Pulse Victims Honored With Permanent '49' Flag at Orlando Magic Season Opener
"Tonight we honor their lives, the heroes who emerged that early morning and a healing community that showed the world love always conquers hate," the team's announcer said during the heartfelt ceremony.
The UpStairs Lounge in New Orleans, known for its deadly blaze, first opened its doors on Halloween 55 years ago.
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Halloween is the one time of year when everyone and anyone can dress up like, well, everyone and anyone with nearly no recourse (costume depending). Historically speaking, when homosexuality and cross-dressing was still very not-legal, Halloween gave the queens and queers alike permission to dress to express – corseted, contoured, and blended in with everybody else. And that has never changed. Keep Reading →
Filipp and Danil, a married gay couple, were split apart while seeking asylum in the U.S.
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Filipp and Danil fled Russia together, hand in hand. They escaped the same police who raided queer gatherings, the same mobs who outed and hunted gay men for sport. They thought America would mean safety — the kind of safety you build a future around. Instead, the United States split them apart. Keep Reading →
Tristan Schukraft pens an oped for National PrEP Day.
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October 10 marks the first National PrEP Day, a holiday I created to celebrate something simple and powerful: Prevention works when people can access it. We have the science, the medicine, and the technology to end all new HIV transmissions in the United States. Keep Reading →
A gay elected official is sounding the alarm that a string of arrests at a New York City cruising site revives "the dark days" of queer entrapment. Keep Reading →
A reader seeks out advice for overcoming jealousy of hot gay men.
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I'm gay, and recently I've started to feel very resentful or hateful towards other guys, the better-looking ones. I'm a bear in the community, probably not very attractive. They seem to have such an easy time getting dates or sex. My choices are slim unless I go to the city (I live in a small town). Even then, I don't get much notice. Keep Reading →
Malcolm Gladwell seemed to reverse course of trans participation in sports during a Tuesday appearance on 'The Real Science of Sports' podcast.
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Malcolm Gladwell now says "trans women have no place" competing in women's sports — an apparent reversal from his previous support of their inclusion. Keep Reading →
Forget the 'stunts'—what happened to Lil Nas X is terrifying
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On Thursday, TMZ released a video it had obtained of Grammy-winning pop star Lil Nas X, real name Montero Hill, walking down a Los Angeles street in the early morning wearing nothing but cowboy boots and underwear. Keep Reading →
Conservatives are once again triggered by something completely normal that has existed for years. This week's target: male cheerleaders. Keep Reading →
A couple that lost its libido after committing seeks help.
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You mentioned in a recent article that you have struggled with a lack of sex drive when you love someone (and mentioned avoidant attachment styles). Keep Reading →
Law Roach is a breath of fresh air on television. From Legendary to RuPaul's Drag Race, he brings helpful feedback and sartorial experience to every program on which he serves as a judge. However, it appears that not everyone is appreciative of his critical eye. Keep Reading →
A pansexual and autistic man seeks out love advice.
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Hi, I am William, and I wanted to email you for advice and help on being a pansexual male. I am 28 years old, and I read your website from time to time, and I have had good and bad experiences with guys, and the fact that I have autism. If you have any tips or advice for me, that would be helpful and useful. If so, thank you so much. Keep Reading →
Pete Buttigieg (L) and CNN moderator Anderson Cooper on stage while a protester unveils a transgender pride flag that says 'We Are Dying' at the Human Rights Campaign presidential town hall, October 2019
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Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is one of the Democratic Party's leading potential candidates for a presidential run in 2028. Sadly, like other Democrats, it seems like one of his first moves to try to appeal to a broader voting base is to abandon trans people. Keep Reading →
Alexander Cheves has relationship advice for a reader.
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Hey Mr! I hope you are doing well (if those thick thighs are a reflection of how well you are doing, you are doing well indeed). You’re one of the only sensible voices in kink I know. Keep Reading →
Words have meaning. That's a phrase conservatives love to throw around when talking about sex and gender. So why, when it comes to stealing gay terms, do conservatives toss the real meaning out the window? Keep Reading →
OK, so my best friend wants to peg me. Now, at first, it was all a joke, but now I’m actually down for her being my dom. I just want to know how to get ready for it mentally and physically. Keep Reading →
