Fire Island Pines is lawyer turned artist Tom Bianchi’s gorgeous homage to NYC’S gay mecca, Fire Island. Over 40 years in the making, Bianchi shopped this amazing book to several publishers, including Andy Warhol, who saw potential in the subject matter but backed off from publishing the then scandalous document because it was taboo; and had the potential to destroy lives.
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US high court gives major victory to gay couples (via AFP)
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a controversial federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, in a major victory for supporters of same-sex marriage. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) had denied married gay and…
A rainbow colored Oreo, created by Kraft in solidarity of gays and Gay Pride this month, is leaving a terrible taste in the mouths of homophobes.
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Reggae artist Beenie Man joins the list of artists who are speaking about the LGBT community positively after President Obama came out in support of gay marriage. The, allegedly, formerly homophobic dancehall artist released a video apologizing to gays for over ten years of violently homophobic lyrics in his music. “I respect all human being, including gays and lesbian,” Beenie Man said in the video which was sent to Rototom Sunsplash, organizers of the largest reggae festival in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
The age old question of is s/he or isn’t s/he? has been answered by science! A study published today by the Public Library of Science claims that people are capable of correctly judging a person’s sexually “with above-chance accuracy” just by looking at their face. The study analyzed the predictions of 130 University of Washington students who were 50% accurate in their predictions-using their eyes AKA gaydar. Read the rest of this entry »
We spoke to N.E.R.D leader and Billionaire Boys Club creative director Pharrell Williams in a second-floor dressing room above the stage at Irving Plaza while Santigold and her voluptuous dancers opened their set for Samsung Mobile USA’s Galaxy Note concert last night. Before Skateboard P proceeded to amp up the audience after Santi brought him out to perform The Lonely Island’s “After Party,” we grilled P about his thoughts on gay marriage and who’s got his ear in music.
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