U.N. Calls for Global End to Conversion Therapy, Says It ‘May Amount to Torture’
The practice, which aims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, is currently banned in just five countries. The United Nations released a report documenting the global reach and impact of gay and transgender “conversion therapy,” calling for nations around the world to work to ban the scientifically…
Same-Sex Marriage Improved The Mental Health of LGBT+ Americans
LGBT+ US citizens became happier and more satisfied with their lives after the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal. That’s according to new research from the Williams Institute. It comes as the US prepares to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v Hodges on 26 June 2015.…
Gay Widower Wins Landmark Legal Battle for The Social Security Benefits of The Man He Loved For 43 Years
A US federal court has ruled that a gay widower is entitled to claim spousal benefits of his husband, who tragically died just six months after their wedding. Michael Ely and James A. Taylor had been in a relationship since 1971, when they were when 18 and 20 years old.…
‘Turning The Stress of The Lockdown Into a Positive Experience For Gay Men’
Gay men may face a specific set of mental challenges in isolation, writes Marc Svensson. I was recently speaking to a friend about the topic most conversations seem to revolve around these days, the current lockdown isolation. He told me he felt as if “his whole identity had been swept…
Same-Sex Marriages Have Contributed $3.8 billion to The US Economy
45,000 jobs were supported by same-sex unions and they generated an additional $244 million in state and local taxes. From wedding rings to receptions, weddings aren’t cheap and there’s an entire industry just waiting to help lovebirds spend money. But how much have LGBTQ couples contributed to the spending? Same-sex…
Chemistry & Compatibility: 7 Ways to Tell if Someone is the Right Match for You
Both chemistry and compatibility are crucial for the survival and quality of our romantic relationships. And it can be downright catastrophic to mistake the two — it can be the reason long-term relationships fizzle and why, try as you might, others may never make it beyond the bedroom. Every person…
Netflix’s Special Season 2 Will Have ‘A Lot More Gay Sex’
When Netflix’s Special debuted last year it was groundbreaking for a variety of reasons but primarily for who it centered: a gay man living with a disability. The half-hour series was based on creator Ryan O’Connell’s 2015 memoir I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves and was equal parts comedic and heartwarming. Viewers…
Ryan Murphy and Janet Mock Drop Hints About “Hollywood” Season 2
Could we be returning to Dreamland? Although critics have not been the kindest to Ryan Murphy’s newest Netflix series, Hollywood, fans are loving the revisionist take on Tinseltown’s heyday. And there might be more on the way. Hollywood was always envisioned and marketed as a “limited series,” much like last year’s Armistead Maupin’s…
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…
Netflix Responds to Viral Homophobic Tweet in Best Possible Way
Don’t you just love it when homophobes are put in their place? Earlier this week, a Twitter user went viral with an edited Spongebob Squarepants meme supposedly demonstrating how Netflix are forcing “unnecessary gay characters” in every new television series. You know, TV that actually reflects reality. Worryingly, the post earned…
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…
In a Digital Hookup Culture Are We Forgetting How to Date
Dating is much better in the digital age, so long as long as you know what you’re looking for. I’ve never seen a generation love its gadgets more than today’s hookup culture. That’s no shade — believe me, that’s no shade. I have them all: Grindr, Scruff, Chappy, Tinder, you…