Coretta Scott King died this morning. In addition to her monumental work as a civil rights activist, she was outspoken in her support of gay and lesbian rights.
Well, that’s a relief. It turns out ultra-conservative Senator Sam Brownback was not disparaging gays when he used the word “fruits” in a Rolling Stone profile. Sure, […]

Okay, there definitely weren’t this many gay schoolgirls when Hothouse was in high school. New York mag has a whole cover story this week devoted to the “ambisexual, heteroflexible” teens of Stuyvesant High. Starting with the evidence that more and more girls are experimenting with each other at younger ages, the writer dares to go […]

This year’s Academy Award nominations were announced this morning and it looks like Hollywood’s gay Mafia is alive and kicking. Brokeback Mountain had the most nominations with eight including Best Picture, Best Director, and acting nods for Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, and Jake Gyllenhaal for best supporting actor. Also nominated were Felicity Huffman for […]

Why Alan Cumming thinks Daniela Sea is a boy from across the room is, we repeat, beyond us. And that interesting discussion we were hoping to hear about the reaction of our favorite post-lesbian lesbians when faced with trans identity? On hold, we’re guessing. At least we’ve learned the subtle difference between a suit that […]

Hey you queer filmmakers: don’t forget to enter your work in next year’s NewFest (The 18th New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film Festival). February 20th is the deadline, submission guidelines are here.

The New York-based all-girl, but not necessarily all-lesbian Led Zeppelin cover band has just made CNN. And here we were impressed with their photo in Time Out a few weeks ago…

The Boston Globe looks at the inevitable fallout from Massachusetts’ legalization of gay marriage in 2004—gay divorce. (So far, somewhere between 35 and 45 of the state’s 7,300 same-sex couples have filed for divorce.) The piece raises some sticky legal questions: How do you divide the assets? Does someone have to pay alimony? […]

[Apologies if you had trouble getting on the site for a few minutes—our server was updating.] Could it be mere coincidence that out French tennis player Amelie Mauresmo won the Australian Open on the same weekend that the L Word’s tennis star Dana Fairbanks triumphed at her tournament? Okay, probably. But it’s still good […]

Not necessarily in that order. An FOH reminds us that this is the last weekend to catch the sexed-up performance of The Cherry Orchard at the East 13th Street Theatre (136 E. 13th St.) Performances at 9p.m. on Saturday and 7p.m. on Sunday. Reserve your tickets here.
Also on Saturday: the latest Muffler party at […]

Tonight at Savalas (285 Beford Ave., between Grand and S 1st), there’s a cover free (COVER FREE!) dance party starring DJs KimFM, ChaosEngine, and Inge Pop. Fun starts at 10pm. Pantyhose are optional.