Michael Sam Signs Historic NFL Contract With St. Louis Rams Michael Sam has taken another historic step toward realizing his dream of playing in the NFL. The first openly gay player ever to be selected in the NFL Draft, Sam has signed a rookie contract with the St. Louis Rams. Grateful, humbled, and motivated after … Continue reading Michael Sam Signs Historic NFL Contract With St. Louis Rams →

Michael Sam signs contract with St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams on Thursday signed Michael Sam to a four-year, $2.65 million contact. (Photo by Marcus Qwertyus; courtesy Wikimedia Commons). The St. Louis Rams on Thursday signed Michael Sam to a four-year contract. Fox Sports reported that Sam’s contact is worth $2.65 million with a … Continue reading Michael Sam signs contract with St. Louis Rams →

Restaurant manager says he fired server for writing slur on check A bartender at Bistro 18 wrote the words ‘GAY BITCHES’ on the check of a transgender customer and eight friends last summer. (Photo courtesy of Lambda Legal) The manager of an Adams Morgan restaurant whose bartender wrote the words “GAY BITCHES” on the check … Continue reading Restaurant manager says he fired server for writing slur on check →

Celebrities Show Heart for amfAR's Inspiration Gala (VIDEO) This week, The Foundation of AIDS Research (amfAR) held their 5th annual Inspiration Gala at the beautiful Plaza Hotel in New York City to raise funds and awareness for their continuing dedication to end the global AIDS epidemic through the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment … Continue reading Celebrities Show Heart for amfAR's Inspiration Gala (VIDEO) →

UPDATE: General Mills Says Aaron Schock Is Mistaken, Has No Partnership With Wheaties Congressional beach bod Aaron Schock is donning a suit for his latest campaign to promote “healthy living” in a partnership with General Mills, a company that just launched a host of LGBT-targeted advertisements for Gay Pride month. The 33-year-old allegedly gay Illinois state representative debuted … Continue reading UPDATE: General Mills Says Aaron Schock Is Mistaken, Has No Partnership With Wheaties →

AIDS Nostalgia and 1991's <i>Someone Else From Queens Is Queer</i> I have steered my small craft of attention carefully away from most of the fire-engine-red buoys of so-called “AIDS nostalgia” that have appeared in the last few years and reveal, like freshly marked symbols on the newest, most accurate maps of busy waterways, significant shifts … Continue reading AIDS Nostalgia and 1991's <i>Someone Else From Queens Is Queer</i> →

Sharing the Stories of LGBT Youth: Starfire, 18, From Las Vegas (PHOTO) We Are the Youth is a photographic journalism project chronicling the individual stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) youth in the United States. Through photographic portraits and “as told to” interviews in the participants’ own voices, We Are the Youth … Continue reading Sharing the Stories of LGBT Youth: Starfire, 18, From Las Vegas (PHOTO) →

Ugandan foreign minister elected president of U.N. General Assembly LGBT rights advocates continue to criticize the election of Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa as president of the U.N. General Assembly (Image public domain) Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa continues to face questions and criticism from LGBT rights advocates and their supporters after his unanimous election … Continue reading Ugandan foreign minister elected president of U.N. General Assembly →

Going From Boys to Men With Our Fathers As Father’s Day approaches, I think about my father. As boys, our first relationship with a man is with our fathers. This is especially important for gay males, since our adult love relationships will be with other men. I wrote a chapter on our relationships with our … Continue reading Going From Boys to Men With Our Fathers →

News: Ansel Elgort, WNBA, Morrissey, Havana, Tom Hardy Wilson High School Principal Pete Cahall on coming out to his entire school. Ansel Elgort is the pits in the new issue of Interview. Here is the dripping wet gigolo that Lea Michele is dating. Morrissey cancels U.S. tour dates due to respiratory infection: “In the interest … Continue reading News: Ansel Elgort, WNBA, Morrissey, Havana, Tom Hardy →