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Happy Mother's Day! How My 9-Year Old Daughter Is More Butch Than I Am

Tristan Higgins | Posted 05.10.2013 | Gay Voices
Tristan Higgins

On this Mother's day, I thought it appropriate to share a story about me and my daughter. Here goes!

A Letter to Cardinal Dolan -- About Washing Our Hands

Michael Pettinger | Posted 05.06.2013 | Gay Voices
Michael Pettinger

I have to say, Your Eminence, with all love and respect, that your blog entry of April 25 was another painful, insulting failure at ministering to LGBT Catholics.

Coming Out Over Gchat

Emma Tattenbaum-Fine | Posted 04.30.2013 | Gay Voices
Emma Tattenbaum-Fine

My best friend/illustrator/editor Leah grew up down the block from my moms and me. Recently Leah came out. I wanted to share that process on my blog, so we had a Gchat conversation.

WATCH: 'Sh*t I Love' Video Offers Advice On What To Do When The Going Gets Tough

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 04.23.2013 | Gay Voices

A hilarious new musical short, "Sh*t I Love," which recently popped up on YouTube, pokes fun at Instagram trends, mobile advocacy groups and daily agg...

Challenging Poly Stereotypes In Media (and at Home)

Sierra Black | Posted 04.10.2013 | Women
Sierra Black

It turns out my mom likes my girlfriend and my kids are fine and the neighbors don't care what I do as long as I trim my forsythia and shovel the snow. And it's great to be given a platform to bust some of these harmful myths about polyamory and show off the good thing I have going.

Indigo Girls Encourage Music Festival Protest Over Transgender Exclusion

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 04.08.2013 | Gay Voices

Though they'll be on hand to perform, the Indigo Girls are encouraging a protest against the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival for the event's continu...

Calling all Lesbian Fans!

Maria Burnham | Posted 04.08.2013 | Gay Voices
Maria Burnham

With songs like "Stronger" and her new single "People Like Us," Tristan Prettyman is offering women everywhere some amazing and empowering ballads.

Jeffrey Fashion's 10 Years of Caring (VIDEO)

Daniel Garofali | Posted 04.05.2013 | Gay Voices
Daniel Garofali

Regardless of the what the results may be of last night's efforts, JFC is well on its way to making $1 Million sooner rather than later.

The End of SF: Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore's Fin-de-siĆØcle Memoir of Artists, Punks, Activists and More

Tomas Mournian | Posted 04.01.2013 | Gay Voices
Tomas Mournian

"There was a time when clubs were so central to my life and I cherish the camaraderie that I found there, even if I always knew that it was escapist at best. Sometimes you get caught in that place, though, even if you know better: What are the options, really?"

How Queer Undocumented Youth Built the Immigrant Rights Movement

Prerna Lal | Posted 03.28.2013 | Gay Voices
Prerna Lal

How did we build an immigrant rights movement? As undocumented queer immigrants, we learned from our own experiences.

LGBTQ Equality and Justice Beyond Marriage

Ash McGovern | Posted 03.28.2013 | Gay Voices
Ash McGovern

In debating what justice and equality for LGBTQ communities looks like, how historic this moment is, and what other historic accomplishments are yet to be had, it's important for us to consciously support all types of relationships (married or not) and all forms of justice.

Queer in Public

Courtney Baxter | Posted 03.20.2013 | Gay Voices
Courtney Baxter

For some, the threat of violence is too real, and the simple act of holding hands or kissing on a street corner would be unwise and unsafe. But for the rest of us, we have the capability to shift the tides by making ourselves visible.

It Gets Better, for Whom?

Mark O'Connell, L.C.S.W. | Posted 05.15.2013 | Gay Voices
Mark O'Connell, L.C.S.W.

There is much to be gained by sharing loss, and much that is lost by shielding ourselves with gains. When our losses are recognized we can face our own wounds in the looking glass, and become empowered to move through to the other side.

Collars and Queers

Father Shannon Kearns | Posted 05.08.2013 | Gay Voices
Father Shannon Kearns

I am angry at the people who use the abusers to blame and scapegoat queer people. I am angry at all of the people who think that queer people are sexual deviants, sinners, or predators. I am angry that as a queer priest I will always been seen as a double threat.

Get It Straight, Heteros: Setting The Record 'Straight' Over Distinctions Within LGBTQ Community

Posted 03.08.2013 | Gay Voices

LGBTQ. The letters stand for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer. While many millenials are championing distinctions within the LGBT communi...

Queering Language: The Necessary Evolution From 'LGBT'

James Nichols | Posted 04.30.2013 | Gay Voices
James Nichols

The proposition of "gender and sexual diversities" is an important opening into the conversation of expanding how we linguistically understand our movement, our experiences and ourselves. However, I think we need to move beyond narrow signifiers, particularly acronyms like "LGBT."

The Oscars' Queerest Moments Of All Time

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan and JR Tungol | Posted 02.24.2013 | Gay Voices

From "Best Supporting Actress" to "Best Adapted Screenplay," some of Hollywood's A-listers and even the most obscure films will be recognized this eve...

Finding Common Ground Between Sexuality and Spirituality

Antonia Blumberg | Posted 04.20.2013 | Religion
Antonia Blumberg

If religious, spiritual, activist and LGBT organizations, alike, are invested in nurturing a sustainable and fulfilling future, they have only to gain from providing the fodder for common ground.

Reconciling LGBT Folks And Jesus: Not Black And White

Rev. Dr. Cindi Love | Posted 04.20.2013 | Religion
Rev. Dr. Cindi Love

If a heterosexually identified Christian clergy man of color from Nigeria can change his mind about the way God expects him to treat gay people, then the rest of us may be able to do so as well

What the Future Might Be: Dan Fishback's Squirts

John-Stuart Fauquet | Posted 04.09.2013 | Arts
John-Stuart Fauquet

In April 2012, writer and performer Dan Fishback attended "A Porch Meeting for the Future," a conversation hosted by Split Britches as part of their 33x3 series at LaMama in the East Village.

Erasing Gay and Transgender History

Toshio Meronek | Posted 04.08.2013 | San Francisco
Toshio Meronek

Lower Polk Neighbors (LPN) is a central San Francisco neighborhood association. For years the organization has been openly trying to erase the history of Polk Street as a sanctuary for lower-income gay and transgender people.

Queer Words Of The Year 2012

Holly R. Cashman | Posted 03.04.2013 | Gay Voices
Holly R. Cashman

What words bubbled to the surface of our consciousness or exploded out of nowhere? Which lexemes took on special significance as they became associated with a meaningful moment or a surprising announcement? Here's my month-by-month list of LGBTQ words of 2012.

Torn by Justin Lee: Gay Evangelical Writes A Coming Out Story Your Conservative Grandmother Could Love

Lillian Daniel | Posted 01.19.2013 | Religion
Lillian Daniel

Lee is beyond charitable throughout his story. He's written a book that your Southern Baptist grandmother could read and then sigh at the end, "Well, bless his sweet heart."

Modern Family 'Yard Sale': Do TV Writers Still Have a Social and Cultural Responsibility?

Taylor Cole Miller | Posted 12.31.2012 | Gay Voices
Taylor Cole Miller

It used to be that we, as a public, could hold networks accountable and responsible for the ways in which they represent minority characters. But can we still do that? Are writers of our current television fare no longer held accountable for the characters they create?

Is A Girls' Night Out 'Queer'?

Rev. Malcolm Boyd | Posted 12.09.2012 | Gay Voices
Rev. Malcolm Boyd

One of the worst words used against gays used to be "queer." Its not-hidden message ranged from contempt to rejection. Sometimes it announced "enemy." So I find it refreshing to discover that it's now being used in an accepting, even healing way.