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Dirty Diddy: new sexual assault allegations from 120 men, women, & minors

Hip hop mogul Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, faces shocking new allegations of sexual assault and other crimes.

Op-ed: Are You a Public Servant? Then Serve the Public

Why 'religious liberty' laws protecting public employees from accommodating LGBT people are truly problematic.

Grindr Is Going Public

The gay dating app is preparing to make a big move.

Public Sex Confidential

Overnight, senator Larry Craig became the poster boy for public sex. But as Benoit Denizet-Lewis reminds us, the phenomenon is anything but new -- and it's not just a closeted republican thing. So what is it that still drives some in the gay community out of the bedroom and into the bathroom?

Hate Is a Public Health Emergency

The Pulse shooting is the latest incident in an epidemic of violence — and the infectious agent is hate.

On the Public's Obsession With Showers and Toilets

The public may only care about trans issues when it involves running water, but at least people are starting to pay attention to our lives.

Public Art, Private Expression

Why do so many public murals seem to have a homoerotic tone?

A Public Display of Family Values

OPINION: Last week's rapture of love and support for Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin and her unwed, pregnant daughter was a a far cry from the attention shown to Mary Cheney, lesbian daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, when she hit the packed convention four years ago with her partner, Heather Poe.

Sacramento Cracks Down on Public Sex

Sacramento's police force has declared war on cruising for sex in public places, according to the Sacramento Bee.

James West under the publicity lens

David Ehrenstein takes a look at the mediocre cover-up to save face for former Spokane mayor James West.

The Foley scandal and the power of the public closet

As Beltway insiders and the media elite obsess over the Mark Foley scandal, no one's talking about the story's blatant gay overtones--just as no one ever talked about Foley's sexuality in the first place. The silence speaks volumes about the continuing power of the public closet.