Making Friends

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We need to start finding common ground and making friends in anti-violence efforts.

Am I Still Safe?

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I never thought I’d say this, in what I used to believe was the greatest country in the world, but I don’t feel safe in America. Will I continue to be stripped of my rights? When will it end? Should I get out now?

“You can’t be G.A.Y.! I fancy you!”

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This comment was from MediaHound on the Open Thread: “What’s the Dumbest Thing a Woman Has Said to YOU?”

Treehouse Envy

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There are many ways for a man to measure his success as a father. For William Lucas Walker, it came down to whose kids got the coolest treehouse.

Dear John: Just Friends Again?

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Dear John addresses the so-called “friend zone”, offers advice to a man bothered by a prejudiced coworker, and talks about a tricky matter of professional ethics.

Kirk Cameron Outs Himself As A Homophobe

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Nicole Johnson tells Kirk Cameron to grow up and drop the hate speech.

In Defense of the One-Night Stand

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Sex with a stranger can be about desire, but it may say nothing about where one’s heart lies.

Say Good-bye to “That’s So Gay”: On the Decline of Homophobia

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Mark McCormack: “We do no-one any favors if we only fight prejudice that is, for some, yesterday’s battle.”

Gay People Need to Stop Having Sex with Republican Homophobes, No Matter How Hot They Are

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Steve Locke, with a passionate rant about guys who “can’t come out.”

Mark Nelson’s Coming Out Story: ‘Mary’s Really Michael’

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Mark Nelson says we should all just be ourselves. And if anyone doesn’t like it, screw them.

#15: Just Another Happy Family

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“As a twenty-something-year-old gay man, he stepped up and took them on as his own.”

Masculinity Isn’t Good—It’s Great

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Men’s roles are changing and becoming flexible, Quiet Riot Girl writes, which is for the best.

The Disappearing Boy

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“Nathan!” Chris said. “What the fuck’s wrong with you? This isn’t a game anymore.” By David James Poissant

Potty Mouth Versus Poetry Mouth

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Paul Leroux shares a gay man’s perspective on the visual and verbal idioms (and idiocies) of porn versus erotica.

Lesbians and Their Straight Bro’Friends

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And why there’s no equivalent to “fag hag” when straight guys are friends with lesbians.

“In 1945, We Had Not Yet Invented Gay People” Duane Michal’s Coming Out Story

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Carsten Fleck created a multimedia project on how 18 gay men and women came out to their families and friends. Here’s Duane Michal’s story.