10 years before the Stonewall uprising, Martin Luther King Jr. gave advice to a scared, closeted teen… but was it good advice?
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It’s Been 5 Years Since the Groundbreaking (and Divisive) TV Series ‘Looking’ Premiered on HBO
Despite being a trailblazing series for queer visibility, it was also divisive among the audience it aimed to represent and serve
Adult Film Star Max Konnor Shares a Story of Racism in NYC on Social Media
Max Konnor and a friend stepped into NYC’s The Leather Man on Saturday but claims he was racially profiled and asked to leave the store
This Photographer Is Challenging Ideas of Black Masculinity With a Splash of Glitter
Quil Lemons is a 20-year-old photographer who is challenging conceptions of black masculinity through his photo series Glitterboy — come check it out
In 1968, Comic Book Master Stan Lee Wrote an Essay Calling Bigotry a Plague on the World
This short essay about the dangers of hate appeared in a comic book during the peak of the Civil Rights Movement
‘White Guys Only’: Here Are 7 Forms Sexual Racism Can Take Among Queer Men
The difference between racism and preference is that sexual racism reinforces oppression and racial supremacy, while sexual preference is about eroticism
These 6 Horror Films Featuring Queer People of Color Are Scary (and Often Problematic)
These 6 QPOC horror movies are scary, but they’re also imperfect. While we’re happy to see queer people of color in scary films, we need them to be better
11 Tips for Maintaining Mental Health and Wellness Among Gay and Bi Men of Color
Without mental health, we cannot be healthy, and with that in mind, we present 11 tips for maintaining mental health and wellness
This Studly Sex Researcher Explains How to Stop Feeling Shame and Start Having the Best Sex of Your Life
Alex Liu, a sexologist and documentarian, dismantles ignorance and stigma around sex by helping men learn how to have bangin’ sex — we chatted
NYC Gay Bar The Monster Has Been Dealing With a Big Racist Scandal This Week
The scandal caused a drag queen to call it quits onstage, the bar’s manager to resign and the owner to order sensitivity training
These 15 Men in the New Issue of ‘Elska’ Show Off the Darker Side of London (Photos)
Elska London shows off 15 different queer men in their London homes and neighborhoods, each with a gritty tale that show London’s dark yet amazing heart
You’ve Never Seen Queer Style Like What This South African Photographer is Serving
Photographer Jamal Nxedlana recently posted shots of South Africa queer fashion and the fabrics, hairstyles and attitude made them positively gag-worthy
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