Although we are lucky to be in our lovely environment in the Pines, we are aware of the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight for social justice by African Americans in the United States. Certainly, many of us can remember the hard-won battles that we fought in the LGBTQ community for safety and...

The Queen speaks of “a time of disruption in the life of our country” as she addresses the UK in a rare televised speech. In a message recorded at Windsor Castle, she says it is an “increasingly challenging time” for the nation - bringing grief, financial hardships and “enormous changes”.The Queen c

It was nearly four years ago when CrossFit star Alec Smith publicly came out as gay. In his emotional coming-out video, Smith says he used to “hate himself” for his homosexuality, and could never imagine embracing his attraction to men. But Smith is hiding no longer. He’s open about his life on soc

On her Rebel Tour on Saturday night November 14, 2015 at the Globe Arenas in Stockholm, Sweden, Madonna put her guitar down and offered a tearful, touching, and powerful tribute to Paris and condemned the terrorists who brutally took lives on Friday night. “This whole show is about celebrating life.

Two charmingly talented young boys, wowed both the audience and judges on Britain’s Got Talent with a powerful anti-bullying anthem that was inspired in part by personal experience. Musical duo Charlie Lenehan, 15, and Leondre Devries, 13, who call themselves Bars and Melody, delivered a performanc

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, directing with Ophelia Harutyunyan and Suzanne Hillinger, interrogates this question and its devastating implications in Totally Under Control. With damning testimony from public health officials and hard investigative reporting, Gibney exposes a system-w

High Strung Free Dance, Zander Raines, a dazzling young choreographer (Thomas Doherty) gives the break of a lifetime to two hopeful artists when he casts a stunning contemporary dancer, Barlow (Juliet Doherty) and innovative pianist, Charlie (Harry Jarvis) in New York’s most-anticipated new Broadway

Raven by Father and Daughter Duet - Mat & Savanna Shaw. Pennie Jean Shaw. For years, Pennie Jean had a hard time sleeping by herself, so she slept in Savanna's room. And every night Savanna would sing this lullaby to Pennie Jean. They both had every word memorized. This song brings back precious m...

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has produced a music video that joyfully educates gay men about HIV prevention options. Amazingly, it’s foot-stomping fabulous. The song, “Collect My Love,” was released by The Knocks and it features vocals by Alex Newell, the young gender

Meet Britton Majure, a 17-year-old varsity soccer player and member of the track team at Keller High in Keller, Texas. In a new essay with OutSports, Majure details his road to coming out, and why he chose to start a gay-straight alliance in his high school.“Around the time I entered the fifth grade