The next time you have great gay sex, you can thank Edmund White
Opinion: White gave gay men the language, the images, and the legitimacy to say we exist, we love, and we have sex, writes John Casey
June 6, 2025
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Remembering Frank Kameny: Here's why he was a gay rights pioneer
Kameny sued the federal government after he was fired for being gay, picketed the White House, and did much more to advance the movement. Here's what you need to know about the queer rights icon.
May 20, 2025
Charles Silverstein, an Author of The Joy of Gay Sex, Dies at 87
Silverstein was also known for making the presentation before the American Psychiatric Association in 1973 that led to the removal of homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual’s list of mental illnesses.
February 3, 2023
Remembering LGBTQ+ Rights Pioneer Charles Silverstein
Silverstein, who died Monday, helped end the definition of homosexuality as a mental illness and wrote extensively about gay life.
February 5, 2023
The Joy of Gay Sex Author Charles Silverstein Goes Deep 40 Years Later
The good doctor is still spreading the word at 86.
September 28, 2021
Edmund White, pioneering queer author, dead at 85
From Forgetting Elena to The Joy of Gay Sex to The Loves of My Life: A Sex Memoir, White was a groundbreaking gay author.
June 4, 2025
1973: When the LGBTQ+ Movement Caught Fire
Stonewall shook the establishment, but four years later, queer rights started to take over the mainstream.
April 7, 2023
Felice Picano, acclaimed gay author, has died at 81
Picano's works included novels such as The Lure, Onyx, and The Book of Lies, plus memoirs, poetry, nonfiction, and plays.
March 13, 2025
Angela Davis on Abolition, Capitalism, and the Politics of Coming Out
"There is so much more work to be done in this country," the acclaimed writer says.
July 5, 2022