Kevin Author

Kevin Phinney is a journalist/broadcaster who has worked in print and online, in radio and television. He is the author of a book that examines black and white race relations seen through the prism of music, from 1619-present called “Souled American: How Black Music Transformed White Culture,” published by Billboard Books. He is also a former staff member of The Austin American-Statesman and The Hollywood Reporter. His work has appeared around the world in PREMIERE magazine and liner notes for Rhino Records and other labels. He is one of the former hosts of “Kevin & Kevin,” an award-winning morning drive radio program on KGSR-FM in Austin, Texas.

Gift Guide 2018: Plug Your Ears with the Best Earbuds on the Market

Until now, even the best earbuds could only hint at detail and resolution, as well as highs that don’t sound shrill or tinny and lows that don’t distort. Campfire...

Is Shawn Mendes Gay? The Singer Tells All — But Not What You’d Expect

In a Rolling Stone profile, pop star Shawn Mendes gives the most revealing look into his sexuality yet. He’s been grappling, he says, with what he refers to as...

40 Years after His Death, What Would Harvey Milk Say about LGBT Equality Today?

This week marks 40 years since the assassination of San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. We wonder: what would Milk — who gave his life to make...

How I Accidentally Slept with a Gay Catholic Priest

Can you outrun your childhood? Possibly not, I realized after a brief tryst in Louisville. There on a press trip, I bumped into the cutest guy I’d seen in quite some time....

Penny Arcade Strolls down Memory Lane in New Stage Show

Raconteur Penny Arcade is back onstage December 6-8 with The Faghag & Her Friends in The Summer of Love, a new work in development at the Baruch Performing Arts Center...

How to Be a Gay Daddy 101 – Part 1: Know Yourself, What You Seek and Who’s Looking for You

Being a gay Daddy has its perks, but also presents a set of challenges that make it perfect for some and undoable for others. So let’s talk about the assumptions, the...

Discovering Your Identity: The Trek from Straight Boyfriend to Gay Daddy

Kevin explores the act of discovering your identity on his trek from “straight” boyfriend to gay daddy. Along the way, he evolves from being an altar boy fantasizing...

How “Drag Race” All-Star Trinity Taylor Became “The Tuck”

Trinity “The Tuck” is clearly an expert when it comes to the art of tucking. But fear not. She’s all too happy to share what she knows on the Down Low. Who Is...

People We Love: Don Lemon

Not everyone is a fan of our People We Love cover man. Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, CNN anchor Don Lemon was one of many singled out by a bomber intent on...

Having an LGBT Holiday? Check out These New Christmas Albums

The yuletide brings parties, tree trimmings and present-wrapping time. What will want to hear while engaging in this year’s yuletide rituals? If you’re tired of Alvin...

What Marvel Hero Stan Lee Left the LGBTQ Community

Stan Lee, the man behind such superheroes as Spider-Man, the Black Panther, the Incredible Hulk and Daredevil — to name but a few — has died at 95. While his passing will no...

“Bohemian Rhapsody”: Did it Neuter the Gay out of Freddy Mercury?

The LGBTQ community is none too happy with Bohemian Rhapsody, and the way it distorted and downplayed the sexuality of Queen frontman Freddy Mercury. But the film was helmed by...