President Obama was dubbed "the first gay president" by Newsweek in May 2012 for his continued -- and very visible -- support of lesbian, gay, bisexua...

Many historians are quick to say that men shared beds due to a bed shortage and that surely Lincoln, the savior of the Union, could not have been gay. The impulse to make Lincoln absolutely heterosexual reflects a discernible societal discomfort with the complexities of human sexuality.

President Obama may be the first president to openly support gay marriage, but what many Americans don't realize is that America has already elected its first gay president -- at least that's what many scholars and historians, including me, believe.

If the old adage that you "haven't made it until the gay rumors start" is true, then Jessie J. can rest easy this week. The British pop star, who i...