Happy New Year! (We Hope!)

Jim Koury is a seeker of personal truth and desires to empower others to find their own personal truth, whatever it may be. He is also an activist who is not afraid to speak his mind and ruffle some feathers, if necessary. His main objective is to get people to think and think for themselves. […]

The Happy Hypersexual

Jason Armstrong’s groundbreaking first book, Solosexual: Portrait of a Masturbator, went to #1 on Amazon Kindle upon its release in 2016 and was later released in Italian by publisher dR Edizioni. His writing has appeared in The Gay & Lesbian Review, Best Sex Writing of the Year (Cleis Press), DNA Magazine, and on DailyXtra and […]

December Feature Interview: John Duff

John Duff grew up in a suburb outside of Baltimore, Maryland, the youngest of two sisters and a brother. John Duff is out now with “Give a F-ck,” his unabashedly theatrical-R&B-patter song; the second release from his upcoming, yet unnamed visual EP. With a traditional piano intro, soaring octave-jumping climax, and lush piano accompaniment riddled […]

World AIDS Day

December 1 is World AIDS Day, a day to unite in the fight to end the HIV epidemic, support people living with HIV, and honor those who have lost their life. The 2020 theme focuses on the global commitment to deliver quality, people-centered HIV prevention, and treatment services for impact. The theme also speaks to […]

Amazon Trail: One Dog At A Time

Her most recent book, An American Queer, a collection of “The Amazon Trail” columns, was presented with the 2015 Golden Crown Literary Society Award in Anthology/Collection Creative Non-Fiction. This, and her award-winning fiction, including The Raid, The Swashbuckler, and Beggar of Love, can be found at: www.boldstrokesbooks.com/Author-Lee-Lynch.html I can’t save our democracy, but I can […]

Aravani Art Project

The Aravani Art Project is a women and transwomen art collective based in Bangalore, Karnataka. The project aims to create safe spaces for alternate voices through art. It has provided the third gender, outsiders to many communities, with an open platform to express their views about transgender rights and equality to a larger audience. Their […]

Crooked Youth

Nashville-based LGBT rocker, Kristen Ford has released her eagerly awaited EP No Plans, led by the single “Crooked Youth.” Also streaming is the official music video for “Happy,” a song Ford wrote about enjoying the moment now because “the now is all we have.” The “Happy” music video inspired by Panic! at the Disco and […]

Pride Journeys: Nashville, TN

Joey Amato is the founder and publisher of Pride Journeys, an LGBTQ travel website, and a syndicated column. For more LGBTQ travel ideas, please visit: www.pridejourneys.com The past few months have been nothing short of disastrous for the travel and tourism industry. Thousands of people have lost their jobs and many more layoffs are planned […]

Amazon Trail: Nah, We Ain’t No Sissies

Her most recent book, An American Queer, a collection of “The Amazon Trail” columns, was presented with the 2015 Golden Crown Literary Society Award in Anthology/Collection Creative Non-Fiction. This, and her award-winning fiction, including The Raid, The Swashbuckler, and Beggar of Love, can be found at: www.boldstrokesbooks.com/Author-Lee-Lynch.html. I have been resting. A strange activity for […]

Empowering Inspiration: Jason Paul Collins

Tony Guadagnino is a marketing consultant. Located in New Jersey, his clients are based across the country, focusing on social media to build their presence on the internet. He studied creative writing in college and is currently working on his first novel on the subject of bullying. He lives with his partner Mark. Baseball! Football! […]