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Last week I wrote about Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, who held the first public gay commitment ceremony in Malawi’s history. (Monjeza is on the left, Chimbalanga on the right) At the time, I mentioned how their bravery in stating their love for each other, considering that homosexuality is illegal in Malawi. The BBC reports [...]
Sly Stone is an artist you should already be familiar with. As the leader of Sly and the Family Stone, he fused rock, soul, and pop to capture the public imagination and was a prime example of black music’s increasing sophistication. His commercial peak was between 1968 and 1973, when he recorded classics such as [...]
Oklahoma Republican legislator Sally Kern is infamous for her rabid homophobia, once stating that gays posed a bigger threat to the nation than terrorists. She now has her sights on restricting divorce for heterosexuals. Kern has proposed House Bill 2279, which would prohibit using incompatability or irreconcilable differences as justification for divorce under the following [...]
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There’s a new calendar out there that serves a purpose greater than marking time. Asian Men Redefined shows the diversity of the Asian gay male community. Long stereotyped as submissive and feminine, or nerdy and unattractive, Redefined presents thirteen Asian men looking confident and giving body body body! It is a bold, new take on [...]
Just when you thought the Tiger Woods scandal was fading away…. The new Vanity Fair boasts a series of previously unpublished photos of Tiger, including this cover shot of him as he’s never appeared before. The pics were taken by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz. I don’t know what Woods was thinking, but the thugged-out look [...]
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In August 2009, I wrote about the LGBTI Health Summit in Chicago. The summit happened as the health care debate was kicking into high gear, and there were hopes that the LGBT community would be adequately represented in any federal legislation. Now that Congress appears ready to pass health care reform, it is worth noting [...]
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We begin 2010 with a late-breaking contender for Most Niggative Moment of 2009. Last week it was reported that NBA star Gilbert Arenas was caught with guns in his locker. That seemed strange, but the story gets more bizarre. Thanks to a New York Post exclusive, we now know Arenas pulled a gun on teammate [...]
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