Three “gay and effeminate” teens have died after being starved, tortured and killed at a camp that promised to turn them into “men”.
The Young Turks: Gay Teens Killed and Tortured in ‘Conversion’ Camps (VIDEO)
May 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment
GlobalPost: UN Human Rights Council May Act Against LGBT Discrimination
April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Seventy-six countries continue to criminalize same-sex relations.
Combating Violence on Chicago’s Streets: The Cure Violence Initiative
February 19, 2013 By 1 Comment
Dr. Gary Slutkin asserts that the epidemic of violence should be treated as a public health issue, and so far his methods are working.
Helping Detroit, One Glass of Lemonade at a Time
February 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Joshua Smith wants to help his city get out of debt.
Travel Poems From My Dad: Vuvuzela Blues
January 9, 2013 By 1 Comment
Josh Bowman is sharing his father’s poetry all week. Today, Vuvuzela Blues.
DOMA-sticity or Has Antonin Scalia Gone Completely Barking Mad?
December 18, 2012 By 8 Comments
Tom Gualtieri insists that DOMA and Prop 8 are bias laws without basis in the U.S. Constitution.
The Gift of Sensitivity
September 8, 2012 By 13 Comments
MJ Kelly learned that it’s easy to devalue emotional sensitivity, until you see it in your child’s eyes.
Oscar Pissed-orius
September 3, 2012 By 11 Comments
Cameron Conaway wonders: How can a guy who pushed the boundaries of moral fairness so far that they became unfair to others possibly complain about unfairness?
World Record Holder Says Amputee Olympian Shouldn’t Go to London
July 19, 2012 By 7 Comments
Former Olympian Michael Johnson believes that double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius shouldn’t have been considered “qualified” for the London Olympics. What do you think?
Double Amputee to Join Olympic Track Team
July 5, 2012 By 2 Comments
Inspiring Paralympian Oscar Pisotorius—aka “Bladerunner”—will compete for South Africa in London this summer.
Soccer’s Mad Men
June 11, 2012 By 4 Comments
JP Pelosi investigates how handshakes and martinis impact international soccer.
Paul Simon’s “Graceland”: An Introduction
June 5, 2012 By 2 Comments
Out of apartheid and the newly-budding reggae scene in South Africa came an album we would never forget.
Marc Bouwer’s Coming Out Story: ‘When I Started Having Thoughts About Boys, I Thought I Was Going to Hell’
February 14, 2012 By 3 Comments
Marc Bouwer talks about growing up during Apartheid, fearing the apocalypse every time it thundered, and waking up with stars in his eyes.
Music: South African Singing Sensation Soon To Scintillate Stateside [@darrylzero]
November 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
“Over 1,500 People Lying Faux-Dead with Taped Mouths is a Sight to See.”
October 1, 2011 By 12 Comments
Richard Stupart attends the One in Nine march at Rhodes University to photograph the participants, and he sees not rape victims, but strong, brave, and united women.
How Travel Made Me Confront White Privilege
August 16, 2011 By 21 Comments
When we travel, Richard Stupart writes, we force ourselves to go outside of the rules of our home society.
“There is a push for women to be their most genuine selves, and yet now there is makeup for men!?”
This is a comment by Cameron Brown on the post “Makeup for Men? Why?”