Paperback Writer

In addition to being forbidden fruit, these books also marked a period in time that was finite: the golden era of narrative porn.  BY VICTOR MELAMED In a recent profile in Rolling Stone publisher and film scholar Maitland McDonagh explained Read more

The Spread

Corey Saucier    PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM AGE: 40 HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, Ensenada, and Bay St. Louise, Mississippi (we moved a lot). SELF IDENTIFY AS: Cis, queer, bottom. CURRENT AND PAST OCCUPATIONS: I don’t believe in work. CHILDHOOD CRUSH: River Read more

The Transaction

“Glee” Star Comes Out As Transgender The official debut of Jake Zyrus. The singer comes out on social media, thanks his fans. BY ORLY LYONNE The singer formerly known as Charice Pempengco announced on Twitter  last month that his new name Read more

Cam4 Performers

Web cam performers have slowly become recognized as a force to be recognized in the adult entertainment industry. One of the largest live cam websites in the world, CAM4, offers many different types of performers and are dedicated to ensuring Read more

The Final Fight

Sexual RACISM Cecilio Asuncion, the star of Strut, Oxygen’s reality show about transgendered fashion models, on stereotypes about masculinity. BY JOHN STEIN At the start of a new year, the gay community still faces discrimination and marginalization by mainstream society. So Read more

Forging New Norms

A new study suggests that open relationships among gay couples could bring a couple closer together. BY VICTOR MELAMED While open relationships are much more prevalent among gay couples compared to heterosexual couples, there is often still stigma attached to Read more

The City

HEALTH OFFICIALS: GET MENINGITIS VACCINE Los Angeles and Orange County health officials are calling for all gay and bisexual men who have sex with men (MSM) to get meningitis vaccinations, amid an outbreak of the potentially fatal disease in Southern Read more

The Spread

TOM PARDOE,  JOE ARELLANO PHOTO BY DUSTI CUNNINGHAM AGES: Tom: 52, Joe: 29. HOMETOWN: Tom: Cedar Falls, Iowa. Joe: Bedford, Indiana. BEEN TOGETHER: Three and a half years. OCCUPATIONS:  Tom: Director/Teacher/Dancer. Joe: Actor/Account Representative/Dancer. GOOD RELATIONSHIP TIPS: Tom: communication, respect, Read more

The Transaction

Making History Sarah McBride: first transgender American to address a major party convention. BY ORLY LYONNE Last month, Human Rights Campaign national press secretary Sarah McBride became the first transgender American to address a major party convention—and moved delegates to their feet Read more

A Few Good Men | 07.2016

Sailors and Marines discharged from military service because of their sexuality urged to appeal that injustice. BY VICTOR MELAMED Navy Department officials are urging the thousands of sailors and Marines forced out of the military because of their sexuality in previous decades Read more

CELEBRATING YOUR SEXUALITY

While sexual energy can be powerful—it is also fragile. It has to be nurtured and it has to be protected.  BY DR. STEVE GANZELL There are some guys who look forward for years to crossing some imaginary threshold and entering Read more