Malik Brown Becomes Atlanta’s First Director of LGBTQ Affairs
Despite the fact that Georgia does not have any statewide protections for their LGBTQ citizens, the state’s capital city, Atlanta, has achieved a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Municipal Equality Index every year since 2013, a distinction that gave the city an ‘All-Star’ status in 2018. Elected as Atlanta’s mayor…
11 Gay Movies That Actually Have Happily-Ever-After Endings
Not in the mood for another sad, gay movie? There are a lot of important gay movies that don’t have the happiest endings for gay characters, especially when those movies try to tackle important topics like homophobia or the HIV/AIDS crisis. Still, it can feel a little depressing when you…
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…
How Can I Deal With Online Bullying And Trolls? Daniel Howell And LGBTQ YouTubers Share Tips And Advice
“Dealing with trolls online – or in real life – is something that all of us in the LGBT community have had to deal with.” As part of a new four-part video series to coincide with World Mental Health Day (10 October), Daniel Howell has teamed up with Attitude and…
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…
How Safe is Gay Marriage? Advocates Fear Increasingly Conservative Court
The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court and fresh criticism of the 2015 gay marriage ruling by two justices has renewed advocates’ concerns. President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court to succeed Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last month ignited fears of…
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…
I Spoke to 25 Men About Race-Based Sexual ‘Preference’, Here’s What Happened…
Has the Black Lives Matter resurgence shifted the LGBTQ+ community’s longstanding issue with sexual racism? During the summer, we all saw the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement but how many of us truly engaged, learned, grew and questioned our behaviour and choices? The LGBTQ+ community was reminded that…
This College Football Star Came Out To Teammates By Literally Coming Out Of A Bedroom Closet
Jaden Vazquez, a sophomore linebacker from Bethlehem, Pa., had known he was bisexual for much of his life. Last autumn, in the middle of the football season, Vazquez came to the realization that he just couldn’t hold back who he was anymore. He had told some people back home, including…
What Does Being a “Power Bottom” Really Mean?
“Achieving power bottom status isn’t something that happens overnight.” As queer people, we’ve all heard the term “power bottom.” Its usage implies a superior bottom who can enthusiastically handle any dick of any size at any time. A power bottom is a bottom’s final evolution—the Charizard of taking dick, if…