Why does my son keep coming out to me?
By Derma Dial, Salon.com, September 1, 2010
My 16-year-old tells me he's gay. Is it the truth, or a side effect of his recent brain injury?

How can gay Asian men conquer internalized inferiority?
EdgeBoston.com, August 30, 2010
Facing a gluttony of derogatory stereotypes and misconceptions, many gay Asians struggle to find confidence, a community and romantic connections.

Grindr: Combatting loneliness or a cruising ground for gays?
Telegraph.co.uk, August 26, 2010
A new generation of sleek, GPS-enabled apps offers to hook users up with gay men in their immediate vicinity, and who are looking to "meet up" immediately. The most popular iPhone app, Grindr, displays a matrix of profile images with distances from its owner's current location.

Meth use among young gay men remains a pervasive problem
The Seattle Times, August 26, 2010
Local health-care and counseling organizations are reaching out to meth users in the gay community, hoping to steer users away from the drug. Studies show that about one out of 10 gay or bisexual men in King County uses crystal meth in any given year and that meth users are among the highest risk groups for contracting HIV.

Gay couples choosing to take partner's name
NY Daily News, August 24, 2010
Gay couples are undergoing name changes to prove their love and devotion to each other, despite what the law says. Logistically, a name-change for gay couples isn't always as simple as trotting out a marriage certificate, the proof most required in heterosexual marriage.

Eat, pray, lobby?
Politico.com
Elizabeth Gilbert, whose 2006 book "Eat, Pray, Love" became both a massive best-seller and a big Hollywood movie (featuring Julia Roberts no less), is set to visit Washington next month to lobby Capitol Hill alongside the organization Immigration Equality on behalf of the Uniting American Families Act, which would give the foreign born, same-sex partners of American citizens the same rights currently enjoyed by straight couples in a similar situation.

Newspapers score at National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Awards
Editor & Publisher, August 18, 2010
The San Francisco Chronicle, The New York Times Magazine, and The Record of Bergen County, N.J., are among those honored by this year’s National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association’s Excellence in Journalism Awards.

A resort for gays rises in Manhattan
New York Times, August 18, 2010
Six years ago, after Ian Simpson Reisner, a developer in New York, spent a few pleasurable nights at the Axel Hotel Barcelona - part of a small chain of upscale hotels aimed at gay visitors - he was struck with an idea.

Who gets discharged under 'don't ask, don't tell'?
Washington Post, August 17, 2010
The military threw out hundreds of service members in 2009 for violating its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, including disproportionate numbers of women and minorities and dozens of service members in "mission critical" positions, according to a new analysis of military data.

Magazine for transmen gives voice to the once-silent
New York Times, August 12, 2010
"We figured we’ll print 500 copies and they’ll take months to sell," Rocco Kayiatos said the other day, referring to Original Plumbing, a quarterly he started a little over a year ago with a friend, Amos Mac. "We just thought there was a need because the world is pretty much ignorant of the existence of transmen," said Mr. Kayiatos, a poet and rapper who performs under the name Katastrophe and who, like Mr. Mac, identifies himself as a transman.

Is Judge Vaughn Walker really gay?
Salon.com, August 11, 2010
It's widely accepted that he is, but questions remain about the man responsible for striking down Proposition 8

Religious groups show growing support for same-sex marriage
AmericanProgress.org, August 6, 2010
More and more, faith communities are speaking out and standing up for marriage equality and full human rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. Even religious groups not yet at the point of recognizing marriage equality believe in anti-discrimination laws that protect gays and lesbians, and they say gays and lesbians should be able to serve openly in the military.

Sting of HIV stigma unabated
Advocate.com, August 5, 2010
Shame over HIV infection remains great, according to a recent survey by the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care. The group's president tells us how this stigma is perpetuating the disease.

Gay hate crime novel launched
Sydney Star Observer, August 3, 2010
This week marks the first anniversary of the August 1, 2009 shooting by an unidentified masked gunman in a Tel Aviv gay youth centre that left two dead and eight injured. It also marks the release of Australian writer Marc Andrews’ semi-fictional novel inspired by the case, "Revelations."

Novelist Anne Rice says she's leaving Christianity
Associated Press, July 30, 2010
Anne Rice has had a religious conversion: She's no longer a Christian. "In the name of Christ, I refuse to be anti-gay. I refuse to be anti-feminist. I refuse to be anti-artificial birth control," the author wrote Wednesday on her Facebook page. "In the name of ... Christ, I quit Christianity and being Christian. Amen."

Meet Josie, 9: No secret she's transgender
Arizona Daily Star, July 28, 2010
Wearing a khaki skirt and black tank top with a splash of heart-shaped rhinestones, 9-year-old Josie Romero skips across her family's living room, eager to show off her Great Dane, her little sister, and the birds in her backyard. When asked about her necklace - a silver triangle on a black cord - she beams. "This is a transgender symbol," she says.

Sexual outlaw on the gay frontier
New York Times, July 26, 2010
When the author Justin Spring finally tracked down the executor of Samuel Steward’s estate, he had no idea what this sexual outlaw and little-known literary figure had left behind after his death in 1993.

Risky behavior, drug use among some gay men linked to childhood abuse
KAUZ, July 22, 2010
Gay and bisexual men who were victims of sexual abuse and social shaming as children are more likely to have psychosocial health problems that could put them at greater risk for HIV infection, a new study suggests.

US gay buying power projected at $743 billion in 2010
San Diego Gay & Lesbian News, July 21, 2010
The total buying power of the U.S. lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) adult population in 2010 is projected to be $743 billion, according to the recently updated analysis.

Older people with HIV 'substantially more disadvantaged than peers'
PinkNews.co.uk, July 20, 2010
Research into the experiences of HIV-positive people over the age of 50 suggests they face "substantial" disadvantages compared to the general population. The majority of older people with HIV are gay and bisexual men.

AIDS breakthrough: Gel helps prevent infection
Associated Press, July 20, 2010
For the first time, a vaginal gel has proved capable of blocking the AIDS virus: It cut in half a woman's chances of getting HIV from an infected partner in a study in South Africa. Scientists called it a breakthrough in the long quest for a tool to help women whose partners won't use condoms.

America's top gay cities
TheDailyBeast.com, July 20, 2010
While politicians and voters continue to debate whether LGBT people have the right to marry, to adopt children, or serve openly in the U.S. military, a growing body of research suggests that considerable benefits accrue to those cities and metro areas that have sizeable, visible concentrations of gay men and lesbians. Income levels are higher, as are many other measures of life satisfaction.

When the bride takes a bride
New York Times, July 16, 2010
When the Palladinos were planning their wedding, they found that traditional bridal magazines were all but useless in addressing their particular questions. "On every level there was something lacking," said Kirsten Palladino, who took Maria’s surname after their wedding in June 2009. "We didn’t see any couples like us. The language was all he and she, bride and groom, please your man."

Gay people 'more likely to join Facebook and Twitter
Telegraph.co.uk, July 14, 2010
Gay people are significantly more likely to be members of social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter, research indicates. Nearly three-quarters (73 per cent) of gay men and lesbians have a profile on Facebook, as against 65 per cent of heterosexuals, the study suggests.

Study examines how sexual agreements affect HIV risk
Physics Org, July 14, 2010
A new study examining the relationship dynamics of gay male couples finds that couples make "sexual agreements" -- rules about whether sex with outside partners is allowed -- primarily because they want to strengthen and improve their relationship rather than for protection against HIV.

Research suggests 'late-blooming lesbians' may change sexual orientation
PinkNews.co.uk, July 13, 2010
A study of lesbians who have left long-term heterosexual relationships suggests that many may have switched sexual orientation in the middle of their lives. Researcher Christan Moran, who interviewed the small sample of more than 200 women, believes this may be evidence that sexual orientation, at least for women, is more fluid than previously thought.

Warning to gay and bisexual men over new strain of chlamydia
PinkNews.co.uk, July 12, 2010
A new strain of chlamydia that may make it easier to catch HIV is becoming "widespread" among gay and bisexual men, a sexual health charity has warned. Lymphogranuloma venereum, or LVG, is a serious sexually transmitted infection that attacks the lymph nodes.

How should schools handle cyberbullying?
New York Times, July 6, 2010
Schools these days are confronted with complex questions on whether and how to deal with cyberbullying, an imprecise label for online activities ranging from barrages of teasing texts to sexually harassing group sites. The extent of the phenomenon is hard to quantify.

Baton Rouge area second in nation in AIDS
NOLA.com, July 5, 2010
The Baton Rouge metropolitan area ranks second in the nation in AIDS case rates, and New Orleans is No. 3, according to 2008 statistics released recently by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Miami ranks No. 1 in the nation, according to CDC data.

A drug for pregnant women that prevents lesbian daughters
io9.com, July 2, 2010
A New York doctor named Maria New has been advising pregnant women to take a steroid called dexamethasone to prevent homosexuality and "masculine behavior" in their daughters. How did she get away with this form of anti-gay genetic engineering?