Columnists and Letters

Columnists and Letters Read op-eds, thoughts, reflections, and opinions on LGBT subjects and life in general.

DIARY: Red Carpet Blues

Wade finds that covering the red carpet isn’t quite the glamorous gig he’d envisioned — then, along comes a legend with some very good advice....

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FROM ROB: Acting Within the Lines

The first academy awards were handed out 87 years ago. Though much has changed since then, at least one thing remains the same: We’re still handing out awards to “Best...

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FROM ROB: Introducing Our "People We Love"

The past year has been momentous — for gay rights, as we welcomed nationwide marriage equality, and for Metrosource, as we’ve celebrated our 25th year. But as I look back at...

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Interrupting Uncle Joe

Nothing makes it feeL like the holidays more than a tradition, and when I was growing up, part of my holiday tradition was a big family gathering at the home of my Uncle Joe and...

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Introducing Our Holiday Entertaining Issue

As I say goodbye to the dog days of summer, I find myself looking forward to temperatures dropping and putting on my jacket, and my thoughts turn to spending time at home with...

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I’m No Angel

Steven is recruited to cause a stir at an awards show but ends up learning that the fashion world can be a difficult place to make a statement....

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Diverse Challenges

It is certainly an interesting time to be gay. just as we did two years ago, our community will spend the weeks leading up to Gay Pride hoping for the Supreme Court to issue a...

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Gay Voices

Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art provides a queer cultural hub in New York City. Laura Raicovich has spent her career at the intersection of art, community, and social justice, so her appointment as Interim Director of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, the nation’s first museum dedicated to queer art, makes perfect sense. She succeeds Gonzalo Casals, …

Yes, You Can Be an HIV Ally

Posted: June 20, 2020

We all need to do our part to end HIV stigma. By Desiree Guerrero When beloved Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness revealed (in their bestselling memoir Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love) that they were living with HIV, they became one of the most famous HIV-positive people in the world. And they …

I’m a Beautiful Black Queen Living With HIV, Not Stigma

Posted: May 3, 2020

By Porchia Dees I am a Beautiful Black Queen Living with HIV. It has taken a long time for me to come to terms with that statement, because the concepts of beauty and HIV don’t usually go together. Growing up poz and trying to cope with the stigma surrounding my experience has been challenging, to …