Scroll To Top

sticky subjects

Navigating age-gap relationships: Balancing money and love

Out's Finance columnist outlines the economics of dating men of different ages and incomes.

Minute Rice Queens

When physical attraction collides with racial politics the outcome is rarely pretty.

Artist Spotlight Steve MacIsaac

Steve MacIsaac creates comics that explore contemporary gay culture, identity, and sexuality.

When hate speech becomes accepted

Mel Gibson's tirade against Jews, Mitt Romney's "tar baby" comment, Ann Coulter's "fag" dig at Bill Clinton--how has American discourse become so poisoned? Can hate speech be "reclaimed"?

Op-ed: What Gay Men Could Learn from the OWN Network

Oprah teaches one very important "V" word.

Bromosexual

Can two straight men have sex with each other on camera? And if so, is it art? The new film Humpday explores the limits of male sexuality and what it means for two men to love each other.

Madonna's 9 Tours: Ranked

Madonna, one of the greatest live performers ever, kicks off her tenth major tour tonight in Montreal. Let's judge her earlier forays on stage, shall we?

Gay Sex Ed: A Guide to Fun and Worry-Free Anal Sex

This is the first installment in a series intended to educate gay and bisexual men on love, sex, and safety. 

Author Conversation: Taking Inspiration From Lesbian Novels

Two award-winning authors of lesbian novels discuss the different inspirations and tribulations behind their writing.

Idol, Give Back the Four Hours I Spent Watching

If you don't give, next year's Idol Gives Back marathon is going to be even longer.

Annise Parker Is Not Going Away

A very visible lesbian activist of the 1980s became the three-term mayor of America's fourth largest city -- and in Texas. With her sights set on statewide office, is Annise Parker proof Texas politics have grown up?

Famous Moments On the Wrong Side of History

One day we will laugh at the freak out over marriage equality. After all, the zipper frightened people to death at one time, too. Here are some historic lows of paranoid impediments to progress.