BMX

President Barack Obama on Monday will sign an executive order banning workplace discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender workers of federal contractors and the federal government. The executive order has two components: It prohibits federal contractors from discriminating against employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity — a move that affects 24,000 companies …

Obama Finally Ready To Sign Executive Order Targeting LGBT Job Discrimination Read More »

Michael Sam gave a powerful and heartfelt speech on Wednesday night after receiving the 2014 Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs in Los Angeles. The first-team All-American defensive lineman from the University of Missouri announced that he was gay in February, just three months before hearing his name called by the St. Louis Rams …

Michael Sam Gives Emotional Speech At ESPYs After Receiving 2014 Arthur Ashe Courage Award Read More »

During a recent visit to Texas, President Barack Obama made a stop at Franklin Barbecue in Austin, where he ordered a ton of meat and was seen giving a cashier one of his famous fist bumps. That cashier — Daniel Rugg Webb, a comedian and part-time employee at Franklin Barbecue — told the Austin Chronicle …

Cashier Told Obama A Homosexual Sex Joke & Got The Best Reaction Read More »

At least 16 gay or bisexual men showed up with a straight or lesbian ally on Friday at the Red Cross blood donation center in D.C. as part of a 60-city National Gay Blood Drive. Organizers of the nationwide event, led by filmmaker and activist Ryan James Yezak, billed the blood drive as a protest …

Blood drive’ held to protest ban on homosexual donors Read More »

A SGL man was assaulted at a Safeway grocery store in D.C. last week. Mark Rutstein was reportedly punched several times in the face by an unidentified woman while she called him a homophobic slur inside the Safeway at 5th and L Streets NW on July 2. Rutstein says that all he did was ask …

SGL man assaulted at D.C. Safeway, police ask for public’s help in identifying suspect Read More »

The first event in our OutWrite Literary Weekend, Speaking of Essex: A Tribute to Essex Hemphill is bound to provoke the same pride and inspiration for black gay men that Hemphill himself did. Followed immediately by a reading from Martin Duberman, the tribute is going to be a fantastic start to a fantastic weekend experience. …

OutWrite Event: A Tribute to Essex Hemphill Read More »

The 2014 Center Black LGBT Writers’ Forum is a celebration of the dynamic and diverse voices of Black LGBT writers. The attending writers/authors will discuss various topics including the writer’s creative process, the essential ingredients for success, and how to navigate in the world of publishing; they will also read from their newest works. For …

Center Black SGL Writer’s Forum Workshop at OutWrite Read More »

After a number of years, Whitman-Walker Clinic morphed into Whitman-Walker Health. It changed from being a small gay men’s health clinic often running on a shoestring budget to a thriving health center serving the entire community. That shouldn’t be construed to mean that Whitman-Walker has forgotten its roots because it hasn’t. But the needs of …

AIDS Walk’ is now ‘Walk to End HIV Read More »

Mary J. Blige, “Think Like A Man Too – Music from and Inspired by the Film” (Epic) Sequels rarely outshine the originals they follow, so perhaps that’s why the team behind the “Think Like a Man” soundtrack decided to do something different with the music for the romantic comedy’s second installment. Execs ditched the “various …

Mary J. Blige Returns To The Music Scene With ‘Think Like A Man Too’ Album Read More »

AS VEGAS (AP) — Jimmy Scott, a jazzman with an ethereal man-child voice who found success late in life with the Grammy-nominated album “All the Way,” has died. He was 88. Scott died in his sleep Thursday at his Las Vegas home, said his wife, Jeanie Scott. He had battled health problems stemming from a …

Jimmy Scott Dead: Legendary Jazzman With Ethereal Man-Child Voice Dies At 88 Read More »