Cleve Jones is a prime example of being in the right place at the right time. Born on October 11, 1954, in Lafayette, Indiana, young Cleve became aware of portions of who he was very early in life, but where…
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In communities across the country, and the world, individuals come together to form interest-specific groups. Like many of these other community groups, gay community groups serve several functions for its members. Gay individuals often make the decision to form or…
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The U.S. State Department announced on June 9, 2010 that persons identifying themselves as transgender and intending to have a sex change do not have to have undergone sex reassignment surgery to have their gender changed on their passports. The…
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It is no secret that the A.I.D.S. Virus has killed millions of Gay People within the United States of America since its entry into our Country from within the body of a Gay airline steward from Canada. He went to…
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While there are drawbacks to online dating, that is true for everyone, not just gays. Online dating has opened up the world for everyone and gays have perhaps been the greatest benefactors of this world. Meeting people in clubs is…
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Centered around the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in New York City, the Stonewall riots (Often regarded as “The hairpin drop heard around the world”) between the New York police department (NYPD) and local members of the Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender (LGBT) community…
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Coming out to your family. Telling your family you wish to change genders. Wow, this is definitely a touchy subject. For a lot of people, there is the fear of losing everything. Friends, family, homes, employment. This is definitely not…
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I have always been a firm believer that gender identity and sexual orientation are two completely different subjects. The reason I open by saying this is alot of people manage to confuse these two to the point where who you…
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The morning started off cool and cloudy even though it is July and the starting of our hottest months for Summer, but still there were rainbows shining brightly throughout the world we had knowingly and willingly stepped into, not knowing…
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The years between ten and twenty are tumultuous for everyone, but for gays an lesbians, it’s even harder: while all teens find themselves hormonally catapulted into the world of sex and crushes, homosexual teens land somewhere different from where peers,…
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It all started with Jeanne Manford and her 22 year old son Morty in 1972. Having witnessed the infamous Stonewall Inn Riots in 1969, Morty had become one of the leading activists in the movement for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual…
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LIKE-MINDED RETIREESSenior Living for the GLBT Community Introducing FountainGroveIn the early winter of 2008, a first will happen in California FountainGrove Lodge! This pioneer retirement community will be geared specifically toward the GLBT community at large. “It will be the…
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COLAGE (Children Of Lesbians And Gays Everywhere) is a national organization with the aim of making the lives of kids with gay or transgender parents better by providing support on a multitude of levels. COLAGE is unique in that although…
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Support organizations are important for people to get involved in, especially people who belong to minority groups where issues that they face are not experienced by a large number of people in society. It’s especially important for homosexuals who have…
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In recent years, the increase in social acceptance and equality for all has allowed many homosexual and bisexual individuals to openly declare their sexual preferences to the public. Although a greater percentage of younger generations are growing more accepting of…
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The gay community is Boston is thriving and with good reason, it is after all the largest city in the only state that legally allows gay marriages. Beyond that, Boston is a great city for everyone, not just the gay…
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Anytime you have any type of encounter with someone new you come away from the experience with numerous impressions. It is likely you have some thoughts of the individual being pleasant or not so. You may also assume other “facts” such as…
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Let’s face it: although our country has come a long way in becoming more tolerant of homosexuality and affording rights to those who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered, there is still room for improvement. One of the best…
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Table Talk Most stories of lesbian woes start off as “All my life”, well not this time, because it hasn’t been all my life just the biggest part. Most say that being gay and approaching forty years old is tough…
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It’s a shame that homosexuals would even have to give any thought whatsoever to where they are living. Although homosexuals do not have full rights in the United States they at least are not subject to the death penalty like…
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You’re over sixty five, you’re active, and you think it’s time to move to a retirement community but there is one hitch; you are gay or lesbian and want to be around people like yourself. No problem, there are places…
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Being a teenager is hard. Being gay can be harder. The combination is enough to make you want to cry each and every day. Gay teens need a place that is safe that can support them with any questions, concerns,…
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Gay community groups are an integral part of the community assuming a variety of duties to improve the lives of their members, families, and friends. There are far more groups than can reasonably or meaningfully be discussed, but they all…
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In recent years, the term gaydar has become more popular with younger adults and teens, generally when they initially discover someone close to them is gay. They might announce, “My gaydar was way off,” or “My gaydar was right, again.”…
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Being a teenager isn’t easy and being a gay teen is even more difficult. It is often harder than being a straight teen because of the stigma many still attach to being gay as well as the teen often having…
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Gaydar is a term that came into common use in the 1990’s, when open homosexuality became more common and accepted in society. As one would assume, gaydar is a person’s ability to detect gayness in another individual. This talent or…
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Anna Paquin of the HBO series “True Blood” became another celebrity to announce to the world she is gay. Ever since Paquin was eleven years old and first entered the public eye when she became the second youngest person to…
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Unlike the monolithically phallic and ever-more redundant West Side skyscape, the population of New York City’s gay men in the aggregate does not comprise a community in the conventional sense – although the American Heritage Dictionary offers “The gay community…”…
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Gay chat has become quite popular in the last few years with the number of gay individuals living openly today. Same sex relationships had never had an easy time all these years as the perception of the society had not…
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OUT magazine is advertised as being targeted the GLBT community. OUT produces ten issues annually, one which is almost exclusively focused on their annual OUT awards. OUT is the best known and longest surviving magazine focused on the GLBT community,…
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