Karamo Brown Of ‘Queer Eye’ Re-Proposed To His Fiance After Wedding Was Canceled
Netflix’s culture guru said self-isolating with Ian Jordan during the coronavirus pandemic has made him fall “even deeper in love.” Karamo Brown found a poignant way to celebrate his relationship with fiance Ian Jordan after the coronavirus crisis forced the two men to scrap their forthcoming wedding. The “Queer Eye” culture…
How You Can Help a Friend Struggling with LGBT+ Domestic Violence During Lockdown
Domestic violence rates have surged worldwide during the coronavirus pandemic with some LGBT+ people particularly at risk. Organizations around the world have warned that young LGBT+ people may be stuck in hostile homes during the lockdown. Meanwhile intimate partner violence appears to have soared as couples face the pressures of…
These Are Officially The Best Times to Use Online Dating Apps
Is it just me, or is using gay dating apps in lockdown even harder than it was before? It’s like all rules have been thrown out the window and it’s a fresh slate. How do you talk to people? What do you talk about? Is it normal to be on…
Meet the Gay Couple Helping NYC’s Homeless Population in the Pandemic
Jeffrey Newman and Jayson Conner Jeffrey Newman (left) and Jayson Conner have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Since early March, they have been working night and day to provide New Yorkers experiencing homelessness with backpacks full of necessities like hand sanitizer, antibacterial…
These Two Men Had to Go Into Lockdown Together—Now They’re Boyfriends
A lot of stories have been coming out about the current, ongoing global pandemic that is affecting millions of people, and while most of them are sad and somber, there have been some good, positive things that have come from the need for quarantining and social-distancing. Like this gay couple’s super cute,…
TV Preacher Pat Robertson Links COVID-19 Pandemic To ‘Wicked’ Same-Sex Marriage
Anti-LGBT Televangelist and former Republican presidential candidate Pat Robertson linked the deadly COVID-19 pandemic to same-sex marriage on Monday. Robertson, who turned 90 last month, was responding to a viewer’s question asking him how God could “heal our land and forgive the sins when abortion and same-sex marriage are laws.”…
Lovers in Lockdown: More Singles Turn to Online Dating Apps Amid Outbreak
We are lovers in a dangerous time. Thanks to the coronavirus, millions of people are now navigating the dating world in a society defined by social distancing, working from home and virtual hangouts. Online gay dating hasn’t stopped amidst the coronavirus pandemic – so here are some tips for enjoyable meet-ups…
Military Veteran and His Husband Tragically Die Within Hours of Each Other After Battle With Coronavirus
A US military veteran and his husband have both died within hours of each other at the same hospital after contracting coronavirus. Anthony Brooks, a veteran and councilman for the city of Live Oak in Texas, worked at San Antonio Military Medical Center. He died of COVID-19 on Tuesday (April…
Franklin Graham Defends Antigay Volunteer Policy by Comparing Gays to Drug Addicts
Franklin Graham is doubling down on a policy requiring volunteers at a tent hospital in New York City to sign a pledge comparing LGBTQ people to alcoholics, drug addicts and cruising adults. The moment Samaritan’s Purse set up the tent hospital in New York’s Central Park to care for people with COVID-19 it came under…
‘I Just Want to Talk to Someone’ – How Coronavirus is Increasing Isolation Among Older LGBTQ People
Coronavirus is having a particularly negative effect on older members of the LGBTQ community. Older people already experience high levels of loneliness and social isolation, but that issue can be even more prevalent among those in the LGBTQ community, who are more likely to not have children and lack family…
10 Activities to Keep You Entertained in Quarantine
Being single while isolating can lead to self-reflection, self-love, and possibly even romance. Whether you’re working from home, living alone and social distancing or staying in with a partner following the latest coronavirus advice, we have the perfect pastimes to make it as enjoyable as possible given the circumstances. The coronavirus-required quarantines…
We’ve Lived All Over the World as a Gay Couple. Now We’re Holed Up in Suburban Texas.
Like everyone, life has thrown us both a few curveballs over the years. Unsettling health scares. Never-ending career woes. Family members dying with no warning. But our lives have never changed so dramatically as they have over the past ten days. It’s probably the same for most of you reading…