NBA Center Jason Collins Comes Out
This cover of the new Sports Illustrated says it all. NBA player Jason Collins has taken an historic step in gay visibility.
The Outs Chanukah Special
The 3 Bits: A Queer Show About Sex, Love, Booze, Drugs, Friendship, Family, and Amazing Acts of Stupidity is Coming
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However did we get here, to this date which has very quickly turned into a hugely unsexy business meeting? He is nice enough – inoffensive, polite, clean. But there is no charm, no flirtation. I thrive on flirtation on dates; it’s the plutonium I need to get me to the end of the night. From him, however, there is none. Usually I’d put this down to nervousness or shyness, but that’s not the case here. He exudes a kind of bland confidence; he’s not brash or assertive, just, well, a bit boring.
“Learn your history. Learn about the people that pushed against the hatred and the ignorance and made this country give a damn about your lives and about your health…”
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WARNING: This post contains sexually explicit language. Please read on at your own discretion.
Anal is the most intimate sex we have as gay men, yet most of us rarely ever talk about it. So here’s my attempt to crack open a discussion. Why go there? Without consulting each other about anal sex, we lack the best tips for safety, cleanliness and achieving maximum pleasure, a problem for the young and/or sexually inexperienced, who may have to endure unnecessary confusion, embarrassment or pain during intercourse.
Gay-Inclusive Immigration Reform, DOMA, and Obama’s Promise: What are Senate Democrats to Do?
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) may be the greatest barrier to gay-inclusive immigration reform, but that doesn’t mean that Congress and the President cannot get together and score a victory for gay equality while fixing a broken immigration regime that is full of too much discretion, too many perverse incentives, and just the wrong amount of cacophonous nonsense.
Devon Yaffe, a high school senior in L.A., sent us this clip of his Senior Project, a 90-minute documentary in which ten gay men talk about their experiences growing up and coming out. Its concept is simple and compelling.
Writes Devon:
When given the guidelines, I decided to do more than just a high school project. I wanted to take this beyond high school and into the world. I felt so strongly about my project that there was no turning back and that deep down I knew this was going to be something life changing. During the process of this project my world had been changed, as my eyes were opened to a community in which I regretfully wasn’t active. Now, after learning so much about this incredible world, I feel I would love to be involved with the community and possibly become a gay rights activist. I am proud of my project and feel that I did, in fact, do it justice. I explored unknown territory for many gay teens. I hope that gay youth all over can see what I have created and be inspired to add their voice to the community. I feel I have created one of the best kinds of documentaries there is: the true life testimony of those who have grown up gay in a heterosexual world.
Coming-out stories are a significant part of being gay. I am lucky to have so many people share their coming-out stories with me. I love hearing them, and I’m always ready to hear another. Some of them are tales filled with understanding and love, and some are overwhelmed by sadness, disappointment and pain. But underneath all the different details they are stories of strength. I think that’s why I like them so much. There is power in the story of someone finding the courage to stand up and say, “This is who I am.”
