LGBTQ Sexuality

A North Carolina lawmaker tried to convince his colleagues Tuesday that if they want to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, they're going to be protecting people who practice incest, bestiality and pedophilia as well.
It would be nice, for once, if actual transgender people were given a platform to actually say that we exist, on our own terms. It would be refreshing if there was an acknowledgment that fixing the problems we face is going to take more than pride and proclaiming that we exist.
We live in a sex-obsessed culture—a straight sex-obsessed culture, that is. Without many examples of LGBT sex, many newly out queer people struggle with insecurities about their bedroom performance. Our panel of gay sexperts—and novices—weighs in.
Rick Clemons joins HuffPost Live and talks with Ahmed about why he was originally afraid of gay sex.
"It's not life-or-death," "It's cosmetic," "You need therapy, not surgery," and "It will burden taxpayers" are among the many toxic myths in need of exploding. So -- with the caveats that this list is not exhaustive and I am no medical expert -- it's time to bust some myths!
We talk with Romi Klinger about coming out as bi.