Ever since its inception, the It Gets Better campaign has received mixed reviews within the LGBT community. Some people will slap your face off if you even try to criticize it. Others are quick to draw attention to the project’s many limitations—how it makes it […]
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Album Review: Plastic Beach by Gorillaz
Unfortunately, the latest album by cartoon rockers Gorillaz doesn't present anything nearly as accessible or addictive "Feel Good Inc." and "Clint Eastwood". It's almost as if those two hits were an accident occurring in the ten-year collaboration between Blur's former frontman Damon Albarn and comic book […]
Johnny Weir Dismisses The Haters
Admittedly, I haven't been keeping up with figure skater Johnny Weir. Does that make me a bad gay? The unapologetically flamboyant athlete was subject to harsh criticism from Olympic commentators. In an exchange between Canada's Claude Mailhot and Alain Goldberg, the two sportscasters suggested that […]
It’ll ‘Take Some Time’ For Barack Obama to Deal With Gay Issues
Barack Obama has been criticized for not making gay issues a priority, particularly after he made promises about repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". It seems that he hasn't changed his mind about the issue, but it may take some patience for any action to take […]