Tom Daley Thinks ‘Growing As a Queer Person is Very Challenging’ As He Reflects On Coming Out Journey
British Olympic diver Tom Daley has revealed that coming out in a YouTube video in 2013 was “one of the scariest things” he’s ever done and that “growing up as a queer person is very challenging.” Speaking to celebrity stylist Andrew Gelwicks for his upcoming book The Queer Advantage: Conversations with…
Joe Biden’s Win Means LGBTQ+ Folks Can See the Sun Again
If you have experienced a tornado, hurricane, or a crippling snowstorm, you know what it’s like the following day. You wake up and look to the skies that only hours earlier were dark, ominous, and dangerous. The morning sky is usually a brilliant blue, barren of clouds; the radiant sun…
Nevada Voters Turn Same-Sex Marriage Ban Into Legal Protections For Gay Couples
Nevada voters removed the state’s constitutional amendment that banned same-sex marriages to require the state to recognize and perform them. The ban was moot following the Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges that brought marriage equality to the nation. While the state’s inability to declare a winner in the presidential race is causing…
70% Of Americans Now Support Same-Sex Marriage — A New High, Survey Finds
A record number of Americans now support same-sex marriage, according to a new national poll. Seventy percent of Americans favor allowing same-sex couples to marry legally, including 80% of Democrats, 76% of independents and half of Republicans, according to the 11th annual American Values Survey conducted by the Public Religion Research…
Pope Calls For Civil Unions For Same-Sex Couples, In Major Departure From Vatican Doctrine
“Homosexuals have a right to be part of the family,” the pontiff said in “Francesco,” a documentary about his life. Pope Francis called for the passage of civil union laws for same-sex couples in a documentary that aired in Rome on Wednesday, in a major departure from the position held by the…
TikTok Is Swooning Over This Gay Wedding Flash Mob
A beautiful gay wedding and a Lady Gaga flash mob? When Salt Lake City couple Brock Dalgleish and Riley Jay Barrington planned their 2020 wedding, they surely didn’t expect the year to turn out as it has. That said, the two decided to continue on with their wedding. But the…
Armie Hammer Teases Highly-Anticipated Sequel to Call Me By Your Name
“Pressure makes diamonds, so here’s to more pressure!” Armie Hammer has shared an update on the long-awaited Call Me By Your Name sequel. The star, who received critical acclaim for his role as Oliver in the coming-of-age romantic drama, said he’s been “talking” with director Luca Guadagnino about the follow-up,…
Poland’s ‘LGBT-Free Zones’: Open Letter Calling For End to Hate in Country Signed By 50 Diplomats
Diplomats from 50 countries have called for an end to LGBTQ discrimination in Poland. The move follows a surge in anti-LGBTQ sentiment in the European Union member state, where some towns have this year been declared ‘LGBT-free zones.’ Taking the form of an open letter signed by ambassadors for the UK, the…
Tributes Flood In For Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, An Equal Rights Pioneer And Fierce LGBT+ Champion. Thank You, RBG
Celebrities, politicians and LGBT+ activists are among those paying tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the pioneering Supreme Court judge who has sadly died at the age of 87. The widely respected legal icon, affectionately known as RBG, died at her home on Friday evening (18 September) from complications of metastatic…
Meet The Real-Life Couple Set To Star In Lifetime’s Gay Holiday Movie
Blake Lee and Ben Lewis have been cast in “The Christmas Setup,” which will be the network’s first yuletide offering to center on a same-sex romance. Lifetime’s first holiday movie to center on a same-sex romance has found its leading men. On Monday, the network announced that actors Blake Lee…
How These Two Queer Men Blended Their Cultures for a Fairytale Wedding
There’s history in a name—multiple histories. This is what Cody McCook and Turner Free considered after they were married in August 2018. So, instead of going with one of their own last names, they took on a new one: AhTave, pulled from Cody’s family heritage in the Northern Ute tribe…
Gay Couple’s Hilarious Video Message to The Jerk Who Stole Their Pride Flag Goes Viral
Speaking directly “to the person who stole the pride flag off our front porch,” the couple’s cute warning has swept Twitter. When a Chicago gay couple had the pride flag stolen off of their porch, they knew what they had to do. First, buy more flags. Like, a lot of…