By David Negrete
I think we can all agree that Proposition 8 has greatly affected the LGBTQ community, and it is because of strong and courageous people like photographer Adam Bouska and partner Jeff Parshley that we are beginning to let people know how we feel.
The NOH8 campaign is a photo project and silent protest that was started after the passing of Proposition 8. It began with everyday California residents, and expanded to celebrities and political figures, including Kathy Griffin, Dr. Drew, Ashlee Simpson, …

Pride Week is suddenly approaching (so soon, right?), and we want everybody to join us for the fun festivities we have planned to help launch YOUR RIGHTS, OUR RIGHTS, and HUMAN RIGHTS!
Here’s a breakdown of the week’s activities:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Gay Epic Movie Night
We’re going to kick off pride week by popping some corn and watching some classic films of the LGBT genre. Take your shoes off, sit back, and watch the movie on the “Big Screen” (you know which one).
Showtime are:
5pm: “To Wung Fu Thanks for Everything”
7:30pm: “Priscella Queen of …

So, there we were last Saturday night, 8/22/, seven members of the book discussion group, “Skyping” with one of our favorite writers, Frank Anthony Polito, author of Band Fags! and Drama Queers! It was an awesome climax to a year’s worth of buzz.

The youth launched the book club in 2008. One of the first selections was Band Fags!, the sometimes campy, sometimes heartbreaking, semi-autobiographical account of growing up gay in the 80’s. The novel focuses on best friends Jack Paterno and Brad Dayton from their first meeting in …

Soulful. Sinful. Sensual. Seductive: These are the exact electrical vibes that were perceived at Youth First Texas’s first annual Give em’ Heel Fashion Show. On August 8th,  the youth from Youth First Texas along with the aid of volunteers had a dashing display of prizes, finger foods, drinks, models, performers and, above all, original clothing lines designed by a few of our youth.

The fashion show benefit was fantastic! Walking in, the first thing to be seen were the glamorous heels for auction, designed by Johnny De Leon, Laquilla Beans …

Picture it: Wednesday, August 5, 2009. Per a story carried by the Associated Press, the American Psychological Association declares that therapists should avoid directing gay clients toward treatment designed to “cure” them of their sexuality. Instead, the APA advocates a more sensible approach, such as introducing celibacy as an option to relieve conflict, or suggesting that a given patient consider channeling his/her faith in the direction of a religion that exhibits tolerance over unwavering fundamentalism.
This development is interesting because at about the same time an online article reported about a …