Sex Therapy Meets Reality TV Meets Puppets 

If Bert and Ernie were real, and gay, and in sex therapy, with body image issues, it would look a lot like FELT. My piece in today’s New York Times, behind the scenes from the new LOGO series.

"I got some gay homies."

Snoop Dogg, who was asked by The Guardian if Frank Ocean coming out would pave the way for other gay rappers. (His response: “Ocean ain’t no rapper.”) Snoop does, for the record, support same-sex marriage.

DSM V: Being Transgender Is No Longer a 'Mental Disorder'

My favorite Newsweek cover of all time. (And not just because of that VELVET BODYSUIT.) #newsweek #lesbians #retro #1990s cc @thedailybeast (Taken with Instagram at 1993 (Yes! Really!))

"The fact is, I’m gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud."

Anderson Cooper in an email to Andrew Sullivan (Anderson gave Andrew permission to post the email, which you can read in its entirety on The Dish). (via newsweek)

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amandalynferri:

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So there.

The day after Obama endorses marriage equality, it comes out that while in high school, Romney assaulted a student he thought was gay

"You know, Malia and Sasha, they have friends whose parents are same-sex couples. There have been times where Michelle and I have been sitting around the dinner table and we’re talking about their friends and their parents and Malia and Sasha, it wouldn’t dawn on them that somehow their friends’ parents would be treated differently. It doesn’t make sense to them and frankly, that’s the kind of thing that prompts a change in perspective."

Our President, ladies and gents. (via pantslessprogressive).

Reminds me of another leader. 

(via cheatsheet)

amandalynferri:

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Gays with mugs. (What about gay women?)

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Hide/Seek: Sexual Identity in American Portraits

Today in California, the ban on same-sex marriage was ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court. The news reminded us of “Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture,” the current exhibition up at the Brooklyn Museum. The show, on view through February 12th, explores the role of sexual identity in modern art through a variety of media, including photography. For more selection of photographs, along with captions from the exhibition, visit our Photo Booth blog: http://nyr.kr/AgOCAM

All photographs courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum.

Today is the 13th anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard, the 21-year-old gay college student from Laramie, Wyo., who was brutally beaten into a coma and left to die, propped up on this fence.

Years before the It Gets Better Campaign, the Trevor Project, or anything remotely close to legalized gay marriage, Shepard’s death galvanized the LGBT community—and others—to demand hate-crimes legislation.

Related:

The Matthew Shepard Foundation

Huffington Post: We Are All Matthew Shepard

Newsweek: A Timeline of the Gay Rights Movement

Bert and Ernie just friends? Really?

Sesame Street issued this statement on its Facebook page today, in response to a petition calling for the longtime friends to marry.

Bert and Ernie are best friends. They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are very different from themselves. Even though they are identified as male characters and possess many human traits and characteristics (as most Sesame Street Muppets do), they remain puppets, and do not have a sexual orientation.

Bert could not be reached for comment.

MY WORK HERE IS DONE

Niagara Falls Goes Rainbow

The falls hosted what is believed to be New York’s first gay marriage early this morning, presided over by the city’s mayor. 

(photo via lgbtqnation)

neighborhoodr-newyork:

New York passes Same Sex Marriage bill : 33-29

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