Author: A. Faulkner

By Thomas Maxheimer ‘Stunning victory’ as US Surgeons General call for an end to intersex surgery Human rights groups, intersex advocates, and the World Health Organization all recognize that the “corrective surgery” can cause more harm than good. Finally: A place for our aging, lonely elders in NYC Following Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Texas Supreme Court: No inherent right to gay marriage benefits In a unanimous ruling, the Texas Supreme Court says that married people who are gay do not necessarily have a right to government-provided spousal benefits. What Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court rulings so far tells us FiveThirtyEight analyzed Gorsuch’s voting record and found […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Will a gay Dumbledore feature in Fantastic Beasts 2? In 2007, JK Rowling hinted at a gay character, indicating that Dumbledore was gay.  The next film in the franchise focuses on Dumbledore’s younger life, and many are wondering if this could be the opportunity to explore the concept farther. Louis C.K. releases […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Angela Merkel has dropped her opposition to same-sex marriage Markel had long held fast to her anti-marriage equality stance and after changing her posture, and some are questioning if it was a political move. Gay Pride Parades around the world Check out this gallery of the amazingly colorful and varied LGBT celebrations […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Supreme Court will decide if civil rights laws have broad religious exemptions The Colorado case of discrimination that has been making its way through the court system will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.  Two gay men brought the case against a bakery who refused to bake a cake to celebrate […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Gallup Poll Shows Increase in Weddings for Gay Adults Prior to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling clearing the way for nation-wide marriage equality, less than 8% of LGBT couples were married to a same-sex partner.  That increased to 9.6% in 2016, according to the poll.  LGBT people over the age of 50 […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Mississippi’s controversial anti-LGBTI law to go into effect after appeals court ruling This law is considered by advocacy groups as one of the worst current “religious freedom” laws, gives license to anyone, including organizations and businesses, to discriminate against any queer person based on only “sincerely held” religious or moral beliefs. Texas […]

By Thomas Maxheimer ‘Assassination of Gianni Versace’ – First Look at ‘American Crime Story’! With Penelope Cruz, Darren Criss, Edgar Ramirez, and Ricky Martin, the show will air on FX next year. Even in a Post-Moonlight World, It’s Nearly Impossible to Get a Gay Movie Made Six LGBT directors reflect on the struggle to get […]

By Thomas Maxheimer Man Arrested for Threatening ‘Terror Attack’ at Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade The arrest was made after the 20-year-old suspect allegedly called in a terrorist attack threat against the parade. ‘They Told Me I Wasn’t A Human Being’: Gay Men Speak Of Brutal Treatment In Chechnya Two gay men speak about emotional […]