The CNN anchor, Phoenix Suns president, and Villanova basketball star are now positioned as LGBT role models for the sports world and the black community.
SNL’s Live-Action Ambiguously Gay Duo Is Not a ‘Minstrel Show’
The wildly popular “SNL” sketch went live-action this weekend, and it stirred some debate over what’s offensive. But can’t we just have a long, hard laugh for the sake of satire?
Mark Horvath: Shattering the ‘Self-Made Man’ Myth
Mark Horvath, by pooling resources and drawing on thousands of social media addicts, is working to show how communities can effect change.
Painting Business Practices as LGBT Discrimination
Earlier this month, three printers in a row turned down publishing Kent State University’s LGBT-friendly Fusion magazine.
Working Against Equality: A Closer Look at Queers Who Oppose Gay Marriage
Same-sex marriage is the one issue all gay people can agree on, right? One group of LGBT advocates, Against Equality, is proving otherwise.
Stifled Speech on the Day of Silence
On this Day of Silence, when the point is to raise awareness about the silencing effect of school bullying, why would we want to silence other groups?
The Boy With Pink Toenails
J.Crew catalog called transgender propaganda by conservative critics.
The Birds, the Bees, and the Boy Scouts
The U.K. scouting association will introduce its first national sex-education program this week. How effective will it be?
Do-It-Yourself Internet Access
On a daily basis, how many times do you use the Internet? And what do you use it for? Maybe it would be easier to ask a different question: What don’t you use it for?
In Praise of a Gender-Neutral Bible
The New International Version of the Bible is seeking a more gender-neutral approach that many evangelical organizations are denouncing.
America’s Obsession With Public Embarrassment Is Nothing New
Salon misses the mark: When have we ever not reveled in people’s lack of talent?
The Man in the Women’s College
Aden, who transitioned to male while attending an all-female college, chose not to transfer schools even as he faced harassment and tension from classmates and administration. This is his story.
The ARK Music Factory Has Ruined ‘Friday’ for Everyone
Newest (awful) YouTube music starlet Rebecca Black’s success represents a troubling new era of faux pop stars, stage parents, and child exploitation.
Uncovering History in ‘Making the Boys’
Films like “Making the Boys” are essential to the further education of the country about the LGBT rights movement. They need to fill in where our schools and our mainstream media have failed.
Blurring the Lines of Military Masculinity
Could the mere insinuation that the military isn’t the end-all, be-all Mecca of masculinity shake the foundations of what it means to be a man? Oscar-nominated documentary “Restrepo” addresses the question.
Texas School Bans All Clubs Rather Than Approve a Gay-Straight Alliance
What’s the best way to prompt other high school kids to hate on gay kids? Ban after-school activities and blame it on a girl trying to start a teen LGBT support group.