‘SNL’ star Bowen Yang described his experience with gay conversion therapy as a teenager...
Bowen Yang opened up to People about being placed in gay conversion therapy as a teenager. Yang said there was a "huge chasm of misunderstanding" between him and his parents....
SNL Star Bowen Yang On Parents Sending Him to Gay Conversion Therapy – TooFab
"Neither side really understood where the other was coming from."
Bowen Yang opened up about his parents sending him to gay conversion therapy when he was a teenager.
"There...
John Gay snags Canadian steeple title and Olympic standard – Canadian Running Magazine
John Gay of Vancouver has been racing in the U.S. throughout the spring and summer, in search of the elusive 8:22.00 Olympic standard in the steeplechase, but he kept coming up...
Essay: Houston’s hidden gay history will lift you up with pride – Houston Chronicle
This weekend marks Houston’s pride festival, as anyone driving through Montrose will instantly affirm. The big march has been postponed till September, another consequence of the pandemic, but Houston’s queer...
Opinion: Find pride in these 7 places that made Houston gay history – Houston...
The history of gay people in Houston and the community they’ve built, often in restaurants, bars and bookstores, but also among street protests and planning rooms and shared struggles, has...
Seattle Gay News charts a path into the future after death of longtime editor...
When George Bakan, the editor and publisher of Seattle Gay News since 1982, died in June 2020, thousands of people in the LGBTQ+ community in Seattle grieved. Bakan, known as “the Governor...
NFL player Carl Nassib and the emotional labor of “coming out” – Vox.com
This week, Carl Nassib, a defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders, came out as gay on Instagram. He’s the first active player in the NFL to be out publicly —...
Rome celebrates Gay Pride amid debate over Zan anti-homophobia bill – Wanted in Rome
Rome Pride 2021 takes place from Piazza Vittorio to Piazza della Repubblica.Roma Pride will be held in the Italian capital on Saturday 26 June, without the usual extravagant floats associated...
These Photos Show Us What An Inclusive Gay ‘Safe Haven’ Actually Looks Like –...
Exactly one year ago, I felt like I was being told to choose my identity on Fire Island. Cherry Grove and Fire Island Pines are two communities on the island, which...
The fascinating history of Oakland’s White Horse, the Bay Area’s oldest gay bar –...
It’s the Wednesday before Pride at the White Horse, and a drag queen in a gravity-defying green wig is lip-syncing and shaking her hips to “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae...
Three Texas Men Sentenced for Targeting Gay Men Using Dating Apps – ktemnews.com
This story is another alarming and sad reminder that everyone, regardless of their romantic orientation, needs to be extremely careful about how they use dating apps and who they choose to...
Hungarian Jews protest ‘gay propaganda law’ – The Jerusalem Post
Jewish groups in Hungary have condemned a new law in the country that forbids sharing content on homosexuality with minors.Called the “gay propaganda law,” the legislation passed last week in parliament...
FROM THE ARCHIVE: San Francisco Gay Pride Parade through the years – KGO-TV
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- It all began on June 27, 1970. Thirty people marched down Polk street as part of the San Francisco Gay Liberation March, according to Mark Sawchuk from...
Legendary queer artist Tom of Finland’s house nurtures gay artists – WLS-TV
LOS ANGELES -- The late Finnish artist Touko Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland, produced thousands of illustrations featuring men wearing tight or partially removed clothing. His work has inspired...
Legendary queer artist Tom of Finland’s house nurtures gay artists – KABC-TV
LOS ANGELES -- The late Finnish artist Touko Laaksonen, better known as Tom of Finland, produced thousands of illustrations featuring men wearing tight or partially removed clothing. His work has inspired...
Sun coach Curt Miller: Visibility and representation matters for gay men in sports –...
Connecticut Sun coach Curt Miller saluted Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib and Wisconsin men's basketball director of basketball operations Marc VandeWettering for publicly coming out as gay over the...
Be gay, just don’t act gay (and other words I hope my daughter never...
By Melinda Munson
It was a beautiful gesture. Decadent chocolate and vanilla cupcakes topped with vanilla rainbow buttercream in honor of Pride Month, available at Lucy’s Bakery for $3.50. That’s $1.50 less...
Julie Rodgers shares story of surviving ‘ex-gay’ ministries in new book and Netflix documentary...
Conversion therapy survivor Julie Rodgers at church in “Pray Away,” directed by Kristine Stolakis. Image courtesy of Multitude FilmsCHICAGO (RNS) — Julie Rodgers has been on quite a journey.
Seven years...
First openly gay Miss America having baby with wife with IVF – TODAY
The first Miss America to marry a same sex partner shared she is expecting a baby with her wife this September. On an episode of the podcast Pregnantish, Dr. Deidre Downs...
Gay New London Police Officer’s Pride Month Post About Discrimination Goes Viral – WSHU
A social media post about discrimination from a New London police officer who is gay has reached more than a half million people.Officer Ryan Soccio posted the personal message on LinkedIn...
Pride Month Spotlight: Gay Games – USTA Florida
The Tokyo Olympics are set to kick off on July 23. Only the best of the best will have the opportunity to go for gold for their countries this summer. At...
New York lights up landmarks for gay pride – NEWS10 ABC
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — On Thursday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that landmarks across the state would be lit up in rainbow colors—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet—to celebrate Pride...
Connecticut Sun coach Curt Miller: Visibility and representation matters for gay men in sports...
Nassib’s announcement, which he made on Instagram Monday as Pride Month draws to a close, made him the first active NFL player to come out as gay. According to Fanatics,...
‘Pride is back at the White House,’ Biden says, signing Pulse nightclub bill –...
WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday designated the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, a national memorial, to honor the 49 people killed in a 2016...
Have You Heard Willie Nelson’s Famous Gay Cowboy Song? – Wide Open Country
The avant-garde composer Gene Tyranny once referred to it as "the famous gay cowboy song." And he's not wrong. "Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other" is perhaps the most...
Bernadine L. Gay – Obituary – Mahoning Valley – Mahoning Matters
Jan. 28, 1952 — June 23, 2021 (age 69) CANFIELD — Bernadine L. Gay, 69, died Wednesday afternoon (June 23) at Hospice House. Prayers will begin Monday (June 28) at 12:30 p.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Homes Boardman-Canfield Chapel....
‘I Carry You With Me’ Blends Reality And Drama In A Wrenching Gay Love...
Christian Vázquez as Gerardo and Armando Espitia as Iván in I Carry You with Me. Alejandro Lopez Pineda/Sony Pictures...
UW Men’s Basketball staffer is “living his truth” as a gay man – WMTV...
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A member of the UW Men’s Basketball staff is living his truth. June is Pride Month so Marc VandeWettering wrote an article to describe his journey as...
LA Lost a Gay Landmark in Oil Can Harry’s—but Memories Live On – LA...
Oil Can Harry’s, known for its retro and country-western vibes, was the oldest gay club in L.A., operating in Studio City from 1968 until it became a casualty of the COVID-19...
Film Review: “Summer of 85” unfurls a gay love story with sinister overtones –...
Summer of 85: Félix Lefebvre (left) and Benjamin Voisin (right) — Photo: Courtesy of Music Box Films
Set on the rocky shores of a Normandy beach town, Francois Ozon’s Summer of 85...
GALLERY: Gay pride parade in Cape May – Press of Atlantic City
On June 24 2021, in Cape May, people showed their support for Pride month by marching from the Convention center to the Sunset Pavilion. (l-r) David Fallon, 17, and Kora Clauser,...
Inside the first Pride parade—a raucous protest for gay liberation – National Geographic
When John D’Emilio heard a group of LGBTQ activists would be marching in the streets of New York in June 1970, he told his boyfriend and several of his gay friends....
Gay Bars and Gay Rights – JSTOR Daily
Gay bars, one of the few public places of congregation for LGBTQ+ people before the Stonewall rebellion of 1969, were flash points for the criminalization of same-sex sexual conduct, according to...
US, Western Embassies Fly Gay Pride Flags in Moscow – The Moscow Times
The U.S., British and Canadian embassies in Russia on Friday hung rainbow flags on their buildings in Moscow in honor of LGBT Pride Month celebrated worldwide.
In a joint statement with...
A gay couple faced vulgar harassment. A neighbor helped find the suspect with a...
In fact, one Milton resident mobilized to crack the case. Less than a week after McLean shared the post, the couple was contacted by someone they didn’t know who filed a...