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Open Forum: LGBT/Queer Personals List
Are you LGBTQIA or a straight ally but single and looking to mingle? Well here's your chance to meet someone else who also cares about queer culture and rights. This personals/dating post is open to all sexual orientations and gender identities and...
Open Forum: Will the Gay Vote Be Taken Seriously?
The gay community has been angered over the fact that neither mainstream political party makes a sincere effort on LGBT legislation. Every election cycle talk of whether the Democrats take the gay vote for granted and whether gays will go out to the...
Open Forum: Sexualism Versus Homophobia
In recent years there has been a linguistic movement by some academics against using the term homophobia and replacing it with terms like sexualism or sexual prejudice which are considered broader and more appropriate with the growing list of sexual ...
Open Forum: Metrosexuality - The Unlikely Ally for Gay Liberation?
"Metrosexual" is a term given for straight men who are very concerned with their appearance and maintain stereotypes generally associated with gay men. This 21st century man cares about his look, feel, and scent and will go to extremes to make sure ...
Open Forum: Halloween and the Trans Community
Scores of transgender people who are beginning the coming out process have used Halloween as an opportunity to be cross-dressed in public for the first time. The idea is that everyone is dressing up, and many people who are cisgender dress as the op...
Open Forum: Rising LGBT Stars and Leaders
The month of October is GLBT history month and we honor the accomplishments of many great movers and shakers in the community who have made a difference. The beautiful thing about GLBT history is that much of it is not long ago, and therefore it is ...
Open Forum: Does Heterophobia Exist?
We are all familiar with the term and concept of homophobia which is the irrational fear and hatred of homosexuals. But is there a fear and hatred of heterosexuals displayed by some in the gay community? When gay people choose to isolate themselves...
Open Forum: Heterosexuals Waiting for Gay Marriage
There have been a slew of straight celebrities lately such as Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, Mehcad Brooks, and Angelina Jolie who is bisexual but in a relationship with a man, among others who refuse to marry until LGBT's can as well. There are also m...
Open Forum: The Fallout from Caster Semenya
South African track & field star Caster Semenya who won the 800m gold medal in Berlin last month has been the subject of much controversy with people questioning her sex and gender due to her gender expression and speed results. After being forced t...
Open Forum: Butch or Femme?
The queer community has been known to showcase a variety of characteristics; among those being butch, femme, or neither. Are there masculine or feminine aspects to your personality, identity, physical appearance, or the dynamics of your relationship...
Open Forum: Public Display of Affection
Today's topic coincides with the great nationwide kiss-in where same-sex couples, friends, and allies will gather in dozens of cities around the country to demonstrate that gay PDA is okay. PDA regardless of whether it is straight or gay always brin...
