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Sir Ian McKellen parties with shirtless twunks in London

The 85-year-old actor attended an event with 10 DJs and a darkroom - we have the details.

October 16, 2024

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Hot Sheet: May 23, 2014

Our top 10 entertainment and events highlights this week range from superheroes in X-Men: Days of Future Past to the very human folks in The Normal Heart.

May 23, 2014

Art

James Franco's Homoerotic Portraits Fill New Art Exhibit

Always the provocateur, James Franco makes his high school water polo team look very, very good.

February 18, 2013

Business

Atlanta Gay Club Shuts Down After Patrons Test Positive for COVID-19

A video showing maskless dancers and no social distancing also sparked a backlash against Heretic.

June 29, 2020

Transgender

Trans Woman Artist vs. Chicago Topless Ordinance

Bea Sullivan-Knopf, a performance artist who uses nudity to confront discomfort with trans bodies, is suing the city of Chicago to overturn an ordinance that bans exposed female breasts in establishments that serve alcohol.

August 25, 2016

People

Man Dies at Unofficial Atlanta Pride Party Criticized as Unsafe

Another guest said there was no social distancing and no preparation for a health emergency. Other packed parties sparked concern on social media.

October 11, 2020

Travel

Why Are There No Gay Bars in Santa Fe?

A gay traveler finds unexpected treasures in New Mexico's capital -- which do not include go-go boys.

February 22, 2018

Voices

Provincetown, Are You OK?

P-town became a COVID breakthrough hotspot, but Mayor Alex Morse says the gay mecca is getting its groove back.

August 2, 2021

Sexy Beast

Going Clear: 40 Days, 40 Nights Without Grindr

I challenged myself to meet guys tech-free. Here's what I've learned halfway through.

September 17, 2015

World

Viennas Got Balls

I encountered a city determined to maintain its rich cultural heritage all the while forging the foundation for a modern European center, fostering young artists, and rolling out the red carpet for tourists, especially LGBT visitors.

January 11, 2012

Exclusives

WeHo Bars Respond to Health Crisis With Change, Heartbreak, Resilience

West Hollywood is a gayborhood in crisis.

December 1, 2020

World

The full Paige

As the most flamboyant character on Showtime's Queer as Folk, out actor Peter Paige has given a lot of thought to the show's impact on gay lives--and on his own career and long-term relationship

June 2, 2001

World

6 Gay Bar Raids That Show What's Ahead for LGBTs Abroad

The number of bar raids in America may have subsided, but LGBTs in Africa, Russia, the Mideast, to name a few, still face antigay laws that subject them to police hostility and brutality.

August 11, 2014

Books

Matt Baume, Andrew Sullivan Revisit the '80s in Defining Marriage

In this excerpt from Matt Baume's book Defining Marriage, Andrew Sullivan discusses how hard it was to grasp the idea of marriage equality in the age of Bush I.

August 13, 2015

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Travel

Montreal, Je T’Aime

Art, music, and shirtless men converge on Divers/Cite.

January 14, 2015

Art

Public Art, Private Expression

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

July 20, 2013

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The 85-year-old actor attended an event with 10 DJs and a darkroom - we have the details.

Our top 10 entertainment and events highlights this week range from superheroes in X-Men: Days of Future Past to the very human folks in The Normal Heart.

Always the provocateur, James Franco makes his high school water polo team look very, very good.

A video showing maskless dancers and no social distancing also sparked a backlash against Heretic.

Bea Sullivan-Knopf, a performance artist who uses nudity to confront discomfort with trans bodies, is suing the city of Chicago to overturn an ordinance that bans exposed female breasts in establishments that serve alcohol.

Another guest said there was no social distancing and no preparation for a health emergency. Other packed parties sparked concern on social media.

A gay traveler finds unexpected treasures in New Mexico's capital -- which do not include go-go boys.

P-town became a COVID breakthrough hotspot, but Mayor Alex Morse says the gay mecca is getting its groove back.

I challenged myself to meet guys tech-free. Here's what I've learned halfway through.

I encountered a city determined to maintain its rich cultural heritage all the while forging the foundation for a modern European center, fostering young artists, and rolling out the red carpet for tourists, especially LGBT visitors.

West Hollywood is a gayborhood in crisis.

As the most flamboyant character on Showtime's Queer as Folk, out actor Peter Paige has given a lot of thought to the show's impact on gay lives--and on his own career and long-term relationship

The number of bar raids in America may have subsided, but LGBTs in Africa, Russia, the Mideast, to name a few, still face antigay laws that subject them to police hostility and brutality.

In this excerpt from Matt Baume's book Defining Marriage, Andrew Sullivan discusses how hard it was to grasp the idea of marriage equality in the age of Bush I.

Art, music, and shirtless men converge on Divers/Cite.

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