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This Is Your Brain on Porn

As much as half the Internet is dedicated to depictions of sex, and we're just starting to learn what that means for your brain.

The Brains Behind 'Husbands'

Creators Jane Espenson and Brad Bell talk archetypes, identity, and honorary lesbians.

Doctors Say Kennedy Has Brain Tumor

A cancerous brain tumor caused the seizure that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy suffered over the weekend, doctors said Tuesday in a grim diagnosis for one of American politics' most enduring figures. Doctors for the Massachusetts Democrat say tests conducted after Kennedy suffered a seizure this weekend show a tumor in his left parietal lobe. Preliminary results from a biopsy of the brain identified the cause of the seizure as a malignant glioma. His treatment will be decided after more tests, but the usual course includes combinations of radiation and chemotherapy.

Gay Dads: Killing Two Brains With One Stone

Recent research has revealed that the brain of a gay father resembles that of a heterosexual mother and father combined. But how does this hold up in the real world?

French Activist Left Brain-dead After Attack

Eighteen-year-old Clement Meric has been left brain-dead after skinheads attacked him in central Paris.

Meet Rep. Brian Sims: Philly's Brains and Brawn With a Cause

Pennsylvania's first openly gay elected official on being an out athlete, Russia's antigay Winter Olympics, and serving the Northeast's lone marriage equality holdout.

LGBTQ+ people are at a higher risk of 'adverse brain health:' study

LGBTQ+ adults are at a 15 percent higher risk of composite brain health outcomes — including dementia, strokes, and late-life depression, according to a new study.

Anne Heche Declared Brain Dead Days After Car Crash

Heche suffered a brain injury and severe burns in the crash.

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Brooklyn Trans Hate Crime Victim Going Home Brain-Injured

Kimy Hartman has an uphill climb ahead after suffering brain damage from a transphobic beating last month, and friends have set up a fundraiser to defray ongoing medical costs.

LISTEN: 'Ex-Gay' Activist Knows 'Anyone With a Brain' Opposes Equality

Stephen Bennett, who claims to have been 'cured' of his homosexual tendencies, says same-sex couples can 'absolutely' raise children, but it's against God's master plan.

Gay Dads' Brain Activity Similar to New Moms and Dads

An Israeli study revealed that the brain activity of gay fathers when they are around their children resembles the development of both heterosexual mothers and fathers.