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You're standing in front of your Family and Friends prepared to make your dreams of a lifetime come true. It's at that moment that you are grateful that you have a professional guiding your ceremony. The Supreme Court has finally ruled upon this issue. Now is the time to plan your perfect LGBT Wedding. I have been performing Commitment Ceremonies since the beginning, and I am so pleased this has opened up for everyone to marry the one they Love.
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Daniel Pillai’s He/She Project Growing up in a traditional south Asian community in Canada, Daniel Pillai didn’t quite fit in. “There was an inherent non-acceptance to who I was and how I acted,” he says. “I stuck out like a sore thumb.” Pillai spent his childhood in what he calls a “conservative atmosphere,” surrounded by […]
Addiction Treatment and the Recovery Process By Matt Gonzales, writer and researcher for DrugRehab.com Drug addiction is a chronic disease that affects your physical and mental health, job status and relationships. Once you’re hooked on a drug, your whole life revolves around it. Substance use disorders are common in the United States. Heroin use in […]
Who pays after the devastating Orlando shooting? After a tragedy, who pays the bill? There has been a lot of talk lately about medical costs and medical debt, even as the Affordable Care Act helps more Americans get the treatment they need without taking on crippling debt. Even with more people covered, medical treatment is […]
Making a Legal Case for Bisexuality Bisexuality is widely misunderstood. Bisexuals are often dismissed or used as a punchline by the straight community and sidelined in conversations about LGBT rights and equality, often while experiencing many of the same struggles and setbacks as the rest of the queer community. And for some–like Ray Fuller, a […]
Olympic Coverage Criticized as Homophobic? One of the most memorable moments of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio didn’t occur during an event. Instead, just after the women’s rugby event on Monday night, Brazil’s Isadora Cerullo’s partner, Marjorie Enya, surprised her with a proposal. As reported by CNN, Enya said in her emotional speech “I […]
Tristan Jackson: Rising Canadian Pop Singer
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Tristan Jackson: Canadian Pop Singer on the Rise Up-and-coming Canadian pop singer Tristan Jackson’s dedication to bringing fans new and exciting music is impressive and admirable. On March 26th, he released his latest single, “Give Me The Night,” and he’s already hard at work on his next project, an EP that’s sure to bring him […]
What Happens When Anime Heroes Are Gay? by William S Kirby, author of the novel Vienna, Published by Forge Books The Kiss That Never Was The most controversial kiss in North American animation history never happened. In December of 2014, Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Legend of Korra ended with Korra and Asami, two female characters, holding […]
Gia Goodrich’s Love Wins Project Photographer Gia Goodrich’s Love Wins Project, now in the final days of its Kickstarter campaign, was conceived in the wake of the Supreme Court’s landmark marriage equality decision, when Goodrich was “overwhelmed by the love and excitement” she witnessed, and sought to channel that emotion into a project that “gives […]
Gay Straight Friends: An Interview of Mark Anthony by William S Kirby, author of the novel Vienna, Published by Forge Books We’re at the part of the evening where the Hindenburg has landed on the Titanic and set sail for Atlantis. A woman I’ve never met has her arm around my back and her hand […]
4th Man Out | Movie Review An entertaining film focusing on enduring friendship Check Out 4th Man Out Set in a small blue-collar town in upstate New York, 4th Man Out explores how a group of four male friends adjusts when one comes out as gay. While many prior coming out stories deal with tragic […]
Loving Eleanor | Susan Wittig Albert historical novel published by Persevero Press
LGBT Themed Films at the Golden Globes More LGBT themed films than ever have been nominated for the 2016 Golden Globes, demonstrating a shift in how Hollywood approaches LGBT issues and tells compelling stories about LGBT characters. Not only are trans and gay themed films and television shows more present than ever, they’re also telling […]
EM Forster, the Policeman, and the Wife by Darren Marples | @Mattersofpride Arguably one of the greatest English writers of the last century was EM Forster. His life experiences spanned from 1879 to 1970, a time of great global change. Young Adulthood Between leaving King’s College, Cambridge in 1901 and 1910 EM Forster had written […]
Representing the LGBT Community in Science Fiction While a certain science fiction movie that takes place in a galaxy far, far away may be hogging the spotlight, one that takes place closer to home has caught the attention of the LGBT community: Mike Buonaiuto’s Credence, a short film that follows a same-sex family as they […]
Origin of the Red Ribbon for HIV / AIDS Historically the red ribbon represented various awareness projects around the world. However, it wasn’t until the 1990’s that the red ribbon was used to raise awareness of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Acquired Immune Related Complex (ARC), and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The Red Ribbon […]