Detroit singer Jax Anderson continues her streak of dual releases from her upcoming album, Songs For Every Condition. The first song from the Happy condition, “Bigger Picture,” features VÉRITÉ and contains a music video made by Jax. The song is coupled with “Say I Do” from Side B Hopeful (with MisterWives & Curtis Roach) and…
Governor JB Pritzker announced today that the Pride flag is flying at the Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield to celebrate Pride Month. “The Pride flag is once again flying above the Illinois State Capitol — a symbol of this state’s commitment to standing with and celebrating our LGBTQ community. Happy #PrideMonth!” Pritzker said in…
Last month, Bachelor star Colton Underwood came out as gay in an interview on Good Morning America. Colton said he has been running from himself and hating himself for a long time. He stated that he came to terms with his sexual orientation earlier this year and that there was a long time where he…
When you live in a society that undervalues you in medicine, education, politics, religion, policing, and general societal rhetoric, as a gay person, it becomes quite easy to internalize such negative beliefs. Internalized homophobia is the internalization of negative beliefs about oneself or one’s group, specifically homosexuals. It leads to a person hating or disliking…
I am a 25-year-old man who is uncomfortable around heterosexual men. I think my discomfort started around the age of eleven, around the time that I entered middle school. Before middle school, I had several guy friends. We would play video games together, watch TV and movies, play sports, wrestle, and have sleepovers. But around the age of…
Over the past week, my Facebook wall has been filled with the opinions of the recent release of Lil Nas X’s new music video, Montero, as well as his “Satan shoes.” The Montero (Call Me By Your Name) music video is provocative and incorporates religion into its theme. It’s not the first of its kind,…
No chubs. No fatties. It’s not discrimination. It’s just my preference. Sound familiar? This is something I read often scrolling through Grindr, the gay dating app. Every time I read that I knew that they were addressing me. I would try to hide my body, only posting pictures with clothes on – or I wouldn’t show body pics at…
The docu-series Trans in Trumpland is coming soon to Topic.com and Topic channels through Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Android, iOS, and Amazon Prime Video. The four-part documentary series – which debuts on February 25 – examines the struggles and resiliency of the transgender community under the Trump administration. Intersectional issues such as race, immigration, and poverty are also…
President Biden signed an executive order on Monday that reverses former president Donald Trump’s ban on transgender people openly serving in the military. According to the Associated Press: The new order, which Biden is expected to sign in the Oval Office during a meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, overturns a ban ordered by President…
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are almost behind us, but Giving Tuesday is just about to get underway. This Giving Tuesday, Howard Brown Health is hoping to raise $10,000 from donors to help fund their work in the community supporting LGBT health throughout Chicago. This year, a matching gift of $10,000 was donated, so donations…
