Scroll To Top

doug spearman

Editor's Letter: Black and LGBT in America

Needed conversations about race and identity.

Black, LGBT, American: Janora McDuffie

It's my obligation to my community to be out and proud.

Defying Inequality

The Los Angeles cast of Wicked took to a cabaret stage Monday night to combat inequality and raise money for gay rights. Wicked casts in New York, Louisville, and Chicago did so as well.

Minority Outreach Crucial for No on 8

Minority voters could make or break California's proposed marriage ban on Election Day. As efforts to overturn the state supreme court's May ruling come to a head, the campaign to keep marriage equality is at its peak for a third of the electorate.

'Secrets and Toys' Is the Perfect Movie for Coming Out Day

Celebrate Coming Out Day tonight with a feel-good tale of truth.

Will We Evolve Too

Gaining wider acceptance for LGBT rights often means supporting causes that disproportionately affect other minority communities. Can we collectively look beyond issues important to white people?

Black, LGBT, American: Twiggy Garcon

"I've been a part of the mainstream ballroom scene since 2004. I was 14."

WATCH: Hot Guys With Guns and Sexy Lesbian Vampires Speak Up at Outfest

See highlights from the Outfest Fusion Film Festival showcasing LGBT people of color.

Black, LGBT, American: Don Lemon

A sense of otherness that binds us.

Status Update

Gay umpire Dave Pallone on staying safe

Black and Gay Like Me

After Wanda Sykes stood up in front of a crowd of thousands and declared that she's a lesbian, she became a poster girl for black and gay America, whether she likes it or not. 

Where to Find Great Gay Action

It's on screen at the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Fest where you can see the buddy action comedy Hot Guys With Guns and James Franco's Interior. Leather Bar. Here are three films not to miss.

True

Op-ed: Long Night's Journey

Noah's Arc star Doug Spearman's sleepless nights over his new adventure.

The sexy professor

Doug Spearman, the out actor who plays buttoned-up Chance on Noah's Arc, swears he's nothing like his character. Well, except for that part about driving his car into a cheating boyfriend's house.

Black, LGBT, American: Wanda Sykes

"My comedy comes from a real place, so it would be hard for me not to talk about my sexuality."

Black, LGBT, American: Aaron Walton

Only angelic troublemakers need apply.

Black, LGBT, American: Laverne Cox

Threat or threatened.

'No on Prop. 8' Reaches Out to Black Voters

As marriage equality opponents galvanized in the Crenshaw area of Los Angeles to target African-American voters, clergy members and other activists gathered just miles away to fight against California's upcoming ballot measure that would ban same-sex marriage.

Battle for the Black Vote

Organizers both for and against California's Proposition 8 are working to win over the state's population of black voters. Numbers show that the pulpit may have a heavy hand in helping voters decide, but marriage equality advocates are still going after this influential group.