Blogs
April 26, 2013Carrying a condom in New York could lead to your arrest. Why? Because it is legal for law enforcement to cite condom possession as evidence that a person engaged in prostitution. Targeting condoms, however, is an ineffective deterrent to prostitution and threatens public health. The practice also co ... More >>
Voice Choices
December 5, 2012Voice Choices
September 26, 2012Get dolled up for Bushwig
Voice Choices
May 23, 2012Voice Choices
May 23, 2012Voice Choices
May 23, 2012Meet Christer Strömholm's 'friends'
Voice Choices
April 25, 2012A vanload of saliva pulls into Brooklyn
Blogs
March 12, 2012And it's all thanks to remarks I made on TV in 2009 about Carrie Prejean, the bible thumping Miss California who got into a big mess with the pageant system when it turned out she'd done some not very holy photos and an alleged video.
People tell me that Sean Hannity's show, for one, still uses me ... More >>
Blogs
March 5, 2012"Life as a black transsexual cripple--it's way too interesting to me," deadpans Laverne Cox as Chantelle in Susan Seidelman's Musical Chairs, a really warm, expertly done flick that brings us into the world of "chair dancing," ballroom style.
I saw the deeply romantic dance-ical at the Miami Intern ... More >>
Voice Choices
February 22, 2012You better watch out . . .
Blogs
December 19, 2011Media Matters says that in 2011, Fox News' Dr. Keith Ablow "brought a toxic mix of homophobia and pseudoscientific anti-LGBT talking points to new lows.
"The 'Fox News Medical A-Team' member has been a prolific source of anti-LGBT misinformation, disguising his animosity toward gay, lesbian ... More >>
Art
November 30, 2011A show that made 'em mad in D.C. comes to town
Blogs
September 21, 2011One of the brightest new bands of recent memory is the Baltimore art-rock outfit Ponytail, whose shape-shifting music and live performances were characterized by a sense of wonderment; listening to their songs was like hearing a group of people constantly stumble upon things that absolutely d ... More >>
Voice Choices
September 14, 2011How Bianca Leigh came to dominance
Voice Choices
June 1, 2011Blogs
May 4, 2011Beautiful Darling is a new documentary about the late James Lawrence Slattery, better known to the world as the Andy Warhol superstar Candy Darling.
The most interesting aspect of Beautiful Darling is the life story of Jeremiah Newton. As a young gay man, Newton was in awe of Candy and was alternat ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 27, 2011This Mother's Day, it's all about the plumbing
Blogs
April 12, 2011Some of our nation is up in arms over a recent J.Crew ad of a little boy, Beckett, who's the son of designer Jenna Lyons. In the image, Lyons is painting Beckett's toenails hot pink, and the two are having a grand old time. Beckett is also sporting a rather Frenchy striped long-sleeved tee, a ... More >>
Voice Choices
March 30, 2011He-Man exhibited in true form
Theater
March 23, 2011Broadway gets an Australian drag and glitter overload
Blogs
February 24, 2011Writes my friend Viva Ruiz:
Blogs
November 21, 2010ViaLast year, in celebration of a Grateful Dead exhibit at the NY Historical Society, the Empire State Building was lit up in tie-dye colors, exciting hippies everywhere. This weekend, the colors went wild again (pictured above) but no one can seem to agree on why. Either it's a "private ligh ... More >>
Blogs
May 5, 2010
CLICK HERE for my new column detailing the week's most rivetingly LGBT events:
*The showing of the controversal Ticked-off Trannies With Knives at the Tribeca Film Festival, where no one seemed the least bit mad
Columns
March 16, 2010You'll never guess who I saw on my latest outing.
Voice Choices
August 11, 2009Voice Choices
June 3, 2009Join the best frat in town
Voice Choices
May 27, 2009Who wears the pants in this family?
Voice Choices
April 15, 2009Voice Choices
October 22, 2008Walk on the wild side with Holly Woodlawn
Columns
December 25, 2007International threesomes, naked French lessons, and "light and fluffy" breasts
Film
August 7, 2007NYC Life
June 12, 2007Think you've got it tough? Try being queer in the Bronx.
Columns
November 7, 2006Tristan recounts her experience as a "sextra" in the provocative indie flick
News
August 15, 2006Music
June 6, 2006The Shondes thrive as outcasts among outcasts
Film
May 30, 2006Film
November 22, 2005Feminine Masculine: Some pleasant pre-op photo ops and an unfortunate true story
Screens
September 20, 2005Columns
May 17, 2005People
March 4, 2003Specials
May 7, 2002Columns
April 23, 2002Specials
July 3, 2001News
June 19, 2001They Are Everywhere. But We Refuse to See Them.
Books
May 1, 2001News
June 20, 2000In the Age of Alterity, the Rainbow is not Enuf.
Columns
July 13, 1999Mr. Mayor,
you are so cute, the way you continually
fuck with my schedule!
News
June 22, 1999Behind the door in gay Bangkok
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