators to make 2009 the y...

A Clunky Way to Spend Billions

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 06.23.2009 | Green


Charles Karel Bouley

The recent Cash for Clunker legislation passed by Congress as part of the $106 billion war funding bill is a complete and total waste of a billion dollars short term, four billion long term.

Gays Should Drop the Washington Crack Pipe

Wayne Besen | Posted 06.23.2009 | Politics


Wayne Besen

What we seek is to reclaim our basic dignity and end needless suffering -- both goals that one is unlikely to achieve solely in the glamorous quicksand of Washington.

Gay and Lesbian Manners: The Great Oral Sex Dilemma

Steven Petrow | Posted 06.19.2009 | Style


Steven Petrow

Even if you feel embarrassed talking about sex (especially with someone new), discuss your preferences beforehand.

Gays to Obama: "We've Seen Enough"

Wayne Besen | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


Wayne Besen

The Democrats took our money, our votes and our volunteer hours and now they tell us to wait patiently, like good little gays.

Two Parties No Party for America

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


Charles Karel Bouley

Our leaders have all morphed in to one large, non-identified, political animal that proports to stand for something but has ended up standing for very little at all.

Kathy Griffin Speaks Up for Gay Youth

Jason Mannino | Posted 06.18.2009 | Living


Jason Mannino

Television is often touted as one of the banes of our culture, but it can also be of great service to the empowerment and uplifting of society. To hon...

Gays To Obama: "If Not Now, When?"

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.17.2009 | Politics


Chris Weigant

The political reality is that -- especially for contentious issues -- there is a very small window for presidents to get things done.