I dissent, Mr. Chief Justice! Washington Post By Jessica Bennett My first assignment as a journalist — as an intern at a now-defunct Seattle daily — was a front-page story about the 2003 court ruling that legalized gay marriage in Canada. I was 19, and picked a fight with …
Why group marriage is the next horizon of social liberalism. Politico By FREDRIK DEBOER Welcome to the exciting new world of the slippery slope. With the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling this Friday legalizing same sex marriage in all 50 states, social liberalism has achieved one of its central goals. A …
Baltimore Business Journal by Sarah Meehan When the Baltimore Eagle reopens in the heart of Station North, it won’t be your grandfather’s leather bar. Charles and Greg King, along with John and Robert Gasser, are working to revitalize the storied gay bar at 2022 N. Charles St., a space they …
If you’re anti-monogamy, a social movement awaits you. But are polyamory’s supporters too evangelical in their mission to convert the rest of us to their bed-hopping ways? The Daily Beast by Emily Shire “I’m probably the only little girl who fantasized about meeting her handsome prince and having him sweep …
Vice UK by John Lucas Mary, a petite woman in a black dress, rolls back the sleeve of Ryan’s T-shirt to reveal his newly-scarred flesh. “Wow, so cool!” she says, examining the still-fresh cuts he’s made that form a lattice on his bicep. Then, without a word, she starts …
Broadway World By Shari Barrett “Place your hands below your husband’s foot?” Surely a controversial statement in Shakespeare’s time, in today’s world it is hopelessly misogynistic. Unless… What if Katharina is a submissive in search of her Dominant? What if Bianca is a Dom auditioning subs? With the success of …
The Guardian by Jessica Valenti The rumors are true: author EL James is writing another book in the worldwide hit series, Fifty Shades of Please God Not Again. The new book, to be released this summer, will be written not from the point of view of original protagonist Anastasia, but …
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 …
