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…
Gregg Araki’s New Show Now Apocalypse Is Very Gay, Very Sexy
Gregg Araki, the queer director behind some of your favorite cult films (Doom Generation, Mysterious Skin) is moving to a new medium: television. Araki’s newest project is Now Apocalypse, a half-hour comedy about the trials and tribulations of hyper sexual twentysomethings in Los Angeles who are maybe dealing with some kind…
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…
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…
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…
Adam Lambert & Cyndi Lauper Slay in Cher Tributes At Kennedy Center Honors
Last night, CBS aired this year’s Kennedy Center Honors which recognizes those in the performing arts for a lifetime of achievement. This year’s honorees included Cher, Reba McEntire, composer Philip Glass and jazz legend Wayne Short. And, for the first time, the Kennedy Center honored a groundbreaking work of…
Same-Sex Couple Has Pride Flag Stolen, Replaced by American Flag
After the crime, there was a happy ending for the women and their kids. After a female couple had a rainbow flag stolen at their home, neighbors in their Chicago neighborhood responded by flying their own Pride flags, and even incorporating it into Christmas displays. “The fact that this…
Comedian Stacey Harkey Comes Out as Gay to Raise Awareness of LGBTQ Youth Suicide
“Fun Fact: I’m gay.” Comedy star Stacey Harkey has come out publicly in a powerful statement to his followers, laying down his mission to be a positive role model for LGBTQ youth. The star – who is a part of the comedy group Studio C – is a practising Mormon…
Just One Gay Acquaintance Can Change Hearts and Minds on LGBTQ Rights, Study Finds
The study confirms what many have already known anecdotally: “Coming out works as a strategy for changing minds” on LGBTQ rights. When Dr. Nelson Bonheim first discovered that the new female physician hired by his medical practice was living with another woman, he was “a little uneasy about inviting…