For teenagers and young adults who are Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, or Transgendered (GBLT) the decision to come out to their parents is not an easy one. There are very real fears present due to continuing attitudes towards the GBLT community…
Read more
Within the LGBT community comes many different classifications of our type. The lesbian labels are so much more obscure then those of the gay. I myself am a lesbian, and if chosen to fit a “butch” or “femme” label, I…
Read more
For gay men, it can be very difficult to decide whether to ‘come out’ to your friends, family and colleagues (or any combination thereof). It’s always a very personal decision and it shouldn’t be based on pressure from anybody else….
Read more
Homophobia exists for a number of reasons. Fear of one’s own sexual preferences being questioned – fear that they are gay or lesbian being questioned or asked. Some people may be hiding or concealing homosexuality or lesbian lifestyles, feelings or…
Read more
So you want to flatten out your chest. Unless you have a extra few grand waiting to be spent, you’re going to have to bind. Binding is a process by which a person squishes down their breasts to give the…
Read more
People always wonder what is so good about being in a gay partnership which never ceases to serve as a great form of amusement. It is as if they simply haven’t thought things through before asking something so plainly obvious….
Read more
The history of transgender activism stretches all the way back to the 1800’s so far as what is clearly documented, however at its base transgender activism has been around nearly so long as people have held this self identity which…
Read more
The tips for successful gay online dating are closely related to those for any type of dating site that caters to a niche market. With that said there are a few special tips that can make the experience work a…
Read more
The transgendered community cannot just be broken down into those three groups. It is much more complicated than that. Some transsexuals go through all of those phases and depending when in their journey you look in on them would determine…
Read more
Transsexualism is now known as HBS or Harry Benjamin Syndrome, after one of the doctors who pioneered hormone and surgical treatment of this condition. HBS is accepted by many medical and psychiatric authorities worldwide. It is a birth defect, in…
Read more
In 2013, Kristen Beck, a 20-year U.S. Navy veteran and former member of the elite SEAL Team 6, made headlines when she came out as a transgender woman. From the Human Rights Campaign’s presentation of an award to Lana Wachowski,…
Read more
If you would like to create positive impression in publications that accept ads from gay people, you need to study more closely what you like to convey in your message. You also need an ad that sticks for a long…
Read more
Falling in love is a hard thing to deal with, but how exactly do you handle that feeling when something happens and the relationship ends? For me, I turn to friendship. I remember making a promise that stated If anything…
Read more
First off, as in any type of sexuality, love is not something you should be looking for, let love find you. However if you are one who is bound and determined to find love you can expedite the process by…
Read more
The mind and heart of a lesbian is pretty simple to me. Most lesbian women have a heart of gold. They are quick to take in strays, but quick to discard them once the trust is broken. Some are easy…
Read more
When you communicate with someone, you expect her to listen to you as much as you listen to her. You give them your full attention and eye contact. If you don’t understand what they are saying you should ask questions….
Read more
Transsexual dating is rarely if ever easy even with the number of sites catering to the community growing quicker than I ever realized. Like many traditional sites there are good bad, some are just outright horrible and exploitative. Good fortune…
Read more
Wal-Mart, the largest private employer in the United States with some 1.3 million full and part-time workers (more than half of whom are covered by the company‘s health benefits), has decided to extend said benefits to same-sex partners to comply…
Read more
For gay and lesbian couples, history has shown great resistance when it comes to change. While these couples live together in harmony, their unions have not always been considered legal in many states. That battle still rages on today, as…
Read more
The importance of teaching gay history is that while it may deal with people or some topics which make some people uncomfortable it is still history and an important part of societal and cultural development. Over the past forty years…
Read more
Sydney? Gay? No… Really? Yes! Sydney really does have a permanent GLBT community, not just one that shows up for the gay and lesbian Mardi Gras festival and the free food. There’s not really all that much free food. Sydney’s…
Read more
Imagine that your son or daughter comes home to you one day and says that they have something to talk to you about. They seem more nervous than you have ever seen them before; flustered and stammering, it is obvious…
Read more
A while back, Barbara Walters aired a special interview about transgender children on ABC. The show made a huge impact on the feelings of parents both “pro” and against the topic. It was an amazing reality wake-up call and highly…
Read more
The professional wrestling industry was in both shock and in celebratory fashion in August 2013 when World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar Darren Young confirmed to a TMZ cameraman that he is gay. According to a video that has made the…
Read more
Welcome to the 21st century. During the last few years, more and more personal issues have been made political. Some may say that it’s not our elected officials’ business. In some cases though, even if it isn’t their business, it…
Read more
The history of the Gay Pride Festival is fairly easy to trace as many of the people alive for the first one are still alive today and have managed to relate stories documenting its evolution for future generations. The sad…
Read more
As a parent you think you are prepared for everything and know just what to do and say as well as how you will react to almost anything your child does or says. The reality is that in many cases…
Read more
Asking how a lesbian recognizes another lesbian is a tricky question. To assume a certain character trait or style defines a woman as gay or straight is a dangerous assumption and often inaccurate as well. Stereotypes and generalizations are often mistaken as the…
Read more
Finding a gay friendly doctor is an issue people within the LGBT community all too often struggle with. while it would be nice to believe that all doctors are more than willing to treat each patient equally the sad fact…
Read more
While gay men almost certainly now enjoy far more freedom than in any time in the past, this has brought with it a series of issues that may not have been addressed before. More old-fashioned, less liberal views on homosexuality…
Read more