Homosexuality and Bisexuality

March 11, 2022

When My Heart Broke, My Father Used Google to Save Me

And soon after, I told both of my parents who I really am. After I came home from the hospital, my mother and father took turns […]
February 11, 2022

The Lesbian Writer and Her Flamboyant Gay Husband

Peter taught me to laugh at fate as we lived our dream. At least for a while. Peter and I hitched our wagons young. Early 20s. […]
February 11, 2022

Two Boys on Bicycles, Falling in Love

He gave me a ring. He also punched me in the eye. I learned a lot that summer about how “nice-nasty” the world can be. Two […]
January 31, 2022

‘Jeuje,’ ‘Zhoosh,’ ‘Zhuzh’: A Word of Many Spellings, and Meanings

Commonly used to describe that extra something added to almost anything, the slang term has a centuries-long history. When you fluff up pillows on your well-worn […]
December 3, 2021

Was She Just Another Nicely Packaged Pain Delivery System?

I had been burned too badly to believe in love. And yet, believe I did. I was 67. She was 67. Knowing as much as she […]
November 27, 2021

Wakefield Poole, Pioneer in Gay Pornography, Dies at 85

He gave up a dance career to create a crossover, and now classic, hit film in 1971 that had both gay and straight audiences, and celebrities, […]
June 26, 2021

They Came to Slay: L.G.B.T.Q. Trailblazers

L.G.B.T.Q. people unite every June, Pride Month, to celebrate milestones like the Stonewall uprising and the activists who have made significant contributions to the advancement of […]
June 4, 2021

Oh, Dewey, Where Would You Put Me?

A librarian who identifies as queer wrestles with our tendency to classify both books and people. As a librarian who has dated both men and women, […]
June 3, 2021

Pride Is Coming Back to New York. Check Out These Events.

The march on June 27 will be mostly virtual. But not to worry: There are plenty of in-person events, performances and celebratory exhibitions throughout the city […]
May 31, 2021

Lance Loud Was an Early Reality Star. He Was Also a Gay Punk Pioneer.

Loud was part of “An American Family” in 1973, but his wild band, Mumps, never signed a record deal. Now their songs are being released on […]