May 16, 2012
Last year, prominent Los Angeles photographer Paul Rusconi was arrested on suspicions of lewd acts with a minor and possession of child pornography. Rusconi had posted a photo of him with his two young daughters in a bathtub on Twitter. The girls’ nanny saw the snapshot and immediately called the police, accusing Rusconi of rape. The accusers were given ...
Tags: crime,
gay,
homophobia,
incest,
law,
LGBT,
LGBT Families,
Paul Rusconi,
pedophile,
rape,
sexual deviance,
single father,
surrogate mother
April 18, 2012
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend seems to have a man-crush on one of his male friends who he really looks up to. They spend tons of time together and he gets all excited and giddy whenever he calls or texts him. Should I be worried? Could he really be in love with his friend? He ...
March 12, 2012
Heterosexuality is not normal… It’s just common. ~ Dorothy Parker
October 27, 2011
It needs to get better right now. So says Rick Mercer in his latest trademark video rant. In it Mercer, a popular Canadian political satirist and TV personality, talks about how insufficient the “It gets better” message is for gay teens. Mercer recorded this video in response to the recent suicide of 15-year old Jamie ...
October 26, 2011
Dear Madame X, My girlfriend agreed to a three-way for my birthday. She said yes, but then listed a bunch of other men she would like to have a three-way with. Does she think I’m gay? Is she serious or is she just messing with me? Birthday Boy Dear Birthday Boy, You’re kidding right? Why ...
October 25, 2011
While tolerance for the LGBT community is slowly increasing, sometimes it still seems relegated to the streets proudly bearing the rainbow flag. You expect to see gay couples in Toronto’s Church Wellesley Village, Vancouver’s Davie Village and San Francisco’s Castro District, but what about when they venture out of designated “homosexual neighbourhoods?” Well, homophobia rears ...
Tags: affection,
Castro District,
Church Wellesley Village,
Davie Village,
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family friendly,
gay,
gay community,
homophobia,
homosexual,
intolerance,
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lesbians,
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PDA,
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public display of affection,
public sphere,
rainbow flag,
sexual orientation,
sexuality,
Tim Hortons,
TMI,
too much information,
touching,
touchy-feely
October 21, 2011
A new study finds that more than half of women experience feelings of attraction towards other women at some point in their lives. Researchers at Boise State University (BSU) polled a group of 484 heterosexual women and found that a whopping 60 percent of those polled were sexually attracted to other women. On top of this, 45 ...
Tags: attraction,
bisexual,
coming out,
coming out as older adult,
female friends,
female friendship,
fluidity,
gay,
heterosexual,
intimacy,
kissing,
lesbian,
LGBT,
masculinity,
sexual orientation,
sexuality,
straight
October 19, 2011
I recently saw the question “Should free speech trump hate laws?” answered with a simple “Yes.” I think in reality the answer should be, it depends. After all, nothing tastes sweeter than forbidden fruit. I don’t think that anyone should have the right to be legally protected from being merely offended. But I do think ...
Tags: anti-hate law,
BNP,
British National Party,
equality,
extremism,
freedom of speech,
gay,
hate speech,
homophobia,
human rights,
multicultural society,
Nick Griffin,
racism
October 10, 2011
Great things are afoot. The Presbyterian Church ordained its first openly gay minister in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday. The 56-year-old man, Scott Anderson, became Minister of the Covenant Presbyterian Church and was met not by sneers and disgust, but cheers and excitement. And for the religious community, you must admit, that is pretty awesome. Anderson ...
Tags: Elton John,
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gay,
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Ghana,
hatred,
homophobia,
homosexuality,
Johann Hari,
Kaleidoscope,
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LGBT,
LGBT Rights,
Presbyterian Church,
Scott Anderson
September 20, 2011
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered Americans who want to work for the military no longer have to hide who they are. The rule of “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) was lifted today after years of hard work and campaigning by the LGBT community. This is great news and hopefully will mean a more inclusive and ...