Transgender people most definitely have a place in the gay rights movement. As anyone who has studied their history knows, it is the drag queens who are generally credited with kicking off the Stonewall Riots which launched the modern gay…
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Transphobia, like homophobia, is a disturbing statement of the social climate in much of the world today. Like many things related to the LGBT is is not as bad as it once had been, but it still isn’t good by…
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The transgender Jew has much to be happy about these days unlike their Christian counterparts when faced with the question of how the organized face of the religion views them. While it seems odd to so many, especially Christians that…
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The issue of gender change as it applies to a married couple is one of the most complex aspects of the process for many transsexual people caught in this position. There are two sides to this coin and each has…
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The legal challenges faced by transsexual persons can be quite daunting and very confusing. Considering there is no actual uniform code throughout the U.S., or even in each state in some cases, it is hard to know which side of…
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RI Pride is the driving force behind the gay scene in tiny little Rhode Island. While RI Pride (RIP) has been around a long time it has never grown stagnant, and has developed into an organization which has advocated on…
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When you think of the gay community around the world Dublin, Ireland is not usually the first or even one of the top 20 places that comes to mind. That is of course unless you live there or have been…
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Born February 10, 1893 in Pennsylvania, William “Big Bill” Tilden went on to become one of the greatest tennis players ever. He used a combination of physical gifts and mental tactics to handily beat opponents. His judgement on the court…
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The first Gay Pride Parade a person attends can be a mixed bag of emotions. You find yourself being excited and sometimes even a little scared as you aren’t really sure what to expect. Relax! Preparing for your first pride…
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Starting a Gay Straight Alliance or GSA at your school really isn’t as difficult as it sounds no matter what your age is. While they are most commonly present at middle schools and up, there are actually some GSA’s at…
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Billy Bean (Not to be confused with Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane) broke into the world of major league baseball by recording four hits in his first game with the Detroit Tigers. Bean was far more complex than the stat…
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Kanye West is a very talented performer, which is something nobody argues, but he is also a bit of an enigma. In the past his words and actions have prompted many people to wonder whether he was in the closet….
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The role of the LGBT community is three fold in that it provides support, oversight, and advocacy. Without the LGBT community the rights of gay and transgender people would be decades behind where they are now and numerous people would…
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Discussing Iran’s gay community is no easy thing, especially since if you listen to the Iranian government there is no Iranian gay community. Iran may be the only country on the face of the earth which has officially stated that…
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Becomingjennie.com is a fairly new but powerful site for those whom are dealing with issues of addiction and loss. It’s not a site run by professional therapists or a site aimed at telling people how to live their lives or…
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The 2009 Out Magazine “Out Awards” reflect the achievements of those whom have had an impact on the LGBT community. In some cases the awards are for some achievement over the course of a year, a lifetime of work, or…
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December 19, 2013 Friends and Peers
Handling a nosy neighbor or two is just a fact of life. There is always going to be someone in the neighborhood or apartment building that can’t seem to help them self when it comes to having to know every…
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When it comes to lesbian first date mistakes they are for the most part the same mistakes that can be made in any dating configuration you can imagine. Lesbians are in no way immune to the same foul ups everyone…
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The age old question of how to impress a girl has been pondered on by some of the greatest minds in the world for thousands of years and here we are still asking it. The reason is nobody can figure…
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November 25, 2013 Crisis Support
Talking to your teen about anything can be a challenge, but when you enter something so intimately deep as a discussion on depression and self-injury the challenges are compounded. Self-injury (SI) itself is a symptom of a deeper issue, not…
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November 24, 2013 Crisis Support
Suicide should be talked about openly because it is a fact of life. It certainly isn’t one of the bright and cheery things that we as people would prefer to talk about, but it demands recognition out in the open…
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Learning how to properly clean your sex toys is one of the most important things you can learn about them. Bacteria and various diseases can remain in the pores and/or on the surface of your sex toys if you do…
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November 16, 2013 Communication
The most common lies women tell to men should be of little surprise to anyone, they are nearly universal in that some time or another almost every woman has used one of these gems. Some women are so good at…
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For those unaware of what a man on the down low is, it is a gay man that leads two distinct lives, on in which he presents himself to the world as a straight man (Or allows himself to be…
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On March 28, 1986, Lady Gaga was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta in Manhattan, New York. Stefani was a precocious child with a proclivity for streaking as was often evidenced by her greeting her babysitters at the door in the…
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When I think of being gay and being accepted I tend to think of the future. That certainly isn’t to say there aren’t people who accpet me as I am without reservation. For the most part, at least to my…
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A study that lasted 25 years concluded that children raised by lesbians are boring – actually well they said well adjusted. In fact, they found that children raised by lesbians had fewer behavioral problems than those raised by heterosexual couples….
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Country music star and 1999 Academy of Country Music Top New Female Vocalist Chely Wright has come out of the closet with the announcement she is a lesbian. The online report came via Queerty and TMZ over the weekend thanks…
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While many people would love a cut and dry yes or no answer to whether or not a woman sleeping with another woman is cheating it’s impossible to do so. It is too subjective to the individual agreements and dynamics…
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Changing genders, switching sex, or any host of terms coined to describe the transition of going from physically male to physically female elicit a vision of these people which isn’t always accurate. Undergoing the process of gender reassignment is never…
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