October, 2019 Archive

This is What Happened When a Gay Baby Was Kidnapped From a Fortune Teller’s House on Halloween

My grandparents adopted me from my biological mother – their second daughter Lisa. Lisa was diagnosed as schizophrenic at an early age. This haunted my father his entire...

This is the State of LGBTQ Equality at Home and Abroad

Updated November 7, 2019 Back in 2001 the Netherlands became the first country to legalize gay marriage. Countries like Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa, Norway, Portugal and...

This Is How Mare Winningham Surprised Café Carlyle

You probably think of Mare Winningham as an actress. She may bring to mind characters from the angsty youth of St. Elmo’s Fire to the fretting maid of American Horror Story....

Why Boston Is Perfect for LGBTQ Honeymooning Couples

Boston, with its blend of colonial history, cutting-edge innovation, and relaxed style welcomes over 20 million visitors every year. Tourists flock to events that include the...

These Photos of the Tom of Finland Store Collection Will Make You Drool

The Tom of Finland Store has released some very sexy photos of what they’re offering for Fall/Winter 2019-2020. Handsome Terry Miller is sporting the clothes. Photographer...

Museum of Modern Art Brings Modern Art into the 21st Century

With its 40,000 square feet expansion launched in 2017, it seems that the Museum of Modern Art is bringing modern art into the 21st Century — starting October 21. The expansion,...

“Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street”: This Doc Will Rock Your World

Mark Patton certainly never aspired to be a cult film star. He began his career on Broadway among the likes of Cher, Karen Black and Sandy Dennis. Soon he was turning heads and...

This Is What Rita Moreno Really Thinks about Coming Out

You may be surprised to learn what Rita Moreno thinks about coming out. It’s an opinion she’s developed over nearly eighty years of working on stage and screen....

This is Why Tourists Adore Gay Amsterdam

Back in the 1980s, Amsterdam was the Sin City of Europe. it was the city where my boyfriend and I traveled whenever we needed respite from the Bible-bleating hegemony of the...

Ask Daddy: This is What It’s Like to Be Too Much Like a Virgin

Ask Daddy is an advice column for LGBTQ readers with questions relating to sexuality, morality, coming out or navigating relationships. And always remember, the best advice this...

“Last Ferry”: This Fire Island Getaway Never Really Goes Anywhere

Spending 86 minutes watching Last Ferry, which just made its New York premiere at this year’s NewFest, is a noble exercise in multicultural casting that somehow derails itself...

“Jonathan Agassi Saved My Life”: This Is the Life of a Gay Porn Star

It’s regularly said that hurt people hurt people, but oftentimes it’s forgotten how those hurt the most by others venture down self-destructive paths that inflict...