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Sex scares me. As a , at a time when most young men were starting to physically connect with their new, exciting, primal sexual desires, the blood in my body was flowing through my veins just as fast. There was nothing unusual about puberty. Except that my desires were for other men. I had no references, images, or examples. No place to go, and no one to talk to about these feelings.

A group of HIV-positive men met at at the border between the United States and Mexico Sunday to kiss, creating a powerful display of defiance in the face of discrimination. Ahead of World AIDs Day, MPact Global Action for Gay Men's Health and Rights hosted the third annual Besoton Sidoso Internacional, also known as the International HIV Kiss-In, in Friendship Park/Parque de la Amistad on the border between California and Mexico.

In the mid-1960s to 1970s, the fight for civil rights and the era of "Free Love" contributed to the birth of an active, vibrant Gay and Lesbian community in the nation's capital. Like New York and Los Angeles, DC became a place for people to establish a truer version of themselves in nightclubs, lounges, and house parties as well as community-specific sports leagues, communal housing, and bookstores.

The video, filmed in the back seat of a car and posted Sunday, shows former White House press office chief of staff Yemisi Egbewole smiling into the camera as she delivers what she calls "an interesting update" about Booker's marriage to Alexis Lewis. "Okay, so Corey Booker got married and ... to a woman, and this is just very interesting, just an interesting update about Cory Booker. Cory Booker married a woman. He is now happily married," she says in the clip, which has been viewed more than 311,000 times.

The Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District and the Oakland LGBTQ Center on November 13, 2025, unveiled an historic new rainbow crosswalk. The occasion was marked with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting ceremony and walk. The center's Co-Founders Joe Hawkins and Jeff Myers, Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, iHeart Radio DJ Christie James, community leader Lisa Williams, and other local leaders and allies were present.

"Nonna was just trying to figure it out," Grande told Poehler. She was "very accepting, very loving, very celebratory. But she was just trying to figure it out. Because she couldn't believe it. You know, in her mind, he had plenty of girlfriends." "So, she goes, 'Frankie, have you seen a pair of breasts?'" Grande continued, imitating her grandmother's Brooklyn accent. "And he was like, 'Yeah. Yeah, Nonna, I've seen breasts, yeah.' And she goes, 'Didn't do anything for you?' He was like, 'No, Nonna. No.' And she's like, 'Well, you're gay.'"

MLM is an acronym that stands for "men loving men" - not to be confused with another MLM acronym, which stands for a multi-level marketing scheme - sometimes referred to as a pyramid scheme! The acronym refers to men who are attracted to men or non-binary people, but it doesn't have to exclusively apply to people who are only attracted to men, so it can include gay, bisexual and pansexual men as well as non-binary people who are either romantically or sexually attracted to men.

"This bill is a direct attack on LGBTQ visibility and a textbook example of government overreach and censorship," said the Senior Political Director of Equality Florida, Joe Saunders, in a statement. "The Pride flag is a symbol of safety, inclusion, and community for millions of Floridians. [...] These bills prevent local cities and counties from using flags to recognize their own communities or make them welcoming to residents and tourists."

He feels deep shame about his attractions to other men and has tried without success to ignore these feelings. After years of struggling, he decided to seek therapy. Mark is told by his therapist, much to his relief, that he is not a homosexual, but actually struggling with " sex addiction" rooted in early life trauma. With intensive treatment, his therapist assures him he can get rid of his addictive same-sex attractions.

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The congressional representatives have written a letter expressing their concerns to Attorney General Pam Bondi, and a coalition of activists has filed a federal lawsuit seeking the restoration of the Community Relations Service, an agency within the DOJ that has provided conflict resolution services around the nation since it was established by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Community Relations Service staff has been reduced to one.

The congressional representatives have written a letter expressing their concerns to Attorney General Pam Bondi, and a coalition of activists has filed a federal lawsuit seeking the restoration of the Community Relations Service, an agency within the DOJ that has provided conflict resolution services around the nation since it was established by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Community Relations Service staff has been reduced to one.

"It's just cruel, and I continue to be heartbroken, overwhelmed and livid," Julie said.

being lectured that everything in Oz is queer.

Jack Rowe, senior art director and Solomon Thomson, managing director of Gay Times, shared the stage at October's Nicer Tuesdays event and gave an insightful talk about the responsibility of spearheading a magazine about a long history of queerness, the history of Gay Times (including its "salacious covers" and a tidbit about how archival material was destroyed by poppers!) and finally its grand return to print media.

The release of Wicked: For Good has triggered criticism from a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ conservative influencers. Among them is Isabel Brown, a YouTuber and friend of the late Charlie Kirk. Brown has claimed the Wicked movies are pushing a "radical LGBTQ+ agenda." She's one of several right-wing influencers who are using press tour videos of Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo to "prove a point" that Hollywood has corrupted the Wizard of Oz story.

When asked about the status of DOGE earlier this month, White House Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor told , "That doesn't exist." While it is no longer a "centralized entity," DOGE's work will continue through the OPM, as Kupor said in a follow-up post on social media that "the principles of DOGE remain alive and well: de-regulation; eliminating fraud, waste and abuse; re-shaping the federal workforce; making efficiency a first-class citizen; etc."

I was going to talk about a pretty feel-good firearms competition I went to earlier this year, where trans and queer people made up about a quarter of participants and the unofficial rule was you're not allowed to be a bigot. I was going to describe the strange and whimsical mix of subcultures people embraced there-like polyamory and Mad Max cosplay-wrapped up in pro-LGBT and Black Lives Matter patches.

You know, there are people on this list that have dedicated their lives to advocating and fighting for our community, making real changes in our government, battling disproportionate LGBTQ homelessness rates and fighting to keep families together while the government and ICE is trying to rip them apart. That being said, I played a bald teenager on TV this year.

Loraine Hutchins, an esteemed bisexual activist and author, has died. Her death was announced this week on social media and confirmed by friends, who are now recalling how much she contributed to bisexual visibility and acceptance through her writings and activism. "Loraine Hutchins was one of my bicons [bi icons] - I'm considered a bi-plus OG, but Loraine was there even before me," says writer, editor, and activist Robyn Ochs.

It follows the banning of the drugs for gender treatment last year after a major review raised concerns about the lack of clinical evidence over their safety for under-18s. Researchers from King's College London say the trial will involve around 220 children under the age of 16 who are going through puberty, and will examine the impact of the drugs on their physical, social and emotional wellbeing.

A trans person was hit over the head with a glass bottle on a London Underground train. British Transport Police launched an appeal for the victim to come forward. A fellow commuter reported they were on the Victoria line Tube service when the suspect got on at King's Cross and made a homophobic remark. He began harassing the person and as the train arrived at Euston, hit them on the head with a glass bottle before leaving the train at around 3am on October 25.

The Alabama Public Library Service Board of Directors approved a rule Thursday that orders the removal of content related to "transgender procedures, gender ideology or the concept of more than two biological genders" from children's and young adult sections across the more than 200 libraries in its system. The directive bans all "sexually explicit or other material deemed inappropriate" from youth sections, though it does not define sexually explicit content.

A free community meal for LGBTQIA folks in need of space this holiday season. It's our 4th Annual Friendsgiving, brought to you by BOSS Idea House and Good VBZ It's a community celebration made for LGBTQIA fam and friends. Expect good food, good energy, and plenty of love.

"When I started wearing makeup and being more feminine and wanting to do certain things... it wasn't like, 'Oh my God, Jeffree needs, what do they call it now, gender-affirming care?' It's like when you're a tomboy. Did your mom... did she cut your tits off at 13? Nowadays, it's all these f*****g weirdos telling their kids, 'OMG you like a Barbie? You're a woman!'"