PHOTOS: Pro Wrestler Anthony Bowens Strips Down and Opens Up
Instastud Anthony Bowens is foregoing his clothes in the February edition of Gay Times. In a new interview with the magazine, the 28-year-old pro wrestler talks about coming out as gay, after previously coming out as bisexual. “I truly believe that sexuality does exist on a spectrum,” he says. “There are…
Florida Politicians Introduce Bills for LGBTI Non-Discrimination Protections
Many states still don’t offer these at all Two Florida politicians introduced new bills protecting LGBTI people in the state from employment, housing, and public accommodation discrimination on Tuesday (22 January). Senator Darryl Rouson and Representative Jennifer Webb, both Democrats, introduced the legislation in their respective chambers. House Bill 485 and Senate Bill 430 seek to amend the Florida Civil…
Gay Couple Hospitalized After Late Night Attack For Holding Hands
A gay couple was attacked in an apparent hate crime early Saturday morning in Austin, Texas. Tristan Perry and Spencer Deehring were walking to their car around 2:45am after celebrating a friend’s birthday at Rain nightclub in downtown Austin. The couple passed a man on the street who called them…
Retirement Home Legally Denied Entry To Married Couple For Being Gay, Judge Rules
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of a retirement community in Missouri that rejected an apartment application from a lesbian couple because their marriage is not “understood in the Bible.” Bev Nance, 68, and Mary Walsh, 72, married a decade ago in Massachusetts and have been in a…
Indiana Gay Inmate ‘Mocked For His Sexuality’ Before Suicide
A gay inmate was subject to weeks of harassment and mockery because of his sexuality, alleges a lawsuit filed in Indiana by his partner against Noble County’s sheriff, jail commander and jail staff. Markus Middleton was 23 when he died by suicide on October 4, 2017, at the Noble County…
What It Was Like To Watch My Conversion Therapy Story on the Big Screen
Author Garrard Conley opens up about creating Boy Erased and why we need to focus on survivors. If I tell you how many we number, will you listen to our stories? If I tell you that before we possessed this figure, before we learned that there are 700,000 conversion therapy survivors…
Denver Lawmakers Unanimously Pass Ban on Gay Cure Therapy
Denver City Council has unanimously passed a ban on gay cure therapy. The city-wide ban in Denver, Colorado, is the latest in a wave of bills across the US seeking to tackle the discredited practice of attempting to “change” sexual orientation or gender identity. Denver City Council members unanimously voted for a…
Attractive People Are More Likely to Be Accepting of Gay Sex, Study Suggests
Turns out homophobia really is ugly. We all know that homophobia is ugly, but it turns out it could be an indication of more than just a rotten personality. According to a recent study published in Social Science Quarterly, attractive people are more likely to be accepting of gay sex compared to…
Gay Bloggers Speak Out After Anti-LGBTQ Troll Uses Their Photo to Spread Pro-Pedophile Messages
Karl Krause and Daan Colijn, a German and Dutch born gay couple who run the travel blog Couple of Men, began receiving e-mails and Twitter notifications that someone on Twitter was using their photos to post messages supporting pedophilia. The Twitter user, called Alex (@vaceyi), described themselves as “a “Bi-sexual, Intersectional…
New Yorkers Can Now Obtain Gender-Neutral Birth Certificates
An inclusive new option for a new year. The beginning of 2019 saw a handful of laws go into effect in New York City, but one piece of legislation has transgender advocates particularly excited: residents of the five boroughs can now obtain birth certificates with a neutral “X” gender marker to…
Arizona Republicans’ New Law Would Fire Teachers Who Discuss ‘Controversial’ Things, Like Politics
Arizona Republicans have introduced a bill (House Bill 2002) that would fire teachers for discussing “controversial” political, racial and religious messages, but it doesn’t say who gets to decide what’s “controversial.” Specifically, the text of the bill says, “Education in a democracy is best served by teaching students how to think, not…
8 Films in 2019 to Get Excited About
Grab your popcorn and get ready 2018 was a great year for LGBTI audiences at the movies. From Love, Simon to Colette, there was an abundance of diversity and representation on the big screen. Some of those films, like Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite, is also posing as a strong contender for awards…