Twas the week of Gay Pride,
And all through the town
The straight folks are stirring–
What will go down?
The pride flags are hung
In store windows with care,
Awaiting the Queens
Who soon will be there…

About a year ago, I found myself sitting a little too close to one of my best friends. We were at a party, both drunk, although me, a little—okay, make that a lot—more drunk than she.

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” – Anais Nin

If you ever went to sleepaway camp, you probably have at least one memory of that super-hot, worship-inspiring counselor: the one who played guitar, told you about sex in that no-bullshit, knowledge-is-power way, who always looked good even when she’d just rolled out of bed in the morning, and tied her hair back [...]

This year though, I have to say is monumental in terms of gay pride weekend. Never before has the East Side gotten it so together as to pull off an all day/nite agenda. Whereas people still associate gay pride with ‘West Hollywood,’ we are putting the East Side on the map as [...]

By now (months after the big story) everyone has probably heard of Thomas Beatie, the transgendered man who stunned folks around the world (from Oprah audiences to right-wing talking heads) by announcing he is pregnant. If you haven’t, this is the story. Thomas, an FTM, and his wife have been together for 10 years, and [...]

Where were YOU in 1988? (I was in 3rd grade, catching all kinds of hell from my fellow 9-year-olds for listening to REM instead of The New Kids on the Block, but that’s all good—who’s laughing now, suckas?!?) But wherever you were 20 years ago, odds are it wasn’t at New York City’s first [...]