By Mary McGrath
My partner and I went home. I was crushed that my mom didn’t defend me. I was her daughter. He was a newcomer. When she picked him over me, I was devastated.
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“Bad gay, bad gay!” is one of the first things that Kathy Griffin declares when I say that I’ve never been on a gay cruise. The thought of one is somewhat terrifying to me, but Griffin insists that someone needs to experience it.
“I’m t…
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By Phil Tarley
Rustin, Maestro, Fellow Travelers, and now a ghost story, All of Us Strangers, are among a number of films released last year, driven by queer characters.
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By Max Stein
As I uncovered Hunt’s story, I was touched by how he came to terms with his sexuality over the course of his life. Hunt’s experience reflects similar journeys taken by other members of his generation, as one’s life often reflects one’s tim…
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By Blake Smith
While there were a handful of openly gay publishers (such as Felice Picano and Winston Leyland) at small independent presses throughout the country, there wasn’t anything like a publicly gay man at one of the major publishing houses deve…
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By Cory Allen
I was intent on having children; it was always a deal-breaker for me. I uprooted and relocated to San Francisco two years after our breakup in search of a better work-life balance.
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By Steve Warren
We Live Here: The Midwest, a documentary by Melinda Maerker, profiles five queer families who have managed to make lives for themselves in traditionally conservative, rural places where they would seem to have a harder time fitting in: …
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By Richard Schneider
There could be any number of reasons for painting your apartment building to look like a gay flag.
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By Wynne Nowland
I decided to draft an email to my colleagues explaining that, the next day, I would be coming to work as Wynne — donning a woman’s business suit, makeup, jewelry, and my chic new pixie hairstyle.
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By Paddy Reid
Ethel asked to speak to me privately, and told me about Glenn, her son, who was gay; he was their pride and joy. But now was in Madison General Hospital with what was then considered a new, scary illness: HIV-AIDS.
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The LGBTQ community embraced the 2004 Mean Girls film, written by Tina Fey, since it hit theatres in 2004. What gay person hasn’t shared a meme on October 3rd or sarcastically said She Doesn’t Even Go Here! Rejoice, as Regina George, Cady Heron, Damian…
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By Kevin Winkler
It wouldn’t be fair to call Howard Jeffrey a forgotten name since he was never particularly well-known. But as a dancer, choreographer, and later a producer, his personal and professional lives intersected with several key figures in m…
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Stage West’s musical revue’s have become a popular staple over the years. Exploring different genres like British Invasion, the California Sound, Motown, Movie Themes, One Hit Wonders, and more it’s always been a fun, high energy show. As a mega fan of…
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By Diana Sadretdinova
Since 2014, however, the majority of Russian TV has turned LGBT people into the regime’s main enemy. Viewers are fed a steady stream of political talk shows with guests espousing hate group ideologies from morning to night.
The po…
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By Andrew Binks
In this new space which opened this fall, Depoivre and Doussot hope to a have one room dedicated to queer art year-round. The theme will always be positive masculinities while incorporating gendering, a subject that is triggering a lot …
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