How Not to Be a Jerk to Your Bisexual Friend

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From saying “it’s a phase” to inviting someone you barely know to a threesome, Brigitte Tilley wants to help you be less of an asshole to your bisexual friends.

What Makes A Man?

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Inspired by advocate, educator and porn pioneer, Buck Angel, Julie Gillis ponders what it is that makes a man.

Teacher Legally Fired for Being Gay

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Turns out, harassment in the workplace and being fired for being gay is legal in the state of Kentucky.

Why Straight Educators Must Support the LGBT Cause

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Nicholas Ferroni explains to one of his students why he, as a straight man, supports LGBT rights—and why it doesn’t embarrass him to be asked if he’s gay.

10 Things Straight People Say to Their Gay Friends That Make Me Want to Vomit

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Chloë gently corrects her hetero friends on their top 10 hetero biffles, such as saying, “I love my gays!”

Have Conservatives Lost the Culture War?

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Joanna Schroeder agrees that culture influences politics more than we have understood in the past, and wonders how we can help create the culture and society we desire.

60 Reasons to be Proud in 2012

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Coming out in Hollywood in 2012 became a casual affair. Gone were the days of the “I’m Gay” cover photo.

Biting Bad Apples: The Truth About the “Ex-Gay” Movement

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The conversion therapy business may be more about making money than setting you straight.

I Was Born a Sinner

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People tried to change Nicholas Ferroni, believing that the way he was born would make life harder. Fortunately, he came to accept himself the way God made him.

Simulated Assault: My Life as a Self-Defense Instructor

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Meron Langsner plays the perpetrator in reversals of attempted assault.

Simulated Assault: My Life as a Self-Defense Instructor

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Meron Langsner plays the perpetrator in reversals of attempted assault.

Poster: I Don’t Know What My Son’s Sexual Orientation is Going to Be…

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Junior Burchall: “I don’t know what my son’s sexual orientation is going to be, and because I don’t know, I am about the business of creating a world where he can express himself in ways that are healthy and where he is safe to be who he is.”

Open Thread: Should Azariah Southworth Have Outed a Christian Celeb?

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What do you think of Southworth’s public revelation that he had a more-than-friendship relationship with Christian speaker, writer and personality Jonathan Merritt?

Starbuck’s LGBT Appreciation Day is Tomorrow

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Supporters of same-sex marriage plan on showing up at Starbucks and other companies in order to let businesses like Nike, Absolut Vodka, JC Penney, Macy’s and others know that their support of LGBT families is appreciated.

Hip Checks & Gut Checks: Ending Homophobia in Hockey

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Higher Unlearning’s Jeff Perera looks at how sexism and homophobia in sport directly impacts heterosexual young men and boys as highlights the You Can Play project.

6 Reasons to Consider Surrogacy

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Jerry Mahoney explains what makes surrogacy a great choice for gay couples.