Alex Chen is a gay student with Taiwanese roots who is scared about coming out to his traditional and conservative father. Though, this hide-and-seek strains the relationship with his boyfriend Kyle. Many thanks to Todd Lien who allowed us to feature his film on queerblick

British ambassador to Poland wears rainbow face mask for LGBTQ rights. One country which has some way to go in regards to LGBTQ equality is Poland. Although same-sex sexual activity is legal, and there’s an equal age of consent, same-sex marriage is not allowed and there is a lack of anti-discrimina

The Roar began in 2009 when male student rowers posed nude to challenge homophobia in sport. The massive global response to the Warwick Rowers naked calendar highlighted how taboos around male nudity relate to wider social problems that affect us all. It kick-started an award-winning campaign to cha...

Starbucks released in teh Fall of 2015 its first LGBTQ-driven commercial featuring drag queens.

In Ancient Greece and the Roman empire homosexual relationships were an accepted and common practice. In this hyper-masculine society the male form was revered for its physical perfection while women’s virtue was jealously guarded to ensure the legitimacy of children. In Greece romantic and sometime

CommunityofLigts is honored to join the The Disney+ ""This Is Me"" Pride Celebration Spectacular is raising awareness for GLSEN, a nonprofit that The Walt Disney Company is proud to support, which works to ensure that LGBTQ+ students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bull...

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, a moment when the gay community in New York City stood up against oppressors and began the modern fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

Missouri high school football player Jake Bain said when he came out at an all-school assembly, 'most people don’t have to come out. Most people don’t have to be worried about who they are attracted to.” “From the beginning, I wanted to just be myself,” Bain said. “And I wanted to show people aro

The Gay Games is a world-class sport and cultural festival organized by the LGBT community every 4 years. Everyone is welcome to participate regardless of sexual orientation, ability, gender, age or race. The Gay Games were intended, in the spirit of Tom Waddell, to build bridges between heterosexua...

The 2020 Summer Olympics, delayed until 2021, were the "gayest Olympics ever" with over 120 openly out LGBTQ+ athletes. The 2022 Winter Olympics may not be quite that gay, but as of now there are at least 17 openly LGBTQ+ competitors headed to Beijing. From US figure-skater Timothy LeDuc who is the...