homophobia News and Stories

How the Middle East Moved From Tolerant of Homosexuality to a Battlefield of Anti-Gay Violence

Islamic culture once celebrated homosexuality as beautifully common, but a historian explains why the Middle East became so anti-gay (and how to fix it)

Leading Psychological Association Says ‘Traditional Masculinity’ Harms Boys and Men

The American Psychological Association has officially linked it to aggression, homophobia and misogyny

A 1971 John Wayne Interview Reveals the On-Screen Cowboy to Be a Homophobic Racist

For no overly apparent reason, the interview from Playboy magazine is making the rounds on social media, and not for the best of reasons

In 1992, Nirvana Fought an Anti-Gay Ballot Initiative and Celebrated a Burned Down GOP Headquarters

Nirvana played a 1992 benefit to stop an anti-gay ballot measure. During the show, Kurt Cobain kissed a guy and talked about burning down GOP headquarters