HOMOSEXUALITY

QUEER VOICES
Tunisia’s Youngest Lawmaker Battles Inhumane Tests
By Wafa Samoud
Khawla Ben Aïcha wants to amend sodomy laws used against gay Tunisians.
RELIGION
Cardinals Blame Catholic Church's Rampant Child Sex Abuse On 'The Homosexual Agenda'
By Alanna Vagianos
Cardinals Raymond Burke and Walter Brandmüller wrote church leaders that clergy sex abuse is only part of a much greater crisis.
U.S. NEWS
Trump Says He Doesn’t Know About Administration’s Global LGBTQ Rights Plan
By Curtis M. Wong
LGBTQ advocates are skeptical of the reported campaign, which will be spearheaded by U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell.
RELIGION
French Writer Alleges Vatican Is One Of The World’s Largest Gay Communities
By Nicole Winfield and Angela Charlton, AP
Author Frederic Martel is claiming Catholic priests publicly denounce homosexuality while privately leading double lives.
WORLD NEWS
Egyptian TV Host Sentenced To Year In Prison For Interviewing Gay Man
Mohamed al-Ghiety was found guilty of encouraging immorality amid Egypt's crackdown on perceived homosexuality.
COMEDY
Stephen Colbert Taunts Second Lady Karen Pence Over Teaching Job
By Carla Baranauckas
"The Late Show" lets art respond to the art teacher at a school that bans LGBTQ students and teachers.
HUFFPOST PERSONAL
My Two Sons Came Out As Gay And It Almost Destroyed Me. Here's What Saved Me.
By Kelly Beischel, Guest Writer
I still feel deep shame about how I acted when they first came out.
QUEER VOICES
Homosexuality Is No Longer A Crime, India Supreme Court Rules
The colonial-era law made homosexual acts punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
OPINION
Pope Francis Just Reminded Us How The Church Still Feels About Homosexuality
By Michelangelo Signorile, Columnist
In a moment of candor, he seemed to support the idea of "ex-gay" conversion therapy.
QUEER VOICES
16-Year-Old Fined Under Russia's 'Gay Propaganda' Law Files Appeal
By Daria Litvinova, Reuters
Maxim Neverov was convicted of posting shirtless men embracing one another.
QUEER VOICES
India's LGBTQ Community Is Hopeful As Court Hears Challenge To Gay Sex Ban
By Suchitra Mohanty, Sai Sachin Ravikumar, Reuters
The rarely-enforced law is used to harass and blackmail gay people, activists say.
QUEER VOICES
Swaziland's LGBTQ Community Celebrates Its First Pride Parade
By Dominique Mosbergen
Male homosexuality is outlawed in the small African country.
QUEER VOICES
How 'Star Trek' Made History 22 Years Ago With A Same-Sex Kiss
By Curtis M. Wong
It was a complicated portrayal, but representative of "social stigma centered on forbidden love," Matt Baume says in his latest "Culture Cruise" video.
QUEER VOICES
This Belly Dancer Wears A Beard To Support LGBTQ People In Egypt
By Emma Batha, Reuters
The UN Refugee Agency named Shrouk El-Attar its "Young Woman of the Year."
QUEER VOICES
Pastor Fired From Methodist Church For Marrying Lesbian Couple
By Carol Kuruvilla
“The pain doled out by The United Methodist Church must stop,” the fired pastor says of the large religious denomination.
QUEER VOICES
Former Oklahoma City Mayor Compares Gays To Pedophiles In Baffling Debate
By Curtis M. Wong
Kirk Humphreys' remarks were deemed "disgusting" by lawmakers and advocates.
Young LGBTQ Mormons Reflect On The Dire Consequences Of Church's Anti-Gay Stance
Utah’s suicide rate has tripled since 2007 and suicide is the leading cause of death among the state’s children ages 10 to 17. Empirical data is hard to delineate, but there seems to be a correlation between Utah’s large Mormon population, the church’s denunciation of same-sex LDS couples and the community’s beleaguered LGBTQ youth. If you or someone you know needs help, call 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. You can also text HELLO to 741-741 for free, 24-hour support from the Crisis Text Line. Outside of the U.S., please visit the International Association for Suicide Prevention for a database of resources.
QUEER VOICES
How To Eradicate Homophobia In The New Alt-Right Conservative Era [VIDEO]
By Brandon Kneefel, Contributor
LA-based write | activist | suitor on Logo TV's "Finding Princ...
I see a lot of fear as we enter this new era. For all those activists and scholars, supporters and minorities, we must walk into this time with more awareness and attention to truth. We must wear this truth lovingly. Without this, we may win, but it will be temporary.
POLITICS
Yes, He's The Great Pretender -- Pretending America Was Great
By Pamela Newton, Contributor
Writer and teacher
When exactly was America great, Mr. Trump?
BOOKS
Young Gay Men, Bludgeoned In Barrow's Point
By Melanie Bishop, Contributor
Writer, Teacher, Editor, Coach
Schirmer has a gift for creating atmosphere, for dropping readers, phrase by phrase, into the world of this college town, this McGregor family, this particularly hot summer, during which young, gay men start showing up bludgeoned, dead.
QUEER VOICES
Undetectable: Fear, Filters And Grindr
By Alex Garner, Contributor
Senior Health Innovation Strategist, Hornet App
This epidemic over 35 years old. It's our history, our culture, and our politics. It is incidental to our lives. Living in fear is agonizing and exhausting. No one should have to live that way. We can do better for our community.
QUEER VOICES
Reflections On National Coming Out Day
By Seamus Kirst, Contributor
Journalist, essayist and author of 'Shitfaced: Musings of A Fo...
“When did you come out?” I am often asked by friends – mostly who are straight. How do you even begin to answer that? Coming
RELIGION
What is Marriage ?
By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D., Contributor
Senior Lecture, History of Religious Ideas, U of CA Irvine
Religions also legislate marriage in order to legislate sex. But most ancient religious prohibitions against certain sexual
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