One of the first times I went on a date with a girl, she asked me, "Are you bi or gay?"

"Well, I'm still figuring that out," I told her.

Her response was: "I knew you were too good to be true." I then fell all over myself in an effort to explain to her that, although I was unsure about how to define my sexuality, I was definitely into girls, more so than I'm into guys. I am not and have never been bi-curious, bi for attention or bi only when men are around. Since then, I've figured out that I'm … Read More

Today Eric Tarloff wrote a piece for The Atlantic chiding the American public's appetite for political sex scandals. John Edwards Sex Tape. Plus, Love Child Is His!

While first quoting political journalist T.H. White—who claimed only three of the many candidates he'd covered were faithful to their wives—Tarloff sniffs that all this juicy nonsense is "none of our damned business" and Americans should have better things to think about. John Edwards' Affair Caused Elizabeth To Throw Up

Who cares about John Edwards and Rielle Hunter's love child? Daniel Craig's toe-tapping talents or Bill … Read More

In many ways, 2009 might appear to be a red-letter year for supporters of gay rights. In addition to being the year in which Iowa, Vermont and Maine will begin (or have already started) to allow same-sex couples to marry, it is also the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots (which served as the birth of the modern gay rights movement), and the beginning of a new era in the White House — led by a young president who's promised to repeal the policy barring openly gay people from serving in the military. Gay Or Straight? Body … Read More

While we've known for eons that homosexuality exists in the animal kingdom—we had a lot of fun with the gay penguin couple, Roy and Silo—new research suggests same-sex loving may actually be beneficial to the species. 

As reported in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution, same-sex romances (if you will) have "evolutionary consequences" that may very well alter the species' structure. Gay, Straight and "Stray"

The journal sites several animal species with strong undercurrents of homosexuality. For example, the Hawaiian Laysan albatross bird community is grossly overwrought with males, leaving many single … Read More

Last week, tens of thousands of people across the country came out in support of same-sex marriage after California voters passed Proposition 8, which nullified previously legal unions. From New York City to Minneapolis, D.C. to San Francisco, gay marriage supporters turned out in huge crowds to protest the ballot initiative that passed in California on Nov. 4.

Mormon temples have been the site of many protests, as the faith rallied around Prop 8, although some in the gay rights movement are quick to point out that Mormons should not become the only scapegoat.

Comedian Wanda Sykes even came out … Read More

More dramz from up north. 

However, it's not directly related to That Lady this time: the Wasilla Public Library in Alaska is refusing to shelve two books for children about homosexual relationships, Heather Has Two Mommies and Daddy's Roommate.  But it's certainly not because the characters in the books are gay, of course.  Oh, no -- the town's library director, K.J. Martin-Albright, says the books are “poorly constructed, lacked engaging illustrations and seemed to lack the ability to engage young readers...Anything on the library has to earn its … Read More

Will a public service announcement help make accepting homosexuality more OK among kids? Or is that idea. . . totally gay?

Gawker has posted about a non-profit Ad Council PSA, which asks teens to think twice about flinging about the word "gay" as an all-purpose adjective. Made to look like a page from a dictionary, the PSA says:

gay - 1. there was once a time when all "gay" meant was "happy." then it meant "homosexual." now, people are saying "that's so gay" to mean dumb and stupid. which is pretty insulting to gay people (and we … Read More

We all know one.

The friend, cousin, dentist or colleague who -- despite voicing attraction to the opposite sex, owning the world's largest collection of straight porn, being married with kids, what have you -- everyone thinks is gay.

We now know what to call these "don't judge a book by its cover"-types: strays! (Thanks to Buzzfeed for disseminating this term and Detail's Mike Albo for coining it.)

According to Albo, there is some scientific evidence behind our gaydar signaling whether a man complimenting us on our tight vintage T-shirt at a bar means "I wonder how I'd look in … Read More