"Being gay is a gift" — it's a mantra actor and writer Jeffery Self lives by. Such a bold statement is in direct opposition to many. From the president making jokes that his vice president wants to ha...
OIceman, Marvel Comics’ merry gay mutant with the power to wield, you guessed it, ice, makes a major move for a new love. In Wednesday’s Iceman issue number 7, he decides to ditch the X-Mansion in New...
When my daughter was born I implemented a strict "no princess policy." That is to say, I made it clear that growing up she would at no time be called a "princess" — either as a nickname nor as a term...
It’s only fitting Marvel Comics releases its brand-new ongoing solo series starring its gay mutant hero Iceman in June. Since June is LGBTQ Pride Month — for everyone but the current administration —...
Out writer Mariko Tamaki is having a mainstream moment. This year alone, Tamaki, who is gay — “I like to call myself a lez because it just phonetically feels cooler” — launched the DC Comics four-issu...
The struggle to find your passion — both career-wise and sex-wise — is at the heart of a new gay-centric web series ready to move past cult following and into viral viewing status.
Last weekend my husband and I, and six of my family members, joyfully took my 3-year-old daughter to see Disney’s new live-action take on its classic cartoon Beauty and the Beast. Not only was I excit...
Hello, my name is Brian Andersen and I’m a flamboyant homosexual — a proud flamboyant homosexual. From one flamey gay to another, I want to thank Ross Mathews for his recent thoughtful, measured, and...
You know you struck a cultural and political nerve when a week after a stirring and defiant speech at the historic Women’s March on Washington January 21, people are still talking, debating, and pisse...
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy — iconic villains in the Batman universe, now turned anti-heroes — are comic-dom’s newest queer couple, taking their relationship center stage in DC Comics: Bombshells comi...
Last year on a lazy Saturday, as I lounged on the couch watching Steel Magnolias for the 20th time with my sleeping daughter cuddled besides me, I received the following terse text from my husband:
The morning after the 2016 presidential election I told my husband, “Well, it’s been nice being married to you these past three years.” He kissed me sweetly, deeply, and didn’t respond.
Science fiction stories are nothing new. It’s a pretty sure thing that modern geeks have traveled to and from the stars many times within the pages of a comic book, novel, or in their favorite TV show...
