Leatherati by Tyesha Best Leaders of the Puppy Community Initiative on Facebook, have gathered together to create a “Code of Conduct” for pups and handlers to take in consideration in public spaces. As the puppy community has grown and their cultural concepts are solidifying more and more, there are some who …
Simon Copland was 16 when he came out as gay. Now – with two partners – he faces a much more difficult coming out The Guardian by Simon Copland This is my coming out story. My second one. When I was 16 years old, I first came out as gay. …
The Daily News BY ALFRED NG , DOYLE MURPHY She heeled by the high heels. A woman in a spiked collar surprised shoppers at the Staten Island Mall when she dropped to all fours and played puppy at the end of a man’s dog leash. The pinked-haired pooch imposter was …
We need to stop prosecuting bad behavior as rape. The Washington Post By Cathy Young There was the time when, 19 and naïve, I was guilt-tripped into entirely unwanted physical intimacies with a much older married man. And the time, three or four years later, when I went to visit …
A study released last week presented evidence that prehistoric men and women lived in relative equality. But is the truth even further from the nuclear narrative? The Guardian by Simon Copland Last week, scientists from University College London released a paper presenting evidence that men and women in early society lived …
Washington Blade by Steve Charing Last month, the three-member Baltimore City Liquor Board refused to grant the owners of the Baltimore Eagle a liquor license transfer, claiming that the work on renovations was not completed within the required 180 days. Hundreds of thousands of dollars have been invested by Charles …
Huffington Post By JamesMichael Nichols The origins of San Francisco’s legendary Folsom Street Fair may be much different than you think. When someone talks about Folsom Street Fair in 2015, the leather and fetish elements of the historic outdoor celebration of sexual diversity are likely what come to mind. However, …
Pitchfork BY David Bevan Before we eat, Ruban Nielson’s son, Moe, leads us in a blessing. “For trees so tall and skies so blue, for friends and food we thank you,” he sings, in angelic unison with his younger sister, Iris. It’s Moe’s sixth birthday, an occasion for which he’s …
A leader of the anti-gay organization Concerned Women for America has admitted her testimony to the Texas Senate over a bill that would shield clergy and churches from same-sex weddings was not true. The Civil Rights Movement by DAVID BADASH Last week lawmakers on a Texas Senate committee heard testimony …
The Telegraph By Rebecca Burn-Callander The new ‘polyamory’ dating site is increasing users by 100pc a week Openminded.com, a new “ethical cheating” website, is on target to attract 250,000 members worldwide in its first year. The start-up, which promises to “eliminate the monotony of monogamy”, claims it has tapped into …
