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Social Media for the Socially Conscious

May 18, 2013 By Abigail Ortlieb 2 Comments

upworthy, meaning, lolcat, politics, social media

One “ragtag group of ruffians” with a mission plus a global community make Upworthy.com a social media site that makes a difference.

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: bullies, change, child poverty, Democrats, effect change, gay marriage, government, homosexuality, lolcat, meaning, politics, Republicans, social media, truth, UpWorthy, upworthy.com, Voting Rights

Black Gay Pastor Starts Loop Church

May 17, 2013 By Derrick Clifton Leave a Comment

Jamie Frazier is an openly gay Black man. He’s also a pastor.

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog, Social Justice Tagged With: black gay pastor, christianity, Daily Derrick, Derrick Clifton, equality, gay pastor, homosexuality, human rights, Jamie Frazier, LGBT, lighthouse church of chicago, loop church, social justice, windy city media group

Line In The Sand

May 11, 2013 By Joel Ferris Leave a Comment

Joel Ferris remembers the moment when he saw his dad in a new light, and decided to replace religion with ethics.

Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Featured Content Tagged With: church, gay, homosexuality, Joel Ferris, line in the sand, masculinity, sexuality, The Depression, tolerance

‘Gatsby,’ F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the Murphys: Amanda Vaill Connects the Dots

May 7, 2013 By Jesse Kornbluth Leave a Comment

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Who was Gatsby? A neighbor of the Fitzgeralds reports on the lifestyles of the young and beautiful Golden Couple in the 1920s.

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A Person Is Not a Closet

May 5, 2013 By Chuck Ross 114 Comments

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Did Jason Collins use his former fiancee, Carolyn Moos?

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Gay Rings 101

April 29, 2013 By Dennis Milam Bensie 8 Comments

A brief history of the relationship between homosexuals and marriage.

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My Frustrations with Bell, Clinton, and Obama on Marriage Equality

March 20, 2013 By Christian Piatt 5 Comments

The Gospel call is to stand up and respond to perceived injustice as soon as you recognize it as such, not when it’s more personally, professionally or politically advantageous to do so.

Filed Under: In Good Faith Tagged With: Barack Obama, Christian Piatt, Hillary Clinton, homosexuality, politics, rob bell, theology

The Year of Drinking Dangerously

March 17, 2013 By Sintong Gaspari 2 Comments

Sintong Gaspari doesn’t want to be a part of gay culture. But he doesn’t want to be alone, either.

Filed Under: Gender & Sexuality, Trending Tagged With: boyfriend, communication, dating, depression, gay culture, homosexuality, sex, soul

Loving Black Men: A Personal History

February 4, 2013 By Johnathan Fields 2 Comments

Johnathan Fields recalls the course of his life so far, as measured by black men he has loved.

Filed Under: Advice & Confessions, Featured Content, Gay & Bisexual Men, Gender & Sexuality Tagged With: black men, blackness, communication, gay, heartbreak, homophobia, homosexuality, honesty, Johnathan Fields, Malkia Cyril, Marlon Riggs, Memoir, race, Racism, relationships, romance, Sex and Relationships, Stereotypes

Are Gay Men Less Stressed Because They Don’t Have to Prove They’re Straight?

February 2, 2013 By Noah Brand 6 Comments

A surprising study, a popular sex writer, and a daring hypothesis.

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: dan savage, fear, fragile heterosexuality, fragile masculinity, gender performativity, heterosexuality, homosexuality, Noah Brand, Psychosomatic Medicine, Stress

Boy Scouts of America Close to Changing Policy on Homosexuals

January 29, 2013 By the Editors 3 Comments

Will the longstanding and controversial ban finally be lifted?

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An Evangelical Changes His Views on Homosexuality

January 26, 2013 By Steve Knight 10 Comments

One of America’s most influential evangelicals, Brian McLaren talks about his shifting views on homosexuality, including presiding at his gay son’s marriage commitment ceremony.

Filed Under: In Good Faith Tagged With: Brian McLaren, emergence Christianity, emergent church, Emergent Village, evangelical, evangelicalism, gay marriage, homosexuality, LGBT equality, Owen Ryan, Steve Knight, Trevor McLaren

Teaching the History of the Pink Triangle

January 24, 2013 By Dan Kimber 2 Comments

Dan Kimber had a guest speaker that gave his students first the giggles, then some perspective.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: controversy, Dan Kimber, education, history, homophobia, homosexuality, humanization, pink triangle, Stereotypes, teaching, Third Reich, values

Attracted to Both Sexes, Committed to One Person

January 23, 2013 By Jennifer Pashley 3 Comments

A bisexual woman, married to a man for nearly two decades, comes out on Facebook.

Filed Under: Marriage Tagged With: attraction to opposite sex, attraction to someone other than your partner, bisexual, facebook, fantasy, fliring, homosexuality, Jennifer Pashley, Monogamy, sexuality

When Anxiety Attacks

January 16, 2013 By Registered Runaway Leave a Comment

The stress and fear seemed insurmountable, until the Registered Runaway was reminded of Mark Twain’s dictum: against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.