Gender Deviants and Free Thinkers

The real question, according to Ryan Conrad and the members of...

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:52:00 -0400

The real question, according to Ryan Conrad and the members of Against Equality, a group of queers at that opposes gay marriage, is “whether we fight for a seat at a table we don’t really want to sit at, or [whether] we say fuck the table—let’s go eat somewhere else.”

- From “Working Against Equality: A Closer Look at Queers Who Oppose Equality” for The Good Men Project (Photo Cooper Fleishman and Andreanna Moya Photography)

"With so many openly gay famous people, are we at the point now where not everyone has to be an..."

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:44:00 -0400

“With so many openly gay famous people, are we at the point now where not everyone has to be...

“In many parts of the United States, two men can hold...

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:41:00 -0400

“In many parts of the United States, two men can hold hands without attracting much attention, a rainbow bumper sticker won’t earn any car vandalism and a local public figure makes an “In Gets Better” video every other week. But in much of the country, the situation for members of the LGBT community is far different. On a legislative level, same-sex marriage is just one item on a long list of rights not yet afforded to sexual minorities—a list that foremost includes the right to job security. In 29 states, employers who disapprove of employees’ sexual orientation can fire employees without legal ramifications. Culturally, the intolerance is less concrete but more pervasive. Many gays and lesbians feel that coming out to family or community members could open the floodgates of prejudice and vitriol, expose a lack of any support system and, in extreme cases, jeopardize their lives. This is the plight of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in the deeply conservative parts of the United States—namely, the Southern “Bible Belt” and the Midwest, regions highly influenced by religion.”

- From “LGBT in the Red States” for Buzzsaw magazine, featuring multimedia Vuvox presentation with 5 audio stories, including the voices of Nathan Manske of “I’m From Driftwood,” Abbie Kopf of Change.org, Randi Romo of Center for Artistic Revolution, Joney Harper of NWA Pride and Stephanie Perkins of PROMO.

LGBT Groups Are Approaching Gay Curricula the Wrong Way

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:17:00 -0400

“I think that the lesson plans are important—if we learn about the civil rights movement or...

In “The Big, Gay Elephant in the Room,” Buzzsaw...

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:05:00 -0400

In “The Big, Gay Elephant in the Room,” Buzzsaw magazine explores how the Republican party is rehabilitating its image by coming out for gay rights. Published in the October 2010 issue of Buzzsaw magazine at Ithaca College, featuring interviews with Casey Pick of the Log Cabin Republicans, Jimmy LaSalvia of GOProud, Adam Bink of OpenLeft.com and Bil Browning of The Bilerico Project. (Art by Jess Hock, Ithaca College ‘12)

"It’s definitely a question worth exploring: Are Hollywood creatives more likely to cast gay actors..."

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

“It’s definitely a question worth exploring: Are Hollywood creatives more likely to cast gay...

For Aden, being transgender at an all-women’s college...

Tue, 03 May 2011 23:53:00 -0400

For Aden, being transgender at an all-women’s college “really helped me to become a different kind of man. I think if I were at a co-ed institution, I would have tried harder to fit into the mold of what a man should be, stereotypically. And I think there wasn’t that pressure—I could be whoever I wanted to be because I was one of the few boys there. I definitely think it pushed me to go beyond what people expect a man to be.”

- From “The Man in the Women’s College” for The Good Men Project