Pride

Bonus: no one dies in a swimming pool.

Photographs have an undeniable power to capture moments in ways words cannot. Kisses are especially evocative of heightened emotions, often against the backdrop of trauma and calamity. Alfred Eisentaedt’s “The […]

I want to be both things.

Long Island’s Babylon Village celebrated its first ever Pride parade on Sunday, June 29.  The socially-distanced friendly event took the form of a car parade, with participants riding through the […]

The stars both came out independently yesterday, on Pride Sunday.

Yesterday, thousands gathered for the second Queer Liberation March. The March, which is sponsored by the Reclaim Pride Coalition, launched last year as a Pride alternative. This year, participants spoke out for Black Lives Matter and for transgender rights. Photos by Sarah Schetter.

Seeing yourself in someone else can serve as a living affirmation.

Photos by Sarah Schetter.

We are thrilled to present this year’s 100 Women We Love — a diverse group of out activists, healthcare workers, authors, entrepreneurs, and elected officials.

Tune in, turn it it up, and get down to these gay ass beats.

Return To Pride: How Black Lives Matter & Covid Created The Catalyst For Change

It’s PRIDE WEEKEND, which means there is definitely no shortage of things to do in queer-antine this weekend — and you can still celebrate at home, even if the parades […]

We need these spaces.

Here is a secret I learned from many many summers without a pool because I wasn’t a cool rich kid: Slip N Slide.

Loungewear, but make it Pride!

In the words of Audre Lorde, “Without community, there is no liberation.”

FROM THE ARCHIVES: I plan my funeral often.

Can we date with oblivion to the moon, and stars, or should we consider our charts when we fall in love? 

None of this is okay. None of this is normal.

The fiction books you didn’t know you needed.

If you are young, non-binary, and black, you are the ultimate revolutionary.

The landmark ruling is not only a groundbreaking victory for LGBTQ people and advocates all over the country, it comes as a surprise from our increasingly conservative court.

Fido says: Pride was a Riot.

“The Archives shall be involved in the political struggles of all Lesbians.”

But there will still be an energy, an electric vibe, even if we’re locked inside.

Picking up a novel is a wonderful way to escape into the great unknown.

Queer Queen for the night.

“Race and sexuality are inextricably linked.”

History is playing out before our eyes.

Grab that latest quarantine snack and start watching ASAP!

“The cop hit me, and I hit him back. The cops got what they gave.”  

Minutes into the Facebook Live, we were taken by the (virtual) hand, and whisked away.

The hardest conversations are the most important.

Because if you strip away the sparkles and the rainbows, the LGBTQ rights movement is about fighting, with everything you have in your body, for humanity. And right now Black humans need us to step up and speak out.

“From George Floyd, to Ahmaud Arbery, to Breonna Taylor, to Christian Cooper, to Nina Pop. The LGBTQ community is familiar with fighting against systems of power that are set up to serve the privileged few. And we are united to fight the systems that target our Black and brown siblings, today and always.”

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Tinder confirmed that I am a big ol’ homo.