Orlando Gay Club Shooting: The Victims
In the early hours of Sunday, 12th June 2016, the lives of 49 innocent people were taken in the name of hatred. Here, we remember the LGBT brothers, sisters, and allies who fell victim to the tragic events at Pulse club, Orlando. Read more
Amazon Prime are celebrating #Pride2021 by screening #ManInAnOrangeShirt Patrick Gale‘s brilliant two-part story loosely based on his own parent’s marriage of compromise with two beautiful tales of love across two interconnected films highlighting the very different challenges that faced the couples. With Michael and Thomas it was the 1940’s just after WWII, and with Adam and Steve it is the present day. Check out our review https://bit.ly/2SkAhYv
Condom-ing With Confidence: Dr. Joe Kort Shares 5 Condom Tips for Queer Men. It’s amazing how many queer men are in need of condom tips. Yes, even guys who have been sexually active for years — even decades — aren’t always aware of all the tools in the “safer sex arsenal,” which has included latex condoms since the 1920s! Read More
Your Guide to In the Heights’ Many Cameos There’s so much more than just Lin-Manuel Miranda as the Piragua Guy.
15 brands that are giving back for Pride Month 2021. From Skittles to Levi’s, here’s how some of the biggest brands are giving back to the LGBTQ community during Pride Month.
These are the new faces of Amsterdam’s drag scene Showing that drag is more than exaggerated femininity.
The term “drag” used to evoke images of campy divas in glitter dresses, but the arsenal of artistic interpretations within the scene has become almost infinite. With aesthetics ranging from demonic, with lizard lenses and face piercings, to fantasy-like with pointed ears, to couture-like à la Alexander McQueen, the scene is more diverse than ever. The new generation of queens disengages from the classical idea that drag is just about exaggerated femininity. Today, in 2019, drag is all about using your imagination – expressing the ideal version of yourself in an artistic way. i-D met five new faces of Amsterdam drag who take the lead in revolutionizing the scene, and asked them where they see drag going in the future. Read More
Erasure’s ‘A Little Respect’ has been voted the ‘Ultimate Pride Anthem’ The 1988 classic beat the likes of Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera, Cher and Steps . Read More
The Complicated Sex and Dating Lives of Gay Male Porn Stars Finding love isn’t nearly as hard as holding onto it, especially when being hard is your job. And while folks of all stripes inevitably face the difficult choice between relationships and career, for some gay male porn stars, unique professional circumstances make dating a tricky business.
Like many jobs, porn is a demanding line of work that may result in long nights at work and long-distance travel, meaning more time away from a significant other. But for those working in the adult film industry, stigma surrounding the work they do can put a remarkable amount of extra stress on a relationship, since the job entails having sex with people outside of one’s primary romantic and/or sexual relationships. Read MORE
Meryl Meisler’s dazzling portrait of New York hedonism in the 1980s Four decades later, Meryl has begun sharing her archive of incredible images. In 1975, at the tender age of 23, Meryl Meisler arrived in New York City to study with legendary photographer Lisette Model. The Long Island native quickly found herself at home living amid the dazzling display of a city that evoked the refrains of Paradise Lost, John Milton’s 1667 epic poem chronicling the fall of man. Everywhere she turned, scenes of ecstasy, pandemonium and redemption unfolded with cinematic flair, beckoning her to photograph its rapturous days and nights. Read MORE
