From Pride to pain, addiction and overdose are silently killing us
On National Overdose Awareness Day, let's reflect on the impact of substance abuse within the community and how we can support each other in finding acceptance.
August 31, 2024
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Serial killer of gay men in New Orleans released after 46 years in prison
Warren Harris Jr. was convicted in the stabbing deaths of three gay men in the 1970s. He was sentenced to life in prison but became eligible for parole under a Louisiana law passed in 2017.
April 24, 2024
Priest arrested after man overdoses on erectile dysfunction pills at sex party
The priest was arrested and charged with sex crimes, as well as failure to assist a person at medical risk.
January 13, 2024
LGBTQ Drug Abuse Dissected in New Film
Class A sparks a conversation about alarming statistics rarely discussed.
February 28, 2019
Get Inspired by This Black Gay Journalist's Triumph
Lawayne Childrey escaped abuse, racism, drugs, and homophobia to become of the nation's most respected journalists.
November 4, 2015
Bill Cosby to Get His Day in Court, in Case of Lesbian Woman
The case of an out massage therapist will be the first heard to be heard after many women accused the comic legend of drugging and sexually abusing them.
May 23, 2016
Logan Lynn From Fundamentalism to Raunchy Rock Star
The musician opens up about his eviction from fundamentalist church life, the drug abuse that nearly killed him, and how music saved him.
August 24, 2012
Ed Buck in Jail After Two Men Died in His Home and a Third Nearly Did
The L.A. County DA says the Democratic donor continued to drug and abuse vulnerable men of color, even after two died in his home.
September 18, 2019
Does Discriminating Make Them Do Drugs?
LGBT people may have a higher rate of substance abuse because they use drugs and alcohol to cope with discrimination, according to a new issue brief from the Center for American Progress.
March 11, 2012
Depression and Anxiety
A recent report by the American Journal of Psychiatry found that there were indeed higher rates of depression in gay men than in the general population. As a result, gay men are more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behavior and to abuse alcohol and drugs with more frequency.
October 13, 2008
This is what fuels addiction in LGBTQ+ people, and what's available to help (exclusive)
LGBTQ+ people face escalating discrimination and a social life often dominated by alcohol-centric social spaces, but there are many other resources available to them.
August 31, 2024
Op-ed: The Queer Politics of Sobriety
With a culture that is perhaps a little too liberal with substance use and abuse, is it time for a community-wide sobriety test?
February 13, 2014
Op-ed: Why Aren't We Talking About Alcoholism?
LGBT people are highly prone to alcoholism. So why isn't anyone talking about it?
March 21, 2013
Drug Use in Our Community Requires Immediate Action
As addiction runs rampant, Gay Men's Health Crisis opens a new substance abuse clinic in the heart of Manhattan.
September 27, 2017
The crystal party is over
More addictive and destructive than alcohol or marijuana, crystal meth has become the drug of choice for gays. We need to do more than just acknowledge this is true. We need to take action
August 24, 2005