A traditional Latino upbringing can be a challenge for someone struggling with their sexual orientation or gender identity. Tradition, culture and religion play a huge role in the shaping of a young Latino or Latina’s life. My family was no different. I was born in New York City to Puerto Rican parents, and raised in…
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has released a video ad featuring Breaking Bad actor Bryan Cranston for its Americans for Marriage Equality campaign. In the video, which also features his wife Robin, and their daughter Taylor, Cranston states, “Gay and lesbian couples should have every right to experience the joys of marriage and family that…
While most of you will probably be spending Pride weekend watching the parade, buying overpriced food at the festival, and/or sipping mimosas at queer brunches, some of you may want to be proud in the comfort of your own home. Or you may want to continue Pride after the weekend on your couch, nursing a…
dvd of the week Nick Flynn’s memoir, Another Bullshit Night in Suck City is a lyrical and harrowing tale of alcoholism, homelessness, redemption, and the artist’s life; and there’s probably no way that it could have survived the trip to the screen without losing some of its charm. Being Flynn, Paul Weitz’s sturdy and moving…
At the moment, very few cinemas are showing movies that aren’t loud, computer-generated products for the teen masses. Usually, summer tends to be dominated by movies like The Avengers and Brave and Ted. The small art houses do their best to counter-program with nerdy crowd-pleasing indies; this is why Wes Anderson’s wonderful Moonrise Kingdom is…
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNN) – A 14-year-old-boy has claimed that he was bullied to the point of blindness. Kardin Ulysse said the bullying, which included the yelling of anti-gay slurs, happened to him at his school, Junior High School 78 in Bergen Beach. “I can’t see from my right eye,” Ulysse said in his attorney’s office…
thursday, july 5 Man of La Mancha One of the best loved musicals of a generation, the moving retelling of the classic story of Don Quixote celebrates the triumph of the human spirit. Imprisoned by the Spanish Inquisition, Cervantes re-enacts the story of Don Quixote of La Mancha to win back a package of papers…
An ‘old school’ Italian father and his son have reason to celebrate following a surprise ‘Born This Way’ tattoo that was permanently etched on the father’s wrist in support of his son’s coming out. The two, whose names have not been identified, describe the story on their YouTube channel: So: my brother came out that…
